Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

As my colleague Ale noted in her post a few days ago, the 2014 digital storytelling contest and event series (now called Storymakers ) has arrived! Eastern), where we'll hear from the pros in the world of storytelling for change: Michael Hoffman, Founder and CEO of See3 Communications , and creator of the DoGooder Video Awards ; and.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The difference, like with communications, is that when you launch a crowd-sourcing contest or campaign, you are trying to get ideas or submissions from the network, the crowd – from people or organizations you don’t know. Community-sourcing is when you launch a contest or campaign to your community. But we need new resources, too.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

As some of you know, part of my work is being the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that facilitates the adoption of social web tools by nonprofits and NGOs. You may know the winner of the Challenge, but without your help they'll never know to enter the contest! A YouTube video about the Challenge. •

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

TechSoup and NetSquared have joined forces to bring you a September full of social media learning! Coordinated Universal time Topic: Instagram photo contests. Check out this how-to in TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki and watch the video below. Please visit the site to view this video).

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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. Congrats to Avaaz.org for the winning video in the NTC Video Contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

It's called Web Video for the Social Benefit Sector. The moderator, Patrick O'Heffernan, shared his thoughts based on his experience with The People Choose which is connected to Link TV and the first non-profit site to launch user-generated video as a community building process in a non profit environment.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Need a good vlogging (video blogging) tool? Try YouCam , a video and photo capture app with a built-in editor. The Box cloud storage app comes with 5GB of free storage to help you backup and manage your photos, documents, videos, and other files. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. Social Media and Communication.

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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. Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. NpTech Community. Christine.Net attended the Web 2.0 Expo Ignite!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. Apps Against Abuse Contest [A] challenge that encourages the development of applications that provide college students and young adults with the tools to help prevent dating violence and sexual assault. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

The youtube video is from Star Bucks Campaign. Tim Fullerton from Oxfam America - who organized the campaign and will be speaking about at NTC - shared the URL of the YouTube video. Just last week, Lee Romeo, posted something over a Netsquared about a similar use of flickr - people holding signs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

Nonprofits could use it to livestream video from events. This month's Net2ThinkTank question on NetSquared is, “What do you think will be the big changes, new technologies, hot applications, or successful campaigns of 2009?” He used it to watch the inauguration on his iPhone yesterday.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup Global has had a busy year so far with new ventures, exciting contests, and global recognition. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. That's why TechSoup Global, NetSquared and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. TechSoup Digital Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Players can choose specific charities to receive their Joy and track their contributions through pictures, videos and in-game messages. Depending on your resources and budget, adding a gaming element to your organization's campaigns could be as simple as a social media contest or as elaborate as developing your own game-like app.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

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.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Make your pitch in a YouTube video by January 4, 2010. According to the Official YouTube blog post, One Week to Make Your Pitch to Attend Davos! : "[A]ll videos should be no longer than three minutes. These finalist videos will then go to public vote on January 8, with a winner announced on January 19."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Netsquared Net Tuesday next week in SF is about " How Nonprofits Can Use And Build Online Social Networks ," featuring speakers from Change.org and Ning. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

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. News from Nigeria via the Netsquared blog. Good summary of videos and nonprofits found on the mobile voter blog. Wanna check out more tech tools? Global NpTech. What's Hiafux ?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in prizes. Our partner See3 will announces the winners of the 2016 GoDooder Video Awards at the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC. June 1, 2016 — Contest closes and judging begins.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. Our partner See3 has announced the winner of the 2016 GoDooder Video Awards. March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC. May 31, 2016 — Contest closes. Learn more. What Can You Do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. Who has time for Video? The point made is: Some content is going to be very well suited to video -- but other. The point made is: Some content is going to be very well suited to video -- but other.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

NetSquared is partnering with UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center for a Mobile Innovation Challenge. Video submissions are being accepted for the 3rd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards, co-sponsored by See3 Communications and NTEN. Nonprofit organizations and foundations are encouraged to submit their videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Take the NetSquared Mashup Challenge ! There's also a profile of the Humane Society's recent $50,000 contest win from Microsoft. With streaming video tools that are free - like Ustream.TV - I imagine we'll see more people video streaming from professional conferences like next month's NTC Conference in New Orleans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. Amy Sample Ward , filling in for Britt Bravo, writes about several awards and competitions including the UK Catalyst Awards and Simon Fairway's pointer to the digital makeover contest. And if you???re

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Topics include the latest storytelling tools, fundraising strategies, and a video 101 seminar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

You can find a collection how-to YouTube and Viral Video strategy resources here. Do contests and competitions help build social capital and nonprofit fund raising or inspire burnout? Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. Details here. Go vote here.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

As if you don't get enough of my holding forth here, Marshall Kirkpatrick interviewed me the other day for Techsoup's Netsquared project, and posted it here. But the posting is most noteworthy for the accompanying photo of me playing my fiddle at the Speedy Tolliver fiddle contest in Arlington VA a couple years back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Define something small and tangible - whether it be a flickr photo contest or exploring the content related to your organization's issue and identifying 10 friends or contacts. YouTube is also good in finding videos about Guimaras. account and point to a few good ones I find every week for my NpTechTag Roundup over at Netsquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Machine Is US/ing Us (video) ( transcript ). Technorati tracks these links, and thus the relative relevance of blogs, photos, videos etc. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. Search through YouTube for a video to illustrate a blog post or to write about. Who Is Sick?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

ViralSweep is an sweepstakes and contest platforms that easily allows you to launch and management online contests. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. NetSquared in a group of volunteer leaders who host free #TechforGood in-person events every month in 120 cities worldwide. Video Editing. ViralSweep :: viralsweep.com.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. And if you need some help with your video, you can take our short, free online course or sign up for help from one of our experts. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Video Skills + Telling Social Stories. Wednesday, May 11. Saturday, May 14.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

TechSoup and NetSquared have joined forces to bring you a September full of social media learning! Attend one of more than 30 NetSquared Local events happening around the world, including social media surgeries in Vancouver and Peterborough, Canada; Guatemala City; and Cambridge and Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2017

For many nonprofits, taking the “right” photograph or creating the “perfect” video to represent an organization’s mission and work can be an intimidating prospect. This fear-factor can be even greater for a nonprofit creating its first video. If you need inspiration or support, check out Storymakers 2017 contest.

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