We have a great lineup of events scheduled for the next couple months.
NETSQUARED CAMP
Saturday, June 1
NetSquared Camp is our annual signature event. This unconference brings together Vancouver’s nonprofit technology community for a day of education and conversation, and it’s the best place to discover the emerging trends that are going to change your work.
Nonprofit staffers will find a friendly, welcoming atmosphere for those not experienced with technology, and many chances to ask questions of tech-experienced nonprofits and experts.
Techies will find opportunities to hear the real-world stories of nonprofit clients, and put their own expertise to social good — as well as the potential for lasting relationships (be they paid or volunteer) with leading organizations in our community.
Activists and community organizers will see and be given the chance to present on successful uses of technology for social change. We’ll explore how technology can help support activism and where activism can push it forward.
Where: Surrey Central Library, 10350 University Dr., Surrey, BC.
About the event
NetSquared is coming to Surrey!
NetSquared Surrey is a community-driven nonprofit technology meetup and we welcome everyone who wants to use their tech skills for good or who wants to learn how they can use online tools to help tell their stories, fundraise, and change the world.
Our first event will be a double-header exploring how the rise of ubiquitious mobile connectivity is changing how nonprofits campaign.
7:00 – 7:45 pm: Connecting offline and online events: Twestival case study
7:45 – 8:30 pm: Winning the Mobile Revolution
Connecting offline and online events: Twestival case study
From the early days of social media, it has been used for social good. The ease and (often) free price tag of the medium combined with its potential reach is extremely valuable. When Rebecca first started her blogging career she used her voice (which was very small) to promote causes and run fundraisers like Blogathon (a 24-hour blogging marathon with pledges). Eventually Rebecca took her efforts offline and into events where real people, not just avatars and screen names, could gather to support a cause. The best example of this is Twestival, which united cities around the world to support local and global causes purely by promoting an event through Twitter. Twestival has been re-launched this year with a new format but Rebecca will be taking a look back at what made it so successful and how they’re changing up the model to make an even bigger global impact.
Winning the Mobile Revolution
Today, it’s likely that at least 20% of your website traffic comes
from mobile devices That number is rapidly increasing. So too is the
diversity of devices people are using to access your site. Today it’s
mostly smartphones and tablets, but in a few years visitors will be
visiting your site through their glasses or on wall-sized displays.
This session will decode that future, and provide valuable insights
into how the mobile revolution impacts your marketing and
communications activities. Attendees will leave with ideas and tips
they can implement immediately to improve their organization’s
mobile-readiness.
Our Presenters
Rebecca Bollwitt
Although she built her first website in 1997, Rebecca has been blogging about life in BC since 2004 on Miss604.com, and podcasting since 2005. Originally from Surrey BC, Rebecca has been working professionally in online media (from corporate webcasting to news dissemination) for the last 12 years. Rebecca co-founded sixty4media, a WordPress website development firm, in 2008 and has co-authored two books: Blogging to Drive Business (2010) and Blogging to Drive Business: 2nd Edition (2012).
Rebecca was a finalist for Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 (Impact Entrepreneur Group) and was named one of BC’s Top 100 Women of Influence by the Vancouver Sun in 2010.
Darren Barefoot
Darren Barefoot is a writer, technologist and marketer. He’s
co-founder of Capulet Communications where he heads a unique
movement-marketing program designed for cause- based organizations and
leaders ready to engage online movements. He speaks regularly as a
digital strategy expert and has been featured on the CBC, BBC and in
Wired, the Wall Street Journal and dozens of other publications. He’s
also the co-author of Friends with Benefits: A Social Media Marketing
Handbook.
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Using Video to Tell Your Stories – Net Tuesday May 7 2013
Video is taking over the internet. Fast. Nonprofits need to get in front of this trend now. Video can be complicated and expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. This week three guests shared their tips for creating visually striking videos on a nonprofit budget.
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Net Tuesday Vancouver – presented by NetSquaredVideo is taking over the internet. Fast. Nonprofits need to get in front of this trend now. Video can be complicated and expensive, but it doesn't have to be. Join Net Tuesday this May for a lico
1. Siobhan Aspinall started the event by sharing her three favorite nonprofit videos and explored WHY they were successful. It wasn’t because they spent the most money!
