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Author: Eli
NetSquared Camp 2013
RSVP on eventbrite
When: Saturday, June 1. 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: HiVE Vancouver, 210 – 128 W Hastings St.
What is NetSquared Camp?
NetSquared Camp is a daylong unconference put on by the friendly folks that host the monthly Net Tuesday meetups in Vancouver. Net Tuesday brings together web innovators with social change makers and nonprofits to swap stories, mix ideas, and build new relationships. We aim to empower non-profits with emerging tools, trends, and best practices, enabling them to fulfill their mission statements in new and innovative ways.
This is the third annual conference. The first two NetSquared Camps sold out quickly, so be sure to register early.
Who should come?
- Non-profit people: learn more about utilizing technology to further your cause.
- Web designers and developers: share your best practices and find organizations that need your help.
- Marketing people: assist non-profits in building strategic connections between their causes and their audiences.
Topics
This is an unconference, so you decide what want you want to discuss, share, explore, and learn. Topics that Net Tuesday has covered over the last year include:
- Digital storytelling
- Tablets, smartphones, iPads, iPhones: gadgets for good?
- Visualizing data using maps and other tools
- A/B testing
- Crowdfunding
- IT project management
- The science of Facebook pages
When, Where, and How Much?
NetSquared Camp 2013 will be held at The HiVE in downtown Vancouver, on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Early bird tickets cost $25; regular tickets are $30. Register now on Eventbrite!
Sponsor
Home to artists, designers, small social enterprises, mid-size NGOs, green businesses, IT experts, self employed, start ups, independent contractors… the HiVE is a shared workspace with a dynamic cafe-like studio culture. They facilitate creativity, collaboration and social innovation!
[April 2, 2013] Digital Storytelling Panel
When: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 5:30 PM To 7:30 PM
Where: SAP Executive Briefing Centre, 910 Mainland Street, between Smith and Nelson, Vancouver, BC.
About the event:
Digital storytelling is “using the tools of digital media to craft, record, share and value the stories of individuals and communities, in ways that improve our lives” (Center for Digital Storytelling). Non-profit organizations can now leverage an ever growing number of tools to harness their stories, communicate with stakeholders, and further their mission.
This panel discussion will showcase some digital storytelling tools with examples of them at work, providing attendees with new mediums and skills in conveying your organization’s message.
The twitter hashtag for Net Tuesday is #ntvan and our account is @NetTuesday
Phillip Djwa – Agentic Digital Media – @phillipdjwa – Phillip is a certified Internet Marketing specialist and strategist with more than 18 years experience in the high-technology industry. During this time, Phillip has worked on a wide range of technology and web-integrated communications projects for Fortune 500 companies, high-tech start-ups, and not-for-profit organizations.
Jason Toal – http://www.jasontoal.ca – @draggin – By day, Jason works in an educational support unit that delivers e-learning solutions to the teaching community. By night, he participates (and DJs) in an open Digital Storytelling course (DS 106) out of the University of Mary Washington. DS 106 explores the web as a culture, as a media source, and as a place to publish in the open.
Vanessa Chase – Philanthropy for All – @vanessaechase – Vanessa is a writer, non-profit collaborator and philanthropy advocate. Her interest in storytelling and donor relations drives her work. She has worked for several non-profits in Vancouver, Canada as a fundraiser and communications specialist. Vanessa utilizes stories to emotionally connect donors to the organization’s mission in a way that inspires their involvement.
Andrew Nguyen – Lemongrass Films – @andrew_director – Andrew has worked with numerous organizations to make films that move people and influence thinking. He focuses on projects that contribute to social value and affect positive social change. Working closely with clients, he develops story ideas that respond to a client’s communications objectives and resonate with the intended audience.
BONUS – 5:55-6:00pm: #StruttaCares promo by Tina Hoang.
- Hashtag for Net Tuesday is #ntvan
- Official account is @NetTuesday
When: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 5:30 PM To 7:30 PM
Where: SAP Executive Briefing Centre, 910 Mainland Street, between Smith and Nelson, Vancouver, BC.
Agenda
- 5:30 – 6:00 pm: schmoozing and snacks
- 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Digital Storytelling panel
- 7:00 – 7:30 pm: Q&A
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Event report: IT Project Management for Nonprofits
Here’s a terrifying statistic: 70% of Information Technology (IT) projects fail! Studies consistently show that even well-resourced organizations have a better-than-even chance of project failure. Reasons include “fuzzy business objectives”, “out-of-sync stakeholders” and “excessive rework”. In short: a lack of good project management (and not a shortage of money.)
That’s why Net Tuesday Vancouver collaborated with PM-volunteers.org on March 5 for “IT project management for nonprofits”. Experts from PM-Volunteers provided an introduction to the core skills of project management and presented a case study on their work with BC211’s Information Management System Implementation.
Storify by David Gloyn-Cox.
IT Project management for nonprofits
A fast and furious story about one groups successful experience with pm-volunteers.org.
