Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2013

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Toronto, Canada: Summer social. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? Friday, July 19.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The feature, named Neighborhoods, is currently being tested in just a single market, Calgary in Canada, but it’s likely Facebook will roll out access more widely if the test is a success. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the test to Bloomberg , saying: “More than ever, people are using Facebook to participate in their local communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

While lifestyle and fashion pins are certainly popular on the site, there are a wide variety of reasons why people across all age groups love Pinterest. Their Pinterest boards provide ideas of fun activities that families can do together in local forests and other natural places. 3) Pinterest is aspirational. Pinterest is aspirational.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

We are deep into June already, but NetSquared Local isn’t taking a vacation! In fact, we’re excited to announce that our new chapter in the the popular holiday destination of Victoria, Canada is holding their first meetup this week ! We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own !

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

We’ll be hosting social media surgeries for local nonprofits and community activists. Find your local #nptech tribe and consider sharing your skills as a volunteer surgeon by joining a NetSquared Local group. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Amanda Levinson lists four (irrefutable!)

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2013

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Peterborough, Canada: Tech for Social Good. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Adidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. Victoria, Canada: The Art of Digital Storytelling - A NetSquared Victoria Panel. Surrey, Canada: Fall Fundraising: Planning your Year-end Campaign. Vancouver, Canada: Tips for Community Managers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2014

I just returned from a spectacular week at this year’s TED conference in Vancouver, Canada. I explained Benetech’s efforts to grow the impact of our Bookshare library globally, specifically discussing partnerships with groups in India and Kenya. Of course, we’d have to focus on local language content. This time, I jumped up!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Canada, Europe and India. For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries. These include 6 of the top 10 publishers in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The round was led by byFounders with participation from Flash Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Ascension and a group of angel investors, including Index Ventures’ venture partner Stephane Kurgan and Amplo VC founder and CEO Sheel Tyle. and Canada. million in seed funding. The latest round gives the company $5.2

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So join your closest group today and fill your belly with sweet, nourishing knowledge. Don’t have a Net2Local group near you? Victoria, Canada: Showing Up: Using Online Tools to Drive Real-World Actions. Vancouver, Canada: Video for Nonprofits: The Mechanics of Shooting Video. November Events. Saturday, November 16.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Slack automatically organizes students into smaller course-group channels with industry mentors to help ensure their success. People’s Action Institute is a national network of state and local grassroots power-building organizations united in fighting for justice. In the 2020 U.S.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

NetSquared Local members meet monthly in 50 cities around the world with the goal of helping each other solve their tech challenges and finding a tribe of people who shares our passions. Find your closest NetSquared group and join the conversation today! What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently?

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2020

The program, officially called “Connecting Heroes,” provides free access to the company’s network over the next decade for members of state and local public and nonprofit law enforcement, fire, and EMS agencies. T-Mobile’s offer of free mobile service for first responders for 10 years is now available, CEO Mike Sievert announced today.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: How to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. Many countries’ governments (Canada, France, etc.)

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Participants will walk away with a set of guiding principles and tactics to develop media, events and activities that encourage connections and local leadership among your stakeholders to increase your organizational reach and impact. This session will include a presentation, discussion and small group scenarios.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It is convening groups to work on a comprehensive global standard-setting process to provide AI with a strong ethical basis that protects human rights and dignity. It envisions this as an ethical guiding compass and a global normative bedrock allowing to build a strong respect for the rule of law in the digital world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2006

Because they didn't have any sugar to make it with - it wasn't locally available to them." from "Keep it Local This Thanksgiving," by Holly Lahd, Minnesota Daily. local food Thanksgiving But, on the first Thanksgiving, the pilgrims did not have the much-loved cranberry sauce at the table.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to the Global Trends in Giving report , 33% of nonprofit supporters in the United States and Canada say email is the communication tool that inspires them most to give. Past event sponsors, mid-level and major donors, and local business owners or entrepreneurs are great places to start when searching for sponsors.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

With 50 groups in 20 countries there’s probably a Net2Local group near you (but if there isn’t we’d love to help you start a new meetup.) :-). Victoria, Canada: The Art of Transmedia Storytelling: Creating Story Worlds Across Platforms. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup.

