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NetSquared enables social benefit organizations to leverage the tools of the social web.
Calling for Projects that leverage web and/or mobile technologies to foster collaboration for social justice.
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Partner with an innovative Project team or a Local group to share ideas and develop new work.
Case Studies
The Local group in Warsaw, Poland, hasn't just made an impact locally, but is reaching out to share knowledge nationally!
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Mobile Voices, one of the winners of the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge, is
getting noticed both on- and offline by
providing opportunities for immigrant workers through mobile technology.
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Innovate for social change by contributing new project ideas, peer feedback, and pioneering code.
Featured Projects in the News
>> The Extraordinaries call for help in Haiti - Jan. 21, 2010
>> Ushahidi launches interactive crisis reporting site for Haiti quake - Jan. 13, 2010
>> Digital Democracy Project Update - Jan. 20, 2010
Catapult ideas and knowledge across the global network. Create mutually beneficial partnerships locally and globally.
Featured Projects
Find inspiring Projects to support by topic area, geography or Challenge. Visit the NetSquared Project Gallery
Local Groups
>> Learn more about the Local organizers from around the world in Spotlight Interviews and the organizer team page.
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group in your area or start a new one to bring your community together!
Updates to TechSoup.org
The TechSoup team are hard at work continuing to add updates, new functionality, and usability to techsoup.org - here's a message from co-CEO Marnie Webb with more details:
At TechSoup Global we’ve been working hard on a new round of improvements to the TechSoup.org website.
I’m excited to update you on our progress and hear your feedback. A little over a year ago, we unveiled the first phase in a series of improvements to the site, including a new homepage design and enhanced search functionality. Those visible changes to the site also represented significant improvement to our back end systems — both hardware and software.
- Amy Sample Ward's blog
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Net2 Think Tank: Finding Volunteers
Let's face it: finding good volunteers is tough. A good volunteer can be a priceless addition to the team, but the process of matching the expertise and timing needs of the project to the skills and availabilities of potential volunteers can take time and resources away from your organization. This month's Net2 Think Tank is exploring ways that organizations can use the internet to make finding volunteers more efficient and effective. Share your tools, tactics, and best practices with the NetSquared Community!
Topic:
- Claire Sale's blog
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A Voter Participation Starter Kit for Nonprofits and Social Service Agencies
Nonprofit Vote has recently created a toolkit help you improve your organization's voter engagement activities. It's designed to help you get started in planning and carrying out simple, effective, and nonpartisan voter engagement - and all of the content is free and available online.
- Claire Sale's blog
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Improving Water and Sanitation Resources Online: An Interview with Akvo's Peter van der Linde
I recently had the opportunity to connect with Peter van der Linde, the co-founder and director of Akvo. Akvo is a platform dedicated to realizing drinking water and sanitation projects in developing countries across the globe.
- Claire Sale's blog
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The Local Philanthropy Workshop: The state of civil society in Romania
I'm here in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania, for The Local Philanthropy Workshop run by the OdorheiuSecuiesc Community Foundation and TechSoup Romania. This three-and-a-half day event will really kick off tomorrow morning and lead well into the weekend, bringing together NGO and IT participants to work together, share needs and expertise, and build capacity to move Romania and our communities further towards the civil society and engaged philanthropy environment we all want. There will be plenty of conversations, workshops, and learning opportunities here at the conference facility, but our goal is to share out throughout the event so you can join the conversation!
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