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Events and community for nonprofits curious about technology.
Never let it be said that Net Tuesday Vancouver isn’t a follower of fads. Because we are!
Therefore: Google Plus Page
Keep on top of nonprofit news and gossip on our Google Plus page.
And for the old-skool folks there’s always Twitter and Facebook.
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Yowza, that Chad Leaman kid sure knows his stuff! You should follow him on Twitter. He was hard-core prepared for the presentation – here are some of his notes:
Here’s Susanna Haas Lyon‘s slides and video from the November 2011 Net Tuesday.
Slides
Presentation
Q&A
It’s not just your Communications and Fundraising teams that should be leveraging online tools. Many non-profits are looking at new ways to use technology to fulfill their mission, including the delivery of programs through technology. Just as many universities have focused on e-Learning to deliver education to students, non-profits organizations can also utilize e-Learning to deliver association services.
This session will share tools and techniques that can be used to deliver non-profit services online. Looking beyond facebook and twitter, this session will cover both synchronous (webinar) solutions as well as asynchronous tools that are available. There will be a focus on sharing best practices, lessons learned from the education sector, and how your non-profit can get started with e-Learning to deliver association services.
When
Tuesday, December 6 2011
DOORS AT 5:30 PM
EVENT STARTS AT 6:00 PM
WRAP AT 7:30 PM
Where
W2 Media Cafe
Admission
Free, with $5 suggested donation.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTER
Chad Leaman is the e-Learning Manager for the Neil Squire Society, working directly with people with disabilities and empowering them through technology. Over the last eight years, he has led the organization’s growth of online learning and connecting the association to various rural and aboriginal disability centers. He has spoken at numerous conferences on themes of e-Learning and accessibility, including the Innovative Professor Conference, MoodleMoot, and the Justice Institute Online Course Showcase. His current projects include running a network of free-computer sites in Burnaby; creating an online one-on-one computer tutoring program; and supporting the technology enabling an online employment program that reaches across Canada. Chad also sits on the other side of the online learning environment, completing his Certified Association Executive certification through online learning.
chadl@neilsquire.ca | @chadleaman
OUR SPONSOR
Net Tuesday is thrilled to have the W2 Media Cafe as our venue sponsor for the 2011-12 season.
They do cool things. Check them out!
When: Wednesday, November 16. 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Where: The HiVE. 210 – 128 W Hastings St
Processing donations and payments is a pain.
First you need to enter the credit card into into a Point Of Sale machine (if you have even have one), then you need to record that payment on the individual or organization’s record (if you’ve got a database). There’s a lot of hardware, paper and potential for error.
IATS Brickwork might be a solution for you. It removes the hardware and automatically adds donations to your Salesforce Contacts because you enter the credit card info directly into Salesforce. Come check out the demo. Make them hard questions!
What is IATS?
A credit card processing company that specialized in serving nonprofits. They have a website.
What is Brickwork?
Check it out on the Salesforce App Exchange.
Here’s what IATS says:
Process both one-time and recurring credit card or ACH transactions from within any Salesforce CRM edition. All credit card types are accepted for both US and Canadian transactions. Let BRICKWORK by IATS Payments help your organization today!
Integrates seamlessly into the Nonprofit Starter Pack and all Salesforce CRM Editions.
Give your donors the choice of making single or recurring gift donations with their Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards in US or Canadian dollars.
Create seamless, online donation pages with the integrated IATS product, AURA.
BRICKWORK is a FREE native Salesforce Application that brings the power of IATS Payments processing directly to your Salesforce environment. Whether donations come over the phone or through your website, BRICKWORK enables your organization to process credit card payments and maximize revenue.
Integrated into the Nonprofit Starter Pack and all Salesforce CRM editions, BRICKWORK eliminates the hassle of manual data entry by automating the payment information and record creation. Real-time processing allows for greater workload efficiency and instantaneous results. With the ability to create donation pages directly from the AURA custom tab, taking your fundraising efforts online has never been easier.
As a Level 1 Payment Card Industry (PCI) certified company, IATS ensures all transactions are handled with absolute security and confidentiality.
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P.S. We’ll supply snacks!
Presenting another event media-sponsored by Net Tuesday Vancouver.
Fun!
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Know the media. Be the media. Change the media.
November 11-13, 2011
Pacific Cinematheque, Vancouver Public Library, SFU Woodwards Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
Media Democracy Day(s) is an annual event which draws and fosters dialogue between activists, academics, media producers and citizens with the ambition of creating a more democratic media system. Embarking upon its tenth year, MDD has expanded to encompass the weekend of November 11-13, and will include a film screening, media fair and interactive discussion panels touching upon a range of key issues, with an emphasis on minority media practices. Additionally, this year’s event will allow participants to explore the option of creating their own media for social change, via a number of workshops on November 13.
