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A Social Web Sampler

Tuesday, May 4, 2010: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Social Web Sampler
Featuring: 
Seth Horwitz

It’s our anniversary!  Philly NetSquared started holding monthly Net Tuesday gatherings of people “interested in using the social web for social change” back in May, 2008.  And, for our second anniversary, we’re going to hold a “Social Web Sampler”.

 

The Sampler will be an opportunity to address how various social web tools can help YOUR nonprofit or social action cause.  Blogs.  Wikis.  Mapping.  Facebook.  Podcasts.  Photo sharing.  RSS.  Videoblogging.  Mobile applications.  Twitter.  Tagging.  LinkedIn.  Digg.  Meetup.  And so much MORE!

  •  How are nonprofits and activists using these tools?
  •   How can they be used most effectively for YOUR nonprofit or social cause?
  •   What are the latest developments and trends?

The evening will be divided into two major sections: Small Groups and Large Group.

 

First, we’ll have time-limited, small group discussions around a specific social web tool or topic and how it applies to social change or the nonprofit world.  Which particular social web tools will be discussed, and who will facilitate those discussions?  That’s up to you.  You’re all invited to lead a discussion.  Maybe you’re an expert in using one (or more) of these tools.  But you don’t have to be an expert.  Perhaps you are just interested in a tool or topic and want to enjoy a discussion focused on it.  YOUR interests and passion will shape the agenda.

 

We plan to have three 15-20 minute discussion periods, each with 4-5 simultaneous groups, resulting in a total of 12-15 small group discussions focused on a particular social web tool or topic.  Each small group discussion will have a computer available for real-time demonstrations (and wireless is available).  Small group topics people have already volunteered to lead include:

  • Twitter (Sara Cederberg & Warren Allen)
  • Podcasting (Steve Lubetkin)
  • Facebook (Judah Ferst)
  • Blogging (Ivan Boothe)
  • Video web conferencing (Tim Siftar)
  • Facebook (Sara Cederberg)
  • Monitoring social media impact (Cliff Stevens)
  • WordPress (Jim Wurster)
  • Flickr (Ralph Medley & Tony Heriza)
  • Content management systems (Nate Gasser)

If you’re interested in leading a group discussion, please sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/SocialWebSampler.  Please sign up before midnight on Sunday, May 2 to be sure to secure a slot.

 

Then, after our thinking has been stimulated by these small groups, we’ll regather into a large group, and you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the collective wisdom of the entire crowd by asking about applying these tools and strategies to your own situation.

 

This will be a highly interactive gathering with lots of shared knowledge and excitement.  Lite fare will be provided if you’re hungry.  Hope to see you there.  RSVP’s via Meetup or Facebook (links above) are appreciated.

 

 

 

We gratefully acknowledge the American Friends Service Committee, who sponsored our kick-off event two years ago, and has graciously offered to sponsor this anniversary event also.

Sponsored By: 
  • American Friends Service Committee

Using Online Social Networks to Cultivate Leadership

Tuesday, October 6, 2009: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Featuring: 
Bryan Mercer
Ivan Boothe

We’re planning an interactive discussion with some exciting case studies of how nonprofits and grassroots community groups are using the social web — networks like Facebook and media like YouTube — to inspire leadership among their supporters and deepen their commitment to the cause.

Takeaways:

  • How can organizations use the social web to empower supporters to move to the next level of commitment — from passive subscriber to active community leader, from event attendee to event volunteer, from anonymous donor to community fundraiser?
  • What tools can organizations employ not only to ensure that their message gets out, but so that supporters also learn to speak with their own voice about the cause?
  • What kind of metrics can you use to measure your level of success in the social web? How can you approach executive staff or board members unfamiliar with online social networks and social media?

We’ll be joined by Bryan Mercer from the Media Mobilizing Project. MMP exists to unleash the powerful combination of communications, media making and organizing in order to clarify the issues at stake, document lived human realities, and act as a tool to inspire and unite those who have a vested interested in change. They’ve worked with grassroots organizations including the Philadelphia Student Union, PA Head Start Association, Taxi Workers Alliance of PA, UNITE-HERE Hotel Workers Rising Campaign and the African American Business and Residents Association to implement new tactics for the creative use of media in organizing campaigns.

In addition, we’ll examine some specific case studies, like Casino-Free Philadelphia and others (including those raised by you, the attendees).

Using social media to cultivate leadership is an exciting and quickly developing phenomenon. If you’d like to read some more about it, feel free to check out these resources:

RSVP’s are appreciated, but are by no means required. Feel free to stop by, and bring a friend.

Inaugural Philly Net Tuesday

Tuesday, May 6, 2008: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Featuring: 
Aaron Crosman
Mark Graham
Ivan Boothe

Our presenters have been confirmed and flyers are being printed for the first Net Tuesday Philadelphia, on May 6! If you haven’t already, RSVP for Net Tuesday.

More and more nonprofits and others in the Philadelphia area are using the web and social software to foster social change. Now web innovators and social changemakers are getting together to socialize, share, learn from and inspire one another.

Featured Presenters for the May 6 Net Tuesday

For our inaugural meeting on May 6, we’ll begin gathering at 6:30 PM, and have two presentation/demonstrations:

  • Friends for Peace (www.friendsforpeace.org), a project of the American Friends Service Committee (www.afsc.org), will be discussed by its creators, Aaron Crosman and Mark Graham. Putting faces on the diverse majority of people who oppose the Iraq war, FoP won the best integrated online and offline e-campaign award from the E-Philanthropy Foundation.
  • Ivan Boothe, who works with the Genocide Intervention Network (www.genocideintervention.net) will give an overview of how the group has used social networking in a variety of ways — using Facebook to raise money, using MySpace to keep members engaged, and folding it all together to help create public pressure for anti-genocide legislation.

6:30 PM
Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Independents Hall
32 Strawberry Street, Second Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106 (Google Map)

RSVP now!

We’d like you to RSVP, but you should also feel feel free to simply show up — and bring friends! Note: We’ll have some light refreshments, but please feel free to bring your own food or drink. (This will be an informal gathering.)

Be a Net Tuesday presenter! We are always looking for people to share their stories about using technology for social change — promote your organization, talk about the innovative work you’re doing, and inspire others to follow your lead! Contact us if you have a story to tell.

NetSquared is a national organization with chapters in many cities. Net Tuesdays are independent gatherings encouraged by NetSquared.

Sponsored By: 
  • American Friends Service Committee

October Net Tuesday: Using Online Social Networks to Cultivate Leadership

Submitted by Ivan Boothe on October 1, 2009

Tuesday, October 6: We’re planning an interactive discussion with some exciting case studies of how nonprofits and grassroots community groups are using the social web — networks like Facebook and media like YouTube — to inspire leadership among their supporters and deepen their commitment to the cause.

Take a look and RSVP!

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