[DDN] TechSoup Stock: Nonprofit Grant Station Special Offer
Here is another great promotion over at TechSoup. Check it out Due to the overwhelming popularity of the GrantStation event we held this past February, TechSoup Stock and GrantStation are pleased to make a special GrantStation offer available to the nonprofit community. For 8 hours on July 19th from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time, specially discounted one-year GrantStation memberships will be available to eligible nonprofits for only $90. After the special offer ends, our usual administration fee of $499 will apply. GrantStation membership includes instant access to a searchable database of thousands of pre-screened foundation and corporate grantmakers that are actively accepting proposals from nonprofits. This database provides you with more than 160 areas of interest to help narrow your search and keep your research time to a minimum. GrantStation also lists the latest federal grant announcements as well as access to state agencies offering grants in all 50 states. In addition, GrantStation offers a searchable section dedicated to international grantmakers to help you find grantmakers based in other countries. Learn more at: www.techsoup.org/stock/grantstation.html?cg=1 ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Alliance for Nonprofit Mgmt Annual Conference
Hi All, This conference should be interesting. Alliance for Nonprofit Management Annual Conference Join CompuMentor, home of TechSoup's VP of Knowledge services and Social Web Ambassador Marnie Webb for the session "Collaboration 2.0 - Helping ordinary nonprofits do extraordinary things using a new generation of Internet-based tools." This year's conference theme "Collaborative Leadership... Teaming Up to Strengthen the Sector" highlights the imperative and the challenge to unite and mobilize the nonprofit sector in ways that strengthen our voice for positive change. Register today for the Alliance for Nonprofit Management Annual Conference in Los Angeles, August 2-5, 2006 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Pre-registration deadline is July 14, 2006. For more information and to register please visit: http://www.allianceonline.org/annual_conference Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] TechSoup Stock's Fiscal Year ends June 30th!
As you may know, TechSoup Stock (www.techsoup.org/stock) distributes donated technology products from companies such as Adobe, Cisco, Intuit, and Symantec to nonprofit organizations. I'd like to let you know about the end of TechSoup Stock's fiscal year on June 30 (or visit www.techsoup.org/stock/fiscal.asp). Many of the donation programs at TechSoup Stock allow organizations to receive a fixed quantity of technology donations between July 1 and June 30 of our fiscal year. You may place your donation requests any time before June 30, 2006 and become eligible once more to receive a donation once again on July 1, 2006. IMPORTANT: The Microsoft Software Donation Program (MSDP) IS NOT affected by the June 30 deadline. As June 30 approaches, your organization still has time maximize the benefits of our donation programs. To see which donation programs are on a fiscal year-end schedule, visit www.techsoup.org/stock/fiscal.asp NOTE: Your organization may be eligible to order from multiple programs and place more than one order per program during our fiscal year. To check which donation programs your organization is still eligible to order from, visit www.techsoup.org/stock/restrictions.asp Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Nonprofits: Low Cost GiftWorks 2006 Fundraising software available through May 24
Just for Nonprofits. Through this Wednesday, May 24 only, the remaining supply of donated GiftWorks software is available at TechSoup Stock for an admin fee of $35, as compared to the published retail price of $299. The Mission Research Donation Program at TechSoup Stock is changing from a donation program to a discount program, with an increase in the admin fee. Please note that only organizations with annual operating budgets of $500,000 or less are eligible for this donation. GiftWorks 2006 is a fundraising management package for small-and medium-sized nonprofits. Nonprofits can use GiftWorks to track donors and donations; build targeted lists of donors, supporters, and prospects; send mailings; and create reports. The interface is designed for use with minimal training, so volunteers can learn and use it quickly. Learn more and place your donation request here: http://www.techsoup.org/stock/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=TechSoupMain&ca tegory%5Fname=MissionResearch&product%5Fid=G%2D40321&Cat1=MissionResearc h&CatCount=1 Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] TechSoup Stock Offers Nonprofits a Symantec Special
