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NetSquared Organizer Survey Results - Spring 2017
Every year we survey the NetSquared organizers to take the temperature of the community and get a sense of how we can serve them better. We want to identify what is working and what could be improved....
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The Relationship Between Scheduling Events and Meetup Growth
A reminder that meetup growth is STRONGLY correlated to scheduling monthly events. After being inactive for several years @karenb and team restarted the group in January 2016. And ever since growth...
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Free Community #Tech4Good Workshops – Your July 2017 Roundup
Non-Boring #Tech4Good Meetings for Nonprofits NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings... but we all know that meetings are boring! Admit it,...
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NetSquared State of the Union: Annual Report for July 2016 to June 2017
tl;dr: After 10 years NetSquared broke the 100 active groups barrier. Yay!NetSquared is TechSoup’s global network of volunteer-led nonprofit technology meetups. We're the answer to the question “where...
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#Tech4Good Events Roundup for August 2017
Telling Your Story: NetSquared #Storymakers2017 Workshops for Nonprofits Here at TechSoup, we're big on stories. Effective storytelling means nonprofits can reach more people, touch more hearts, and...
View ArticleOrganizer Tip: Adding Networks to Your Meetup Profile
Add your twitter handle to your meetup profile so I can tag you when I promote your events! Topics: Organizer Tipmeetupprofilesocial media
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NetSquared + #Tech4Good Roundup of Free Community Events for September 2017
We Can Help You Tell the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact TechSoup's annual Storymakers campaign launches September 5. We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our...
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NetSquared Organizer October Update
September is HUGE for NetSquared – our community has scheduled 166 events so far and the month isn't over yet! Let's build on the momentum by making sure your group has events scheduled for October...
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NetSquared #NPtech Events Roundup for October 2017
Find Fall Fundraising Friends at NetSquared Meetups Fall has arrived, and with it comes fundraising season. More than one-third of charitable giving happens in the last three months of the year and...
View ArticleNetSquared Office Hours: Marketing Tips to Help You Grow Your Group
NetSquared Ambassador Birgit Pauli-Haack hosted an open office hours discussion for NetSquared organizers. She shared tips and best practices to help new and established meetup leaders grow their...
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NetSquared Amsterdam Launch Meeting at TQ #Net2AMS
Amsterdam needs a #Tech4Good community meetup and I think it’s gonna get one! While I was in Amsterdam for a family birthday party I collaborated with Taco Potze of OpenSocial to host a gathering of...
View ArticleNetSquared Quarterly Highlight Report for Q1 FY18
NetSquared Quarterly Highlight Report for Q1 FY18 from NetSquared Highlights from the last three months: TechSoup marketing campaigns for NetSquared groups Meetup.com recruitment drive...
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What Does the Number 50,000 Look Like? Eli and the NetSquared Community Can...
Please join me in celebrating a major milestone for NetSquared – the program now has 50,000 members, reachable through our 130 meetup.com groups! (And growing at 28% year over year!) Every month...
View ArticleArchiving Meetup.com Pages Content
Meetup is updating their look and feel for all members on Thursday, November 30. The biggest change is the removal of the old "Pages" functionality. Most NetSquared groups don't use this feature, but...
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Suggested Topics for the First Half of 2018
It's almost the end of 2017 and the best way to keep your group's momentum going is to post a full slate of topics for 2018. I suggest setting a rough agenda and posting tentative dates and topics to...
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Modeling the NetSquared Community's Structure
How does NetSquared grow so quickly? It's because of the networked structure of NetSquared’s community. Local chapter leaders OWN their local groups, so the center is never the bottleneck.Topics:...
View ArticleStorify is Shutting Down
Storify, a tool many of us have used to document our events, is shutting down (thanks for the heads-up Carolyn M. Appleton). This is your reminder that you can export your storifys to HTML and that...
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Which Regions Have the Most NetSquared Members?
Where are NetSquared members based? There’s big concentrations in the USA in San Francisco, Seattle/Vancouver, BC and on the East Coast in Philly/DC/Baltimore. There’s also hotspots in the UK and...
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Which Regions Have the Most NetSquared Events?
When I visualize which groups have held the most number of events Boston, MA; Mukono, Uganda; and Guatemala City, Guatemala emerge as the most historically active groups.Topics: mapmeetupdata
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The Value of Process and CRMs
Here's what happened when I put all prospective NetSquared organizers into a CRM, applied a sales funnel, and did consistent follow-up.Topics: CRMProcess
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