Originally posted on the 4Change blog, here.

The June #4Change chat topic focused on Challenges/Competitions for Social Change. Early on in that online chat, the request emerged for a compendium or other list of “all” the Challenges and Competitions focused on social benefit. Such an overview would let those interested in participating or facilitating a competition review the full landscape of options, characteristics of each, and so on.

The annual Tagline Awards are back from Nancy Schwartz and the Getting Attention blog.  Your nonprofit or foundation could be one of this year’s Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Award winners!  Enter today.

This month's Net2 Think Tank question asked:  How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns? 

Every month, the NetSquared Community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events around the world to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate to help the local community. Our local organizers are volunteers dedicated to helping create local opportunities for learning, sharing and using technology to make a difference. In this Organizer Spotlight series we bring you interviews with organizers from around the world.

We're happy to introduce: Alex Steed!

This weekend, BarCamp Guayaquil will attract a huge crowd of people interested in sharing ideas, collaborating, and learning in Ecuador.  There has been a great deal of excitement and press already - I wish I could be in Guayaquil to participate!

Details:

• BarCamp Guayaquil
• Saturday June 27
• Time: 9am - 5pm
• Location: Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral - ESPOL

There are (3) goals for BarCamp Guayaquil:

Volunteerism in the 21st century can take a different form than traditional charity work, like YouTube's Video Volunteers: youtube.com/videovolunteers.

The mission of YouTube's Video Volunteers platform is to connect nonprofit organizations with skilled video makers who can help them broadcast their causes through video, reaching new audiences online and driving action around issues and projects that matter to them. In partnership with allforgood.org, the new platform that connects volunteers with volunteer opportunities, "Video Volunteers" pools video-related volunteer postings and connects YouTubers with these opportunities.

After successful collaborative events with P!oneers and the 1%Event, get ready to kick off  Net Tuesday Amsterdam's own event just before we all turn on summer-mode.

Details:

Every month, the NetSquared Community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events around the world to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate to help the local community. Our local organizers are volunteers dedicated to helping create local opportunities for learning, sharing and using technology to make a difference.  In this Organizer Spotlight series we bring you interviews with organizers from around the world.

We're happy to introduce: Jessica Dally!

We're launching the N2Y4 Reflection Forum!  On the second day of the N2Y4 Conference, participants spent time gathering and discussing their "a-ha!" moments and open questions that came out of the previous day and a half of collaboration, learning, and sharing in San Jose.  We gathered all the responses and have aggregated them to keep the conversation going.  Using the N2Y4 Reflection Forum, you can comment on and vote for different ideas and questions—you can even add your own ideas. 

Check out the N2Y4 Reflection Forum and learn more.

Every month, the NetSquared Community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events around the world to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate to help the local community. Our local organizers are volunteers dedicated to helping create local opportunities for learning, sharing and using technology to make a difference.  In this Organizer Spotlight series we bring you interviews with organizers from around the world.

We're happy to introduce: Celina Agaton!