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Reflecting on the Community and the work being done in every corner of the world, we’ve tried to articulate some of the aspects that make the NetSquared Community so unique and also so powerful. Tags: community net tuesday reports case studies global netsquared nettuesday whitepaper. You can download the paper directly here.
I recently got my copy of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit by Beth Kanter and Katie Delahaye Paine. One that really speaks to me is the point that “measurement helps nonprofits understand and improve their social networks.” Before I worked at NTEN, I managed the NetSquared program at TechSoup Global.
India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest - Please support me! I’m so honored by your support and really look forward to a chance at sharing all the work from this network of changemakers with those on this journey! Please support me by voting and commenting here. Like I said, I cannot wait! What do you think?
For me, the two most prominent reason to include crowdsourcing in your engagement strategies for campaigns or contests include: Crowdsourcing invites diversity by encouraging anyone with an idea or interest to participate. NetSquared Challenges (slide 27) – [link]. Ushahidi (slide 26) – [link].
"This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy. "This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy.
In particular, we are interested in the role of social network sites and receiving information about job openings." " DoGooderTV Contest 2009 - Vote for your favorite Nonprofit videos - DoGooderTV's 2nd Nonprofit Video Awards have seen almost 400 submissions from 175 organizations and causes! Find me on Delicious for more!
NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Much has been written criticizing the contest and the initial selection of 100 charities who already received $25,000 and are now vying for the grand prize of $1,000,000.
Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening. ViralSweep is an sweepstakes and contest platforms that easily allows you to launch and management online contests. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. Social Media. Buffer :: buffer.com. Chatfuel :: chatfuel.com.
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When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?
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. Congrats to Avaaz.org for the winning video in the NTC Video Contest. Photo from Cambodia4kids.
This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. It’s also great how each member is a cheerleader for the events and sharing info through their networks. Hackathons, coding sprints, app challenges, oh my! Bigger Is Better.
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And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston.
Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. The fact is that program officers at foundations, boomers, and prospective employees are all turning to social networks to get a sense of your organization. This is a flawed assumption.
They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. The AFP blog points to a press release from Firstgiving about the launch of a social networking site. News from Nigeria via the Netsquared blog. " I agree. Global NpTech.
Comment, Blog it, tag it NpTech, and/or start a blog over at the Netsquared site. Be A Celebrity for Your Cause Katya Andresen from Network for Good has been busy working on the launch of the SixDegrees.org site with Kevin Bacon. Film Contest - " Film Your Issue " from Yahoo and other sponsors. Change the World!
Since conversations are getting more distributed and in addition to using the NpTech tag to discover, aggregate, and summarize resources, I'm incorporating nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, nptech friendfeed room, and networks. The article profiles Networked For Good's Six Degrees of Separation. Which one worked best?
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His list of benefits include: Video is a powerful storytelling medium and has the potential to engage people and build relationship, particularly if using some of the video/social networking sites. Contests can work too, the Crooks and Liars was mentioned. Attracts a younger (and perhaps more generous audience?).
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Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. More than $100,000 is on the table for innovate projects. Follow the links from here.
Business Opportunities Web Blog Network. Networking Insight Blog. You can think of it as having 24/7 access to another users filing cabinet, but each user's collection of bookmarks helps to build an rich knowledge network. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. Who Is Sick?
Beth : Here's my little library - the second row has my picks for social media and networking. Also CauseWired - which was recently published and is all about online fundraising using social networks. Some specific groups exist: social media club , netsquared , tweetup , etc.
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