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TechSoup Global: A Tale of Two Dramatically Different Networks and Their Development

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The second network, Netsquared , in contrast was more loosely controlled with a lower risk in failure. The Netsquared Network which has grown to over 27,000 people world wide through its self-replicated face-to-face events has grown quite differently. Here’s some points that Marnie mentioned: -Allowed the people to be the starts.

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Collaborative Models for Capturing and Sharing Conference Notes at Nonprofit Gatherings

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This model can also be scaled to an entire blog community platform. Take for example, the netsquared conference. Britt Bravo recently attended Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp and pointed us to the Boot Camp Wiki. What is the right amount of "post production" or editing of the material?

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What Is TechSoup Up To in Asia (Now)?

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It is one of several projects at TSG that aims to retool our models to achieve maximum impact. 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. I look forward to taking this journey with you!

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Turning City Data into Apps with Apps4Warsaw

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They reached to these communities through the NetSquared Warsaw groups, tech- and startup-focused meetups, and through local universities such as the Warsaw University of Technology. The next step for the winners is incubation: mentors will help the app developers hone their products for distribution in app stores and marketplaces.

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Which Crowdfunding Platform Is Best for Your Organization?

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Examples of rewards could be the actual project (if it is something like a book) or a free pass to a screening of a movie or production of a play. Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements.

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Google + for Social Change Activists: Dive in Early or Wait?

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Last week, I helped launch a peer exchange Webinar for Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Insurance grantees with Spitfire Communications (creators of the SMART chart ). Ivan Booth is doing a meet up and live stream for the Philly Netsquared meet up on August 2nd at 6:00 PM EST about Google +.

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More on Virtual Worlds and Philanthropy

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MacArthur Foundation becomes the first foundation to leave behind the limitations of physical space and fly into virtual worlds. What would failure look like for the Foundation? They want their funding to go towards work that is likely to result in deliverable products that fulfill the funder's mission in concrete ways.

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