Web of Change alumni gathering in San Francisco

I went to the Web of Change conference in 2007 and it was a life-changing event (for the good!)

Along with Anna and Gregory, I have schemed up WOCxNTC. If you’re a Web of Change alumni going to the NTC conference this April (or if you call San Francisco home) we’d love to have you join us.

We’ll gossip, have a snack, grab a drink and perhaps wander off afterwards to join one of the Progressive Parties.
In summary: we’ll have some fun!

http://wocxntc.eventbrite.ca/

Please RSVP to confirm your attendance. Seating is limited to 12.

Date: Wednesday, April 4. 7pm.

Location:
Urban Tavern
333 O’Farrell St. San Francisco, CA 94102
Cross Street: Mason St.
(415) 923-4400

Event: Know It and Show It

Net Tuesday pal Steve Williams (SAP) and Garth Yule (Vancity Community Foundation) will be presenting the Demonstrating Value framework and sharing some case studies. Want to know how to show the value of your work? This is event is can’t-miss.

The event will be held March 15 2012, so please RSVP.

Know It and Show It – Thursday March 15th 2012

Calling all social entrepreneurs!

Know it and Show it flyer On the evening of Thursday March 15th, 2012 you have the opportunity to learn how the Demonstrating Value (DV) framework can help you show the value of your work to the community. “Know It and Show It” is the first in a series of social learning events for social entrepreneurs co-hosted by SAP and Vancity Community Foundation. VCF and SAP are experts in helping social enterprises better manage their operations and communicate their social value.

The evening starts with a 15 minute overview of the DV framework by Garth Yule (VCF), followed by Heather O’Hara, ED of Potluck Café, who will share her experience of how DV has helped Potluck communicate their impact and develop their business. Steve Williams (SAP) will also discuss how social enterprises can take advantage of free SAP solutions throughTechSoup.

The rest of the evening is a social mixer – staff from SAP, Program Managers from Vancity Community Foundation (VCF) and experienced DV consultants and practitioners will be in attendance to answer your questions about how you can develop your own snapshot.

Yes! I would like to register for this event!

Doors at 5:00 pm, presentation at 5:15 pm
@ SAP Executive Briefing Centre
910 Mainland St. Vancouver

(just a short walk from Yaletown/Roundhouse station on the Canada Line train)

Web of Change alumni gathering in San Francisco

Event management for WOCxNTC: Web of Change at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference

I went to the Web of Change conference in 2007 and it was a life-changing event (for the good!)

Along with Anna and Gregory, I have schemed up WOCxNTC. If you’re a Web of Change alumni going to the NTC conference this April (or if you call San Francisco home) we’d love to have you join us.

We’ll gossip, have a snack, grab a drink and perhaps wander off afterwards to join one of the Progressive Parties.
In summary: we’ll have some fun!

http://wocxntc.eventbrite.ca/

Please RSVP to confirm your attendance. Seating is limited to 12.

Date: Wednesday, April 4. 7pm.

Location:
Urban Tavern
333 O’Farrell St. San Francisco, CA 94102
Cross Street: Mason St.
(415) 923-4400

Event summary: Network organizations create better online campaigns

The February Net Tuesday was epic! We were forced to upgrade our venue because we sold out twice, and then we had our founder Joe Solomon make a last-minute appearance from San Francisco.

Huge thanks to Jason Mogus (Communicopia) for presenting his thoughts on an alternative model for building movement organizations, and to guest stars Joe Solomon (vagabond!) and Reilly Yeo (OpenMedia.ca) for their stories.

Our social media volunteer Kelvin Claveria did a twitter recap using storify.

Google for Nonprofits Seminar

Vancouver’s Rhino Cloud Computing will be hosting a Google for Nonprofits Seminar March 1.

Want to get your nonprofit on the cloud? The seminar will cover free and low-cost solutions to get your organization online.
They’ll be covering Google Apps (gmail, docs and more, Google Adwords grants, Google Plus and Google Earth.

Discount: use the promotional code “nettuesday” for 50% off.

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Google for Nonprofits Seminar

Thursday, 1 March 2012 from 08:30 to 14:00 (PT)
Vancouver, British Columbia

We will be going through

Setting up your nonprofit with Google Apps.
Using Gmail
Getting on Google Grants in Canada which allows you to spend $10,000 a month on Google Adwords for free.
Google+ pages and how to use them
Google Earth
And our product Rhino Donations, which is a free donation management tool that integrates in with Google’s products.
learned (lunch is included in price).

http://googlefornonprofits2012.eventbrite.com/

Use the promotional code “nettuesday” coupon for 50% off.