YOUR organization could create something like this.
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Heartbreaking, but requires a big investment.
Jung von Matt/Limmat: Pro Infirmis Get closer.JvMLimmat
The best donor stewardship video EVER!
This is what’s possible when you invest!
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Here’s another video that Siobhan loves that she didn’t have time to show. This is what Major Gifts fundraising is all about!! 🙂
Note: That Matt Damon video is NSFW!
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2. Eli demos Mozilla’s Popcorn Maker, a free tool for remixing and annotating any Youtube or Vimeo video.
Popcorn MakerPopcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share web video. Use your web browser to combine video and audio with content from the …
Examples of Popcorn videos
Pro Infirmis popcornCreated with Popcorn Maker – part of the Mozilla Webmaker initiative
NetSquared Camp TorontoThis was created with Popcorn Maker – part of the Mozilla Webmaker initiative
Popcorn MakerAlso, + Elijah van der Giessen showed a very practical tutorial on #Mozilla 's #Popcorn in all it's glory. + Siobhan Aspinall made a great point about controlling the cost and quality of video production if you are a non-profit or charity. Remember your audience.
3. Tiva Quinn showed off two tools for creating animation on the cheap.
Screen recording of Tiva’s demos
Tiva Quinn on Animoto and Sparkol VideoScribeevdg
Tiva’s slide deck, full of great tips for planning your video project.
Affordable animation for non profitsHow To Do It Quick & CheapAnd When to Take It Up a LevelHow Much AnimationCan I Get for $50?Featuring:AnimotoVideoScribeOnwords! Consulting
Animoto – create animated videos from photos
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A video intro to Animoto
Animoto for Your Nonprofitconnectinguporg
Animoto is available free to charities
For a Cause – Non-Profit VideosAnimoto supports not-for-profits and other humanitarian causes with free upgraded access.If you are a charity, non-profit, activist or school organization, apply today for a free pro account at Animoto. Produce DVD-quality videos from photos. Animoto, the end of slideshows.
Use this link to create a VideoScribe account. This is an affiliate link, which is a free way for you to thank Tiva for her contributions to Net Tuesday. 🙂
Sparkol VideoScribe – What’s your story?Sparkol VideoScribe – What’s your story? Create engaging scribe videos easily
The key decision points in a video project – created with Sparkol VideoScribe
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Examples of Tiva’s work
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Using Video to Tell Your StoriesOne of the presenters tonight, + Tiva Quinn , hid this in the bottom corner of a slide. I think it deserves a slide of it's own. Keys to engaging video production: ·Consistent storyline ·Organized and clear ·Vivid and surprising ·Tone suits audience Good job everyone at #NTVan (audience included).
Cool projects from our community
The YWCA is experimenting with personalized videos and landing pages.
Home – YWCA – InnerCirclePlease take a moment to fill out our survey. What’s your preference? To receive newsletters and updates by email To receive newsletters and updates by regular mail Please stop sending me information about the YWCAWhat interests you?
PeaceGeeks is holding regular salons. Check out their next event.
PeaceGeeks | Connect locally – Empower globallyNational Capital Advisors is a Canadian-based consultancy working on a grant from the Ford Foundation. They work with grassroots non-profit organizations in Indonesia to help these groups get tools they need to document conflict-related issue connected to the use and management of natural resources.
June at CamvY is open to discussing your next nonprofit video project. Give him a shout!
Camvy Company FilmsCamvy Company Films is a concept-to-screen digital production company in Vancouver, Canada owned and operated by Kevin Zhang and June Kim. Over the past year we have worked with companies such as Hiretheworld and Vancouver Olive Oil Company. Our background is uniquely positioned in corporate film, post-production, animation, storyboard design and branding.
