The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

At that time, the app offered local news coverage in 12 cities, including New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami, and more. But today, Amazon says it’s expanding local news to “88 major cities” across the US, “including popular local stations from news distributors such as ABC Owned Television Stations, CBSN, TEGNA, Cox, The E.W.

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NTEN

JULY 21, 2022

Researchers gathered information showing that those efforts resulted in tens of thousands of Portland regional residents receiving aid in digital connectivity and access to needed services. Download the report Download a summary The post Recommendations for bridging the digital divide in Portland appeared first on NTEN.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2009

Join us in a UK hyperlocal alliance… « Talk About Local (alpha) - Will Perrin is on a mission to engage and convene localities via the web. "After So i quit my job and set up Talk About Local to bring locally created and locally owned websites to communities across the country."

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Wellington, New Zealand: Engage Your Community unConference. Portland, OR: Volunteer meet and greet and help steer the rest of 2014 events. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Second Meeting of local members. Portland, OR: Web Experience Management: Why Your Website is More than a Website. Saturday, February 22. Monday, March 3.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

For the last two and a half years, Amy has worked as Community Development Manager for Community-Driven Innovation at TechSoup Global , but we knew her back when she was just setting out on the road to nptech super-stardom with the Meyer Memorial Trust right here in Portland, where she led our local 501 Tech Club.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

What are excellent practices and what questions are good to ask when you want to create a thriving community while maintaining your organizational effectiveness? Having a conversation with your community of stakeholders is an essential activity for nonprofits. Two Community Stories. LikeMinded. Momentum was being lost.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

That’s what NetSquared Local is for! Portland, OR: Selecting and Implementing the Right Volunteer Management System. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? You betcha! Event Reports.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2013

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings… but we all know that meetings are boring! Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. Portland, OR: CRM Panel Discussion: Experts Talk About Salesforce, CiviCRM, and RedHen. Wednesday, August 7.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2020

You’re probably investing in an email newsletter these days, whether you’re an international brand, a nonprofit or a local news publisher. Letterhead is actually a product spinout of a community publisher in Miami called WhereBy.Us that began life in 2014 by launching a local media site, The New Tropic. Today, WhereBy.Us

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

NTEN''s newest team member, Bethany, is focused on our community programs, including the Communities of Practice and Tech Clubs. This month''s theme is building community, on and offline - a perfect time to interview Bethany about her inspiration for working in nonprofit technology and more! Don’t focus on tools! We know this.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 20, 2013

NTEN staff in the Portland office headed to the Peculiarium yesterday afternoon for our holiday party. After the not-exactly-seasonal outing, we headed to a local watering hole to celebrate Lindsay. Today is her last day in the Portland office as she and her family move to Arizona. It was, just as you''d expect, peculiar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2014

Can cities and sharing companies strike pro-active data sharing deals that protect users privacy, inform public policy, and benefit communities – without going to court? Alternative Currency Donations. Read about that in “ How nonprofits are cashing in on the crytocurrency trend ” 3. Here’s one small example.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 13, 2010

I'm interviewing Jessica Prentice, co-owner of the community supported kitchen, Three Stone Hearth , and author of Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection, this weekend for the Big Vision Podcast , and Have Fun, Do Good. Do you have any questions you'd like me to ask her about community supported kitchens?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

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. A social media surgery is an informal gathering of people who want to learn how to use the web to communicate, campaign or collaborate. Interested in learning more?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2007

Roger Carr from the Everyday Giving Blog presented the Bloggers Who Create Community Award to Beth's Blog! She also shares an astounding amount of useful information with the community for free. Beth Kanter has created a huge community of nonprofit and technology experts who are changing the world. She's based on Portland.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Feeling overwhelmed? and the globe.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2010

"The community-supported kitchen idea was a fantasy that I had in my head for years, before we started this business. Jessica Prentice is a co-owner of Three Stone Hearth , a community supported kitchen in Berkeley, CA that uses local, sustainable ingredients to prepare nutrient-dense, traditional foods on a community scale.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 27, 2006

