Hey Net Tuesday-ers, I’m thrilled to announce that the December Net Tuesday will feature a panel on group buying sites (like Groupon) and a case study demonstrating the use of conversion tracking in Google Analytics. It’s gonna be awesome, so please RSVP. Date: Tuesday, December 7 Doors: 5:30pm Duration: 6:00 – 7:30pm Venue:  W2 Storyeum,…

Thanks to everyone for coming out and making the panel work (all those hard questions!) A special shout-out goes to W2 Community Media Arts Society, who provided the venue. Special thanks to panelists: Steve Anderson Devon Wong Steve Rosenberg April Smith There’s been an interesting discussion on Pull Focus’ Meatless Mondays video on the Meetup.com…

Next event: Tuesday, December 7 RSVP: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156019631101528&index=1 Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-social-media-nonprofits-social-change/calendar/15210923/ The topic is still undecided. It will probably be a grab-bag of 3-4 presenters. Please email me with suggestions for speakers and topics. eli@vandergiessen.ca

Next event: Tuesday, December 7 RSVP: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156019631101528&index=1 Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-social-media-nonprofits-social-change/calendar/15210923/ The topic is still undecided. It will probably be a grab-bag of 3-4 presenters. Please email me with suggestions for speakers and topics. eli@vandergiessen.ca

Thanks to everyone for coming out and making the panel work (all those hard questions!) A special shout-out goes to W2 Community Media Arts Society, who provided the venue. Special thanks to panelists: Steve Anderson Devon Wong Steve Rosenberg April Smith There’s been an interesting discussion on Pull Focus’ Meatless Mondays video on the Meetup.com…

My grandpappy always used to tell me to “go where the audience is.” (Well, not really, but he should have! Because it’s great advice.) That’s why most nonprofits joined Myspace, and then abandoned Myspace for Facebook when their supporters made the same move. So, we use paper mailings, email, webpages, social media, public events…. we…

My grandpappy always used to tell me to “go where the audience is.” (Well, not really, but he should have! Because it’s great advice.) That’s why most nonprofits joined Myspace, and then abandoned Myspace for Facebook when their supporters made the same move. So, we use paper mailings, email, webpages, social media, public events…. we…

September’s Net Tuesday brought up a lot of questions about best practices for email campaigning. Long or short subject lines? One ask or newsletter style? Weekly or monthly? Text or HTML layouts? Now I may not be a grizzled old veteran yet, but I’ve already seen that “best practices” for one organization may not necessarily…

I’m plotting a topic for the Net Tuesday November meetup, and Ben Johnson suggested “video.” What do you think? Are you interested in this topic? And do you know of any Vancouver nonprofits who are going interesting work with video? Please let me know in the comments or by emailing eli@vandergiessen.ca Potential items to be…

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Net Tuesday September event focusing on email marketing and fundraising. Your insightful questions were what made it all possible. Well, the awesome audience AND the panelists (Duncan Owen, Shannon Daud, and Ben Johnson.) Thanks all for making me look good! There won’t be a Net Tuesday in…

September’s Net Tuesday brought up a lot of questions about best practices for email campaigning. Long or short subject lines? One ask or newsletter style? Weekly or monthly? Text or HTML layouts? Now I may not be a grizzled old veteran yet, but I’ve already seen that “best practices” for one organization may not necessarily…

I’m plotting a topic for the Net Tuesday November meetup, and Ben Johnson suggested “video.” What do you think? Are you interested in this topic? And do you know of any Vancouver nonprofits who are doing interesting work with video? Please let me know in the comments or by emailing eli@vandergiessen.ca Potential items to be…

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Net Tuesday September event focusing on email marketing and fundraising. Your insightful questions were what made it all possible. Well, the awesome audience AND the panelists (Duncan Owen, Shannon Daud, and Ben Johnson.) Thanks all for making me look good! There won’t be a Net Tuesday in…

The remarkable Russell Bennett created a summary video that beautifully captures the energy of NetSquared Camp Vancouver.

The remarkable Russell Bennett created a summary video that beautifully captures the energy of NetSquared Camp Vancouver.

September’s Net Tuesday is next week, and I finally have all the panelists confirmed. Better late than never, I say. :-) TOPIC: Email communications – still alive and kicking It’s easy to get distracted by that new-fangled social media stuff (so shiny!), but the folks on the ground in non-profits know that the real action’s…

TOPIC: Email communications – still alive and kicking It’s easy to get distracted by that new-fangled social media stuff (so shiny!), but the folks on the ground in non-profits know that the real action’s in email. That’s where you raise the funds to advance your mission. That’s how you get people to show up to…

TOPIC: Email communications – not dead yet! Join a panel of  experts from Vancouver’s nonprofit community as they discuss the value of email to their organizations, how they manage and grow their lists, and how they test and measure their campaigns so that they’re constantly improving. DATE: Tuesday, September 14 TIME: 5:30 – 8:00pm LOCATION:…

Did you go to NetSquared Camp Vancouver on August 14? Thank you! I thought it was a roaring success. Do you agree? Agree or disagree, I’d REALLY appreciate it if you could fill out our quick 10 question survey about the event. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/n2camp Would you go again? Were we in the right venue? Did you…

TOPIC: Email communications – not dead yet! Join a panel of  experts from Vancouver’s nonprofit community as they discuss the value of email to their organizations, how they manage and grow their lists, and how they test and measure their campaigns so that they’re constantly improving. DATE: Tuesday, September 14 TIME: 5:30 – 8:00pm LOCATION:…