Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

This year it’s taking place in Atlanta, GA and I’ve got such a long list of people to meet, talk to, and learn from. NetSquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data. Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. Who : NetSquared and other Community Organizers.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. They are a great, and fun, mechanism for bringing together people who are passionate about a cause and connecting them to opportunities to enhance civil society, create social change, and have a real-world impact. Bigger Is Better.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

NetSquared is TechSoup's answer to providing local tech support and learning opportunities. Uganda is no different except for one thing: its amazing NetSquared Regional Ambassador for East Africa, Robert Kibaya. What Is NetSquared? Here in Uganda and Africa in general, governments do not provide for elderly people.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. Here’s how to find Amy and connect with NetSquared. NetSquared Office Hours. Have questions about NetSquared, Net Tuesdays or innovation Challenges?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2014

Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good. On the one hand you have examples of s hare economy services for wealthy people and on the other a whole group of people who do not have access to the share economy.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

She's our volunteer Netsquared organizer there. NetSquared is TechSoup's volunteer-driven, global network of nonprofit technology workshops and networking events. Getting Started with NetSquared. Bring in nonprofit technology and we have just blown people's minds. Find your local NetSquared group.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2005

(. in which I continue to interview my former dorm-mate, Mark Liu, now the project manager for TechSoup's NetSquared initiative) [Me] What can you tell us about the April NetSquared conference? First, we hope to build a community of active participants in the NetSquared website over the coming months.

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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. Allan Benamer weighs in with some observations after wading through the comments over at the Netsquared site and pointing to Holden from GiveWell to be the most salient point. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

Susan Tenby from TechSoup demos the virtual TechSoup Office during the Netsquared Conference while Ruby Sinreich and Deborah Finn (Cyber-Yenta) blogged about it. Blogger Wagner James Au who reports on Second Life is seated next to Susan.) The TechSoup Virtual Office at Second Life take by Jeska Linden.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 18, 2006

The you that writes blogs, creates podcasts, shares open source applications, creates entries on Wikipedia, posts videos on YouTube, meets friends on MySpace and chats with avatars on Second Life. But, we also need to remember that many people do not have access to this web 2.0 This post was written for the NetSquared blog.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. The idea behind Johnny Hung's Bond & Me app is that people can more easily find nonprofit and social good events in their area. And the longer a pump is broken, the longer people are drinking dirty, contaminated water.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life. Both events had their share of clunkiness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2010

Today Allison Fine and I celebrated the launch of the Networked Nonprofit at TechSoup Global in the space where Netsquared Meetups take place. Finally, people really wanted to dig in and discuss the big ideas in the book! It made me think of Network Life Cycles and NetGains. Amy Jussel asked this great question.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

" Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Finding Volunteers Online | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Looking for ways to recruit volunteers online? Check out the Net2 Think Tank for ideas! "For When we launched MIYO, our aim was to introduce the concept of citizen-centered philanthropy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

His learnings come from experiences that span an education in electronics and telecommunications, multi-cultural professional engagements in software development and communications, a business administration student life in pretty Paris and experiments in implementing technological solutions for social challenges.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

This post originally appeared on the Netsquared blog and was authored by Bari Samad, an NGO domain expert for NetSquared. Last week, the world’s population reached a staggering 7 billion people. Now, it only takes about 13 years to add a billion people! billion are young people between the ages of 10 and 24.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 9, 2009

Susan Tenby: Nonprofits Blaze Virtual Trails in Second Life Mixed Reality Lounge: "The event I'm describing was not a costume parade or a psychedelic dance party.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

NetSquared is proud to be a sponsor of this kickstarter project. We see a bit of a challenge out there: there are still thousands of people campaigning for change who are still a bit befuddled by how to rock the social web. So, we did what a bunch of people with wingnut ideas do. Help complete this project by pledging today !

