NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Claire Sale, NetSquared. She now uses Google Search, reads her news online, sends and receives email, and even uses Facebook to check-in with family and friends. Recently, she asked me if I could share any resources for her and her friends to be able to network, learn and socialize on the internet. Getting Social.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 17, 2009

Ready.gov Launches Social Media Preparedness Initiative - "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Ready Campaign, in partnership with The Advertising Council, is introducing a series of new social media tools today to further engage Americans in taking steps to prepare for emergencies. Find me on Delicious for more!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Social media and new technology are changing the way we recruit and manage volunteers. To follow the conversation (whether you are planning to contribute or not), use [link] or another application to search on Twitter for “#4Change”. How social media’s changing volunteering. Originally posted on the #4Change blog by Tash Judd.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Social media and new technology are changing the way we recruit and manage volunteers. To follow the conversation (whether you are planning to contribute or not), use [link] or another application to search on Twitter for “#4Change”. How social media’s changing volunteering. Originally posted on the #4Change blog by Tash Judd.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

The Face (book) of NetSquared Champions. The NetSquared Conference is just days away and the NetSquared blogs are buzzing with activity! If you're on Facebook , search for the n2y2 group! If you're on Facebook , search for the n2y2 group! Not attending the NetSquared Conference but want to follow the tag stream?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up – you can read the post and join the discussion on SSIR , or read the full post below. Much like the NetSquared Challenges platform , it offers users the option of entering contests and searching through submissions across contests to find ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

People and organizations are now making and sharing media and content all over the social web. It is also good to learn from experienced curators and how they hone their craft. Netsquared recently published this summary of tips from nonprofit content curators. Content curators have integrated this skill into their daily routine.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Don’t ever go for a new, shiny, cool social media platform or tool simply because you’ve heard others talking about it. Whether it’s social media platforms or content that has captured the interest of the community – from citizen journalism to video storytelling. Innovation Today.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

The Ambassadors are senior NetSquared leaders who offer their support to other organizers in their country or region, allowing us to serve members in different time zones and in languages other than English. We've been testing the Ambassador model for the last two years, and it has been been instrumental in the growth of NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. NetSquared organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back, and want to make the world a better place. Newest NetSquared Groups. Event Reports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow. Convio asked me to prepare something for organizations that are just getting ready to embrace social media. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

To recap : our audience included bloggers in the nonprofit technology and social impact sector; our goals were to help reach Beth’s $530 fundraising goal and recruit 53 “happy birthday&# blog posts reflecting on Beth’s work. Some posted to community blogs like NetSquared. Amy (& Stacey). Some tweeted.

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APRIL 13, 2007

Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. Google Blog Search. Photo from Cambodia4kids. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2009

The tool is quite fascinating because it combines a light weight social network analysis (see this page. to learn more about the methodology) of your twitter friends with search. I don't understand by @ntenhross (Holly Ross, Director of NTEN) and @amyrsward (Netsquared community builder) aren't in my cloud. jasonfalls.

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2014

Alexandra Samuel is the VP of Social Media for Vision Critical , a customer intelligence software company, where she has authored two landmark studies based on large-scale consumer data: Sharing is the New Buying: How to Win in the Collaborative Economy , and From Social to Sale.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. Check out NetSquared's year-in-review report and discover what topics are most popular with our attendees and how NetSquared organizers creating communities of practice for TechSoup members.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

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. See if there's a group close to you by searching our map. Don't have a NetSquared group near you? Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

Don't forget to add the search tool. Win $10,000 DonateNow Mashup Challenge at NetSquared. On a related note, see Allison Fine's Social Citizen's Report commissioned by the Case Foundation. Go do a search on Tweetscan and find out. (I And, be sure to add the search toolbar to your browser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout? Will this lead to niche social networks that are more relevant to people's interests? over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Move the site search up to the top right of the page, freeing up your main content area.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. Search for your city on NetSquared.org to find your closest event. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2006

Beth Kanter posted an incredible photo today on blogher and netsquared (click on one of them to see it) taken from the camera_rwanda blog. Technorati tags: social change photography net2 nptech India Rwanda. Camera_Rwanda is using photography to raise awareness and money to send Rwandan orphans to college.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

But there''s something about meeting together in person that sparks new ideas, deepens those online connections (and sparks new ones), and provides invaluable support from colleagues engaged in the work of social change. Recent group topics have included social media, nonprofit video, online payment solutions, SEO, and analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

I happened to pop out of reader today and cruise through Marnie Webb's sidebar links from Ma.gnolia to land on an interesting article from Monday's SF Chronicle called " Social Sites Becoming Too Much of A good Thing." from Michigan State who is doing research on how younger people are using social networks.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

That's why each month NetSquared organizers in 60 cities across the globe host networking events for the nonprofit tech community. Highlights this month include a happy hour in Durham , some social shenanigans in Los Angeles , and a summer social in Victoria. Search for your city on NetSquared.org to find your closest event.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

(iOS) is a microdonation app that aims to make donating to charities a social activity. You can search for new loans or track your donation via your phone. foursquare) associates foursquare "check-ins" with donating to social causes. At stake is a small donation to a charity of your choice.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

Thirty-year-old matin is helping to develop a new social networking site for youth activists, MyBLOC.Net. You can search for groups with similar missions (across the street or across the country) and begin/continue to forge powerful relationships. Originally Posted on NetSquared. activism youth social networking

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

It was originally published on NetSquared. There is also some interesting insight into the link between open development and social impact bonds, while the data dilemma is brought to the fore. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

Seemed like a good idea to me so I started searching around for nonprofit-related iPhone apps. This month's Net2ThinkTank question on NetSquared is, “What do you think will be the big changes, new technologies, hot applications, or successful campaigns of 2009?” I was surprised by how few there were.

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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! Orlando, Florida: Search Engine Optimization and Strategy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

I think a lot of activists know that there are all kinds of social web tools available to them, but they aren't sure how to find them, or use them, and are intimidated by the technology. Here are four steps to ease you into using the social web for social change. JOIN: Join a social network, or two, or three!

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NTEN

MARCH 5, 2010

Deborah Elizabeth Finn announced the prototype of a tool that will search and. help from Third Sector New England , Social Actions , and the Boston Foundation, a first. This month's NetSquared (a project of TechSoup Global ) Think Tank topic is on effective social media policies. available March 4th. .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Curated by library staff and educators, the app lets users search by title, author, genre, or list. You can also create a special reading list, locate books in your local library, and share what you're reading with friends over social media. Apps Made by Youth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There's a roundup of coverage on his Netsquared blog , including pointers to live blog posts like this one. More from Britt Bravo on Netsquared blog. Peter Dietz gives us a video walk through of his site, Social Actions which focuses on micro-philanthropy. He also shares the key points of his presentation here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Do we know enough about the differences between users and non-users of social networking sites ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2006

Just came across this interesting example of nonprofit tagging via a blog post on netsquared by enoch choi. The intent of the tagging is to improve healthcare search for patients. These labels will appear at the top of Google search results for search queries regarding any health related term.

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