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June 4: Paid Focus Group Opportunity on Charitable Gifts and Service

SmartPoint Research is looking for males and females aged 23-49 to participate in an upcoming focus group discussion on the topic of “Charitable Gifts and Service.”

Participants will be paid $75 cash upon participating in the focus group discussion. This 90 min discussion will be held on the evening of Tuesday June 4th, 2013 in Yaletown.

If you are interested in participating, please answer the following qualifying questionnaire before Friday, May 31, 2013. If you qualify, you will be contacted for scheduling:

http://survey.smartpointresearch.com/surveys/participate/069-2013-charity-contributions/

Net Tuesday’s Summer Schedule

Join us next weekend for NetSquared Camp!

Read on for links to the video and slides from the last two events, plus an update on our summer meetups. There’s lots of nonprofit tech goodness coming up!

Event Slides and Videos

NETSQUARED CAMP

Saturday, June 1

NetSquared Camp is Net Tuesday’s 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.

Get your ticket now. The event sells out every year.
http://netsquaredcamp2013.eventbrite.com/

What you’ll get from the event

  • 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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Yowza! That’s a lot of learnin’ goodness! 🙂

NetSquared Surrey: The Mobile Revolution

The Cell Phone REvolution is Here!RSVP on Meetup.com

When: Monday, June 24, 2013, 6:30 PM To 8:30 PM

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.

RSVP on Meetup.com

When: Monday, June 24, 2013, 6:30 PM To 8:30 PM

Where: Surrey Central Library, 10350 university Dr., Surrey, BC.

Agenda

  • 6:30 – 7:00 pm: schmoozing and snacks
  • 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

Rebecca Bollwitt Miss604Although 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 BarefootDarren 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.

Twitter

NetSquared

#Net2Surrey

#Net2

@NetSquared

Hosts

@surreylibrary

@dbarefoot

@miss604

Photo Credit: Tricia Wang 王圣捷 – creative commons licensed on Flickr. cc

Maximizing your Google Grants budget for Nonprofits [June 4, 2013]

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.

RSVP on meetup.com

When: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 5:30 PM To 7:30 PM

Where: HiVE Vancouver, #210 – 128 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC.

What is Google Grants?

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 AmeraultAlan 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.

Twitter

  • Event hashtag: #ntvan
  • Group: @NetTuesday
  • Presenter: @CardinalPath
  • Venue sponsor: @HiVEVancouver
  • Social media sponsor: @HootSuite

RSVP on Meetup.com

When: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 5:30 PM To 7:30 PM

Where: HiVE Vancouver, #210 – 128 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC.

RSVP on Meetup.com

Agenda

  • 5:30 – 6:00 PM: schmoozing and snacks
  • 6:00 – 7:30 PM: Adwords for nonprofits

Storify: Tips for Growing Your Community #Commbuild Tweet Chat

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.

[#Commbuild Tweet Chat] Growing Your Community: Hacks for Finding Your Tribe

I’m gonna host a #commbuild chat on May 7. You should join us!

TOPIC: Growing your community: hacks for finding your tribe
DATE: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
TIME: 1–2 PM ET/ 10–11 AM PT

#commbuild tweet chat

Starting a community can be daunting, and growing it can be even harder. How do you grow your group so that it isn’t just you talking to an empty room? Because THAT is demoralizing! :-p

There are tricks and hacks (AKA “best practices”) that you can use to accelerate your community growth. Join the #CommBuild-ers to learn from grizzled experts and share your secrets to community growth and success.

Join the tweet chat and follow the hashtag #commbuild.

YOUR FACILITATOR

Elijah van der Giessen must be 100 years old, because he started doing Community Building back when “online social networks” consisted of email. Eli is the NetSquared Local Community Curator supporting a global volunteer network of 50 groups that each year hold over 450 events for the nonprofit technology sector. He’s also been the volunteer coordinator for outdoor festivals, environmental NGOs and Canadian Idol.

ABOUT #COMMBUILD

These conversations are focused on issues and topics relevant to those working on community building or in community management roles. They are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.

[#Commbuild Tweet Chat] Growing Your Community: Hacks for Finding Your Tribe

I’m gonna host a #commbuild chat on May 7. You should join us!

TOPIC: Growing your community: hacks for finding your tribe

DATE: Tuesday, May 7, 2013

TIME: 1–2 PM ET/ 10–11 AM PT

Commbuild tweet chat

Starting a community can be daunting, and growing it can be even harder. How do you grow your group so that it isn’t just you talking to an empty room? Because THAT is demoralizing! :-p

There are tricks and hacks (AKA “best practices”) that you can use to accelerate your community growth. Join the #CommBuild-ers to learn from grizzled experts and share your secrets to community growth and success.

We’ll be talking about:

  • Event formats that promote group growth
  • How you can hack meetup.com to find venues and speakers
  • Levaging the power of other people’s networks to grow your community
  • Setting up your community to grow by giving up control
  • The sexiest #nptech topics of 2013

Join the tweet chat and follow the hashtag #commbuild.

YOUR FACILITATOR

Elijah van der Giessen must be 100 years old, because he started doing Community Building back when “online social networks” consisted of email. Eli is the NetSquared Local Community Curator supporting a global volunteer network of 50 groups that each year hold over 450 events for the nonprofit technology sector. He’s also been the volunteer coordinator for outdoor festivals, environmental NGOs and Canadian Idol.

ABOUT #COMMBUILD

These conversations are focused on issues and topics relevant to those working on community building or in community management roles. They are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools.

Upcoming Webinar: Steward Your Donors for Retention!

Is your non-profit losing donors? It’s a problem many non-profits face year after year. What’s more frustrating is that it often leads to spending more money on acquisition year after year, decreasing fundraising ROI. But you don’t have to be stuck in this cycle. What’s the solution to this problem? Stewardship!
On Thursday, May 9th, Vanessa Chase of www.philanthropyforall.ca will be presenting Steward Your Donors For Success – a webinar to equip non-profits with tools they need to provide their donors will amazing stewardship that retains donors and leads to increased giving.
 
During this one hour webinar you’ll learn:
  • The basics of all-star stewardship and why it’s an absolutely necessary component of your fundraising work
  • 3 things your donors expect your charity to do after they’ve made a gift
  • How to integrate stewardship into your work plans year-round