NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoup.org - youth

Organizations asking, "What is democracy to you?"

amysampleward — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:48:55 -0400

With elections and politics consuming news programs and conversations around the world right now, the Democracy Video Challenge asks you to make a short video to finish the sentence, "Democracy is..."

The story behind Assetmap.org/Uganda

nlwhittemore — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:36:41 -0400

As you know, we’re currently competing in Netsquared’s Mashup Challenge competition with our project, “Assetmap.org/Uganda”

Mobilizing Generation 2.0: An Interview with Ben Rigby of Mobile Voter

Britt Bravo — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:16:44 -0500

" There are about 50 social networks, and they each have thousands of groups of individuals in these little private circles. It is not like you can send out a blast to everyone on the list and expect them to respond enthusiastically. You really have to do what Jacob Colker did, and go door-to-door--the equivalent of door-to-door online and get to know people, spend some time."
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ROVER, ROVER LET LINUX COME OVER-WHAT DO NONPROFITEERS WANT TO READ?

pashlund — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:37:03 -0500

In two months I will have been blogging at the Nonprofit Eye for two years!!! A year and a half since my first post here at NetSquared. How time flies.

I made it to Swaziland!

jensly — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:28:16 -0400

Jennifer Sly is the Founder of YouthAssets, a Featured Project at the NetSquared Conference.

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.

Interview with Michael Furdyk of TakingITGlobal (N2Y2 Featured Project)

Britt Bravo — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:20:15 -0400

"I think as of 2005, the majority of new Internet users every month, people who have never used the Internet before, no longer speak English as a first language. So there's a huge need for non-English content. We now have our site in 12 languages, and we're working on about 15 others to really meet that demand for further bringing together people with a diversity of language skills."

Michael Furdyk of TakingITGlobal is the 14th interview in our series of chats with the 21 Featured Projects from the 2nd NetSquared Conference (N2Y2).

You can hear an audio recording of the interview on the NetSquared Podcast and hear TakingITGlobal's 5-minute pitch at the Conference, here.

Michael Furdyk: I'm Michael Furdyk, the Director of Technology and Co-founder of TakingITGlobal. We are one of the first social networks for social good and social change focused specifically on engaging young people in important global and social issues and trying to get them to network across cultures and across languages to make a positive difference in their communities, in their countries, and in the world using technology.

Seeking and sharing examples of youth and teen blogging projects

Celeste W of studio 501c — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:22:34 -0400

At my blog, studio 501c, I asked readers to point me toward examples of nonprofits that have engaged young people in blogging. I also asked for examples of safety guidelines the nonprofits used as a result. I started this research, on behalf of a friend who works for a youth-engaging nonprofit, by emailing Britt Bravo, Beth Kanter, and Marshall Kirkpatrick, all of whom I want to be like when I grow up (and all of whom I finally met face-to-face at Blogher in Chicago this past summer). I'm grateful to them for getting the ball rolling.

Social Entrepreneurship Angel Investor Funds Virtual City to Teach Youth Cents Savvy

Britt Bravo — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:40:10 -0400

CentsCity, an online virtual city that strengthens young people's ability to become financially savvy adults, was recently funded by Echoing Green, an angel investor in early-stage social entreneurship:

Oxfam at the G8

paul braund — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:10:14 -0400

http://www.netsquared.org/blog/britt-bravo/oxfam-covers-g8-blog-flickr-a...

Erin Denny, YouthNoise, N2Y2

elliotmar — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:05:41 -0400

In this videoblog, Erin Denny of YouthNoise.org tells adults to follow the youth when it comes to Web 2.0.