Presentations and other posts relating to metrics

Social Web Sampler

Tuesday, June 7, 2011: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A social web sampler

Philly NetSquared is proud to present our second annual Social Web Sampler.

We’ll have fifteen 20-minute discussions on the social web-related topics that you have volunteered to lead. (Five simultaneous stations x 3 time rounds.) They are, in no particular order:

  • Making Social Media Part of Your Regular Day
  • Using a wiki for group coordination
  • Using Video for Social Media
  • Live blogging/streaming your organization’s event
  • (Audio) podcasting
  • Tracking Your Organization’s Online Reputation
  • Using WordPress to Build a Web Site
  • Drupal 7: Shiny and new; is it for you?
  • Using QR Codes to effectively promote your nonprofit’s web site
  • Video Podcasting
  • Virtual Worlds
  • What is the purpose of using social media tools
  • Video, Public Access TV, You Tube as Town Hall Forum
  • How faith-based organizations can use social media to further ministry

Plus, we’ll have one slot in the final round that attendees will select on-site — maybe for something that wasn’t covered, or maybe for something you want to talk more about.

What will the discussions be like? That’s also up to you, but they’re likely to address:

  • 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?

In order to retain more of the knowledge generated in these groups, we’ll have a sheet at each station for people to add additional resources (websites, books, articles, etc.) that come up during the discussion. So if you know of resources that apply to discussions you might participate in, bring ‘em along. We’ll combine these with any resources provided by the presenters, and redistribute them to all attendees after the event.

If you haven’t already done so, RSVP’s via Meetup or Facebook are appreciated for planning (but not required).

Like last year’s Sampler, this will be a highly interactive gathering with lots of shared knowledge, networking and excitement. Refreshments will be available. (NOTE: Because of the small-group format, we will NOT be streaming or recording this event.)

Thanks to the American Friends Service Committee for sponsorship.

Photo: dnnya17

Sponsored By: 
  • American Friends Service Committee

Crowdsourcing Change: Applied Use of the Social Web

Tuesday, December 7, 2010: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Featuring: 
Deni Kasrel
Jo Elkes
Joanna Brenner
Kate Krauss

This event will be broadcast online live, beginning at 6:30 PM Eastern.

Crowdsourcing Change is a highly participatory event where attendees (the crowd) provide constructive feedback and advice to help three “social changers” who are using — or trying to use — the social web to advance their cause or project.

Join us in Philadelphia

We’ll start gathering at 6:00 PM at the Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street in Center City. Light fare will be available, and RSVPs are appreciated for planning on Meetup or Facebook.

Join us from anywhere, online

The event will also be streamed live, with a Twitter backchannel discussion, so participation and feedback can come from anywhere. More information about the streaming and backchannel.

Our three Crowdsourcing Change projects

We’ve lined up three terrific projects with which to share our collective wisdom.

Each presenter will display their website and share their objectives. Then the crowd — that’s you! — will participate in a facilitated discussion about how various social web tools and strategies might help them achieve their objectives. It’s a fun format for learning, sharing and potentially making a significant contribution to some important causes.

Our three projects represent local, national and global perspectives:

Police Athletic League of Philadelphia

Presenter: Jo Elkes, Capital Campaign and Development Coordinator

Better known by the acronym PAL, the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia provides free educational, athletic and cultural after-school programs in a safe environment. PAL believes these experiences enable youth to become successful productive citizens. All PAL activities are supervised by Philadelphia Police officers, to help foster positive relationships between youngsters and the Police Department.

Questions PAL would like our crowd to address include:

  • How do we expand our presence and increase user interaction on Facebook?
  • How can we get young donors to participate in our mobile text-to-give campaign or other social fundraising options?

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)

Presenter: Joanna Brenner, Public Awareness Associate

FIRE wants students to be able to learn and think for themselves. Its mission is to defend and sustain individual rights at American college campuses. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process and religious liberty. FIRE combats censored speech with more speech and uses social media as a powerful weapon to spread the word.

Questions FIRE would like our crowd to address include:

  • How can we get new members from our existing social networks, and get our online community more directly involved with our activities?
  • What should we use for monitoring/analytlcs?

AIDS Policy Project

Presenter: Kate Krauss, Executive Director

The AIDS Policy Project believes the time is now to find a cure for AIDS. The project pressures lawmakers to fund AIDS-related medical research as well as provides opportunities for researchers, advocates and others to share information, brainstorm and collaborate in a worldwide effort to eradicate AIDS.

Questions the AIDS Policy Project would like our crowd to address include:

  • What are good tools to foster collaboration within the international research and academic communities?
  • How can we use social media on a global scale to change the way people think about the AIDS pandemic?

This promises to be a unique and interesting event. Please join us in person, or online!

Sponsored By: 
  • American Friends Service Committee

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

Metrics & Measurement

Tuesday, January 5, 2010: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Metrics & Measurement
Featuring: 
Nathan Gasser
Ivan Boothe

More and more nonprofits and social change activists are using social media and social networking tools to promote their causes, engage members and raise awareness and money. But are these efforts worthwhile? What should you measure? And how?

Join us for a practical, interactive panel discussion to address these questions in the context of your own social strategy. Learn more about how to judge whether your efforts with social technology are having the effect you envision. And how to consider measurements and metrics as you plan new strategies.

Start off the new year by resolving to learn how to more effectively using the social web to make the world a better place. Hope to see you there.

Resources on Metrics for Nonprofits and Changemakers

Do you have a useful resource on metrics you’d like to share? Please add it in the comments!

Sponsored By: 
  • Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney

As featured in Philadelphia Citypaper: Join us Tuesday for Crowdsourcing Change!

Join us on Tuesday evening, Dec. 7, online via a webcast and Twitter channel, or in person at the Friends Center in Philadelphia for Crowdsourcing Change: Applied Use of the Social Web.

Crowdsourcing Change is a highly participatory event where attendees (the crowd) provide constructive feedback and advice to help three “social changers” who are using — or trying to use — the social web to advance their cause or project. This month, we’re featuring three organizations: AIDS Policy Project, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia.

Our event was featured in this week’s Philadelphia Citypaper, who wrote that Crowdsourcing Change “is a learning ground for local activists and non-profit groups to utilize social technology to their advantage.”

Our event is free and open to all — nonprofit staffers, tech gurus, social change activists and those interested in the intersections between all three. Learn more about the event.

Resources on metrics for nonprofits and social changemakers

For our event tonight on metrics and measurement, we’ve rounded up some of the best resources, guides and presentations on the topic for nonprofits and social changemakers. And if you have a resource to share, please add it in the comments!

Take a look, and we’ll see you tonight at 6PM!

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