Storified by Net Tuesday· Sat, Mar 09 2013 12:32:42
Home | pm-volunteers.orgPM-Volunteers.org™ (PM-V) is a grassroots initiative of the project management community. Our mission is to mobilize the project manageme…
Don Williams, PM-V’s Senior Client Relationship Manager, and Shawn Hawkins, the volunteer project manager for BC211’s Information Management System Implementation Project, will be co-presenting the session.
IT Project management for nonprofitsHere's a terrifying statistic: 70% of Information Technology (IT) projects fail! Studies consistently show that even well-resourced …
It was really interesting to hear from Shawn Hawkins about how pm-volunteers.org works. For such a young organization, it’s good to see how they are making a difference in such an effective way. It was great to have the opportunity to learn from their experiences. Stephen Bau
Hey @pmvolunteersorg – @DonaldwDon and Shawn Hawkins KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK last night. Amazing! VIDEO: http://ow.ly/isN5A #ntvanNet Tuesday Meetup
The slides (alas not snakes)
IT Project Management for Nonprofits – Net Tuesday March 5 2013IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR NONPROFITS A CASE STUDY
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Net Tuesday Vancouver at the Hive presents: IT Project management for nonprofitsmindagape
#ntvanDavid Gloyn-Cox
#ntvanDavid Gloyn-Cox
Eli’s Standard Introduction to Net Tuesday Vancouverevdg
A feed, because it is…
We’re hosting another awesome @NetTuesday #ntvan meetup tonight! Thanks to @elijah, @chadleaman & @pmvolunteersorg! http://pic.twitter.com/R4Fl7GK89vThe HiVE – Vancouver
#ntvan welcome to our visitors, really pleased to see nice faces.Net Tuesday Meetup
#ntvan welcome to Sean and Don…Net Tuesday Meetup
#ntvan @pm-volunteers help out since Nov 2009Net Tuesday Meetup
#ntvan over 80 projects and 5000 hours of support. 😀 lovelyNet Tuesday Meetup
Learning about IT project managmt @NetTuesday. Lots of great takeaways this month! #ntvanVanessa Chase
Looking for community, social or government services? Simply DIAL 2-1-1. http://ow.ly/1T9Qdi @bc211help #ntvanChad Leaman
#ntvan #pmv scope of work, deliverables, project sponsor, and objectives.Net Tuesday Meetup
#ntvan #pmv breakout session raised question s, Shawn stressed importance of questions and communication.Net Tuesday Meetup
#ntvan #pmv how to spread the thin patiena of money effectively.Net Tuesday Meetup
Non Profit Project Management Training – Great free resources to assist you, from @pmvolunteersorg http://ow.ly/1T9Sd7 #ntvan #npmmChad Leaman
Definitely see many applications for a Risk Register in other areas of #nonprofit work. #ntvanVanessa Chase
RT @chadleaman: Non profit PM Training – Great free resources to assist you, from @pmvolunteersorg http://ow.ly/1T9Sd7 #ntvan #npmmErin Jeffery
@hivevancouver @NetTuesday last night was super-fun. Thanks for being our host. I <3 our sponsors! #ntvanEli van der Giessen
One minute of change…
A chance for you to promote your needs and skillz, you have one minute to ptich, sing dance whatever. have fun and effect the world.
#ntvan prep for one minute updates, tweet us if you’d like a mention. #1minUpNet Tuesday Meetup
@Dreffed @NetTuesday hire a youth with a physical disability, I’ll pay their wage for 8 weeks. #ntvan http://www.neilsquire.ca/latest-news/employers-enable-youth-disability-work/Chad Leaman
Looking for Employers – Enable Youth with a Disability to workYouth Enabled Program Enable youth with a disability to work The Neil Squire Society’s Youth Enabled Program is an employment program for…
Needs some help with yout strategy, Anthony is willing to help and guide you down the paths…
Anthony C Taylor – Canada | LinkedInWebsites: Interests: Marketing, Branding, Basketball, Soccer, Public Speaking, Cooking, Strategy, reading, personal development, Making B…
VIDEO: IT Project Management for Nonprofits
Field trip: NetSquared Greater Seattle
I’ve been the organizer of Vancouver’s Net Tuesday for over three years, but last week (for the first time ever!) I had the chance to visit another city’s NetSquared event. It was awesome! I’ve been privileged to host two other NetSquared organizers in Vancouver (Tierney and Mel) but this was the first time I got to experience another city’s NetSquared magic in person.
The newly re-energized Seattle organizing team put together a kick-ass review of their big digital wins of 2012.
Ephemera
- Check our the #Net2Seattle hashtag for event tweets
- I took some photos from the event
- Seattle Works blogged the event
- Follow them on twitter: @Net2Seattle
A HUGE thanks to the Seattle team for being so welcoming. Chris, Cornelia, Elena, Joel, Maureen, Michael and Sean – you can created a powerful, sustainable group.