Symantec is making a special donation of Norton Internet Security 2005 retail versions available to nonprofits at TechSoup Stock for a very low admin fee. Please note that this is a special one-time donation that may not be available again. If your organization has ordered from TechSoup Stock in the past and has reached its Symantec donation quantity limits, you may still order this special donation, which is independent of the regular Symantec Desktop Product Donation Program. A 10-pack of Norton Internet Security 2005 is available for $60 ($6 per box), including shipping and handling. Norton Internet Security 2005 is an all-in-one solution for keeping your computers safe and secure from viruses, hackers, and privacy threats. To request a donation or to learn more about the special Symantec donation: www.techsoup.org/stock/symantecpromo.asp Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Reminder: Social Networking Online Event
I just wanted to send a reminder about the Social Networking discussion tomorrow and Thursday. Join us on TechSoup, April 19th and 20th, for a free, two-day online event at: http://www.techsoup.org/socialnetwork This event will be an asynchronous discussion that will occur in the TechSoup.org forums. It will be hosted by Chris Law, co-founder of Tribe.net, Neal Gorenflo, Director of Business Development of Care2Connect.com, Alex Mouldovan, founder of CrowdFactory.com and John Lorance, Associate Director of CompuMentor's TechCommons program, and will feature representatives from LinkedIn.com, Gather.com, and others. We all love social networking applications like Friendster, Tribe, Linked in, My Space and Frappr, however, most of us have little time to use these in our personal lives, let alone to create an organizational profile for our nonprofit. Is there a use for social networking applications in the nonprofit workplace? * What do we mean by Social Networking applications? * How are these different form message-board based online communities? * Getting discovered: How do you promote your organization's services through a social networking application? * How can an online social network help your organization find volunteers and raise funds? * What is the secret to fostering and managing your online social network? You will come away with practical tips, models, resources, and tools for bringing the collaborative technologies of social networking applications to your own organization. We hope to see you there! Please feel free to forward this announcement on to your friends and colleagues. Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Social Networking Forum on TechSoup
Join us on TechSoup, April 19th and 20th, for a free, two-day online event at: www.techsoup.org/socialnetwork This event will be an asynchronous discussion that will occur in the TechSoup.org forums. It will be hosted by Chris Law, co-founder of Tribe.net, Neal Gorenflo, Director of Business Development of Care2Connect.com, Alex Mouldovan, founder of CrowdFactory.com and John Lorance, Associate Director of CompuMentor's TechCommons program, and will feature representatives from LinkedIn.com, Gather.com, and others. We all love social networking applications like Friendster, Tribe, Linked in, My Space and Frappr, however, most of us have little time to use these in our personal lives, let alone to create an organizational profile for our nonprofit. Is there a use for social networking applications in the nonprofit workplace? * What do we mean by Social Networking applications? * How are these different form message-board based online communities? * Getting discovered: How do you promote your organization's services through a social networking application? * How can an online social network help your organization find volunteers and raise funds? * What is the secret to fostering and managing your online social network? You will come away with practical tips, models, resources, and tools for bringing the collaborative technologies of social networking applications to your own organization. We hope to see you there! And, last but not least: take our survey at http://netsquared.org/social-web-survey, and tell us in detail about which "Web2.0" and social networking tools you are (or are not) using. In exchange, we'll enter you in a drawing for one of three brand new iPod Nanos loaded with NetSquared podcasts and interviews! Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] What does it mean to be a technology activist?
