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We got to know Charles Brennick much better in the course of working together on a Microsoft IT equipment donation to NGOs in Romania a couple of years ago. This week we’d like to introduce you to a unique TechSoup Refurbished Computer Initiative. partner, InterConnection, a nonprofit computer refurbisher in Seattle. What, you may ask, makes InterConnection unique? I’m so glad you asked. MORE
Earlier this summer, I had the huge privilege to visit Romania and help with the Local Philanthropy Workshop. The social impact landscape in Romania is complex and exciting – you can see struggle and hope, fear and enthusiasm mixed in every conversation and every presentation. I also had the chance to provide a couple presentations to the NGO track, one focused specifically on using facebook for campaigning in Romania. MORE
Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. MORE
We’re especially proud that TechSoup’s own Chris Worman , Director of Communications and Special Projects, TechSoup Europe, will be speaking about his experience organizing the successful Restart Romania social justice technology challenge project. The Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) 2012 conference is June 11-12 in New York. And lucky you! Our friends at PDF are offering a special 20% discount to the whole TechSoup community. About PDF. MORE
Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. MORE
The ReStart Romania. TechSoup Global has had a busy year so far with new ventures, exciting contests, and global recognition. Here's peek into what we've been up to: TechSoup Global has two new posts on the Markets for Good blog, an effort by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Liquidnet to improve the system for generating, sharing, and acting upon data and information in the social sector. MORE
Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. The social media/technology landscape in Romania is very interesting – with a diverse set of issues, struggles and opportunities. blogging how-to local philanthropy romaniaIt was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. MORE
I'm doing a whirlwind in 7 days - Boston - Miami - London - Romania - Miami - Boston. After my time was up, I took the bus back to Terminal 5 and eat something and then boarded my flight to Romania. If you ever go to Romania, and need to take taxi into town - don't let any "official tax drivers" fool you. It is 2:00 am Romania time, but 7:00 PM east coast time. show up here in Romania or they are different. MORE
I'm presenting and doing a workshop in Romania and then will be flying back to Boston via Miami to present at the Technology Affinity Group (Foundation IT folks) Conference. That's under the hood of my DELL Precision Desktop 470 that will be three years old next week and thank god I have the GOLD Tech support because I just had the RAM or rather the RAM sockets on the motherboard go bad. (see MORE
Previously, she produced the North American Social Media Marketing and Monitoring conference series for Our Social Times and Influence People and started a web development and social media business, which leveraged an international team across India, Romania, and the US. Event planners need to understand how to leverage social media tools and platforms to reach potential attendees and maximize engagement in their communities. MORE
If you've been following my blog, I arrived in Romania last night after 32 hours in transit from Miami, including a 8 hour layover in Heathrow. to do a presentation and facilitate a workshop on strategy which will include the Romania version of the Social Media Game. I am here for a conference sponsored by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. MORE
Whether you live in San Francisco, Australia, or Romania, we’d love for you to join us! In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Camera. more than 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. There was an overwhelming amount of talent and stories shared through the contest! MORE
I've played the game outside of the US - bringing it to Cambodia, UK, Australia, and Romania. In less than 24 hours, I will be boarding a plane bound for Mumbai to present at the NASSCOM conference called NASSCOM India Leadership where I'll be on a panel on NGO and Social Media as well as lead a discussion at an unconference on whether CEO/Executive Director's should use social media. MORE
Whether you live in San Francisco, Australia, or Romania, we’d love for you to join us! In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Camera. over 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries worldwide submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. We were overwhelmed with the talent and stories you all shared with us! MORE
As I reflect on the trip, the course specifically, and the conversations students and staff had with me, I am reminded in many ways of the event I helped with a few years ago in Romania. Whether in my workshops in Romania or in Saudi (or in NYC), I’m often asking myself, “haven’t we had this conversation before?” MORE
