NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoup.org - social networking

Ning: An Affordable and Effective Platform for Non-profits to Run a Social Network

tudiabetes — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:44:15 -0400

Ning has gone a long way since they were featured on the Netsquared blog back in March 2007. Besides offering many more features than they had back then, there are now more than 500,000 social networks on Ning.

We recently got interviewed by the folks at Ning along with the folks from the ASPCA Online Community about our use of their platform in TuDiabetes.com and EsTuDiabetes.com to run our social networks for people touched by diabetes.

Empowering Social Individuals - Interview with Susan Gordon from Causes

jedsundwall — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:59:15 -0400

A chat with Susan Gordon, Non-Profit Coordinator for Causes. She tells us a thing or two about how Causes works, how a medical student used Causes to create a 3.3 million+ strong campaign to fight cancer, and how to get your fumigator to join your Cause.

Building a Ubiquitous Social Network - Interview With Chris Messina

jedsundwall — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:14:22 -0400

Chris Messina, champion of the open Internet, talks to us about how he's trying to make online social networks "like air," and how that'll open opportunities for organizations and individuals working for social benefit.

CARE Connections: New community fighting global poverty

amysampleward — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:01:31 -0400

Britt Bravo is on a much-deserved vacation, so I'm stepping in for her to keep news and information about the social change web coming your way!

CARE is a humanitarian organization working to fight global poverty by serving individuals and families in the poorest communities of the world. CARE recently launched CARE Connections, a free, online community to connect you with others supporting global poverty work, women's empowerment, world news and more. You can learn more about CARE Connections, here.

Data is the Platform: UnLtdWorld

alberton — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:10:32 -0400

Hi everyone!

I'm new on NetSquared and thought it might be a good idea to use this first post to introduce the work we're doing at UnLtdWorld around free, open and accessible data, hoping that many members of this community will find this of interest, especially those working on social entrepreneurship.

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?

Conversation is the Agent of Change - Interview with Alexandra Samuel

jedsundwall — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:52:11 -0400

Alexandra Samuel, longtime friend of NetSquared, talks to us about aligning the interests of businesses and NGOs, designing for participation, and how learning to have meaningful conversations online will save the world.

Jed Sundwall: What does Social Signal do?

Investing in social networks

richmedium — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:04:22 -0400

This is Richard Landry, reporting live from the NetSquared Conference. I am covering the session entitled, “Investing in Social Networks,” led by Peter Campbell, director of Information Technology for Earthjustice (“Because the earth needs a good lawyer”).

Live blogging is a practice of careful listening, and I have a long way to go in that area! So if you see something that I misunderstood or misreported, please post a comment/correction.

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Free TechSoup online forums event: Online Activism: Social Media Tools for Social Change

Megan Keane — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:03:00 -0400

TechSoup’s free day-long online event is coming up this Wed. May 14th: Online Activism: Social Media Tools for Social Change in the TechSoup online forums.

Dive into the conversation with hosts Heather Mansfield, owner of DIOSA Communications and Online Community Manager for Change.org and Carie Lewis, Internet Marketing Manager for the Humane Society of the United States, as they explore the ins and outs of using social networking sites and strategies for determining how, why, and when to use different applications to broadcast your message. In discussing the dos and don’ts of effectively fundraising and promoting your cause, we’ll also look at lessons learned from successful (and not so successful) online campaigns.

Join us Wed. May 14, for a free, one-day online event, in the TechSoup Emerging Technologies forum as we discuss issues such as:

Could a local social change site knock off Facebook for the social networking Webby?

Rob Cottingham — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:44:10 -0400

Change Everything - the site we built for Vancity Credit Union - never seems to run short on surprises.

Shortly after it launched in 2006, a self-organized drive delivered more than 70 big bags of warm clothing to homeless shelters in Vancouver's downtown east side. Not long after, a Change Everything member called EnviroWoman captured our imaginations (and those of folks like WorldChanging and The Guardian) with her tales of living plastic-free for a year.