Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. NetSquared organizers are also offering hands-on Office 365 workshops this fall to help small nonprofits set up email with their own domain name. Or you can apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Feeling overwhelmed?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 31, 2009

That’s right: this is your last week to submit ideas to the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge ! Submissions can be for any mobile platform, at any stage of development (whether it is an idea, a prototype or a working application). Why should you participate in the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge? billion people around the world.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

The rise of mobile, social media, crowdsourcing, blogging, and citizen journalism in the mid-2000s created extraordinary new communication and information-sharing opportunities. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Last week, we reported on a recent NetSquared London Meetup that investigated the IT tools that can be used to operate nonprofits inexpensively and effectively. In part 2, we look at people's favorite tools. Open-Source Tools. Open Data Kit helps you collect and manage data through a mobile app that works offline.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. With 50 groups in 20 countries, there's probably a NetSquared group near you (but if there isn't, we'd love to help you start a new meetup ). :-). Newest Groups.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2017

A recent NetSquared London Meetup investigated the IT tools that can be used to get nonprofit operations done cheaply and effectively. It's especially difficult if the tools aren't 100 percent free or if they require people in the team to learn new ways of working. Choosing the Right Tools. Digital Champions.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free and low-cost nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events, NetSquared is the place for you! Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I’ve included my interview below, but you can also read it and join the conversation on the NetSquared blog. I definitely recommend them both!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. Mobile giving is a low-cost way to raise funds on an ongoing- or campaign-based basis. Benefits of a Mobile Site.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2010

This announcement was also published on the NetSquared Blog. The French American Charitable Trust (FACT) and NetSquared are pleased to announce the second annual FACT Social Justice Awards. Learn more about the challenge and how to participate below. Our Challenge theme this year is "Collaborate for Social Justice."

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

And nonprofits and lots of others working to benefit the public can use its tools to be able to do their work better. Ushahidi's tools help others act for transparency, justice, crisis response, and human rights. Responder is a more robust tool for larger organizations that need to manage their data workflow.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

This post was written by Trenton DuVal, contributing editor at NetSquared, and originally appeared on their blog. number of web-based tools that enable team members to coordinate and. project leaders and team members with the tools they need, from Gantt charts to web conferencing, to coordinate the various pieces of the puzzle.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

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: Storymakers 2017! Naples, Florida: Tools for Effective Email Communication.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Recently, over 300 innovators and changemakers interested in the intersection of technology and social benefit work converged for a few days of idea-sharing, learning, and collaboration at NetSquared's annual conference. VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. Who are they and what are they working on?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2009

TechSoup Global's NetSquared project is doing some amazing work, particularly on the use of mobile technologies and social change around the world. Here's a quick snapshot of some of the projects they're working on now: Case studies: Amy Sample Ward has posted the first in a series of NetSquared case studies on their site.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

This is the thing about online apps and mobile: they are the next big thing for nonprofits today. The session was entitled Apps and Tools to Energize your Base. This session was an interesting look around the ever-evolving universe of online and mobile tools used to mobilize people online.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

NetSquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data. Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. The NetSquared team will be working the room to activate and facilitate conversations so everyone can enjoy the ride. Who : NetSquared and other Community Organizers. When : 9:00 a.m.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. From providing accessible content for people with disabilities, to creating fully usable functionality, to support for multiple languages, we wanted to learn about the benefits people are creating using web and mobile technology. Next Steps?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

" That's why TechSoup invests in developing the best practices of our NetSquared network. Office 365 — how nonprofits can take leverage Microsoft's donated suite of tools to modernize their organizations and embrace the cloud. Find your closest NetSquared group. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Africa + Middle East.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

The Featured Projects will be going on to the NetSquared Conference and have an opportunity to receive cash, tech and consulting resources. HELP International Telemedicine Humanitarian Emergency Mobile Medical Clinic Network [link]. Geospatial Tools for Nonprofits and Humanitarian Relief [link]. Congrats to the list of 21!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Check out the predictions for 2009 from NetSquared community members: Channing’s predictions cover a wide range of areas from cell phones saving lives to our boards going online. Joe Edelman explains how mobile phones can fix the broken economy in his mobile manifesto.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Nonprofits have needs that can be addressed using mobile technology, particularly with apps or texting services. First up was Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented a nifty tool for bridging the digital divide. Does your organization have a mobile app? LocalFreeWeb.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit every day. “We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

In this post, we hope to voice many of the tools, resources, and tactics that have been shared, in hopes of encouraging others around the world to get involved with the digital relief efforts." In the weeks that have followed, Ichi’s e-mail provoked a series of responses from all over the world.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Topics include the latest storytelling tools, fundraising strategies, and a video 101 seminar. Portland, Oregon: Websites as Storytelling Tools: A Case Study. Kenya: NetSquared Camp — Storytelling 2016. Busia, Kenya: NetSquared Camp — Storytelling 2016.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. Startup Weekend (Paris) is an intense 54-hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. Hackathons, coding sprints, app challenges, oh my!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 20, 2009

Social media brings thousands of ppl w/diabetes together at the SAME time | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org - Manny Hernandez (@askmanny on Twitter), the creator of TuDiabetes.com has shared a great case study on the NetSquared Community Blog about how they have used social media tools to bring a community together.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2009

Voting ends this week for both the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge and Social Actions' Change the Web Challenge. Tools Web 2.0 Don't forget! Go vote now!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

Taking the lead from other measurement tools like the Google Power Meter that helps people take control of their energy usage and alter behavior, I felt mobile devices could act as an even more powerful tool in providing information and changing they way we shopped and used things in addition to household energy consumption.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. It's really interesting as far as mobile fundraising, but also just that the ARC are able to gather, analyze and share data like this in close to real time.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2009

How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live - TIME - There's a great article in Time about Twitter, and what the community of Twitter users has done to make the tool more than first meets the eye. "In Find me on Delicious for more! "In short, the most fascinating thing about Twitter is not what it's doing to us.

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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. Start a NetSquared Group. --> Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the tools and resources listed below to significantly improve your digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. The tool also ensures that your website is compliant with WCAG 2.1 For mobile, see the Zoomerang app and Story Swag App. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

This post is cross-posted on my personal blog and on the NetSquared Blog. On Thursday, I attended the unconference/open space portion of SOCAP09 (Social Capital Markets 2009).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Using tools that allow reposting, sharing, emailing and so on will give anyone the options they want to push your content around the web for you. Sometimes what you want to do and the tools at your disposal just don’t match. The value of the tool grows as people value the tool and add more content.

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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. Check out Greenlight Nigeria and Mobile Monitors.

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