Pacific time as we co-host a live tweet chat with our partner TechSoup Romania on the up-and-coming topic of curation. Tweet Chat: Content Curation Wednesday, December 21st at 9 a.m. Pacific time ( check your time zone ) Hashtag: # tschat Hosts: @ TechSoup , @ TechSoupRo. With so many people creating content and an overwhelming amount of information available, how do you know what's important or from trusted sources? Join us Wednesday, December 21, at 9 a.m. MORE
Previously, she produced the Our Social Times and Influence People’s North American Social Media Marketing and Monitoring conference series and started a web development and social media business, which leveraged an international team of programmers and designers across India, Romania, and the U.S. This guest post was authored by Ritu Sharma, Social Media for Nonprofits co-founder and executive director. MORE
To get diverse perspectives from TechSoup Global staff about user-generated content, we asked Marc Manashil, Community Evangelist for NetSquared, to share how challenges like Restart Romania enable users to get engaged at all levels. However, Restart Romania was our very first regional challenge organized around locally-specific issues and their citizen-powered solutions. Restart Romania: A Spectrum of Engagement. By all accounts, Restart Romania was a huge success. MORE
Chris Worman, senior director of alliances and community engagement at TechSoup, founded TechSoup Romania and was heavily involved in ReStart Romania and TechSoup's other open community challenges. According to Worman, the first of the ReStart Challenges, ReStart Romania, was launched via a website and offline events held in collaboration with local nonprofit organizations. Video : TechSoup Romania. MORE
CyberGhost is a Romania based VPN service that offers a ton of features. They use a 256-bit encryption, have over 3900 servers and offer a 45-day money back guarantee! Cyberghost is a very popular VPN service that offers some fantastic features. The platform offers both a free VPN and a paid version that gets heavily. The post CyberGhostVPN Review appeared first on PhreeSite.com. Private VPN Service MORE
The Restart Romania challenge resulted in citizens proposing technological solutions to a range of real world problems such as corruption in the medical system. TechSoup hosted its first ever Nonprofits Live. on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. The episode examined some of the ways technology and social media can be harnessed to support causes. Only one year later, much has changed. Social media adoption continues to grow and technology becomes more accessible. MORE
I admire their passion and their drive to build one of the first independent living centers in Romania, IHTIS. This video made me cry. I got meet Mihaela Mihaescu and her mother today. The goal is to get $1 from 350,000 people to support this program. They plan to make it viral. It was very moving. I will be preparing a separate post about this project. Below is a clip describing the fundraising campaign. MORE
OvidiuRo's story began in 2001, when Maria Gheorghiu and Leslie Hawke were helping poor women from the ghettos of Bacau, a small city in Romania. In Romania, the monthly child allowance, which is unconditional, is €10, so this significantly increases the amount a destitute family has for food. The program's remarkable results have led OvidiuRo to advocate for making parent incentives for gradinita attendance available to all impoverished children in Romania. MORE
I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. I leave Romania early in the morning and I'm probably too tired to be writing something called a reflection, but I better do it now or risk loosing it. I was nervous because I've never been to Romania, so I didn't have a lot of time or a frame of reference to tweak and customize. Romania Game View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. MORE
As of this writing, there are 13 responses (ok, two are from me) from people who work (in some cases lead) the Morino Institute, Random Hacks of Kindness, TechSoup Romania, CROS, Meedan, the Gates Foundation, Beth Kanter, Campus Party USA, Vulcan Labs, and Fundacja TechSoup/Warsaw Social Hackathon. What I don’t love is the lack of data they face, lack of support in nailing down specific problems, and that they have to go back to school on Monday. ” — Chris Worman , Restart Romania. MORE
In Romania, Let’s Do It: [link] people used TrashOut to map all illegal dumps and mapped also dead horse: https://www.trashout.me/illegal-dump/6599659631935488. Written by Daniel Ben-Horin, Founder and Chief Instigator, TechSoup Global. The Problem. Illegal dumping can be viewed in two ways. On the most basic level, illegal dumping confronts us with garbage in public spaces, which is unpleasant and unhealthy. MORE
Because of TechSoup Europe's involvement in other app challenges, such as Restart Romania and Community Boost_r , the organization has experience in this work. What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? Apps4Warsaw. Led by TechSoup Europe , Apps4Warsaw challenged Warsaw's tech-for-good community members to create useful technology for their neighbors using city open datasets. A Contest Built on City Data. MORE
