Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2013

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. This week we’re gathering in places as diverse as the Ivory Coast, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and the United States. This Week’s NetSquared Events. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Event NetSquared tsevent'

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. NetSquared organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back, and want to make the world a better place. Newest NetSquared Groups. Event Reports.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2014

Luckily for you NetSquared is here to keep you on track. NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good or connect with a peer network. Dakar, Senegal: L’atelier de mise en place du réseau net2 Dakar. January Events.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free (or low cost) nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events, then NetSquared is the place for you! Central and South America. Busia, Kenya.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free (or low cost) nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events, then NetSquared is the place for you! Central and South America. Busia, Kenya.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. With 50 groups in 20 countries, there's probably a NetSquared group near you (but if there isn't, we'd love to help you start a new meetup ). :-). Newest Groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, we heard from Ivan Boothe about a concern with merging Facebook pages with Facebook Places. He agreed to write a guest post. Guest Post: Don’t Merge Your Nonprofit Facebook Page With Places Page by Ivan Boothe. If you already had a Facebook Page, when you go to claim your Facebook Place, Facebook Profiles.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free and low-cost nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events, NetSquared is the place for you! Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2008

The last leg of the journey was to attend the Netsquared Conference (N2Y3) where three winners of the NetSquared Mashup Challenge were selected by conference participants. I had the pleasure to do a formal interview with Erik Hersman from Ushahidi which took first place. (I First Place ($25,000) ??? Find Social Actions.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2010

This guest post comes from NetSquared community development manager Amy Sample Ward. An initiative of TechSoup Global, NetSquared is a global community of organizations and individuals leading the way in social change through technology. Read on and learn how to get involved. Offline, we take things local!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Think of all the places your organization’s name, staff, projects, programs or focus area could come up in the news, in campaigns, or in online conversations. Here are some example searches using NetSquared as the organization. There are hundreds of millions of blogs according to Technorati, and that’s just blogs!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2009

TechSoup Global's NetSquared project is doing some amazing work, particularly on the use of mobile technologies and social change around the world. Here's a quick snapshot of some of the projects they're working on now: Case studies: Amy Sample Ward has posted the first in a series of NetSquared case studies on their site.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. I definitely recommend them both!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. Here are a few places we can start: Research Needed - "One of the things I think should be encouraged is first circulating data on just how many of us have a type of disability, in general categories. " - from Tom Dekker via email.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. It's the place where. It's also the place you can. community, a great place to go when you need a quick snapshot of how. "I have found it helpful to have a plan in place for how the results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2005

He refers to that moment in a post about netsquared titled Making the World a Better Place Through Your Browser. Here's Robert Scoble saying a few words during the Global s London Summit. And, here's an article from OpenDemocracy briefly touching on that moment. Technorati Tags: net2

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Any Web enabled device can become a place to connect with actions: your iPhone, news sites and blogs, Facebook & other social networks, or even in your own Web site!&#. Through a NetSquared Community vote, 20 finalists will be chosen. How Change the Web Challenge Works.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 5, 2010

I’m looking forward to the Unconference on Open Data organized by NetSquared, and getting to see lots of old colleagues. I’ll probably be using FourSquare to check in to places (I’m still experimenting with that one.).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. Most NetSquared organizers now have a peer mentor. Well, there are!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Why be in just one place when we can be in many? For many developers, including many of the projects we funded through NetSquared Challenges, the ultimate tool or application that was created was vastly different than the one they originally thought of or thought would work. We can’t only invest in a product. What do you have to share?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

There is much much commentary and grieving taking place online as well as a memorial in SecondLife , and an article in Wikipedia. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. The site was developed by Democracy in Action. NpTech Community. " Findhabeas.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Take the finger-pointing as opportunities to fix things in real time!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

In less than a month, the " Crowdsourcing Innovative Social Change " panel will take place at SXSWi To prepare for the panel, we decided to do a little crowdsourcing of our own by asking folks to submit examples of how they are using social media to deliver programs that have a real world impact. The deadline is February 26th.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2016

Help put together the educational program for the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference , taking place March 23 – 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. Editors' note: NetSquared organizers and TechSoup staff submitted sessions, and we would LOVE it if you weighed in and voted!]. TechSoup and NetSquared NTC Session Proposals.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. This hackathon took place at San Francisco State University's Paul J. Arthur Grau of NetSquared Honolulu reported back on the National Day of Civic Hacking/Code for Hawaii event in Honolulu.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size. ."

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Three specific examples that are very different include: Connectipedia : a wiki-based platform that allows anyone interested in philanthropy or social impact in the Pacific Northwest (or beyond) to share research, resources, information, or data about people, places and topics. The crowd decides and creates everything that it is.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2009

Edward Harran is a blogger and nonprofit technologist I have connected with through NetSquared, this blog, and of course Twitter. The 2009 Nonprofit Technology conference is taking place from April 26th to April 28th at the San Franciscio, Hilton. With the assistance of the scholarship, I got a place booked at NTEN09 Conference.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. Any nonprofit worker knows how it feels to wear many hats — I've been lucky to work in a place that allocates one hat to social media.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's NetSquared community organizer, will be meeting with fellow community organizers to discuss the challenges and rewards of growing both online and offline communities. NetSquared Organizers, Ambassadors, and Birds of a Feather. Our organizers and ambassadors will wear orange NetSquared buttons.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. [Ed. Think of all the places your organization’s name, staff, projects, programs or focus area could come up in the news, in campaigns, or in online conversations. Here are some example searches using NetSquared as the organization. The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki is designed to be a starting place for organizations just getting started on social media. NetSquared. NetSquared Local groups from around the world are using social media in a variety of ways to promote and collaborate on innovative projects.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Claire Sale, NetSquared. So, I turned that question to my friends and the NetSquared community, and got some really great responses that I'd like to share with you. It's a bit hard for some folks to feel comfortable posting, but getting them started reading posts and adding "friends" is a good place to start.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2013

It originally appeared on NetSquared. However, she laments that issues of inclusivity, representation and participation across society remain largely ignored in spite of the rapid growth of the Open Data movement even though they should be placed at the front and centre. Open Source data NetSquared big data'

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The Mobile Giving Foundation is a great place to start find resources to start your mobile campaign. If you have a great idea for a fundraising app, but don't know where to start, you might be able to find help from NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

TechSoup Global, the leading technology place for nonprofits, just announced it will kick off their annual Online Digital Storytelling Challenge January 13, 2011. said Amy Sample Ward of NetSquared, a program of TechSoup.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Recently, over 300 innovators and changemakers interested in the intersection of technology and social benefit work converged for a few days of idea-sharing, learning, and collaboration at NetSquared's annual conference. Third Place: $10,000. Second Place: $15,000. First Place: $25,000.

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