http://www.netsquared.org/tags/conflict 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 en-US http://www.netsquared.org/blog/webuyitgreen/fair-trade-benefits-u-s-too <p>By <a href="http://www.webuyitgreen.com" target="_blank" title=" promoting green living and fair trade">WeBuyItGreen:  promoting green living and fair trade</a></p> <p>Buying products that pull producers out of poverty is not only good for the producers. It also benefits the consumer. </p><p><a href="http://www.netsquared.org/blog/webuyitgreen/fair-trade-benefits-u-s-too">read more</a></p> http://www.netsquared.org/blog/webuyitgreen/fair-trade-benefits-u-s-too#comments conflict fair trade Guatemala poverty social justice Tue, 20 May 2008 18:43:40 -0400 webuyitgreen 12556 at http://www.netsquared.org http://www.netsquared.org/blog/nlwhittemore/story-behind-assetmap-org-uganda <p>As you know, we’re currently competing in <a href="/2008/conference/projects" title="Assetmap.org/Uganda">Netsquared’s Mashup Challenge</a> competition with our project, <a href="http://www.assetmap.org/uganda" title="Assetmap.org/Uganda">“Assetmap.org/Uganda”</a></p><p><a href="http://www.netsquared.org/blog/nlwhittemore/story-behind-assetmap-org-uganda">read more</a></p> http://www.netsquared.org/blog/nlwhittemore/story-behind-assetmap-org-uganda#comments balkans community development conflict human_rights kosovo Peace peace building youth Youth Leadership Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:36:41 -0400 nlwhittemore 8004 at http://www.netsquared.org http://www.netsquared.org/blog/nlwhittemore/assetmap-org-uganda <p>Please support our project, Assetmap.org/Uganda in the Mashable competition. You can vote for us here:</p> <p><a href="/2008/conference/projects/assetmap-org-uganda" target="_blank" title="Assetmap.org/Uganda">http://www.netsquared.org/2008/conference/projects/assetmap-org-uganda </a></p> <p>By mapping information about ongoing community-led philanthropic partnerships in northern Uganda, assetmap.org/uganda helps American citizens aggregate their resources to support post-conflict transformation. </p> <p>We hope to facilitate collaboration among American donors and volunteers by providing a digital tool that: </p><p><a href="http://www.netsquared.org/blog/nlwhittemore/assetmap-org-uganda">read more</a></p> http://www.netsquared.org/blog/nlwhittemore/assetmap-org-uganda#comments africa conflict humanitarian humanitarianism human_rights mashable social entrepreneurship uganda war web2.0 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:25:55 -0400 nlwhittemore 7983 at http://www.netsquared.org