Romania: TechSoup Romania took over to discuss how to tell your story in six words with Georgiana Ilie , journalist and storytelling trainer. On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. Each tweet chat covered a different facet of digital storytelling and featured storytelling experts and nonprofit and library participants. MORE
The week before I went from Boston to Miami to Romania and flew back to Boston via Miami to present at the TAG Conference. The day before I had come in from Romania and attended the plenary session which provided an excellent primer and audience research. NCVO View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: information socialmedia ). The last couple of months have been busy with conferences, workshops, and travel. MORE
Last year, when I released The Art of Relevance , people asked if there was an audiobook version in the works. It honestly hadn't crossed my mind. Since then, I've learned how many people read books with their ears instead of their eyes. I knew if I wanted to make the book relevant and accessible, I should get on it. So I am thrilled to announce that The Art of Relevance audiobook is now available for YOU to listen to on Audible , Amazon , and iTunes. MORE
OvidiuRo's story began in 2001, when Maria Gheorghiu and Leslie Hawke were helping poor women from the ghettos of Bacau, a small city in Romania. In Romania, the monthly child allowance, which is unconditional, is €10, so this significantly increases the amount a destitute family has for food. The program's remarkable results have led OvidiuRo to advocate for making parent incentives for gradinita attendance available to all impoverished children in Romania. MORE
On the road again for the next couple of weeks, including a trip to Romania. In Romania, the version I'll create will be for blogging strategies Center for Nonprofit Excellent Workshop View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nptech nonprofits ). I'm facilitating a couple of workshops as part of the Social Media track for annual conference for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville, KY. I'm doing two workshops. MORE
Last month, TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's hourlong tweet chat explored content curation and the best tools for it. Susan Chavez is a blogger for TechSoup's Online Community team. Technology has made it easier than ever to access a wide range of information, but what’s the best way to sort through it all? The best advice is to take a tip from libraries and museums and curate all that information. MORE
Our annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , Restart Romania , and NetSquared challenges are just a few examples of how we get our community members engaged at multiple levels. Here at TechSoup, we know that contests and challenges are an excellent way to marshal the enthusiasm and talent of our community. Interested in learning how to best use contests and challenges to activate your own community? Join us on Tuesday, July 17, at 10:00 a.m. MORE
I’ve had the opportunity to work in Canada, Australia, Cambodia, Romania, India, UK, and Africa and enjoy the extra dimension of understanding different cultures as part of the instructional and learning process. Networked NGO. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. This year my birthday (Jan. 11) was very special indeed and not only because the date had all ones: 1-11-11. But, I’ll get to birthday fun in a minute. MORE
This is similar to the success of projects like Restart Romania in which social activists got help to develop online tools to address corruption in high places, and also a national website for tracking medication shortages in Romania. I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. MORE
The chat participants drew on experiences from notable nonprofit challenges such as the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , Restart Romania , and Twive and Receive , among others. Using contests and challenges to engage communities was the topic of the July 17 edition of the weekly CommBuild chat. The chat, facilitated by by TechSoup online community manager, Michael DeLong, included helpful advice learned by participants who have run contests. MORE
I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. Social Media, NGOs, and Romania View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. A rating of 100 or more is considered good in Romania. Presented a case study of Catalogul Societatii Civile - which is a large portal site for NGOS in Romania. Goal is to provide web presence for most ngos in Romania. MORE
Get great content curation tips in Susan's recap of the TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's tweet chat. Here's what we've been talking about so far this year. From the TechSoup Community. TechSoup Blog. Guest blogger Grant Howe, VP of research and development for Sage North America's nonprofit solutions, kicks off a series of posts about providing great IT leadership. MORE
