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Great reads from around the web on June 17th

Amy Sample Ward

NetSquared Local Reaches 70 Groups Worldwide! NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "In the last two months, we've had 5 new NetSquared Local groups join the scene, bringing the new official number to 70 groups worldwide! Below is a list of the new groups that have just gotten started.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

Re-E-Lekcija is sort of like a social network where citizens can freely express their opinions about their community without judgment or retribution. This past June, the United States held National Day of Civic Hacking. The goal of OBJEKTIVno bolje is to stop hateful graffiti in Serbia. The Power of Technology Challenges.

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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Campus Party is the biggest technology phenomenon that almost nobody in the United States has ever heard of. It is a huge success in the Spanish-speaking world and plans to debut in the States, in the S.F. Imagine SxSW meets Burning Man meets Makers Faire meets Spring Break meets Bar Camps. billion to date.

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Guest Post by Ivan Boothe: Social change takes more than social media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Ivan Boothe, publisher of the Rootwork Blog Over at the NetSquared blog, Joe Solomon provided a great roundup of reasons people might be "jaded about social media for change" and ways they overcome it. With that in mind, I think social media and social networking hasn't entirely matured as part of long-term social change.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Have Fun - Do Good

As I mentioned in my post about " extra-organizational activists" , there are bloggers out there who would love to raise money for your cause: Beth Kanter raised $800 for the Sharing Foundation using the ChipIn widget plus her blog , social networks, Flickr and video in 26 days. Perhaps your staff makes a lot of international trips.

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Change.org Launches Fundraising Widget

Have Fun - Do Good

Change.org , the social network where users can find like-minded do-gooders based on shared issues that they want to change, or nonprofits that they support, has launched a fundraising widget (pictured left). Cross-posted from the NetSquared blog. widget fundraising social network nonprofit

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106 Free or Low-Cost Online Tools and Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Social Media. Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening.

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