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NetSquared in May: Healthy as an Ox

Tech Soup

Our organizers hold monthly offline events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact. Check out this wicked explainer video. Johannesburg, South Africa: Open Data for Non-Profits - an Introduction. Vancouver, Canada: Using Video to Tell Your Stories. What is NetSquared Local?

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Wisdom 2.0: Balance in A Hyper Connected World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0 Watch live streaming video from wisdom2conf at livestream.com. ” He started off with a great story about what a tribe in South Africa does when someone in their community does something bad. Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0

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Social Media and Community-Building Tips from Not For Sale's Sarah Potts

Tech Soup

Please visit the site to view this video). Not For Sale operates in Peru, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, and Romania. Not For Sale wants to empower people to engage with their own online and offline communities. You can watch the full presentation (she's a great speaker - I recommend watching it!),

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world. More and more, now we can.

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