NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoup.org - activism

Was this the 1st internet election?

David Collin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:34:44 -0500

The Obama campaign harnessed to talent and enthusiasm of many internet techies to put together an internet infrastructure and strategies to win. Here's a video interview by Technology Review with one of the head technologists with scoop about how Obama's get-out-the-vote worked and what might happen in the future.

I think it might be possible that nonprofits will benefit from this burst of tech development for their own operations in the near future.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1460879066/bctid1902591156

More opportunities added to Social Actions

amysampleward — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:36:22 -0400

NABUUR is an online community that connects individuals with communities in developing countries, and together they formulate plans and projects to address local issues and sharing the solution-making. The connection and process is less about giving money, and more about sharing ideas, knowledge, skills, and connections. And now you can hear about opportunities to get involved through Social Actions!

Energizing the World's Grassroots - Interview with Jeremy Heimans from Purpose Campaigns

jedsundwall — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:17:10 -0400

Jeremy Heimans, founding director of Purpose Campaigns, tells us how GetUp.org became the largest political organization in Australia and why I shouldn't be so cynical about the grassroots' ability to shape global discourse.

Turning Online Activism into Results - Interview with Josh Levy from Change.org

jedsundwall — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:29:51 -0400

Josh Levy, who is awesome, and I talk about his new job as managing editor at Change.org, what he's learned at techPresident, and why he believes that just writing blogs won't change the world.

What is your role at Change.org?

First Socialcamp in Germany

ckreutz — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:44:55 -0400

I finally write about my visit to the first Socialcamp in Germany. There were activists, campaigners, NGOs and many others who shared their work, experiences and visions with an open spirit. Particularly, the mixture of participants from the traditional German nonprofit sector (social welfare), newer NGOs and activists were quite inspiring. This kind of mingle, which makes it very creative, happens all over again after the Socialcamp in England. The hub in Berlin offered their location and both days were filled with sesssions.

Examples

Questions about Using YouTube for Nonprofits & Activism? Ask Ramya!

Britt Bravo — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:29:57 -0400

The YouTube Nonprofit Program has a new Nonprofits & Activism Manager, Ramya Raghavan, whose job it is to help you leverage the power of YouTube for good. How awesome is that?

Check out her introductory blog post, AgentChange, Reporting for Duty, and her video introduction.

Welcome, Ramya!

ILoveMountains Maps Their Activist Meme

zoeyk — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:25:06 -0400

I'm at this morning's ilovemountains talk, which I've awaited ever since blogging about it as a brilliant online campaign. They just released a new map feature showing where and how their online campaign has spread.

Interesting Tidbits:

Willie Nelson agreed to give them rights to use "Blowin in the Wind" after they passed a request to his bodyguard.
They've superimposed the Transamerica building and the Golden Gate Bridge next to some of the removed mountaintops to show the scale of devastation.

Knowmore Firefox Extension debuts at NetSquared 2008!

dietrich — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:42:11 -0400

I spent some time last week helping out a group of folks to get a Firefox extension up and running for Knowmore.org. It was a great experience - a testament to the power of distributed volunteer software development as well as how Firefox as a platform can enable such groups to rapidly build and deploy world-changing tools. As officially announced on Knowmore.org today, the extension is live! For screenshots and details, check out the wiki page, and you can install it here (still sandboxed, login is required).

Net2ThinkTank: Is Online Activism Good for Social Change?

Britt Bravo — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:30:44 -0400

Inspired by Allison Fine's report for the Case Foundation, "Social Citizens," this month's Net2ThinkTank question was, "Is Online Activism Good for Social Change?"

Ivan Boothe of thequixoticlife says that online activism is good for social change, but the bigger question is:

Can we define the word "activism"?

Jessica — Tue, 29 May 2007 17:00:40 -0400

I'm feeling the need for a semantic discussion on what exactly is activism vs. other types of change methods.