Hey Have Fun * Do Gooders--I've started posting over at WorldChanging: San Francisco about local WorldChanging happenings. I wrote the post below for them, but thought I'd post it here too 'cause Shop Local First Week is a national program. Want to support local businesses in the Mission and save money?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

That's why each month NetSquared organizers in 60 cities across the globe host networking events for the nonprofit tech community. Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. Portland, Maine: Portland: QuickBooks Made Easy.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Have you ever thought about hosting nonprofit technology events in your community? Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, but you’ll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of local members. You should, because it’s awesome fun.

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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. What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Portland, OR: Getting People to Click DONATE on Your Nonprofit Website. Event Reports.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Whether it''s in-person events, such as NTEN Labs or 501 Tech Clubs , online Communities of Practice or webinars , or deadlines for contributing content or applications - this weekly round-up has you covered. Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month; we''d love to link up with you.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

TrovaTrip , a travel planning and booking platform that lets creators host adventures with their communities, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Madrona. Founded in 2017, the Portland-based company makes it easy for creators to sell and host multi-day experiences around the world. transaction fee.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, says "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference." This is a wonderful thing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Plus, they don’t see the point of commuting into a big city, only to have to co-work in something like a WeWork, when they could just as easily have gone to something local. The problem is, there is rarely a local co-working space, especially in the suburbs or smaller towns. Now, a new U.K. It’s now raised a $1.1

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Tableau

JUNE 2, 2022

After two years of virtual conferences, many Tableau Community members descended on the desert for the long awaited—in-person—DataFam reunion! And for those that didn’t or couldn’t, there were still opportunities to make meaningful connections by attending the conference virtually or through local TC22 watch parties. Calculations.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

If you’re holding monthly events gathering the nonprofit technology community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar. Portland, Oregon: Being Mindful on the Web: Protecting Yourself and Your Organization. Portland, Oregon: Thanks4Good Celebration. Thursday, October 16, 2014.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Or if face-to-face is more your style, join your local NetSquared group — NetSquared groups are holding digital storytelling events all month. If you’re holding monthly events that are gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar! Looking for inspiration?

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Here’s your monthly update from the world of NetSquared Local. What Is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Guy takes celebrities around the world to connect with young leaders who are creating change in their communities. The most recent episode featured Eva Mendes, and Liz Evans, the Executive Director and Founder of the Portland Hotel Society in Vancouver. Start a Giving Circle to fund local organizations.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Since then, Stacey has become an indispensable member of our staff, leading our community programs and inspiring us to think in new ways about how we can build social capital in our community. I chose to focus my thesis on Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Any community, online or otherwise, is about communication between individuals. As such, when it comes time to create or grow an online community, tools that allow for and encourage communication and interaction are vital. When this happens, the community rarely benefits from the resulting application.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Johns — my North Portland, Oregon, neighborhood — I've been working this year on a new, all-volunteer mentoring program for local teen parents. Moms and kids in planning mode We're hosted by swapnplay , an innovative neighborhood community play space. With a group of mom-friends in St.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! The image below is a screenshot from a disaster preparedness exercise in Portland, Oregon.

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Tableau

JUNE 2, 2022

After two years of virtual conferences, many Tableau Community members descended on the desert for the long awaited—in-person—DataFam reunion! And for those that didn’t or couldn’t, there were still opportunities to make meaningful connections by attending the conference virtually or through local TC22 watch parties. Calculations.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local. Affect Conf / Portland, OR / Less than $200. Affect is a new community event highlighting the diversity of work and design behind social change. Marketing & Communications / #affectconf / @AffectConf. Marketing & Communications. State/Local.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The premise is that governing well is essential for strong nonprofits working efficiently and effectively to address critical needs in our communities. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. State/Local / #DCNP2019 / @DMANF.

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