This may be a little off topic but a direct off shoot. I was directed to the following BLOG. It talks about the impact of the new technologies on activism itself. I think it is important for us all to remember that it is not only the technology (although it's really cool ;-)), but rather the potential for the technology. Check it out. It is pretty interesting. http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=452 Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.compumentor.org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:26 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] What does it mean to be a technology activist? What Does it Mean to be a Technology Activist? Taran Rampersad has just authored an insightful essay on what it means to be a technology activist. Some highlights: "Really - what is a technology activist? This has been something I've been trying to figure out, as it is presently a primary description of me... I joked about it, saying that the 'pay sucks' (and it does), and that there's little room for advancement "And I still can't quite put a finger on what a technology activist is. At the end of the day, it's a very broad and ill defined area which is a bit scarey, because perception might lead people to believe that technology activism is limited to a select group, when in fact I believe it isn't. I believe that it's a part of the natural course of technology. "For my part, I see it as an issue related to quality of life. I know that a lot of other people feel the same, though most I do know of would be categorized as Digital Divide Activists" -- Taran goes on to say that technology activism in itself is "a pretty poorly defined area." Generally speaking, he concludes, it means "trying to bring about change with technology." I think that hits the nail on the head. Being a technology activist and working to bridge the digital divide isn't about putting an Internet PC so we can grow the market for e-commerce, online gaming or entertainment Instead, being a technology activist is something more basic: fostering equitable access to tools that will improve people's quality of life - quality as they define it, on their own terms At its root, it's not about the technology. Being a technology activist is being a community activist, a social justice activist, a political activist, an education activist, a development activist. We've got these amazing tools that are revolutionizing the way we all live, learn, earn and interact. Shouldn't everyone have the same opportunity to benefit from these tools, so they too can make a better life for themselves? Taran's essay: http://www.knowprose.com/node/11473 My response: http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2006/03/what_does_it_mean_to.html -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.andycarvin.com -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] Why Moodle could revolutionize how CTCs work
TechSoup has an interesting article on using Moodle to build educational websites. http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articles/internet/page2643.cfm Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.compumentor.org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pamela McLean Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:04 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Why Moodle could revolutionize how CTCs work Dave A. Chakrabarti wrote: > I sat down and took some time to look at Moodle today.. I > think Moodle could revolutionize efforts to bridge the Digital Divide. > ... > Anyone using Moodle already? Other ideas, comments, suggestions? I completely agree that Moodle could revolutionize efforts to bridge the Digital Divide. We started exploring Moodle within CAWDnet at the end of last year and from what we have discovered so far we love it. Our explorations demonstrate the practicalities of the kind of thing that Dave is suggesting. To put my comments in context: CAWDnet is an ICT enabled network that began informally around six years ago when I helped a Nigerian friend with a few phone calls and emails - things grew from there. My role, with fellow CAWD volunteer Lorraine, is to act as an information channel between the rural communities and "connected communities" - such as DDN. We use our home computers here in the UK to help bridge the digital divide. We are bandwidth-rich and our friends in rural Nigeria range from "bandwidth-challenged" to "bandwidth-starved". Once I started to act as a communication channel, I became increasingly interested in the reality behind the information I was communicating - which led to me taking "working holidays" with the projects - doing "reality checks" - and generally learning how to cross the cultural divide as well as the digital divide. I came back from my most recent trip - the seventh one - at the start of this month. We have known the value of emailing and other standard Internet uses since we started in 2000. In fact CAWDnet would not have come into being without the Internet. Email was our lifeline and source of growth even when sending an email entailed a two day trip round trip to use a city cyber cafe. We see Moodle as potentially serving our needs in many ways. I'll just mention a couple. 