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TechSoup Hosts Saturday Hackathon 4 Good

Tech Soup

These career professionals serve as online mentors to guide students through challenges that allow them to acquire the skills needed to succeed in a chosen career path. In all, over 10 new technology applications were proposed. Then join our Hackathon 4 Good participants by joining NetSquared and Hacker Helper.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

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The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. iPad, iPhone, MacOS) is a student planner that helps you keep track of your class schedule, track your grades and GPA, manage homework assignments, and create an interactive calendar. Additional Resources.

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Build Your Storymaking Skills with Free Events and Webinars

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NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Kenya: NetSquared Camp — Storytelling 2016. Brattleboro, Vermont: Storytelling for Grant Proposals with Barbara Ganley. Kibiribiri, Uganda: Building Capacities of Teachers and Students in Digital Storytelling. Storymakers Community Events. Thursday, March 31.

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point. So how do we propose to pay for it?

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

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This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. story chronicled a middle school student who built an app to help him. story chronicled a middle school student who built an app to help him. propose, develop, and market apps that serve community needs. As a 2010 winner.

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Vlog Fundraising and Widgets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

to raise money for sponsoring a college student in Cambodia via the Sharing Foundation. The most recent project this group organized was a campaign for " Lost in Light " See the video proposal here. I read on Netsquared about how Creative Commons is trying to raise money with its video on Revver and am trying it out.

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Personal Fundraising with Widgets: A Few Reflections and Campaign Update

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mongkol, a Cambodian college student who is studying in the US on a Fullbright Scholarship and knows the importance of a college education had this to say. I posted an announcement of the campaign on my blog and on Netsquared Posted a guest blog post at Katya's blog soliciting campaign advice in exchange to share my learnings.

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