Previously, she produced Our Social Times and Influence People’s North American Social Media Marketing and Monitoring conference series and started a web development and social media business, which leveraged an international team of programmers and designers across India, Romania, and the US. Note from Beth: “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” is getting a lot of good feedback as people read and apply the ideas in the book. MORE
" Tags: roundup bookmarks cee facebook fundraising future giving internet list net2-recommends nptech philanthropy postalicious resources romania technology trends video women I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of October 25th). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. MORE
To all those that I had the distinct pleasure to work with in England (William, Richard, Sarah and others), Romania (Chris, Ruxandra, Zoltan and others) and Poland (Nick, Kris, Adam, Svetlana, Ellen, and others). As you may have seen posted at the beginning of this month, I’m about to embark on the next adventure. But, before I get to that, I want to say thank you. MORE
Not For Sale operates in Peru, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, and Romania. Please listen to me. I'd like to tell you about the worst thing you've ever imagined. According to anti-trafficking organization Not For Sale , human trafficking is a $32 billion industry, enslaving more than 30 million individuals worldwide. How do you talk about the enslavement of 30 million people in just 140 characters or in a simple Facebook post? MORE
I'll be adapting my Social Media Strategy workshop which has traveled to Romania , Australia , and Cambodia. The Nasscom Foundation in India is the epicenter of nonprofit technology and social innovation. They are hosting the Global CSR track at the Indian Leadership Forum in Mumbai Feb 9-11. I'll not only be speaking at the conference and CSR Track, but will be leading two workshops for NGO and CSR practitioners. MORE
Romania Related Topics Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Earlier this summer, I had the huge privilege to visit Romania and help with the Local Philanthropy Workshop. The social impact landscape in Romania is complex and exciting – you can see struggle and hope, fear and enthusiasm mixed in every conversation and every presentation. I also had the chance to provide a couple presentations to the NGO track, one focused specifically on using facebook for campaigning in Romania.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
I admire their passion and their drive to build one of the first independent living centers in Romania, IHTIS. This video made me cry. I got meet Mihaela Mihaescu and her mother today. The goal is to get $1 from 350,000 people to support this program. They plan to make it viral. It was very moving. I will be preparing a separate post about this project. Below is a clip describing the fundraising campaign.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. I leave Romania early in the morning and I'm probably too tired to be writing something called a reflection, but I better do it now or risk loosing it. I was nervous because I've never been to Romania, so I didn't have a lot of time or a frame of reference to tweak and customize. Romania Game View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own.
Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2011
Pacific time as we co-host a live tweet chat with our partner TechSoup Romania on the up-and-coming topic of curation. Tweet Chat: Content Curation Wednesday, December 21st at 9 a.m. Pacific time ( check your time zone ) Hashtag: # tschat Hosts: @ TechSoup , @ TechSoupRo. With so many people creating content and an overwhelming amount of information available, how do you know what's important or from trusted sources? Join us Wednesday, December 21, at 9 a.m.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 16, 2008
If you've been following my blog, I arrived in Romania last night after 32 hours in transit from Miami, including a 8 hour layover in Heathrow. to do a presentation and facilitate a workshop on strategy which will include the Romania version of the Social Media Game. I am here for a conference sponsored by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. Social Media, NGOs, and Romania View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. A rating of 100 or more is considered good in Romania. Presented a case study of Catalogul Societatii Civile - which is a large portal site for NGOS in Romania. Goal is to provide web presence for most ngos in Romania.
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
To get diverse perspectives from TechSoup Global staff about user-generated content, we asked Marc Manashil, Community Evangelist for NetSquared, to share how challenges like Restart Romania enable users to get engaged at all levels. However, Restart Romania was our very first regional challenge organized around locally-specific issues and their citizen-powered solutions. Restart Romania: A Spectrum of Engagement. By all accounts, Restart Romania was a huge success.
