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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. Here was the Philanthropy News Network announcement of the project: "TechSoup NetSquared, the project to increase nonprofit effectiveness through Web-based social tools, has added a case study section to its website. 'Net2 What Is Web 2.0?

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 7_July_2005_London_bombings.

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Open Source Strategic Planning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Since the concept of working in Networks is can be hard to explain to newcomers, learning from case studies, stories, and examples can be illuminating. In the morning, each of the ten case study presenters gave a 5 minute “teaser ” about their case study or what one presenter called “showing a little leg.”

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Blog Buzz, NGOS at Demo 07, and Moulin

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The offline wikipedia, Moulin. Personal Fundraising and Open Source Deductions Article in the Seattle Times about personal fundraising, Hoping To Help Darfur $1 at a Time that focuses on Darfurwall.org that has successfully raiased $30,000 in very small donations - $1 per person. It's called Moulin.

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