The Twitter feed…
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#ntvan and hugs to our lovely enablers HootSuite… love them so much. ow.ly/kOebPNet Tuesday Meetup
#ntvan thanks to out sponsors hivevancouver.com the HiVEeveryone say "Hey big hugs to the HiVE, NetTuesday loves you.Net Tuesday Meetup
#ntvan Mike from the HiVE, gives an intro to the meeting and working space.Net Tuesday Meetup
Checking out #ntvan @HiVEVancouver … Beautiful space for #changemakersAmy Juschka
Great to be attending @NetTuesday at @HiVEVancouver. #ntvan #meetupPeaceGeeks
#ntvan is beginning… tons of new faces it is so good to hear the banter and laughs.Net Tuesday Meetup
Attending #ntvan with Joy of @fundittv for session on video marketing. Cool space.Loa Fridfinnson
@TheHive attending @NetTuesday #ntvan for the 1st time! Awesome networking event & will learn more about video, nonprofit & storytelling.Puspa
@NetTuesday on this gorgeous day learning about the power of short videos. #ntvan big ups to @hivevancouver for hosting this great event.Daniel Dubois
At @Meetup’s @NetTuesday’s event "Using Video to Tell Your Story" for @FundRazr! #NTVanElizabeth George
Helping #NTVan video tonight’s meetup. instagram.com/p/ZCDHXlF0-i/Chimp
#ntvan 3 presenters are lined up and ready…Net Tuesday Meetup
#ntvan Siobhan Aspinall @SiobhanAspinall or linkedin.com/in/siobhanaspi…Net Tuesday Meetup
#ntvan Elijah van der Giessen @elijah netsquared.org/local NetSquared LocalNet Tuesday Meetup
Erika Rathje will be pitching a session on our mobile-centric future.
Cover good / best practices for:
– using the right language, placement and design to drive subscriptions and donations
– blogging tips — how much, how frequently, how to promote
– design tips for usable donation and subscription forms
– other tips for these related to design
(I’m an absolute chicken for public speaking, but I want to help people do better, so I’m gonna try!)
NetSquared Camp will be held Saturday, June 1. RSVP now!
Welcome to the Google Grants program! In this introductory session we’ll cover program details, requirements, limitations, best practices, as well as how to maximize performance through optimization techniques.
Google Grants is the non-profit edition of AdWords, Google’s online advertising tool. Google Grants empowers non-profit organisations, through USD 10,000 per month in in-kind AdWords advertising, to promote their missions and initiatives on Google.ca.
That’s right, $10,000/month of free adwords from Google for eligible charitable nonprofits. Apply today.
This month’s guest
Alan serves as the Associate Director for the Digital Marketing team at Cardinal Path after joining the group in early 2012. He comes to Cardinal Path following 5 years in both the search and display media divisions of Microsoft Advertising. Spanning Seattle to London, he has collaborated with clients across several North American and European markets and a wide range of verticals. His current role with Cardinal Path spans a range of clients across a variety of online channels.
Darren Barefoot will be pitching a session on our mobile-centric future.
Get used to hearing the term ‘device diversity’. It refers to the fact that people are using more and more devices, from Google Glass to wall-sized TVs, to access the web. We’re already past the point of caring about ‘smartphone users vs. desktop users’ and now how to think about tablets, gaming consoles and web TVs.
I’m imagining this as a short talk by me, and then I’ll facilitate a group discussion about best practices and approaches to a mobile-centric future.
NetSquared Camp will be held Saturday, June 1. RSVP now!
Vanessa Chase will be pitching a discussion on email marketing.
Take your fundraising efforts digital by adding email marketing to your strategy. Whether you’re just getting started or are a seasoned pro, we’ll talk about the basics and best practices non-profits need to know and discuss solutions to the biggest problems you’re facing.
NetSquared Camp will be held Saturday, June 1. RSVP now!
Vanessa Chase will be pitching a discussion on the essential elements of copywriting.
Ever thought about how the language used in your communications and fundraising materials is affecting your success? Does your audience really “get” the work your non-profit is doing?
If writing seems like a mystery to you, fear not! We’ll explore the best tactics from writing in print and digital, methods for understanding your target audience and workshop your ideas.
NetSquared Camp will be held Saturday, June 1. RSVP now!
Starting a community can be daunting, and growing it can be even harder. How do you build your group so that it isn’t just you talking to an empty room?
The commbuild community came together on May 7 to share tips for marketing a new community (be authentic!) and leveraging the power of your network (be promiscuous!) More importantly they questioned whether control is desirable or even possible.
Enjoy this summary of the tweet chat.