1 - At the unstructured end of learning (learning by doing - practical needs led projects) we have various Special Interest Groups with related "Talking Groups" which we started on yahoo. We see benefits in moving these groups over to Moodle. As we learn together we hope to gather up our unstructured discussions, hints, links, questions and answers into a more organised form - a kind of "resource cupboard". (We have already experimented with a Wiki as a resource cupboard and have learnt useful lessons about its benefits and its limitations and how we want to be able to organise and access our "information cupboard"). Once we have a good resource cupboard for the SIG within Moodle, and once there are more people wanting to be part of the SIG in order to learn what it knows, then we could move to the next step. We could help them to dip into the resource cupboard more effectively,. by building a course structure around the relevant resources we have collected up. 2 - Starting "from the other side" i.e starting off with a formal - we do already have some taught course and so we are exploring how they can be delivered using Moodle. We have one particular course which is taught Face to Face - but which we need to cascade out. We have started to experiment with creating course units within Moodle, so that we can gradually replace the F2F content. Issues relating to effective and appropriate course delivery through Moodle are being explored and addressed. These are the practical details such as - Who exactly will access the online materials (teachers or learners)? - At what point do the materials need to change from digital to hard copy? (Some of our learners are considerable distances away from any kind of Internet access) - What is the right balance between "class work" (where a group of people study together under the guidance of a course presenter who is familiar with the materials) and independent distance learning? We have gone far enough to see the relevance of Moodle - but as a tiny organisation we are limited in how far and how fast we can implement what we believe we should be doing with it. We welcome any chance to link-up with others who have overlapping interests. It was great to see the call for Moodle users to come forward - let's see how tog
[DDN] JOIN SOCIAL CHANGE MAKERS AND WEB INNOVATORS
JOIN SOCIAL CHANGE MAKERS AND WEB INNOVATORS EVERY MONTH AT NET TUESDAY! On the second Tuesday of every month, members of the nonprofit and tech communities interested in using social web tools to effect social change, gather for drinks, conversation & plans for the future. These meetups began in the Bay Area but are spreading throughout the US. Join Michael Silberman of Echo Ditto (http://www.echoditto.com )in Washington, DC on March 8th, David Geilhufe of the Social Source Foundation (http://www.socialsourcefoundation.org/) and the Katrina People Finder Project (http://www.katrinalist.net ) in Houston, TX on March 14th, and Andrew Hoppin of GoodStorm (http://www.goodstorm.com ) and your friends at TechSoup (http://www.techsoup.org ) at our home base in San Francisco on March 14th. Visit http://www.netsquared.org/participate/net-tuesday NETSQUARED PODCAST: INTERVIEWS WITH NONPROFIT & WEB INNOVATORS USING THE SOCIAL WEB FOR SOCIAL CHANGE The NetSquared podcast is now available on Odeo (http://www.odeo.com/channel/41065/view) and iTunes. Listen to nonprofit & web innovators like Mena Trott of Six Apart (www.sixapart.com), Chris Messina of Flock (www.flock.com), Jason Schultz of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (www.eff.org) and Seth Mazow of Interplast (http://interplast.blogs.com) talk about their work using the social web for social change. You'll also hear weekly updates about the NetSquared project on "This Week in NetSquared News." For more information about NetSquared, visit our web site at www.netsquared.org. Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] HP Technology for Community Grant Initiative
Hi All, HP in partnership with my organization is offering a grant. Please take a look. The HP Technology for Community Grant Initiative (www.techsoup.org/stock/hp), in partnership with TechSoup Stock, will award up to 100 nonprofit organizations an HP wireless technology package valued at approximately $17,000. Each grant award will include * Five HP Notebook PCs * One HP Tablet PC * One HP iPAQ Pocket PC * A wireless ready HP all-in-one printer/scanner/fax/copier * A wireless ready HP digital projector and wireless remote control * A wireless access point * An HP digital camera bundle * A $1,000 stipend * Training to set up a new wireless network The HP Technology for Community Grant Initiative is designed to provide technology tools to nonprofit organizations to enhance their effectiveness and to support the innovative use of mobile technology. More information and the grant application are available at TechSoup Stock's web site: www.techsoup.org/stock/hp Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Free Workshop for North San Francisco Bay Nonprofits
Community Technology Center (CTC) 101 -- Building Blocks for Successful Programs Presented by Community Technology Network of the Bay Area (CTNBA) and AT&T, this free workshop is designed to help North Bay Nonprofits better foster their mission goals through best practices, lessons learned, and shared resources. It will be held Thurs., March 9th, 1:00 - 3:30pm at Chapman University in Fairfield, California. Just a few of the questions the featured guest speakers will discuss: What are the varied types of organizations that are considered CTCs- and am I one? What does a successful CTC look like? Am I aware of all of the funding opportunities available to CTCs? And many more... Register today; http://www.ctnbayarea.org/ctc101-workshopregistration. Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Blogging for Social Change with TechSoup's NetSquared
Nonprofit Bloggers! Help raise awareness about how the social web can be used for social change by posting about NetSquared on your blog and adding one of our snazzy digital badges to your site. http://www.netsquared.org/spread-netsquared i Be sure to tag your post with "net2" so we can pull it into the NetSquared news aggregator: http://www.netsquared.org/aggregator If you are unfamiliar with Netsquared., check us out at www.netsquared.org <http://www.netsquared.org/> . We are a community of non-profit technologists that want to re-mix the web for social change! Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] article in progress - "what is rss and how will itbenefit me?"