Dr. Sut Jhally will provide the first keynote address on Friday evening, while co-keynote speaker Judy Rebick will deliver her introduction on the following afternoon, kicking off Saturday’s festivities. Discussion panels include an investigation into the opportunities and obstacles facing journalism as a profession; the role of unions and public opinion in “the Crisis Economy”; Aboriginal media practices; the evolution of media policy featuring a multi party panel; and examinations into the role of transcultural media in Canada, as well as new forms of civic engagement.
The Media Democracy Fair, an exhibition of local media makers will be open throughout the day on Saturday. Social activism and production workshops will commence the follow day at SFU Woodwards Goldcorp Centre for the Arts and the W2 Media Café.
For more info: http://mediademocracyday.org
Cost: Free to all, but seating is limited. To pre-register, please visit http://mediademocracyday2011.eventbrite.com
Twitter: @MediaDemocDay, #MDDVan Facebook: “Media Democracy Day Vancouver” Webpage.
Governments around the world are experimenting with social media as a site of civic engagement. Online public participation is a young field however, and little is known about the benefits or limitations of these projects. Key issues that must be considered include anonymity, privacy, government activity in privately operated spaces, demographic diversity, delineating between crowd-appropriate and expert-appropriate tasks, community building and more.
Vancouver was recently the home of an innovative Facebook based public conversation. Hundreds of Vancouver residents and commuters participated in a July 2011 Facebook conversation about the City of Vancouver’s Transportation Plan. Using a uniquely developed Facebook app, this ground breaking social media conversation asked Vancouverites to share their own commuting stories, learn about key issues, propose transportation recommendations to the City. This project was both an innovative engagement exercise in partnership with the City of Vancouver and it was the focus of Susanna Haas Lyons’s masters thesis research with the University of British Columbia.
The City has already written a response to recommendations resulting from the conversation, and these ideas will be considered for integration into the City’s draft transportation plan. Results of the research are emerging.
When
Tuesday, November 1 2011
DOORS AT 5:30 PM
EVENT STARTS AT 6:00 PM
WRAP AT 7:30 PM (but stay for drinks!)
Where
W2 Media Cafe
Admission
Free, with$5 suggested donation.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTER
Susanna Haas Lyons is a public engagement specialist who develops strategy and provides training for better conversations between the public and decision makers. Bridging online and face-to-face methods, Susanna has worked on some of North America’s largest and most complex citizen engagement projects. Currently, Susanna is researching collaborative policy development, with a focus in digital engagement practices, at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for Resources, the Environment and Sustainability. She is also a senior network associate with AmericaSpeaks, a global leader in large-scale public participation. Previously, Susanna was project coordinator with the British Columbia Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Mohn Prize. She holds a certificate in Public Participation from the International Association for Public Participation, and is an advisor to the Alberta Climate Dialogue project.
OUR SPONSOR
Net Tuesday is thrilled to have the W2 Media Cafe as our venue sponsor for the 2011-12 season. They do cool things. Check them out!
So, the October 2011 Net Tuesday was pretty awesome. Lauren Bacon is a super-pro.
Here’s proof:
The edit starts with Lauren praising me (Eli). This is an accident. I swear!
Lauren also offered to share her slide deck:
And here’s the slide deck she referenced: 5 strategies for facilitating social change online.
Tara Mahoney and the Gen Why Media team are presenting their second “Bring your Boomer” party. The idea is ridiculous AND inspirational. You should go!
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SPEAKERS:Crowd engagement by Mike Sheehan from Beatboard, theater performance by Tiger Milk Collective, a magic show, door prizes and local art. Music by renowned recording artist Aidan Knight and special guest.
SFU Contemporary Arts Theater – 149 West Hastings
TICKETS:
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
From the team that brought you Net Tuesday comes the Vancouver Nonprofit Salesforce User Group. (cue movie soundtrack!)
RSVP http://salesforcevancouver.eventbrite.com
This group is for anyone at any level using Salesforce in the nonprofit, education or social entrepreneur sectors.
Or even for those are aren’t using it yet, but are merely curious. We’ll be talking about CRM (customer relationship management) issues in general too.
This is your meetup, so the first meeting will be an informal discussion that will allow us to figure out the needs of the nonprofit community and determine what you want from a Salesforce meetup.
And while you’re waiting for the meetup to start why not apply for the Salesforce Foundation software grant?
We encourage neophytes to seasoned developers to share information with the larger community.
What’s working for you? What’s a struggle? What would you want to get out of a Salesforce meetup?
P.S. We’ll supply snacks courtesy of the Salesforce Foundation. (yay!)
RSVP http://salesforcevancouver.eventbrite.com/
DATE AND TIME:
Thursday, September 29, 2011 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
LOCATION:
The HiVE
210 – 128 W Hastings St
