local is the new global
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This is Amy Sample Ward’s slide deck for the Ignite Sessions at 09NTC (http://nten.org/ntc) - Local is the new Global. Learn more about the NetSquared Local program at http://netsquared.org/localTRANSCRIPT
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Amy Sample WardGlobal Community Builder,
NetSquared
Local is the new Global
http://netsquared.org/09ntc
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What is NetSquared?
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What is NetSquared?
Content CommunityChallenges
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What’s a Challenge?
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Why participate in a Challenge?•Share Project ideas with a broad community
of innovators, funders and developers
•Find the other partners, funders interested in my work, etc.
• Collaborate
• Get feedback to help inform your work
•Opportunity to meet others f2f at Net Tuesdays and the annual conference
• Get funding
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How can I participate in a Challenge?
• Submit a Project
• Collaborate with Projects you’re interested in
“Thank you so much for organizing such an awesome conference! I’m still speechless–and really excited to take the momentum we got from the conference and do some wild things with it.”
- Joe Solomon & Team, 2nd place winner KnowMore.org
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How can I participate in a Challenge?
• Attend the annual conference
• Be a Project Mentor
“Linking featured projects with mentors from the tech sector is an essential element. Mentors push projects towards sustainability, connect them to in kind support and funding, and help make real their vision of social change.”
- Justin Massa, Net2 Program & Technical Coordinator
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Global vs Local
Image: cafepress
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The New Localism
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How does local work?
• Start a Net Tuesday
• Host a local Challenge
• Collaborate with Projects to localize their work
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Why Net2 local?
Local Context:
Provides you with a clear lens into the local problems and the people, partners, organizations, and funders committed to developing local solutions.
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Local Solutions
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Where can I find a Net Tuesday?
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What happens at a Net Tuesday?
• Learn about social tech + social change
• Find others interested in your ideas & projects
• Find out what others are working on locally
• Plan, prepare and launch efforts to find innovative local projects (hack days, Challenges, etc.)
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Net Tuesday + Challenges
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What’s your next Challenge?
• What’s your problem?
• Who do you want submitting ideas?
• How will you decide which ideas to pick?
• How do you move forward?
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Let’s change the world
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How do we keep this conversation going?
Let’s connect: you, me, and everyone else!
netsquared.org/09ntc
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remixing the web for social change
How do we keep this conversation going?
Connect with your local Net Tuesday group!
netsquared.org/share/meetup
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Thank you!I really appreciate you giving me five
minutes of NTC famousness
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