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 25, 2010
" Tags: roundup bookmarks cee facebook fundraising future giving internet list net2-recommends nptech philanthropy postalicious resources romania technology trends video women I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of October 25th). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.
Find the free stuff
JULY 6, 2019
CyberGhost is a Romania based VPN service that offers a ton of features. They use a 256-bit encryption, have over 3900 servers and offer a 45-day money back guarantee! Cyberghost is a very popular VPN service that offers some fantastic features. The platform offers both a free VPN and a paid version that gets heavily. The post CyberGhostVPN Review appeared first on PhreeSite.com. Private VPN Service
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
As I reflect on the trip, the course specifically, and the conversations students and staff had with me, I am reminded in many ways of the event I helped with a few years ago in Romania. Whether in my workshops in Romania or in Saudi (or in NYC), I’m often asking myself, “haven’t we had this conversation before?”
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 16, 2008
I'm doing a whirlwind in 7 days - Boston - Miami - London - Romania - Miami - Boston. After my time was up, I took the bus back to Terminal 5 and eat something and then boarded my flight to Romania. If you ever go to Romania, and need to take taxi into town - don't let any "official tax drivers" fool you. It is 2:00 am Romania time, but 7:00 PM east coast time. show up here in Romania or they are different.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 17, 2015
OvidiuRo's story began in 2001, when Maria Gheorghiu and Leslie Hawke were helping poor women from the ghettos of Bacau, a small city in Romania. In Romania, the monthly child allowance, which is unconditional, is €10, so this significantly increases the amount a destitute family has for food. The program's remarkable results have led OvidiuRo to advocate for making parent incentives for gradinita attendance available to all impoverished children in Romania.
Museum 2.0
JULY 24, 2017
Last year, when I released The Art of Relevance , people asked if there was an audiobook version in the works. It honestly hadn't crossed my mind. Since then, I've learned how many people read books with their ears instead of their eyes. I knew if I wanted to make the book relevant and accessible, I should get on it. So I am thrilled to announce that The Art of Relevance audiobook is now available for YOU to listen to on Audible , Amazon , and iTunes.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 17, 2015
OvidiuRo's story began in 2001, when Maria Gheorghiu and Leslie Hawke were helping poor women from the ghettos of Bacau, a small city in Romania. In Romania, the monthly child allowance, which is unconditional, is €10, so this significantly increases the amount a destitute family has for food. The program's remarkable results have led OvidiuRo to advocate for making parent incentives for gradinita attendance available to all impoverished children in Romania.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
I've played the game outside of the US - bringing it to Cambodia, UK, Australia, and Romania. In less than 24 hours, I will be boarding a plane bound for Mumbai to present at the NASSCOM conference called NASSCOM India Leadership where I'll be on a panel on NGO and Social Media as well as lead a discussion at an unconference on whether CEO/Executive Director's should use social media.
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 20, 2016
Chris Worman, senior director of alliances and community engagement at TechSoup, founded TechSoup Romania and was heavily involved in ReStart Romania and TechSoup's other open community challenges. According to Worman, the first of the ReStart Challenges, ReStart Romania, was launched via a website and offline events held in collaboration with local nonprofit organizations. Video : TechSoup Romania.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
To all those that I had the distinct pleasure to work with in England (William, Richard, Sarah and others), Romania (Chris, Ruxandra, Zoltan and others) and Poland (Nick, Kris, Adam, Svetlana, Ellen, and others). As you may have seen posted at the beginning of this month, I’m about to embark on the next adventure. But, before I get to that, I want to say thank you.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 6, 2012
Previously, she produced the North American Social Media Marketing and Monitoring conference series for Our Social Times and Influence People and started a web development and social media business, which leveraged an international team across India, Romania, and the US. Event planners need to understand how to leverage social media tools and platforms to reach potential attendees and maximize engagement in their communities.
