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Calling for Projects that leverage web and/or mobile technologies to foster collaboration for social justice.

We welcome submissions from anywhere in the world - learn more!

Submitted by James W. Alvies on July 27, 2010 - 2:26pm

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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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Submitted by James W. Alvies on July 27, 2010 - 2:26pm

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

Submitted by James W. Alvies on July 27, 2010 - 2:25pm

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.

>> Find a group in your area or start a new one to bring your community together!

Submitted by James W. Alvies on July 27, 2010 - 2:27pm

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Notes from the leading edge of social web innovations.

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!

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Submitted by Claire Sale on September 2, 2010 - 4:10am

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. 

Submitted by Claire Sale on August 31, 2010 - 7:54am

Improving Water and Sanitation Resources Online: An Interview with Akvo's Peter van der Linde

Akvo has developed a concept called ‘ Really Simple Reorting’ to allow field teams that work on development projects to share short text and picture based updates online via SMS. Budiya, Kutch, 16 December 2008.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.

Submitted by Claire Sale on August 31, 2010 - 5:02am

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!

Submitted by Amy Sample Ward on August 31, 2010 - 4:17am

Support Social Justice with the FACT Challenge

The FACT Social Justice Challenge opened for submissions last week (and will continue accepting your ideas until October 4th). There are already some great ideas in the mix and we wanted to take a minute today to help get you thinking about new Projects you could submit or maybe highlight a Project you are already working on that aligns with the Challenge topic. So, just what does “social justice” mean?

What is "Social Justice"?

For our purposes, let's start with FACT's "About" statement, at least as a starting point to lead the discussion:

Submitted by Claire Sale on August 31, 2010 - 3:20am
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