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2011 NTC Preview: Going Online for Capacity Mapping and Resource Matching: The Big Picture

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If you think that a mash-up of online tools for capacity mapping and resource matching would assist nonprofits, philanthropies, and the communities that they serve, then we invite you join us at our upcoming session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. I think that our best hope is to work for incremental successes.

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Lessons From Haiti: Uses of New Media in Disaster Recovery Efforts

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Ushahidi , winner of the 2008 NetSquared Challenge first attracted widespread attention for their work aggregating and mapping real-time reports from victims and relief workers in the violent aftermath of the 2007 Presidential election (see Ushahidi's legacy page for an archived version of this amazing tool).

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Wiring the Green Movement for Earth Day

Amy Sample Ward

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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What color is your nonprofit's blog?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a remix of the approaches mapped to other types of nonprofits: Blue:  Institutional Information Blog. Green: Aggregate Content Blog.   Strategy Tip:   Become an expert in news gathering and RSS and aggregate content for your niche like no one else. . Netsquared. What is the voice of the blog?

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

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Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Those not in Haiti can also use the application as it aggregates news and actions to take.

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Mobile Innovations for Social Good

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Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Recently, over 300 innovators and changemakers interested in the intersection of technology and social benefit work converged for a few days of idea-sharing, learning, and collaboration at NetSquared's annual conference. Of course a selection of these updates will be aggregated on the team blog.

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App Recommendations from TechSoup Staff: Part Two

Tech Soup

This is part two of TechSoup staff recommendations for mobile apps beyond the usual suspects : Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter, YouTube, Gmail, Pandora, iTunes, and Google Play. has a great weather map. Elijah van der Giessen, NetSquared Community Manager. Circa – is the news aggregation app I use.

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