From the Assetmap.org/Uganda team,

Thanks EVERYONE who supported the Assetmap.org/Uganda project. It was inspiring for us to see the number of people who were excited about tools that would let them support community-led development efforts in this remarkable region. 

While experienced practitioners have long-known that the most impacting, sustainable development efforts are those led by local communities, its only been in the last few years that average citizens around the world have begun to have the resources they need to support these efforts. We believe with your support, Assetmap.org/Uganda can provide a vital toolset to support post-conflict rebuilding in Uganda. 

I attended NetSquared as a representative of the philanthropic, rather than the nonprofit, industry. I had a great time at the conference and it stimulated my interest in social networking tools. I've been impressed with the vigor with which nonprofits have taken to the social networking paradigm and I look forward to more tools being developed for donors, rather than just as ways for nonprofits to reach out to donors.

I recently launched a blog called Tactical Philanthropy. I'd like to invite all of you to visit and more importantly give my thanks to the NetSquared community. I'd especially like to single out Britt Bravo, Elisa Camahort, Beth Kanter and Seth Mazow for the helpful conversations I had with each of them and to Daniel Ben-Horin for inviting me to the conference in the first place.

Was honored (after much debate, persuasion, and final clarity about the general laid-backed-ness of the meeting) to be asked by Ed Schipul to lead the July – Houston, TX – NetSquared get together. Have not been to other NetSquared meetings, so can only speak about the attitude of the Houston group, which is more about social issues and passion than technology. I chose to talk about using technology (the internet really) to tangibly support our troops while they are deployed (I’m not talking yellow flags on your car here!) – A topic containing many social issues, all of which I can get pretty passionate about. I’m a Quaker (Nothing to do with the guy in the funny hat) and embrace the Peace Testimony. I also have a brother who is an MP and served a year in Iraq. I find myself in an interesting position with a unique point of view about the “War on Terror.”