Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

On Thursday, I attended the unconference/open space portion of SOCAP09 (Social Capital Markets 2009). I found a few tech sessions that were relevant to the purposes of TechSoup, and as is always the case, I collected the business cards of some intelligent people doing good work. What's the best platform to use for online collaboration?

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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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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2009

Next week, I'll be attending The Online Community Unconference (OCU) , along with my TechSoup community colleague, Susan Tenby. What's an unconference?" And often the best source of information on all of these challenges is other knowledgeable practitioners, which is what makes the OCU a rewarding event. read more.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

She's Geeky : A Women's Tech (un)conference. This is an unconference so it will have an agenda created by the people who attend. October 22-23 in Mountain View, CA.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

People’s Guide to AI: This comprehensive beginner’s guide to understanding AI and other data-driven tech explains AI-based technologies so that everyone—from youth to seniors, and from non-techies to experts—has the chance to think critically about what the technology can do. Here’s this month’s roundup.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

Julia will continue to work with the CoI project and NTEN''s communities of practice and will also be supporting the 501 Tech Clubs, managing our social media channels, and helping to make the NTEN''s community programs even better. Julia is no stranger to the nonprofit technology community.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Farra, along with Thomas Negron and Charles Lenchner, invited Foursquare founder Naveen Selvadurai and Brooklyn Museum's Shelley Bernstein to their June 501 Tech Club. You can see the aggregated Tweets from the NYC 501 Tech Club here. Huge props to Andrea Zak for organizing the DC 501 Tech Club happy hour this week.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Vancouver, British Columbia: NetSquared Camp: Nonprofit Tech Unconference. Naples, Florida: NFN4Good Tech Club for SWFL. So join us and check one resolution off your list for 2015!

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NTEN

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Flickr Photo: karola riegler photography I've been a woman in the tech field for ten years now. (OK, OK, I've been a woman for 34 years, but in the tech field for ten). Women Who Tech , Fast Company and countless others are celebrating the role of women in this field and helping us to find our voices. .

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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. With all the change going on, make sure you learn about all the ways NTEN members are making a difference in the world. Women rule!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Wellington, New Zealand: Engage Your Community unConference. Naples, FL: NFN4Good Tech Club for SWFL. Baltimore, MD: March Tech & Social Change Meetup. Toronto, Canada: Office 365 Lunch and Learn. Naples, FL: WordPress Walk-In-Clinic. Traverse City, MI: February Meetup. Saturday, February 22. Monday, February 24.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Los Angeles, California: Muslims in Tech. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind. Los Angeles, CA: WordPress for Nonprofits — Tech Surgery.

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Care2

JULY 1, 2014

Unconference, and we promised to keep ''em coming. Early blogger Julius Ceaser, who "blogged" in a very low tech sense. And in the meantime, you can check out the Storify recap of the Unconference. Last week we gave you a recap of Majora Carter''s keynote at the Nonprofit 2.0 An example he gave?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2007

It's unconference style, and very supportive atmosphere for women who work in technology and also want to encourage more women to get involved. I've learned so much, have met many women who I know and admire in the tech field as well as connecting with colleagues I already know. That's the coffee cup from She's Geeky.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

I've kind of become an open-data geek in the past few months, largely thanks to NetSquared's unconference at NTC. Tags: Accessible Technology Community Tech Centers Community Tech Centers Digital Divide Event Online Activism Online Recruitment Services Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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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

JANUARY 27, 2014

Baltimore, MD: February Tech & Social Change - Social Media Analytics. Wellington, New Zealand: Engage Your Community unConference. Get realistic tech trends and best practices for 2014 from NetSquared Toronto. 501 Tech Club NYC shows you how to automate your way to success without being a bot. Wednesday, February 5.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

The greater tech community still needs to warm up to VRM. Earlier this month, Searls and other VRM advocates went straight to the heart of the tech community: Silicon Valley. They organized VRM Days, a week-long unconference to get techies, venture capitalists, and innovators involved in the project. Challenges.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

NetSquared Camp, an unconference for hackers and activists, was held on June 1 in Vancouver. Minneapolis, MN: 501 Tech Club Happy Hour feat. Chicago, IL: June Outing: Crowdfunding for Nonprofits (HandsOn Tech). With 50 groups in 20 countries there’s probably a group nearby. Event Reports. Wednesday, June 12. NetSquared.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2011

Facilitate meet-ups and small group meals outside of conference lunches New to the NTC scavenger hunt New to the NTC Booth Insider’s Guide Blog to highlight the informal activities Social Events A speed-networking session Formal conversation time with other nonprofit tech professionals and vendors Organized dinners out, with RSVPs Space for yoga?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

It’s time to get face-to-face with your nonprofit tech friends! NetSquared Local members meet monthly in 50 cities around the world with the goal of helping each other solve their tech challenges and finding a tribe of people who shares our passions. Baltimore, MD: June Tech & Social Change Baltimore Meetup: Wikipedia.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2009

The Online Community Report MeetUp is back this month, fresh from the Online Community Unconference and ready to discuss online community tools and techniques. This month our guest speaker is Brad Selby from Flixster , an online community for movie lovers.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

So don't be nervous — we're ready to create amazing tech training and networking events in your community! This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. San Francisco, California: Evening Sustainability Unconference.

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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.

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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.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2010

This morning, NetSquared hosted a special unconference at NTC on open data. It was a fascinating discussion that touched both on many of the reasons why nonprofits are taking a look at data sharing and on why consequential data sharing can sometimes be challenging or unfeasible for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2011

In addition to online resources, there are also on-the-ground events and conferences organized around the topic of accessibility and assistive tech. There is also the Accessibility Unconference in Boston on September 17, 2011. And coming up in October, Accessibility Camp has events planned for Washington, D.C. and Ottowa.

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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? Here's a few: She's Geeky , an unconference for women in technology, held a blog day on September 19th which generated many posts including a few from the nonprofit tech space ( here , here , and here ) Blog Action Day is October 15th.

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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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Tech Club Happy Hour. NetSquared /Tech Club Organizer Mini-Unconference for Tech Club/NetSquared Organizers. Plus, the coolest people from nonprofit tech will be there. – 12:00 p.m. Big Data and Open Data Reuse by Nonprofits for the Creation of Sustainable Social Services. 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Sunset: Box.

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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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Forum One

MAY 15, 2008

Read More » Letter from Participation Camp: The Digital Divide Aimee McLaughlin in Influence 5 May 2010 As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasnt sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference."

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Forum One

AUGUST 20, 2008

Read More » Letter from Participation Camp: The Digital Divide Aimee McLaughlin in Influence 5 May 2010 As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasnt sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference."

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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. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind. San Francisco, California: LGBT in Tech. the Best of the Unconference. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

In the new year we’re planning on supporting organizers in holding unconferences and workshops in Burkina Faso, Australia, Canada, Guatemala, the United Kingdom and the United States. Ambassadors will also hold NetSquared Camps which will offer opportunities for Net2 organizers to get face-to-face with each other and TSG staff.

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