Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. The NetSquared website was itself designed to be a model Web 2.0 " The year was 2005.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2014

What has NetSquared got planned for the next month? Net2Local organizers hold regular events connecting the nonprofit and technology communities. Houston, TX: Make Every Cent Count with Your Crowdfunding Project with PledgeCents Tips! Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. Innovation?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 31, 2007

The NetSquared conference just wrapped up, and it was a lot of fun. Netsquared had picked 21 projects to run through two days of pitches concluding with voting from the attendees. I took lots of pictures, and they are posted on Flickr as the NetSquared collection. I love Freecycle!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

That means it’s time for our monthly roundup of all the crazy goodness created by NetSquared Local in May. What is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared’s Organizers are movers and shakers. Why was NetSquared created?

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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. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Event Reports.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Between 2006 and 2009, TechSoup hosted open challenges to identify and provide support for innovative projects that harnessed these and other technologies for social good. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Here’s your monthly update from the world of NetSquared Local. What Is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

NetSquared’s core objective is to get nonprofit techies and activists together in the same room. Relationships are formed, projects are started and we feel less alone in what can sometimes be a challenging job. Check out our full list of upcoming events below to get a taste of what NetSquared has to offer. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2010

This announcement was also published on the NetSquared Blog. The French American Charitable Trust (FACT) and NetSquared are pleased to announce the second annual FACT Social Justice Awards. Learn more about the challenge and how to participate below.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2014

NetSquared’s core objective is to get nonprofit techies and activists together in the same room. Relationships are formed, projects are started, and we feel less alone in what can sometimes be a challenging job. Australia and New Zealand with Stephen Blyth of NetSquared Wellington. netsquared tsevent event'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2007

Starting this week, you can vote for the best NetSquared Innovation Fund Award nominated projects until Saturday, April 14th at Noon PDT. You can cast your ballot for the projects that you think most effectively use the social web for social change. The complete list of projects can be found here. Avatar Action Center.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face-to-face in physical space. That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, Texas. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared Tanzania in Tanga, Tanzania.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. It's how you use technology that makes all the difference. If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group.

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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 ). :-). netsquared event'

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Technology for Change. What’s your favorite example of technology helping people create positive change in the world? One example that I’ve blogged about before is the annual project from EpicChange: Tweetsgiving. I’m really looking forward to hearing about the projects you find inspiring!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

NetSquared Local members meet monthly in 50 cities around the world with the goal of helping each other solve their tech challenges and finding a tribe of people who shares our passions. Find your closest NetSquared group and join the conversation today! What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Bored this weekend?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. NetSquared organizers are also offering hands-on Office 365 workshops this fall to help small nonprofits set up email with their own domain name. Or you can apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Feeling overwhelmed?

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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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

back then) and being the one of the visionaries behind the Netsquared project. So, when Marnie starts talking about the next big disruptive technology for the nonprofit sector, I listen. I feel lucky to be involved with this project. We need to know more about the technology usage of the organizations we all serve.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

This is a communiqué on the current state of cloud adoption in TechSoup's NetSquared international community from Marc Manashil, community evangelist for NetSquared. Marc has been conducting a survey this month of NetSquared members that includes some questions about cloud computing.

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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 7, 2011

.&# It is a chance to connect in real time, share ideas, and generally have space to explore ideas or questions that we have encountered during the week as we push ahead with our various jobs, projects and goals in the nonprofit and technology sector. Find and talk to others using the same tools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 15, 2007

One of my jobs is as the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that works to help nonprofits and NGOs use the social web for social change. If you, or someone you know, is working on a tech for social impact project, please encourage them to nominate their project for a NetSquared Innovation Fund Award.

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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! read more.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2010

This post was originally posted on the NetSquared Blog and was written by Amy Sample Ward. Over the last few years, the NetSquared Local network (a project of TechSoup Global's) has grown from just a few groups in only a couple countries, to 70+ groups in 21+ countries!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2005

Netsquared is new project in its embryonic stages from Compumentor, the folks who have brought excellent technology resources to the nonprofit field. "What do you need that this project and the community that is just starting to evolve around it can provide?" What is it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2007

I'm reposting this invitation to join the Netsquared Innovation Support Network. I'll also be blogging about how supporters will be assisting the Featured Projects over the Netsquared site in the coming weeks. You can do both by joining the NetSquared Innovator Support Network. We are looking for folks who can donate: 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I am completely overwhelmed by the positive, kind, touching things that so many community members have shared about the work we have all done together during my time with NetSquared and TechSoup Global over the last two and a half years. All those working on other TS community projects ; Susan, Megan, Jessica, Evonne, Kristy and others.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. TechSoup Technologies for Good. Hackathons are most often fast projects that last one to three days.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2010

Attend the Unconference: Netsquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (# 10NTC ) to learn how. If you easily listed five ideas and are fired up to share your knowledge, demo your website, share your application, or get feedback, then bring your project and join the session! No problem.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Through technology! Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. Based on the number of votes, seven projects from each country were chosen.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. The site was developed by Democracy in Action. NpTech Community.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Vancouver, British Columbia: Agile Project Management for Nonprofits.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2005

technologies produced a lot of interesting exchanges on a whole range of issues for a lot of people - but the most exciting for me was the message with the subject line "Are you the Michael Stein I used to know?" And once we got through catching up, I admitted to him that I was just a bit perplexed about the NetSquared project.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 31, 2009

Now in its fourth year, NetSquared continues to encourage dialogue among people working at the intersection of technology and progressive change initiatives. This year, N2Y4 focuses solely on the use of mobile technology in social change. Click on “Submit a Project to the Project Gallery&# under My Project Idea.

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