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The Verge

APRIL 25, 2022

A group of staffers working for a company that supports BioWare, the studio behind hits like Mass Effect and Dragon Age , are taking the first steps toward possible unionization. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Canada Union, Local No. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Canada Union, Local No.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2021

Airspace Link’s novel platform addresses drone operators’ and communities’ concerns, enabling pilots to safely fly while complying with local airspace restrictions. With the Series A funding, Healander says the goal is to integrate with as many transportation groups as possible. Image Credits: Airspace Link.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

Morgan, Gaingels, BMO Technology & Innovation Banking Group and Manulife also participated in the equity investment, along with platform partner and new backer Barclays. FreshBooks has 500 employees in Canada, Croatia, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United States — hiring over 100 people in the past year.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

CRV led the Series B round, which also included participation from Tencent, Silicon Valley Bank, Alkeon Capital Management, Soros Fund Management and a high-profile group of angel investors including NBA stars Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala, Odell Beckham Jr. and The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Venture Capital.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Diversity is defined different ways A core element of our work focuses on applying social sciences, including cultural anthropology, to understand how local factors impact how companies achieve their business objectives. In contrast, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, and Latin American cultures value group goals and teamwork more.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Starting Thursday, people in the US and Canada who are 18 and up will be able to access the free Quest app without an invite. Earlier this month, a beta tester posted in the official Horizon group on Facebook about how her avatar was groped by a stranger.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. Vancouver, Canada: Enhancing your Story with Digital Tools. Vancouver, Canada: Enhancing your Story with Digital Tools. Abbotsford, Canada: Network, Connect and Talk Charity. Toronto, Canada: Intro to Crowdfunding for Nonprofits. Tuesday, October 1.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

“Our model is to create hyper-local farms in densely populated urban areas to reduce the distance from farm to fork,” Jonathan Murray, Adapt AgTech’s CEO and founder, told TechCrunch. Adapt will also roll out with retail banners under Canadian grocery chains Sobeys and Pattison Food Group in 2023.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map. With 50 groups world-wide there’s probably an event near you! Vancouver, Canada: Community Management: PR Tips & Tricks. Victoria, Canada: How Non-Profits can Assess and Evaluate Privacy Risks. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group?

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The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2021

Facebook groups have become a gray market for the country’s weed dealers One weekend about a year ago in Balangoda, a misty mountain town outside Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, Sanjana was supposed to meet a dealer she found on Thriloka Wijaya Pathra , a Facebook group for cannabis users in Sri Lanka. Perhaps he went behind the bars.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Join a Social Media Surgery in Vancouver and Peterborough, Canada; Guatemala City; or Cambridge and Manchester, United Kingdom. However, what if you have the terrible misfortune to not have a Net2 group near you? Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. Live in the USA?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

Don’t worry, there are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Second Meeting of local members. Toronto, Canada: Social Media Surgery: Hands on social media advice & help. Upcoming Events. Sunday, March 9.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Pathways to Education Canada is taking part in #GivingTuesday again this year. Pathways to Education Canada has also effectively used video as a way to thank their donors. Lisa Narodick Colton , See3 , is working with a group of homeless organizations to increase awareness about issues and feel grateful for what they have.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Existing backers Madrona Venture Group, Lead Edge Capital, Second Avenue Partners and Seven Peaks Ventures also participated in the financing, which brings the company’s total capital raised to $47 million. Its software is used by hundreds of the largest property management companies across the United States and Canada and has more than 1.5

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 13, 2013

We've compiled some of the best articles, blogs, and webinars from our partners in Canada, Australia, and the global NetSquared Local groups. TechSoup Canada. If you haven't already, be sure to bookmark TechSoup Canada's excellent blog on nonprofit technology. Five secrets to crowdfunding success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

We'll soon be unveiling a full set of tools to let you manage your local event and build a strong local climate group in the lead-up to 24 October." Does your community address local issues? So far, ChangeCamps are full-day events with a focus on bringing together communities to address local issues.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Elliot blogged about a group that gives cameras to local groups around the world in order to share their stories. Our partner in Canada featured tips on creating digital stories at a recent Net Tuesday event. I did the same for The Story of Stuff and The Girl Effect , which we've also mentioned on this blog in the past.

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