Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. TS: How does social media support your organization's mission? Social Networking social media NetSquared tssocialmedia World Affairs Council'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

They commit to each other individually as well as recruit from their individual networks to train and support their nonprofit partners in the year to come and beyond. It’s a student crowd, including grad students, and it’s a first job — of the “Is this all there is?&# These folks bond indelibly in hack teams.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

Many years ago, NetSquared hosted challenges and conferences to highlight and bring together fledging social entrepreneurs. This work included developing a secure system to track, map, and report incidents of gender-based violence; an emergency hotline; and media training to support women in documenting and sharing their experiences.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

With the support of the National Endowment for Democracy and the Balkan Trust for Democracy, the challenge's goal is to promote tech for civil participation in transparency and accountability initiatives in the Western Balkans. Ttaram aims to improve education in Kosovo. The Power of Technology Challenges.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

Typical wiki communities are work groups within a company, educators and students, and hobbyists. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

A lot of nonprofit blogs have come on the scene in the year between these events and I feel like it is time to revise and update my "10 Ways" post to include not only ways that nonprofits can use blogs, but also engage bloggers to support their cause. 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause 1. From Yahoo!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

I looked at a few popular crowdfunding sites and dissected their cost plans, nonprofit support, and special features. Project creators offer rewards and incentives for donations to thank backers for their support. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared (where Ushahidi won its first challenge!).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

I looked at a few popular crowdfunding sites and dissected their cost plans, nonprofit support, and special features. Project creators offer rewards and incentives for donations to thank backers for their support. You can read about the campaign over on NetSquared. where Ushahidi won its first challenge!).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

use, Quinn recommended: For a small number of messages: Mozes supports up to 250 texts per month for $10/month. If you have developers and want sophisticated functionality: Clickatell is a a development API that supports bulk messaging, and syncing texts to databases. Supporting Staff in the Field. Support services and programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon, the capstone thesis project for Heinz School Masters students. Meanwhile, Party4aPurpose launches the alpha version. Here's an example.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Facebook isn't just for college students anymore. Alex Bookbinder's Support the Monks Protest in Burma Facebook group (It was started in September and as of this writing has 426,505 members!) Don't be afraid of the tech. JOIN: Join a social network, or two, or three! Ask for help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Mongkol, a Cambodian college student who is studying in the US on a Fullbright Scholarship and knows the importance of a college education had this to say. I wanted to start with my blog readers and nonprofit tech colleagues and Cambodian blogger colleagues. Launch Announcements I decided not to broadcast this out to everyone I know.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This post was authored by Claire Sale and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. As Will Coley explains , "when organizations offer clarity amidst the noise, they build trust among supporters." supporters: first as audience members and then as contributors." information overload may be a problem. Why Curate?

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