Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

The unconference/camp model of learning about technology issues is really great, but falls a little short when dealing with a specific tool, and an audience that is mostly unfamiliar with it. I learned a lot. link] Make sure it is really water soluable magic marker … 2 Tino Paz 06.21.08

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APRIL 8, 2010

This morning, NetSquared hosted a special unconference at NTC on open data. One big idea was that funders should be educated about the value of nonprofits adhering to open-data formats and require that projects they fund meet certain criteria for open-data.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

Here are a couple great ways to join the community: Women Who Tech Telesummit – “brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Wellington, New Zealand: Engage Your Community unConference. Warsaw, Poland: Open Access. Naples, FL: NFN4Good Tech Club for SWFL. Baltimore, MD: March Tech & Social Change Meetup. Saturday, February 22. Monday, February 24. Vancouver, Canada: Let’s Party! How to Create a Buzz-Worthy Event. Tuesday, February 25.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Baltimore, MD: February Tech & Social Change - Social Media Analytics. Houston, TX: We’re Crushing on Open Technology this February and Open Houston’s Our Cupid! Wellington, New Zealand: Engage Your Community unConference. Get realistic tech trends and best practices for 2014 from NetSquared Toronto.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2009

Here’s what David said : If you want to find out how social technology can be used collaboratively to solve neighbourhood problems, do join me and colleagues for a lively session on May 16 in London at the SHINE unconference for social entrepreneurs. You’ll find details here. “ If you want to do it quickly, do it alone.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

The Science Fair is open Wednesday and Thursday. Big Data and Open Data Reuse by Nonprofits for the Creation of Sustainable Social Services — Wednesday, March 4, 10:30 a.m. While open datasets and Big Data are being used commercially to reap tremendous profits, the data is increasingly being used for social benefit too.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Doing a Data Dive to Find Data About Children and Families. San Francisco, California: Sustainability Unconference (All Day).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

What does it mean that one blog has three times as many users as another blog in the nonprofit tech space? Maybe open Social Graphs will help ? OpenSource and Software Communities Jon Stahl has a thoughtful essay on Nonprofits, Open Source and Leadership. I don't think that side-by-side number counts are all that useful.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2011

It will be open to all attendees, but it will include member recognition and the Member Awards. This year, we’re going to include a mix of educational and community programming to Day 1, starting off with a Welcome Reception. The Welcome Reception will be taking the place of this year’s Member Reception.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

As of January 25, there are 40,000 nonprofit members attending free tech networking events and workshops in 75 cities. As an event host, you build your reputation, develop new tech skills, and give back to your community. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind. Miami: 4,000 potential members.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Vancouver, British Columbia: 2017 Vancouver Open Data Day Hackathon. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind. San Francisco, California: LGBT in Tech.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2010

Unconference: NetSquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data. Folks from TechSoup Global will be presenting at several breakout sessions and activities during # 10NTC. Below is the best way to keep up with them on day one of the conference. Thursday, April 8, 2010.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2011

Opening Hearts and Minds. As community member and Executive Director of Knowbility Sharron Rush points out , a culture of accessibility requires "open hearts and minds, the ability to listen and look in new ways, the willingness to lay aside basic assumptions, and a true commitment." online community channels. and Ottowa.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

Using NetSquared Camp as an example, he introduces readers to the participant-driven unconference model. Vancouver’s Stevie Vu asks if you’ve ever been to a conference with no agenda. This Week’s NetSquared Events. Find your closest NetSquared group on our global map.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference. The culmination of these two and half very intense days was an Idea Accelerator Lab. How do you inspire people to be open to learning during a session?

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2012

And Women Who Tech just created an awesome infographic that details exactly why women rule. Unconference on June 15th, 2012 – it's DC's only unconference dedicated to the social cause space. On May 3rd, Azavea announced its newest open source product, GeoTrellis, a high performance geographic data processing engine.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2015

CityCamp was an "unconference," meaning that the agenda was defined by the participants, who pitched and voted on session ideas. Why Open Data Is Important. As a librarian, I am philosophically (some might even say rabidly) in support of free and open access to information. The Challenges of Open Data.

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