Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

There are several ways for you to get involved in our social media for social good events no matter where you live, since our community is holding both live and virtual gatherings. Get answers to your tech challenges at a NetSquared meetup (see list below). Check out this video from NetSquared Northern Michigan’s recent meeting.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2007

Lucy Bernholz has been thinking deeply about virtual worlds and philanthropy over the past few months. see her post about the virtual philanthropy simulator ) She shares some thoughts about what she thinks may happen after June 22, 2007 when The John D. Why do this virtually? and Catherine T. It would be called SecondGoogForce.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Article: NetSquared and the new wave of online volunteering. Virtual volunteering. Blog: Sacrifice, optional and about other people (defining volunteering). Blog: The Extraordinaries: Will micro-volunteering work? Recruiting volunteers online. Volunteer Match. All for Good. A few interesting volunteering and participation initiatives.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Article: NetSquared and the new wave of online volunteering. Virtual volunteering. Blog: Sacrifice, optional and about other people (defining volunteering). Blog: The Extraordinaries: Will micro-volunteering work? Recruiting volunteers online. Volunteer Match. All for Good. A few interesting volunteering and participation initiatives.

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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

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. ErikaBJune shines a spotlight on virtual world and digital games for change projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2006

TechSoup has set up a virtual office in Second Life and earlier this month hosted a mixed-reality event showcasing a new nonprofit directory. in SL), and they decided to revisit the virtual world. " The virtual TechSoup office is designed as an outdoor or transparent space. Frank Foley???

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2014

As part of Storymakers 2014, we offer a slate of interactive events including our global tweet-chat on September 4, 2014 and NetSquared meet-ups this August and September with storytelling workshops and presentations in your local community. Think of the tweet-chat as your virtual campfire! NetSquared Events. Global Tweet-Chat.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 5, 2009

Allen Gunn: Netsquared 2009: Making the Virtual Proximal: "As someone who organizes nonprofit technology events for a living, I spend a lot of time reflecting on what role live convenings should play in this ever-more virtually networked world.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

While the rest of you have been enjoying the summer partying on the beach, TechSoup’s NetSquared organizers have been plotting and scheming in front of their computers. During our month of social media for social good -themed events being held in cities across the globe NetSquared organizers are offering free workshops and events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

I met “ichi&# virtually when he let me know about a Netsquared Japan meet up featuring the Networked Nonprofit. The Networked Nonprofit in Japan. >&# >&# ichi&# – Hiroyasu Ichikawa who is president of the SocialCompany in Japan was visiting the Bay Area to attend SoCap.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2006

One of the breakout sessions at The Netsquared Conference was on Tagging in the Nonprofit World at that session blogher Holly Ross of N-TEN asked a question. "How can we use tagging to make social change, not just organize our own work."

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

WeTopia is a Facebook game by Sojo Studios that lets players build a virtual city and earn currency called "Joy," which they can apply toward various nonprofits around the world. You might be able to find help from NetSquared , an initiative from TechSoup Global.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

GoPlanit.com's Pet Earth game where the earth is your virtual pet to take care of. 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?” They say they donate a portion of the retail price and ad revenue to plant trees.

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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. Virtual drinks are very much needed on this Facebook profile. Changing the Present has launched a Facebook application adding to the virtual gift community. Fundraising 2.0

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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. The TechSoup Virtual Office at Second Life take by Jeska Linden. If you visit the virtual office, you get a free t-shirt by clicking on a pink flower.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Chris discusses virtualization with Monique Sendze of Johnson County Library. From TechSoup Global Labs: NetSquared. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Kelly Czarnecki of ImaginOn uses technology to challenge and inspire children. Don't forget about the Human Rights Center Mobile Challenge!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Marshall Kirkpatrick, longtime Netsquared blogger, is now working with Splashcast also at DEMO 07 this week. Check out this splashcast channel with a nonprofit theme created by Netsquared Blogger, Britt Bravo. Cross-posted at Netsquared Nonprofit Online News adds Gavin's Digital Dinner to its author network.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

and a listing of physical and virtual events go to onewebday.org and the OneWebDayWiki Blog Action Day 08 October 15 Bloggers, podcasters and vloggers post about the same issue on the same day to facilitate a global discussion. Cross-posted from NetSquared blogday2008 onewebday blogactionday bloggersunite blog refugees poverty activism

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

12 Nonprofit Technology Conference - An Outsider's Perspective from Alicja Peszkowska out of TechSoup Global's Warsaw office, writing on the NetSquared Blog. Virtual Teams and Online Collaboration. Here are some of our recaps with nuggets of wisdom highlighted for your use. Delivering Services Through a Global Network.

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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. The first was lecture and discussion at the Berkman Center's virtual island on Avatar Marketing based on the article written by a HBS professor. So back to last night's events.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2006

Take for example, the netsquared conference. Take for example the upcoming podcamp in Boston that is using a wiki for registration, program planning, note taking, and virtually all the logistical details or any of the barcamp gatherings. This model can also be scaled to an entire blog community platform. or furl.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Open Content, Online Privacy, and Virtual Worlds Where Most Needed points out that few US Universities jump on MIT's Free Courseware Bandwagon. A Better World In Second Life Blog is tracking political activism taking place in virtual worlds. " and offers some advice to tool makers, teachers, and users. Deadline is March 2n.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Food bloggers were asked to contribute prizes to the campaign, and readers were asked to buy virtual raffle tickets. Bay Area readers: You can hear Pim and the co-founder of Kiva, Matt Flannery, talk about Fundraising for Nonprofits with the Social Web tomorrow, December 12th, at NetSquared's Net Tuesday. 300 in San Francisco).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Netsquared Net Tuesday next week in SF is about " How Nonprofits Can Use And Build Online Social Networks ," featuring speakers from Change.org and Ning. over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. What do you think?

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NTEN

MARCH 27, 2009

Speaking of the NTEN Superstars and the new book we wrote with them, you can hear from them directly at our virtual book release party -- and get questions answered, to boot. Don't forget that voting for the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Mobile Challenge, in partnership with TechSoup 's NetSquared Initiative, ends today, 3pm Pacific.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Google Earth launches Virtual Telescope: Sky as noted by the Viralroots blog where you can see both GoogleEarth and the sky. News from Nigeria via the Netsquared blog. Video, Wikis, Virtual Worlds, and Social Networking Wikiscan let's you see who is editing wikipedia as mentioned in a recent Wired Magazine article.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Keep the session interactive by providing places for people to ask and answer questions throughout the presentation whether by virtually raising their hands, chatting online, or having a discussion over the phone. uploaded by Beth Kanter Cross-posted from NetSquared. Share information in short segments.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

It originally appeared on NetSquared. Some of the pitfalls identified include blindspots, and biases in the data itself, which limits its utility and alienation of humanitarian workers from communities because of virtual interaction. Open Government Data. 7 Ways Companies Are Using the Government's Open Data.

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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. Changes in the size, age distribution, and density of the world’s population have critical implications for virtually every aspect of life. billion by mid-century.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Virtual Teams and Online Collaboration. This session will describe the process of effectively bridging human connection in an increasingly virtual world by showcasing best practices and free tools for online collaboration and strategic solutions for greater productivity. Find NetSquared at NTC. Susan Tenby. 3:30 p.m. (And

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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. MacArthur Foundation announces a Virtual Philanthropy event in Second Life next week. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

With video conferencing, broadband, and Second Life, well, we can all safely stay ensconced in our own virtual-reality-sensory-deprivation-tanks and just digitally dance the salsa at the next NTEN gathering.??? What should Netsquared's Facebook strategy be? He notes with a trace of sarcasm, "???With What do you think?

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