Young social innovators event series

Young? Care about things? Here’s some events of interest!

The BC Advisory Council on Social Entrepreneurship wants to get younger social entrepreneurs and innovators involved in their recommendations to the BC government.

A Lightning Pitch Event on March 6th will feature 90 second pitches from some of the most exciting initiatives from under 30’s in BC (and cash prizes!), and provide ample opportunity to network with emerging and established social change leaders, including members of the Council.

On March 10th we’re hosting a follow-up Speak Up!mini-conference for youth and youth serving organizations to generate more specific recommendations and feedback based on the Advisory Councils draft report (see below).

Information and registration links here:

Lightening Pitch Event (March 6th – $10)

Speak Up! (mini-conference) (March 10th – free)

Your Feedback is Needed – The BC Advisory Council on Social Entrepreneurship is about to present recommendations to the BC government on advancing social innovation in the province, and wants to hear from young social innovators before they finalize their report. Their draft report can be found here.

Please share your thoughts at the following link:http://bit.ly/wIp27x

NetSquared Camp 2012: April 28 at The HiVE

I’m excited to announce NetSquared Camp 2012, an intimate gathering of Vancouver’s online campaigners. This unconference will be a chance for our community to gather and share our hard-won best practices, war stories, and victories!

The event will be held at The Hive on Saturday, April 28 and admission is $20.

There are just 80 spots available, so please RSVP soon to ensure you get a ticket.

Tickets and more information: http://netsquared2012.eventbrite.ca/

Hope to see you there!

NetSquared Camp 2012: April 28 at The HiVE

Net Tuesday is excited to announce NetSquared Camp 2012, an intimate gathering of Vancouver’s online campaigners. This unconference will be a chance for our community to gather and share our hard-won best practices, war stories, and victories!

The event will be held at The Hive on Saturday, April 28 and admission is $20.

There are just 80 spots available, so please RSVP soon to ensure you get a ticket.

Tickets and more information: http://netsquared2012.eventbrite.ca/

Hope to see you there!

Meetup: Salesforce nonprofit user group – data imports, email integrations & more

Please join us at the third Vancouver Salesforce nonprofit user group meeting.

This will be an informal gathering of nonprofit employees, volunteers and allies who are either working with Salesforce or just interested in learning more.

A rough plan for the night

help beginners with their first import of data into Salesforce (bring your spreadsheets and laptops!)
discuss email integrations with Salesforce from the App Exchange. (Homework – Groundwire’s email service provider review.
put our collective brains to whatever challenges the group presents.

Snacks will be provided courtesy of the Salesforce Foundation.

Date and location

Monday, January 30 2012

5:30 – 7:30pm

The HiVE

210 – 128 W Hastings St

Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1G8

Net Tuesday meetup: Network organizations create better online campaigns

Net Tuesday is proud to have Communicopia’s Jason Mogus presenting at our February 7 meetup. NOTE: We expect this event to be very popular, so registration is capped. Please RSVP to confirm your attendance.

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There has been a sea change recently creating new models for how social change organizations (or start up businesses) structure themselves to accomplish a social good. Network organizations, typically those “born after the Internet”, are smaller, nimble, less hierarchical, highly collaborative and deeply social by nature. Their leadership, culture, structure, programs, and outcomes are often quite different from those of traditionally structured NGO’s.

As these structures are more aligned with the fundamental organizing principles of the web, done right this enables these organizations to punch far above their weight online. In this session we will discuss:

the differences between network orgs and more traditional NGO’s
why network orgs are an adaptation to the unique challenges and opportunities of our times
why traditional NGO’s struggle with managing digital innovation
why network orgs create better online campaigns – including many examples!
some fundamental principles of network centric campaigns

Come with your own examples and expect a fulsome discussion on the benefits and limitations of this controversial hypothesis.

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LOCATION
W2 Media Cafe
111 W Hastings, Vancouver, BC

DATE AND TIME
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Doors at 5:30 PM
Starts at 6:00 PM
Wraps at 7:30 PM

Jason Mogus is the principal strategist of Communicopia, a Gastown based firm that has been leading transformative digital projects for social change institutions since 1993. Jason has worked with some highly successful network orgs, including the TckTckTck climate coalition, Nothing But Nets campaign, and Web of Change, as well as for many large NGO’s, governments, and sustainable businesses both locally and globally. For a full bio: http://communicopia.com/company/jason-mogus

Suggested background reading:

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