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share stories about how web-based technologies are impacting people’s lives
build toolkits for nonprofits around the globe to help extend their good work

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 <description>&lt;p&gt;I have returned from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://millennialschangingamerica.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Millennials Changing America Tour&lt;/a&gt; and aside from being a bit tired from it all and the suffering of a minor bronchial infection, I am feeling good about the whole ordeal. When planning the trip, which took me to over 30 cities across the country, I thought that it would be interesting to set up the majority of my housing in each city by way of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.couchsurfing.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Couchsurfing&lt;/a&gt; so that I could save money and spend time meeting people in my downtime as well as when talking with people on the road. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netsquared.org/blog/alexsteed/should-you-use-couchsurfingcom-make-small-npo-business-travel-less-costly&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:05:29 -0500</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Okay, time for an update to let you know what we&amp;#39;ve been doing at Ushahidi with the winnings from the &lt;a href=&quot;/mashup&quot;&gt;NetSquared Challenge&lt;/a&gt;.   &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2598168824_838e071c3f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Me and Ory at Barcamp Nairobi&quot; title=&quot;Me and Ory at Barcamp Nairobi&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;333&quot; align=&quot;middle&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ory and I are madly dashing around Kenya, meeting with local NGOs and users to determine what we need to build into Ushahidi&amp;#39;s Engine (version 2).  We helped sponsor the local &lt;a href=&quot;http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1100&quot;&gt;Barcamp Nairobi&lt;/a&gt;, which was a &lt;strong&gt;huge&lt;/strong&gt; hit and brought us even more developers. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netsquared.org/blog/ehersman/your-netsquared-dollars-work-kenya&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:07:21 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>thank you N2Y3</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gosomething.org/latestGSlogo.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;GS logo&quot; title=&quot;GS logo&quot; width=&quot;323&quot; height=&quot;74&quot; align=&quot;baseline&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;so, we haven&amp;#39;t even started yet and we&amp;#39;re already getting some excellent feedback! thanks to the N2Y3 exposure, a kid from bangalore (!) who&amp;#39;s been following the conference (a few time zones ahead...) has sent us his support, not just in tech terms but also for volunteering activities on the ground and feeding us local info.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netsquared.org/blog/andrea-gosomething/thank-you-n2y3&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 04:05:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>GoSomething:  Go Somewhere, Do Something</title>
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 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Action Platform for Contributive Travel: Helping Engaged Travelers Do It!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netsquared.org/blog/andrea-gosomething/gosomething-go-somewhere-do-something&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 14:54:11 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Mashup and Site Consultation  Needed for Ashoka Geotourism Challenge Entry</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Since 2004 I have blogged daily for the disability community about Universal Design and travel at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.RollomgRains.com&quot;&gt;www.RollingRains.com&lt;/a&gt;. A recent spike in interest motivated me to create a social networking site as an innovation incubator. Projects like &lt;a href=&quot;http://greenmap.org/ogm/&quot;&gt;My Green Map&lt;/a&gt; offer even more potential for our work in Inclusive Tourism. Now we have an emerging need for a site to serve a project being considered for funding by Echoing Green and listed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/5951&quot;&gt;Ashoka&#039;s Changemakers Geotourism Challenge&lt;/a&gt;. The site would serve as a hub for three international Centers of Excellence in Inclusive Tourism.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netsquared.org/blog/srains/mashup-and-site-consultation-needed-ashoka-geotourism-challenge-entry&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:34:02 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>I made it to Swaziland!</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/blog/britt-bravo/interview-jennier-sly-youthassets-n2y2-featured-project&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jennifer Sly is the Founder of YouthAssets&lt;/a&gt;, a Featured Project at the NetSquared Conference.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well, I made it Swaziland.  After a short ride on a SMALL place - they take ALL of your luggage, purses, and bags because there is no room for anything in your seat!  It was a quick ride - only 40 minutes - and I was sitting to a very nice gentleman who was travelling to Swaziland for the first time from Senegal.  He was attending a trade conference at the same location as my OSISA conference so maybe I will see him again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netsquared.org/blog/jensly/i-made-it-swaziland&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:28:16 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>August Update Available Online</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Click below for an update from the field from Fr. Peter Abue in Nigeria:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.corafrica.org/NewsletterAug.htm&quot; title=&quot;http://www.corafrica.org/NewsletterAug.htm&quot;&gt;http://www.corafrica.org/NewsletterAug.htm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;New! Read about SUNY professor Dr. George Crosby&amp;#39;s visit to our site in Nigeria. Access his online travel journal here:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.corafrica.org/Crosbyjournal.htm&quot; title=&quot;http://www.corafrica.org/Crosbyjournal.htm&quot;&gt;http://www.corafrica.org/Crosbyjournal.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:27:46 -0400</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;hi there,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;we&amp;#39;re a small group of people from the UK who are travelling to israel and the palestinian territories overland this summer. we go with the intention to learn about non-violence, ourselves, the world and what individuals can do to effect social change.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netsquared.org/blog/smallsteps/volunteers-needed&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 15:14:06 -0400</pubDate>
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;OLE_LINK1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;dear friends,&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;we&amp;#39;re a small group of people from the UK who are travelling to israel and the palestinian territories overland this summer. we go with the intention to learn about non-violence, ourselves, the world and what individuals can do to effect social change.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netsquared.org/blog/smallsteps/learning-non-violence-and-journey-middle-east&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:43:18 -0400</pubDate>
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