Beth Kanter
APRIL 19, 2012
As of this writing, there are 13 responses (ok, two are from me) from people who work (in some cases lead) the Morino Institute, Random Hacks of Kindness, TechSoup Romania, CROS, Meedan, the Gates Foundation, Beth Kanter, Campus Party USA, Vulcan Labs, and Fundacja TechSoup/Warsaw Social Hackathon. What I don’t love is the lack of data they face, lack of support in nailing down specific problems, and that they have to go back to school on Monday. ” — Chris Worman , Restart Romania.
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 10, 2012
Our annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , Restart Romania , and NetSquared challenges are just a few examples of how we get our community members engaged at multiple levels. Here at TechSoup, we know that contests and challenges are an excellent way to marshal the enthusiasm and talent of our community. Interested in learning how to best use contests and challenges to activate your own community? Join us on Tuesday, July 17, at 10:00 a.m.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 5, 2008
On the road again for the next couple of weeks, including a trip to Romania. In Romania, the version I'll create will be for blogging strategies Center for Nonprofit Excellent Workshop View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nptech nonprofits ). I'm facilitating a couple of workshops as part of the Social Media track for annual conference for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville, KY. I'm doing two workshops.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 6, 2010
I'll be adapting my Social Media Strategy workshop which has traveled to Romania , Australia , and Cambodia. The Nasscom Foundation in India is the epicenter of nonprofit technology and social innovation. They are hosting the Global CSR track at the Indian Leadership Forum in Mumbai Feb 9-11. I'll not only be speaking at the conference and CSR Track, but will be leading two workshops for NGO and CSR practitioners.
NTEN
MARCH 19, 2012
Whether you live in San Francisco, Australia, or Romania, we’d love for you to join us! In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Camera. more than 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. There was an overwhelming amount of talent and stories shared through the contest!
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 25, 2013
Romania: TechSoup Romania took over to discuss how to tell your story in six words with Georgiana Ilie , journalist and storytelling trainer. On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. Each tweet chat covered a different facet of digital storytelling and featured storytelling experts and nonprofit and library participants.
Tech Soup Blog
MARCH 15, 2012
Whether you live in San Francisco, Australia, or Romania, we’d love for you to join us! In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Camera. over 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries worldwide submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. We were overwhelmed with the talent and stories you all shared with us!
Tech Soup Blog
JANUARY 17, 2012
Get great content curation tips in Susan's recap of the TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's tweet chat. Here's what we've been talking about so far this year. From the TechSoup Community. TechSoup Blog. Guest blogger Grant Howe, VP of research and development for Sage North America's nonprofit solutions, kicks off a series of posts about providing great IT leadership.
Tech Soup Blog
MAY 31, 2012
We’re especially proud that TechSoup’s own Chris Worman , Director of Communications and Special Projects, TechSoup Europe, will be speaking about his experience organizing the successful Restart Romania social justice technology challenge project. The Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) 2012 conference is June 11-12 in New York. And lucky you! Our friends at PDF are offering a special 20% discount to the whole TechSoup community. About PDF.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 13, 2011
I’ve had the opportunity to work in Canada, Australia, Cambodia, Romania, India, UK, and Africa and enjoy the extra dimension of understanding different cultures as part of the instructional and learning process. Networked NGO. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. This year my birthday (Jan. 11) was very special indeed and not only because the date had all ones: 1-11-11. But, I’ll get to birthday fun in a minute.
Beth Kanter
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Previously, she produced Our Social Times and Influence People’s North American Social Media Marketing and Monitoring conference series and started a web development and social media business, which leveraged an international team of programmers and designers across India, Romania, and the US. Note from Beth: “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” is getting a lot of good feedback as people read and apply the ideas in the book.
Tech Soup Blog
AUGUST 1, 2012
The Restart Romania challenge resulted in citizens proposing technological solutions to a range of real world problems such as corruption in the medical system. TechSoup hosted its first ever Nonprofits Live. on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. The episode examined some of the ways technology and social media can be harnessed to support causes. Only one year later, much has changed. Social media adoption continues to grow and technology becomes more accessible.