It was totally worth the three hour drive from Vancouver, BC to Seattle to attend the relaunch of #Net2Seattle. Check out those handsome kids!
3 Event Reporting Tools for Non-Bloggers
NetSquared’s local organizers hold over 450 nonprofit technology events annually. The best way to participate is to attend in person but our organizers also create event reports so that they can share the lessons learned with a global audience. You can find many of those event summaries here on the NetSquared blog, but some organizers just don’t like blogging! I’m one of them. For those more visually-oriented organizers the NetSquared community and I have been experimenting with some non-blog ways to document NetSquared local events.
Here are a few tools and techniques that will help you easily create event reports:
Storify
NetSquared events create a huge amount of digital ephemera: tweets, slides, videos, links mentioned, photos… Storify.com offers an online tool that helps you collect your event’s online clutter and shape it into a coherent story using a drag and drop interface. Here’s an example from Vancouver’s January event with Cambridge organizer Mel Findlater.
Google+ Hangouts
Several NetSquared groups have been streaming their events using Google+ Hangouts and then automatically uploading the event to youtube. Amanda in Burlington has been doing this regularly as has Judy Hallman in North Carolina. For an example of a more complex, multi-city event streamed via Google+ Hangouts check out the four city NetSquared Downunder camp organized by our team in Australia and New Zealand.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHZn4A1GMPI?rel=0]
Live screencast recordings
The newest and laziest form of event reporting I’ve recently discovered is to create a screencast from your event. This is a perfect solution for demos and other presentations that feature slides or a lot of on-screen activity. You use screencasting software (here’s 12 options from free to expensive – I used Screenflow) to record a video of all on-screen activity and record audio using the computer’s built-in microphone. Now you have a file with presentation audio and video that you can upload to youtube or video. It’s SUPER easy as long as you set-up your presenter’s computer ahead of time! Check out this example from Vancouver’s data visualization event.
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/59114867 w=500&h=313]
Visualizing data using maps and other tools – NetTuesday Vancouver from Mack Hardy on Vimeo.
How do you document your events? Please share your favorite tricks and tools in the comments.
3 Event Reporting Tools for Non-Bloggers
NetSquared’s local organizers hold over 450 nonprofit technology events annually. The best way to participate is to attend in person but our organizers also create event reports so that they can share the lessons learned with a global audience. You can find many of those event summaries here on the NetSquared blog, but some organizers just don’t like blogging! I’m one of them. For those more visually-oriented organizers the NetSquared community and I have been experimenting with some non-blog ways to document NetSquared local events.
Here are a few tools and techniques that will help you easily create event reports:
Storify
NetSquared events create a huge amount of digital ephemera: tweets, slides, videos, links mentioned, photos… Storify.com offers an online tool that helps you collect your event’s online clutter and shape it into a coherent story using a drag and drop interface. Here’s an example from Vancouver’s January event with Cambridge organizer Mel Findlater.
Google+ Hangouts
Several NetSquared groups have been streaming their events using Google+ Hangouts and then automatically uploading the event to youtube. Amanda in Burlington has been doing this regularly as has Judy Hallman in North Carolina. For an example of a more complex, multi-city event streamed via Google+ Hangouts check out the four city NetSquared Downunder camp organized by our team in Australia and New Zealand.
Live screencast recordings
The newest and laziest form of event reporting I’ve recently discovered is to create a screencast from your event. This is a perfect solution for demos and other presentations that feature slides or a lot of on-screen activity. You use screencasting software (here’s 12 options from free to expensive – I used Screenflow) to record a video of all on-screen activity and record audio using the computer’s built-in microphone. Now you have a file with presentation audio and video that you can upload to youtube or video. It’s SUPER easy as long as you set-up your presenter’s computer ahead of time! Check out this example from Vancouver’s data visualization event.
Visualizing data using maps and other tools – NetTuesday Vancouver from Mack Hardy on Vimeo.
How do you document your events? Please share your favorite tricks and tools in the comments.
Field trip: NetSquared Greater Seattle
I’ve been the organizer of Vancouver’s Net Tuesday for over three years, but last week (for the first time ever!) I had the chance to visit another city’s NetSquared event. It was awesome! I’ve been privileged to host two other NetSquared organizers in Vancouver (Tierney and Mel) but this was the first time I got to experience another city’s NetSquared magic in person.
The newly re-energized Seattle organizing team put together a kick-ass review of their big digital wins of 2012.
Ephemera
- Check our the #Net2Seattle hashtag for event tweets
- I took some photos from the event
- Seattle Works blogged the event
- Follow them on twitter: @Net2Seattle
A HUGE thanks to the Seattle team for being so welcoming. Chris, Cornelia, Elena, Joel, Maureen, Michael and Sean – you can created a powerful, sustainable group.
It was totally worth the three hour drive from Vancouver, BC to Seattle to attend the relaunch of #Net2Seattle. Check out those handsome kids!