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

These Facebook games, however, can help give disadvantaged children hot meals, save zebras, and provide people worldwide with clean drinking water. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

Photo by Jeska Linden in flickr Jeska Linden (Jeska Dzwigalski) is the Community Manager for Linden Lab , the creators of the virtual world Second Life , where she has worked since the summer of 2004. on July 18th and subsequently had a chance to interview her at her fabulous virtual office in Second Life. Second Life isn???t

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

During the early days of our Netsquared project , we held big annual conferences to showcase and fund innovative tech for good. We got to know Ushahidi's work when it entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May of 2008. I was there that year and the competition was intense.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

This is a cross-posted with permission from NetSquared ambassador Stephen Blyth's blog, Common Knowledge. Stephen is a NetSquared ambassador from Wellington, New Zealand and attended the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in March. Making time to connect with the many inspiring people involved was my top priority.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? NetSquared DC organized a panel discussion on Engagement Strategy: Empowering Champions* and Influencers* on November 3, 2015, to delve into this question. Or, find a new tool.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

" We just thought you'd like to meet some of our great people here at TechSoup, through the books we're excited about. Because December has been "Read a New Book Month" they invited submissions on their Facebook page to encourage the people of nonprofitlandia to share book titles with each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2007

Maybe more people will share their materials. it takes time for people shift their desktop habit. Oh, one other benefit of slideshare for me - I am trainer and have taught people presentation techniques -- good powerpoint. There is not yet a critical mass of nonprofit specific content. I invited folks to join the nptech group.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

The needs and goals of the larger community are listened to by someone or a group of people and they create opportunities for action, service, and change. Just like throwing a party you need to have someone making food, someone pouring drinks and someone else showing people where the bathroom is. Events: NetSquared Camps.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Apps are a powerful way for everyday people to act for social good, making their lives, and the lives of their communities, stronger. That's why TechSoup Global, NetSquared and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. Find out what else NetSquared was up to this spring in this roundup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2008

I've known Britt now for almost three years and have enjoyed working with her at Netsquared and Blogher. There has already been over $22,000 for the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge raised through the unselfish giving of over 800 people like Britt Bravo. If you have not yet donated $10. (or

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Like Burning Man , people camp. Like Maker’s Faires , people…create. And like Bar Camps , people hack. They know they’re smart, they know their skills are in demand and they don’t want to settle for less than a life in which skills and values are aligned. In Mexico, donated and branded by Movistar).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2008

Britt Bravo has a write up on NetSquared. Vince Stehl was also given a life time achievement award. Oh, I also got a people's choice award (popular vote) The person you turn to most for trusted advice (for nonprofit technology issues). This person has also inspired me to learn about all things web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. NetSquared Community. for the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) beginning on May 29th. Like last year, conference participants are introducing themselves on their NetSquared Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

It enables people to give to people in need anonymously. Pixelanthropy takes hold in Second Life! via the AFP Blog summarizes this news story from msnbc about nonprofits in Second Life inspired by Kiva in Second Life's Grand Opening Party at the Nonprofit Commons. This is refreshing to see on an "alpha site."

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

" We just thought you'd like to meet some of our great people here at TechSoup, through the books we're excited about. Because December has been "Read a New Book Month" they invited submissions on their Facebook page to encourage the people of nonprofitlandia to share book titles with each other.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Over on the NetSquared blog , we've been running a great series of posts by Bari Samad about ways that nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries can leverage the power of human capital. Give your volunteer the gift of a flexible liaison who can save her the time and connect her with the right people.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

As a former journalist, I was passionate about it before, and I will continue to be long after people have moved onto the next buzzword. Do you want people to see your organization differently, or take an action, or make a donation? As a co-coordinator for NetSquared DC, I recently helped organize a storytelling event in DC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

NetSquared. Netsquared Featured projects receive grant awards ! " (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. NpTech Talk. Looking for a primer?

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Let''s be honest, social media is progressing and changing every single day and most people don''t have the time to keep up with the most effective way to do social media. Don''t worry though, we can help you change that.

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