Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Donors could communicate with the students, and they thanked participants directly – building lasting relationships. For many developers, including many of the projects we funded through NetSquared Challenges, the ultimate tool or application that was created was vastly different than the one they originally thought of or thought would work.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

NetSquared’s global network of volunteers will be organizing more than 30 events this April in communities as diverse as Mukono, Uganda; Wellington, New Zealand; and Boston, USA. So join your local NetSquared group and start participating in the fun. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Naples, Florida: Tools for Effective Email Communication. Feeling overwhelmed?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size. ."

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

That’s why TechSoup Global also offers NetSquared, community of nonprofit technology meetups with groups in twenty countries. So join your local NetSquared group and start participating in the conversation. Peterborough, Canada: Circumventing Burnout: Recruiting Others to your Communication Strategy. See you soon!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Image : NetSquared / CC BY.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2009

." A conceptual model of value for social media | Juice Digital - Check ou thte "4 Cs" model developed by Gaurav Mishra: Content, Collaboration, Community and Collective Intelligence, as an example of the progression of what kind of value you can create online for your organization and the larger community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

The Face (book) of NetSquared Champions. The NetSquared Conference is just days away and the NetSquared blogs are buzzing with activity! Not attending the NetSquared Conference but want to follow the tag stream? Marnie Webb tagged " Stories for Change ," an online community of digital storytellers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 8, 2009

I originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Thanks to the work of Denise Moorehead of Third Sector New England , the distinguished videographer Steve Garfield , and Deborah Elizabeth Finn , a growing number of videos are collected on TSNE’s Strategic Communications Blog. How would you define capacity building?

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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

MARCH 14, 2010

Especially when you need things to be very specific or follow tight criteria, you are working very quickly or flexibly where communication with the crowd could be difficult or time consuming (or even confusing), and when you already know what you want (be honest). It isn’t right for every project or process. Social Media in Program Delivery.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In many ways, we just reversed the analog approach, holding too tightly to digital technologies, applications, and online communication options. There were so many new platforms and applications that provided tools for everything from communications to fundraising, outreach to development, and much more. Digital Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

How to overcome obstacles, like strict communications protocol? If you want to learn more about the networks, here’s a few blog posts: TechSoup/Netsquared. A Tale of Different Networks: Netsquared and TSG (Video interview with Marnie). What advice would you give to funders interested in supporting networks?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

" How do your social media channels fit in your organization's emergency communications plan? " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S. Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org org inspired him in ways he never imagined."

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2015

This year Netsquared's own Eli van der Giessen, Birgit Pauli-Haack, and Regina Walton won NTENny awards, as well as Lauren Girardin and our beloved colleague, Michael DeLong, who passed away this past year. Throughout the year, we take nominations from our community members. " I actually don't believe that Eli sleeps.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

We can see (and learn a valuable lesson about) the way current ecosystem of social media works in regards to transparency, data, and community. What is the difference between a community actively using a platform and one actively involved in the evolution of the platform? To unpack this, let’s narrow in on each: Transparency.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

NetSquared events come in all shapes and sizes, and we love them all! The exact format isn't important, as long as we are consistently gathering the nonprofit and tech communities together so that they can learn from each other. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared St. NetSquared Mississauga in Mississauga, Canada.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

If you aren’t in a position to take action based on what you hear, there’s little purpose in listening or trying to use a community-driven model. The community will see that you aren’t making changes, aren’t communicating, and aren’t collaborating and will disengage. Another barrier is the idea that we are all so different.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. We have groups in 20 countries, and last year we held 600+ events helping 17,000+ nonprofit employees, board members, volunteers, and community leaders. Well, there are! Upcoming Events.

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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. NpTech Community.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Digital Media and Learning Competition: Applications now open!

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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. SF Online Community Meetup.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. This is just a taste of the events being held this month by NetSquared chapters. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. What’s NetSquared Doing?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

Luckily for you, NetSquared is here to keep you on track. NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people who want to use technology for good. Our live, in-person events are hosted by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. NetSquared organizers are also offering hands-on Office 365 workshops this fall to help small nonprofits set up email with their own domain name. Or you can apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Feeling overwhelmed?

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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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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2014

Nonprofits, charities and religious organizations are doing inspiring mission-based work, but often we’re so caught up in delivering our programs that we forget the need to communicate our impact to the rest of the world. NetSquared Events. Attend one of our live NetSquared meet-ups in September around the globe.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

The rise of mobile, social media, crowdsourcing, blogging, and citizen journalism in the mid-2000s created extraordinary new communication and information-sharing opportunities. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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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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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

In it are Beth Kante r of Beth's Blog , and Amy Sample Ward from NetSquared. Tags: Collaboration facebook Member Appreciation Month NPTech NTEN Social Media twitter Communications. Peter Campbell , EarthJustice and TechCafeteria. Robert Weiner , Robert Weiner Consulting. We also have an honorable mentions catagory.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

If we are looking for pictures of our communities — the digital education needed and accessed, the policies that need to be addressed, the services being offered — then we need to include the views of all members of our communities." Check out the Net2 Think Tank for ideas! "For

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

back then) and being the one of the visionaries behind the Netsquared project. So, when Marnie starts talking about the next big disruptive technology for the nonprofit sector, I listen. It also requires the ability to connect, to share, to communicate – in real time. And the cloud helps that.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 17, 2009

The initiative is an extension of Resolve to be Ready in 2009, a nationwide effort designed to encourage individuals, families, businesses and communities to take action and prepare for emergencies in 2009. Here's a great post from Ivan Booth who picked up on a question Joe Solomon posed on the NetSquared blog recently.

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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. Reform Copyright.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. The Hacking Autism”initiative sought technology-based ideas to open up learning, communication and social possibilities. This is a great example of a clearly defined cause that is consistently communicated through all channels.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free and low-cost nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events, NetSquared is the place for you! Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

Much like the NetSquared Challenges platform , it offers users the option of entering contests and searching through submissions across contests to find ideas. I’ve been poking around on the newly relaunched iStart platform lately and want to share some of my reflections (and hopefully get some of yours, too!). The ins and outs.

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