Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Youth Radio's Mobile App Lab connects Oakland, CA-based youth with professional app developers and entrepreneurs to propose, develop, and market apps that serve community needs. One of those is a mobile-web app called Forage City , which helps community members share surplus food with one another.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. People and organizations are now making and sharing media and content all over the social web. For some staff members, content curation can be professional of learning.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

PayAnywhere (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

You must read this post about blogging and low-cost nonprofit professional development. Rik Riel writes about the first professional orchestra to perform in Second Life. And a friendly reminder to recycle your old mobile phone if you happened to pick up a Iphone and think about green web host ! and Katya A.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The company currently has three mobile and web-based games available: Fantasy Kingdoms, Music Festivals, and Parallel Kingdom. You might be able to find help from NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global. NetSquared brings nonprofits together with programmers, designers and other business professionals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Next week I'm doing a Webinar for Extension Professionals , a remix of 10 Steps to Association 2.0 The social web makes it easy for your find people with exactly the same passion. Business Opportunities Web Blog Network. So, don't forget to include a link back to your blog your web site. I'm nervous. Hiring people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

In December, Fast Company published an article called " The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 " featuring about a dozen amazing women who work in the Web 2.0 Amy Sample Ward writes a blog about nonprofit technology and social media and is the community builder for Netsquared. Holly Ross. Laura Whitehead. Laura Lee Dooley.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

One of the reasons I made a commitment to blogging about professional topics regularly was because I was inspired by Marnie’s nonprofit technology blog, ext. I was also an early member of Netsquared Community , another one of Marnie’s brilliant ideas that rocked the field. Connecting With New Colleagues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. NetSquared Community. for the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) beginning on May 29th. Like last year, conference participants are introducing themselves on their NetSquared Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Netsquared has another Think-Tank coming up later this month. Professional development and training budgets are not unlimited in nonprofits. " Given all the professional needs your organization might have, what is the value of this investment compared to other training investments? Photo by Topeka Library.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. Wonder if smashups are eligible?)

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 30, 2009

In the first edition of this partnership, I interviewed Erin O'Connor Jones , the Director of Candidate Services and Managing Associate at Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. 7 Tips for Measuring the Success of Your Blog on Beth's Blog Create a Listening Dashboard for your Organization on NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

And your organizational web site isn't enough because.    The blogging platform makes it easy for non-technical staff to update a web presence.  Netsquared. Though this approach is the gold standard for personal professional blogs, it can be adapted for organizations.  Life on Mars.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

This month's Net2ThinkTank question on NetSquared is, “What do you think will be the big changes, new technologies, hot applications, or successful campaigns of 2009?” Full disclosure: I know many of the people quoted in this post professional or personally. I predict that one of them will be iPhone apps for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Heather at Aspiration is doing some research on blogging and professional development. An interview with Allen Gunn of Social Source Commons by Britt Bravo over at Netsquared. Social Web. and Associations thoughts from Acronym: Experience Web 2.0 Web Site Usability, Social Media Engagement and ROI. NpTech Software.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Netsquared Net Tuesday next week in SF is about " How Nonprofits Can Use And Build Online Social Networks ," featuring speakers from Change.org and Ning. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. For me, the web and 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Right now Google + is still in the very early stages of development and has potential to add a social layer to the Web as David Armano points out. The early adopter love fest has given way to some rants about the platform and what isn’t working. Some have seen some early benefits of getting web site traffic.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

You have to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting) MovableType.com: [link] (Higher Education & Non-profit license for 5 authors, $195. Need to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting). Professionals use Sony Pro MDR-7506 Headphones. Update: The presentation slides are available on FivePaths. Use with MicroTrak.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 23, 2008

For folks who are unfamiliar with webinars, they are online classes where participants watch the speaker's presentation on the web, while listening to it via their phone. uploaded by Beth Kanter Cross-posted from NetSquared. uploaded by Beth Kanter Cross-posted from NetSquared. Leave plenty of time for questions at the end.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! Gavin Clabaugh tells us how to embed "Skype Presence" in a SharePoint Web Part. With streaming video tools that are free - like Ustream.TV - I imagine we'll see more people video streaming from professional conferences like next month's NTC Conference in New Orleans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

Her friends through out the social web responded and put together the campaign: Watch and listen to Connie Reece explain what this campaign is all about and why it is important to her. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. What's your take on Twitter for Nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

Plan to use eventually to share resources with clients that aren't on the official web site.). Community of Practice: The people might already know each other and be collaborating on a topic of professional interest in other ways and have added the use of tagging to their tool box. TechSoup Web 2.0 Organizational Level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Lucy Bernholz reports that embedded giving - in which a charitable transaction becomes part of any other financial transaction, such as checking out of the grocery store and making a donation to diabetes care - has gone web 2.0 It's key goal is to pair pro bono professional services with nonprofit organizations who need them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Next week, I will be participating in a session entitled, "Reach Out and Blog Someone" along with Steve Swenson of the Bakersfield Californian at the United Way of Kern County's Professional Development Conference for Nonprofits. Web publishers use RSS to easily create and distribute news feeds that include links, headlines, and summaries.

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) In no particular order.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. This will be a conversation that explores the changing media landscape and how the web can rise to the challenge of supporting our communities and their information needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

It's always nice to discover redesigned nonprofit web sites with a web2.0 Check out the SDCTC Community Portal (is the idea of a "portal" web 2.0 or more like web 1.0?) " Web 2.0, Unplugged Research an action research project which will explore the question: How do telecentres make 'web 2.0'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. This will be a conversation that explores the changing media landscape and how the web can rise to the challenge of supporting our communities and their information needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

non-IT professionals understand web applications for collaboration. Alexandra Samuels has a terrific post on Best Practices for Nonprofits Using Web.2.0. Web Analytics, Statistics, and Social Networking Analysis The Net2ThinkTank: What is The Return On Investment Of The Social Web For Nonprofits? mean for you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

I finally got to meet Jayne about a year at the netsquared conference. I like Jayne's perspective because she has been on the web since 1993 (although I got started online in 1985 with BBS, followed by WELL, Echo, and MetaNet). Her piece begins with a simple definition of online social networking tools and asks: What's the appeal?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. Information Coping Skills and Social Media Productivity Skills This is more personal use, but if you are a nonprofit professional tasked with social media strategy you will need skills in these areas.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. This will be a conversation that explores the changing media landscape and how the web can rise to the challenge of supporting our communities and their information needs.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

It makes sense to work with your legal team as well as with colleagues to combine efforts at creating different norms for the web. Beth : Participate in local meet ups of social media professionals or social good professionals that are happening different cities across the countries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Google Analytics is a freemium web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: archive.org/web. Nonprofits can use it to study past versions of their website and to monitor their progress in web design over time. Websites & Email. Trello :: trello.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. BlueHost is w low-cost web and email hosting company with excellent customer service and free SSL Certificates. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

It originally appeared on NetSquared. A new Global Open Data Initiative has been launched through a partnership with the Web Foundation, Sunlight Foundation, Open Institute and Open Knowledge Foundation. Image: NetSquared. Open Data Applied. Announcing the Global Open Data Initiative (GODI).

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Some of them are really easy to use and some of them are geared to professional quality image editing. TechSoup’s web content developer, Wes Holing, is a big fan of Pixlr Editor free online photo editor from Autodesk. It does professional color management. Image Editing. Desktop Publishing And Page Layout Programs.

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