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NetSquared is the guest host of The Feast’s next Twitter chat about the power of social media for social good. We may be the host, but we need all of you to join us to make the conversation interesting! We may be the host, but we need all of you to join us to make the conversation interesting! Join us for a chat!
TechSoup's NetSquared initiative hosts meetups every month around the world for people who care about technology and social change. After years of hosting local events, NetSquared has amassed a considerable amount of experience planning, marketing, and hosting local events.
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Over on the NetSquared blog , we’ve just announced the winner of the 2011 Net2 All-Star Invitational, an event we hosted to highlight the work and impact of NetSquared social innovation projects. Read more about the winner and the Net2 All-Star Invitational on the NetSquared blog , and check out the winning video here.
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NetSquared Local is growing! NetSquared believes that the best way to build a strong, self- sufficient community of #nptech practitioners is for us to go outside and get face-to-face. We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own ! We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own !
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Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. 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. Jakarta, Indonesia: Web Hosting.
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I’ve been involved with TechSoup/Netsquared Network since its inception back six years ago and so it is nice to be part of the narrative arc. I’ve been involved with TechSoup/Netsquared Network since its inception back six years ago and so it is nice to be part [.] The started with some big picture frames.
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Between 2006 and 2009, TechSoup hosted open challenges to identify and provide support for innovative projects that harnessed these and other technologies for social good. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.
Luckily for you, NetSquared is here to keep you on track. NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people who want to use technology for good. Our live, in-person events are hosted by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners.
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Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. You can find an event to attend on our website TweetsGiving.org , volunteer to host a gratitude party (it’s not too late!), I expect the parties to be lively gatherings and for people to form new relationships and to come with open hearts ready to share. How can people get involved?
Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. You can find an event to attend on our website TweetsGiving.org , volunteer to host a gratitude party (it’s not too late!), I expect the parties to be lively gatherings and for people to form new relationships and to come with open hearts ready to share. How can people get involved?
Someone has to host, someone has to clean up. I spoken with various libraries who, when they learned about the NetSquared Local program asked why they couldn’t participate – and I told them that of course they could! You need to have someone making food, someone pouring drinks and someone else pointing out the bathroom.
That's why TechSoup created NetSquared , our global network of volunteer-led Tech4Good meetups. We believe that NGOs learn best from each other, so NetSquared provides a platform where we can come together face to face to share technology tips and create a community of practice around tech for good. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.
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The event was hosted by the Don Bosco Institute of Technology (DBIT), giving the IT students at the school a chance to hone their professional skills in a real work environment. NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global, holds similar events all around the world to connect NGOs with the resources they need.
If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities.
You might be able to find help from NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global. NetSquared brings nonprofits together with programmers, designers and other business professionals. Simply join NetSquared, post your idea in the project gallery, and see what sort of feedback you get.
TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. Arthur Grau of NetSquared Honolulu reported back on the National Day of Civic Hacking/Code for Hawaii event in Honolulu. Burlington hosted its first-ever Day of Civic Hacking event.
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I almost spilled my latte all over my keyboard when I read in Britt Bravo's post over at Netsquared that I was nominated for a Vloggie along with Netsquared Vlog and Alive in Baghdad and Sustainable Route. My videos are distributed all over the place (I'm experimenting with many different video hosts).
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