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Transparency Camp West 09: Blogging and Tweeting An Open Board Meeting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Transparency Camp is an unconference designed to convene a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks — government representatives, technologists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent and meaningfully accessible to the public.

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The Internal is the new External: EDF Business Innovation Exchange

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are in the process of building and growing a 'problem solving' network by convening thoughtful people inside and outside of EDF to review their thinking and then comment, critique, and contribute new information so they can improve their impact. This is an open and transparent network. Leadership and culture are important.

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NTC Community Call Recap

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It will be open to all attendees, but it will include member recognition and the Member Awards. This year, we’re going to include a mix of educational and community programming to Day 1, starting off with a Welcome Reception. The Welcome Reception will be taking the place of this year’s Member Reception. Share them in the comments below.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Speed Reading Financial Statements: Efficient Review Practices. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. London, United Kingdom: Uses of Internal, External, and Open Data for Charities. Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Thursday, March 2, 2017.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup

San Francisco, California: Sustainability Unconference (All Day). Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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Learnings and Reflections from BlogHer about Mobile Phones for Video Blogging and Beyond

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The photographs above were taken on the last day of Blogher, at the Unconference on Sunday morning facilitated by the talented Kaliya Hamlin who blogs about unconferences here. My first exposure to "unconferences" or Open Space Technology was during a week-long arts and education professional development seminar in 1997.

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Meet Your Local NetSquared Organizer at #17NTC

Tech Soup

Speed Reading Financial Statements: Efficient Review Practices. Vancouver, British Columbia: 2017 Vancouver Open Data Day Hackathon. the Best of the Unconference. Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance. New Orleans, Louisiana: Hack Night — GNOCode — Net2NO: Meetup Extravaganza.