Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

This week, TechSoup Global and Microsoft Community Affairs hosted the TechSoup Global Contributors' Summit, a gathering of TechSoup Global Network partners , TechSoup product donors, foundational partners, NetSquared Local organizers , GuideStar International partners , and other members of TechSoup Global's extended family.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

TechSoup and NetSquared have put together a month of educational opportunities, from local events all over the world to day-long Twitter parties and a free webinar. The Case Foundation crunched some numbers on impact investing, read the full story and see what they found. Register now! Have a funny cultural practice at your office?

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APRIL 29, 2013

of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. on NetSquared. He says that NGOs' international reach and abundance of data makes using data analysis and mapping technologies crucial. For example, she talks about how The Awesome Foundation connects funders with ideas in countries around the world.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It was originally published on NetSquared. data foundations big data foundation center tsfoundations'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? " Gates Foundation also announced grants to programs aimed at helping small-scale farmers in Africa and Asia. And if you???re

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

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. Platforms like Genius Rocket and NetSquared provide nonprofits an opportunity to crowd-source a communications or technological need. Empower your interns. Get an iPhone.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. Most notably, it has been used by nonprofit D-Tree International to reduce rates of serious illness and preventable and treatable diseases in Tanzania.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered.

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It was originally published on NetSquared. Data Resources.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

But first I'm going to show off on behalf of our NetSquared organizers. The NetSquared organizers' events help TechSoup deliver on our shared mission of ensuring that civil society has the tools and skills necessary to use technology effectively. But I'm not the only one singing the praises of the NetSquared organizers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. MacArthur Foundation announces a Virtual Philanthropy event in Second Life next week. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary.

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MARCH 4, 2007

As I mentioned in my post about " extra-organizational activists" , there are bloggers out there who would love to raise money for your cause: Beth Kanter raised $800 for the Sharing Foundation using the ChipIn widget plus her blog , social networks, Flickr and video in 26 days. Perhaps your staff makes a lot of international trips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

There has been online conversation during the past couple of weeks on vlog list , Netsquared , TechSoup and Blogher. " A nonprofit just beginning to incorporate video into their web presence notes on a recent Netsquared post , "We don't have that much capacity to do video work, so its kind of catch-as-catch-can."

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MAY 7, 2007

PeacePlayers International is a nonprofit organization that uses basketball to unite and educate children and their communities in conflict and post-conflict areas. Two of the creators of Not Just a Number will be speaking at NetSquared's Net Tuesday in San Francisco tomorrow, May 8th. Beth Kanter posted about this a couple weeks ago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

TechSoup blog profiles Taproot Foundation. WeWorkForFree is a design community that allows it's members to upload and share their portfolios in order to raise money for international programs that benefit developing nations around the globe. " SocialVibe's proof of concept has donated more than $100K to charities so far.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I'm taking a deep breath to capture the learnings and roll them into the next steps for my personal fundraising campaign on behalf of the Sharing Foundation 's College Sponsorship Program and Leng Sopharath. What internal issues does this bring up for you? Results My campaign goal is $750 by December 31, 2006. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The key to crossing the chasm to adoption is education, awareness, and discussion internally. I point out two good examples, the Hunger is Unacceptable Campaign (which uses the hold the sign meme -- the first one I ever did was in December 2005 for Netsquared ) and the Humane Society's LOL Seals. Especially in this economy.

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MARCH 6, 2015

Regina Walton , Marketing Manager, Pole 2 Win International. Eli van der Giessen , NetSquared Global Community Manager, TechSoup Global. Ken Montenegro , Information Technology Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles. Birgit Pauli-Haack , Co-Founder, Relevanza and President/CEO, Pauli Systems LLC.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

GrantAdvisor allows anyone in the nonprofit community to anonymously write reviews about their grant experiences with foundations. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. NetSquared is a group of volunteer leaders who host free #TechforGood in-person events every month in 120 cities worldwide. Dulingo :: duolingo.com.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Giving Tuesday is an international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season. GrantAdvisor allows anyone in the nonprofit community to anonymously write reviews about their grant experiences with foundations. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. Learn how to enroll your charity.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared (where Ushahidi won its first challenge!). Nonprofit Success Story: The American Childhood Cancer Organization has raised over $43,000 through several successful campaigns, featuring the international symbol of support for those living with childhood cancer.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared. Nonprofit Success Story: The American Childhood Cancer Organization recently raised over $7,000 with a T-shirt featuring the international symbol of support for those living with childhood cancer. where Ushahidi won its first challenge!).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. Wes Holing, TechSoup's web content developer, predicts that the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation 's new program, called Let's Encrypt , will literally make the entire web more secure. Digital Refugees.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

We’ve also launched a NetSquared Local in Singapore, and are working to include the Philippines and Thailand in the near future. TechSoup Asia currently offers product donations from our donating partners Microsoft, Symantec, and SAP, as well as relevant and useful content to NGOs in Singapore and Malaysia.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2007

According to Ben Rattray, the founder of Change.org, over 200 nonprofits and NGOs like CARE , Oxfam America , Ashoka , Amnesty International , Grameen Foundation , Greenpeace , Nature Conservancy , USA for UNHCR , World Wildlife Fund , and Natural Resources Defense Council have signed up for accounts on Change.org. Pretty cool.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International reflects that as more nonprofits move into the cloud, the importance of data to the sector becomes more pronounced. A View of the Cloud from the NetSquared Community Even among technologically inclined people, there's sometimes a reluctance to move to the cloud.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared. Image: NetSquared. Announcing the Global Open Data Initiative (GODI).

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MAY 13, 2009

The first full session I was able to catch was “Tools Galore in Online Communications” moderated by Netsquared’s Amy Sample Ward with speakers Natalie Foster , Director of New Media for the Democratic National Committee , Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach and Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

One of the reasons I am so excited about the work I am doing with NetSquared is because I think that these new web-based tools, especially podcasts, are an incredible way for nonprofits to get the word out about their causes, especially when they are listened to through headphones.

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