Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2014

Luckily for you NetSquared is here to keep you on track. NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good or connect with a peer network. Vancouver, Canada: Mo Money Mo Problems | What you need to know about online donations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2010

No problem. Attend the Unconference: Netsquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (# 10NTC ) to learn how. List five ways your organization can use APIs and open data to show your impact, coordinate volunteers, and inspire supporters to take action.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2005

Today, Mark is the manager of TechSoup's NetSquared initiative, a project designed to make sure the non-for-profit sector gets involved early and actively with the newest tools and trends in internet technology. And once we got through catching up, I admitted to him that I was just a bit perplexed about the NetSquared project.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

The way we engage in public dialogue, coordinate, solve problems—all of it is shifting. Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world. Rapid advances in digital media and technology are changing how we connect to information and each other. New networks are emerging everywhere.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

If you discover that you are blacklisted, call your web and email host immediately to fix the problem. NetSquared :: netsquared.org. NetSquared in a group of volunteer leaders who host free #TechforGood in-person events every month in 120 cities worldwide. Ghostery :: ghostery.com. NonprofitReady :: nonprofitready.org.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

To enter, just submit a short essay (300 words or less) explaining an idea for how your non-profit can (or already does) use media and technology to solve a social problem. NetSquared with Amy Sample Ward. To help do that they’ve launched a special scholarship program which has a entry deadline of … Sunday, October 31.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

There are two problems with that. We post a question or topic to the NetSquared community and participants submit responses either on their own blogs or on the NetSquared Community Blog. The only tool in the entire world that can perform that transition effectively is the human being.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

NetSquared events come in all shapes and sizes, and we love them all! Whatever your social media problem, we'll have a cure for what ails you this June. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared St. NetSquared Mississauga in Mississauga, Canada. NetSquared Mississauga in Mississauga, Canada. Newest Groups.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

—– Over on the NetSquared platform right now we are in the midst of the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge. NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Tip #4: Be prepared to change. We’re all learning as we go!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

No worries, share your expertise, or get involved in a hands-on session happening in the NetSquared Garage. Here’s 3 ways participants dive into the mix with the N2Y4 Conference structure: 1. Are you challenged by lecture-formats? Kick the tires. Sessions promise to cover leading theories and practices.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008. TechSoup partnered with agencies like USAID and tech companies like Microsoft and Yahoo to host these "tech for good" challenges annually via our NetSquared program.

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Care2

JANUARY 25, 2011

We do battle against huge societal problems. But we don't look at the problems and throw our hands. We see it in the broad range of projects that responded to our NetSquared Challenges. There's also DatAgro , one of the Featured Projects from NetSquared Year 4. We don't think of ourselves that way. We don’t give up.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

As ImpactMax writes so beautifully, tying individual stories to overall contextual problems and societal issues can really change policies. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Check it out!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

Your NetSquared organizers are gearing up for Social Media September , a month of social media for social good -themed events. Find your local #nptech tribe and consider sharing your skills as a volunteer surgeon by joining a NetSquared Local group. August’s NetSquared Events. Washington, DC: NetSquared Meetup.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog.). Contest Details: Climate change is not a problem that can be solved by a single entity - be it government, business, civil society, or individuals. Do you have a guess at how it will play out? I’d love to hear it! Change Climage Change: Grant Proposals Open.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared Blog. information overload may be a problem. same time, information pollution is an increasing problem for the. The roundup of contributions will be posted on the NetSquared blog on Monday, September 26. A buzzword in the.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 12, 2012

In celebration of the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft announced the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest in partnership with NetSquared. Apps to Address Real-World Problems. A good app idea will not only solve a problem your audience has - it will be easily accessible to them. Here are some tips.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