Tech Soup Blog
MAY 12, 2014
In Romania, Let’s Do It: [link] people used TrashOut to map all illegal dumps and mapped also dead horse: https://www.trashout.me/illegal-dump/6599659631935488. Written by Daniel Ben-Horin, Founder and Chief Instigator, TechSoup Global. The Problem. Illegal dumping can be viewed in two ways. On the most basic level, illegal dumping confronts us with garbage in public spaces, which is unpleasant and unhealthy.
Tech Soup Blog
JANUARY 4, 2012
Last month, TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's hourlong tweet chat explored content curation and the best tools for it. Susan Chavez is a blogger for TechSoup's Online Community team. Technology has made it easier than ever to access a wide range of information, but what’s the best way to sort through it all? The best advice is to take a tip from libraries and museums and curate all that information.
Tech Soup Blog
MAY 19, 2014
Not For Sale operates in Peru, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, and Romania. Please listen to me. I'd like to tell you about the worst thing you've ever imagined. According to anti-trafficking organization Not For Sale , human trafficking is a $32 billion industry, enslaving more than 30 million individuals worldwide. How do you talk about the enslavement of 30 million people in just 140 characters or in a simple Facebook post?
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 30, 2012
The chat participants drew on experiences from notable nonprofit challenges such as the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , Restart Romania , and Twive and Receive , among others. Using contests and challenges to engage communities was the topic of the July 17 edition of the weekly CommBuild chat. The chat, facilitated by by TechSoup online community manager, Michael DeLong, included helpful advice learned by participants who have run contests.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
I'm presenting and doing a workshop in Romania and then will be flying back to Boston via Miami to present at the Technology Affinity Group (Foundation IT folks) Conference. That's under the hood of my DELL Precision Desktop 470 that will be three years old next week and thank god I have the GOLD Tech support because I just had the RAM or rather the RAM sockets on the motherboard go bad. (see
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2011
We got to know Charles Brennick much better in the course of working together on a Microsoft IT equipment donation to NGOs in Romania a couple of years ago. This week we’d like to introduce you to a unique TechSoup Refurbished Computer Initiative. partner, InterConnection, a nonprofit computer refurbisher in Seattle. What, you may ask, makes InterConnection unique? I’m so glad you asked.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 2, 2008
The week before I went from Boston to Miami to Romania and flew back to Boston via Miami to present at the TAG Conference. The day before I had come in from Romania and attended the plenary session which provided an excellent primer and audience research. NCVO View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: information socialmedia ). The last couple of months have been busy with conferences, workshops, and travel.
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 21, 2016
Because of TechSoup Europe's involvement in other app challenges, such as Restart Romania and Community Boost_r , the organization has experience in this work. What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? Apps4Warsaw. Led by TechSoup Europe , Apps4Warsaw challenged Warsaw's tech-for-good community members to create useful technology for their neighbors using city open datasets. A Contest Built on City Data.
Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2012
Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network.
Tech Soup Blog
MAY 7, 2013
This is similar to the success of projects like Restart Romania in which social activists got help to develop online tools to address corruption in high places, and also a national website for tracking medication shortages in Romania. I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add.
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Previously, she produced the Our Social Times and Influence People’s North American Social Media Marketing and Monitoring conference series and started a web development and social media business, which leveraged an international team of programmers and designers across India, Romania, and the U.S. This guest post was authored by Ritu Sharma, Social Media for Nonprofits co-founder and executive director.
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 2, 2013
The ReStart Romania. TechSoup Global has had a busy year so far with new ventures, exciting contests, and global recognition. Here's peek into what we've been up to: TechSoup Global has two new posts on the Markets for Good blog, an effort by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Liquidnet to improve the system for generating, sharing, and acting upon data and information in the social sector.
Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2012
Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network.
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