Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

This is a communiqué on the current state of cloud adoption in TechSoup's NetSquared international community from Marc Manashil, community evangelist for NetSquared. Marc has been conducting a survey this month of NetSquared members that includes some questions about cloud computing.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Huddle up with your nonprofit technology colleagues at a NetSquared meetup to keep warm and learn about the latest trends in nonprofit technology. TechSoup’s NetSquared groups are helping to keep the scary away with a series of online privacy and security events this October. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

I have followed the development of Social Actions over the last few years and really believe in the work that Peter, Christine and the community have done to shape a collaborative, open tool that benefits so many people and organizations in all kinds of ways. See the comment thread here and add your thoughts!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Digital Media and Learning Competition: Applications now open! Submissions close January 22, 2010."

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

It’s an interesting combination of social media-based contest, submissions of ideas comments and voted on by readers, and traditional grantmaking, requiring all submission to also fill out a grant proposal for their requested funding. Change Climage Change: Grant Proposals Open. Originally posted on the NetSquared blog.).

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Blood and Milk » Blog Archive » Ushahidi, Twitter, and the future of foreign aid – Alanna's post is a great example of the power of networks, social media, and open systems. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

SocialChangeNews is now live in beta, and open to being a case study in this topic themselves! You can still answer the Net2 Think Tank question in the comments here or connect with either of the contributors above. You can check it out for yourself at www.socialchangenews.com. What do you think? It will be posted in early September.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. ' Open Source Is Dead! Long Live Open Source! What I mean is that open source, as we knew it, is dead. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. UnConference and holiday discount | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – NonProfit 2.0 These opportunities are typically open to all sorts of social entrepreneurs as well. NonProfit 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Below, I’ve shared my keynote remarks and slides and I hope you’ll share your ideas and further the conversation in the comments. It sounded great, until her last comment: She told me that it was a really important program, because libraries are the heart of the community…well, in elementary schools at least.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Tip #1: Set the stage. We’re all learning as we go!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. NetSquared organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back, and want to make the world a better place. Newest NetSquared Groups. Event Reports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

The summit provides a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. If you’d like a chance at winning those, leave a comment below on why you want to attend. I have two comp tickets to give away.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

You can read it and the comments on the blog here , it’s copied below. We can count our Twitter followers or how many people have commented on our blog post, or could have counted the number of supporters on Causes or voters on ideablob, but that doesn’t mean we connect with them. To some, these events were unimportant.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

The Ambassadors are senior NetSquared leaders who offer their support to other organizers in their country or region, allowing us to serve members in different time zones and in languages other than English. We've been testing the Ambassador model for the last two years, and it has been been instrumental in the growth of NetSquared.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Finding Volunteers Online | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Looking for ways to recruit volunteers online? Check out the Net2 Think Tank for ideas! "For

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face-to-face in physical space. That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, Texas. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared Tanzania in Tanga, Tanzania. Newest Groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The second network, Netsquared , in contrast was more loosely controlled with a lower risk in failure. The Netsquared Network which has grown to over 27,000 people world wide through its self-replicated face-to-face events has grown quite differently. Here’s some points that Marnie mentioned: -Allowed the people to be the starts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2006

I "met" Arin Crumley of Four-Eyed Monsters when he commented on a video of on mine over at YouTube. When I visited his site, I noticed that he had some widgets, including a message comment line. He created the above "open source documentary" on Net Neutrality called Humanity Lobotomy. Neutraility Now!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Not only were we open to trying and learning, the social paradigm also included the emergence of toolkits – resources organizations created either to support community members taking on our mission and our work, or in the form of documentation for other organizations looking to replicate our efforts. Holistic Tactics.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. With 50 groups in 20 countries, there's probably a NetSquared group near you (but if there isn't, we'd love to help you start a new meetup ). :-). Newest Groups.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2015

Describing NetSquared events is difficult, because each one focuses on a different topic and has a unique flavor set by the organizing team. There are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Monthly Meetup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

More recently, John has been involved with the “ Open Development Cambodia” an online hub compiling freely available data in a ‘one-stop shop’ to help consolidate access to up-to-date information about Cambodia, using an ‘open data’ approach. Here’s a video and blog post I wrote for Blogher back then.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. ."

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

After a start as a business plan competition tool, iStart is now open for many kinds of crowdsourcing contests organizations want to run. Much like the NetSquared Challenges platform , it offers users the option of entering contests and searching through submissions across contests to find ideas. The ins and outs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2009

Source: Robotson on Flickr I don't know about you, but I am a big fan of open standards, particularly when my bladder Direct Messages me with the hashtag #urgent. Open standards (see picture above) guide me to a place where I can @reply in a hurry. Open data is a powerful force that can drive both collaboration and innovation.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face to face in physical space. That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC. Find your closest NetSquared group. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Monday, March 6, 2017.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. [Ed. Here are some example searches using NetSquared as the organization. netsquared” or “net squared” - putting this in the search term area of the alert would mean that any time “NetSquared” is mentioned or “Net Squared” is mentioned, I will get alerted. You can read all the details here. ].

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Well, the average NetSquared organizer spends 8.2 Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. You like numbers?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

That's why TechSoup created NetSquared , our global network of volunteer-led Tech4Good meetups. We believe that NGOs learn best from each other, so NetSquared provides a platform where we can come together face to face to share technology tips and create a community of practice around tech for good. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. Find your closest NetSquared group. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 7, 2010

Whether I’m talking about my role at NetSquared , my blog , or my network of friends, I am inspired every day and find value in, and rewards for, my participation. Don’t remove or edit contributions, but leave a comment to suggest how they can be improved. This is a guest post I wrote for the Online Community Report. Lead by example.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

This post was authored by Trenton DuVal, a contributing editor at NetSquared, and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. That article includes links to various resources about using this network for nonprofits, including NetSquared's Think Tank on using LinkedIn for Change. NetSquared's own LinkedIn group.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. How to Contribute: Post your response online: Leave a comment below, on the original post , write on your own blog or website, post on the NetSquared Community Blog , or share your feedback on Facebook or Linkedin. A buzzword in the.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Marshall Kirkpatrick , who was working with Netsquared , whipped up the NpTech Metafeed which allowed folks to aggregate items tagged by nonprofit techies from many distributed sources. Allan Benamer put together an NpTech version of Digg, using open source software called Pligg combined with a Yahoo Pipe of the Nptech feed.

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