ClassTalk was made through Code for America , a nonprofit that connects app developers with civic leaders to solve city problems. Organizations are empowering youth to develop their own mobile apps to solve problems at their schools, in their communities, and to help the greater good. Apps Made by Youth.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Here’s some news on a now famous NetSquared alumnus project. Ushahidi was a NetSquared Mashup Challenge winner in the fabled 2008 Netsquared conference in Santa Clara, California. Ushahidi was a NetSquared Mashup Challenge winner in the fabled 2008 Netsquared conference in Santa Clara, California.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

hosted our first NetSquared Camp in China. NetSquared (soft) launched our latest project, the Hacker Helper , a wiki that connects social good hackathons with problems that need to be solved. Event NetSquared tsevent' Matt Jung and NGO 2.0 Image: evilpeacock.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston: Storymakers 2017! Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

How do we enable transformative and far-reaching change that gets down to the root of solving local, regional, and global problems? How can we collaborate, share, and enrich each others' work to make it more effective? ". RT @ linzbilks : Ppl from 45 diff't countries gathered at #tsg2011. What can we achieve?

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

For a taste of nptech goings-on all around the world, NetSquared Local shares community highlights from the month of May and gets its fans excited about future projects in their recent monthly roundup. They are places where problems big and small are tackled by groups of people working towards a common goal.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The proposals aimed to solve problems such as helping new parents track their child's developmental milestones to identifying scholarships that normally go unasked for. Participants were invited to continue developing their project by posting them on NetSquared and Hacker Helper. Do you have an idea you need help launching?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. Open source champion Brian Behlendorf spoke at the event, encouraging the hackers to focus on finding an interesting problem to solve rather than worrying about building a sustainable model.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

This wiki can be a first step in providing those developers with information about the problems that can benefit from their support. NetSquared can help! This article from Edelman's Good Purpose blog provides more guidance on throwing your own nonprofit hackathon. apps events tsopensource tsevents hackathons'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2008

Unfortunately they don't have credit cards (that's a problem for some of the potential donors like the bloggers I met in Cambodia - take for example Denith ). Also on the Google Alert, I discovered that Britt Bravo has posted on the Netsquared Blog too. I want to thank everyone who has contributed so far. I tweeted that too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

The conference bag is one of of her "out-of-studio experiments" to involve poor communities in the development of simple solutions to problems of un-managed consumer waste. A different spin on the concept of mistakes and failure: " Mistakes should be considered failures if they fail to correct the problem. Don't give up.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 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. This is part of the Sharing Economy with the most transformative potential: the ability to address societal inequities and envision new ecological solutions.

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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. read more.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

" That's why TechSoup invests in developing the best practices of our NetSquared network. Find your closest NetSquared group. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Or, you can apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. EkoVizija is a mobile app that enables users to take pictures and report environmental problems in their community.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

He's currently working on an event planner module, which I can see being a huge asset for nonprofits or community organizers, such as organizers of our NetSquared groups. Reporting Problems. The app integrates with both Eventbrite and Meetup, favorite tools among nonprofit community organizers. Log in and share in our comments.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

on NetSquared. He explains, however, why despite the increased amount of data that's available, problems with measuring social progress persist. How NGOs Are Using Data Maps to Communicate Problems. Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related. of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2007

Some philosophical problems with Folksonomy." What's good or useful about user-generated content and what's just entertaining or cute. Some links that might give some context: Gavin points us to the "Beneath the Metadata ??? " article published in D-Lib in November by Elaine Peterson.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Webb built the founding team of TechSoup’s NetSquared initiative and led a team of employees in launching and growing Caravan Studios, a subsidiary of TechSoup, which she led as CEO for the past decade. And it is the hard problem we must run toward.” She was previously co-CEO with Masisak and TechSoup’s founder, Daniel Ben-Horin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

I'm honored to be on the team of live blogging (that is, blogging about an event during an event) for the NetSquared Conference. A big problem with live blogging is that sometimes the results aren't good. see example below) The NetSquared conference tag is n2y2. Flickr Photo by Pitel.

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