My organization has an article on this topic. http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articles/internet/page1643.cfm?show=list&sort=first?cg=searchterms&sg=RSS Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.compumentor.org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Katy Pearce Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DDN] article in progress - "what is rss and how will itbenefit me?" Oddly enough, I blogged about this today: http://youngcaucasus.neweurasia.net/?p=30 This was specifically written for non-native English speaking teenagers with limited tech backgrounds. It is about as basic as it gets. Cheers, Katy Quoting Claude Almansi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Phil Shapiro wrote: >> hi DDN community - >> i'm working on a new article that explains what RSS is and >> how it benefits >> people. the beginning of the article appears at >> http://whatisrss.blogspot.com/ >> >> i have some ideas of what i'll be including in this article >> next, but i >> need help getting more examples of how RSS brings benefits into >> peoples' lives. >> >>if you can think of some examples of how you or others use >> RSS, thanks >> for sending them over this way. the more examples i can assemble, the more >> people will be able to understand what RSS is about.the >> article i'm assembling is in the public domain and will be freely >> redistributable for any purpose -- including reprinting in >> newsletters, etc. thanks in advance. >> >> phil shapiro >> washington dc >> > > Hi Phil > > I don't know if meant "sending ideas this way" to you personally or > to the DDN list, but I believe it would make an interesting > discussion topic, because: > > I first heard of RSS on the DDN discussion list: you, Andy, Taran, > other tech-minded people posted about it. As usual, I was slow on the > uptake, only realizing after half a dozen messages that wow, this ws > really something revolutionary and I'd better make an effort to > understand what it would change and how. > > Then I tried to bring the concept home to the other people at ADISI > www.adisi.ch: we are meant to concentrate on the divulgation of > "cyberlaw" issues, but in a way, cyberlaw is not autonomous, it's > about how to apply law to things happening in the cyberworld. And > really simple syndication is certainly something big happening in > the cyberworld, with legal conundrums attached. About authorship and > authors' rights, for instance. > > One problem in trying to make the others at ADISI understand the > momentous importance of RSS was language: the vivid experiences > exchanged on the DDN list were in English, and English is the 3rd or > 4th language for the members of the ADISI committe (Italian native, > then French, German). > > To overcome this language barrier, with Mahdi Mezher, the IT pro at > ADISI, I wrote a blog entry on 11/9/04, "Firefox 1.0 è uscito oggi. > Novità: il "newsreader incorporato"" (Firefox 1.0. came out today. > New feature: embedded newsreader" > <http://adisi.livejournal.com/20329.html>, about live bookmarks in > Firefox. The others politely said it was very interesting, - staring > blankly. But OK, the started using the live bookmarks in Firefox and > bagan to get interested. > > So I made www.bloglines.com/public/adisi, and the others seemed a bit > more impressed, being able to view all those dynamic sites in real > time and in one page (I must confess that I only just understood what > the clip blog that goes with it, http://www.bloglines.com/blog/ADISI, > is about and how it works). > > And then you tech-aware people at DDN moved on to podcasts. It was > damned thrilling, but I had learned from the experience trying to > convey the importance of RSS feeds. So I first made a very crude > podcast at http://podhost.de before shooting my mouth about it here. > > It worked. As did the fact that our translation of Tod Maffin's "How > podcasting will save radio" was immediately taken up by Indymedia > <http://switzerland.indymedia.org/demix/2005/02/30216.shtml> :-D . > Mahdi and I got interviewed about podcasts at RSI, the > Italian-language national radio. Now RSI has started having podcasts > too. > > We are also making a podcast for our own radio broadcast, Tam Tam > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/adisi/tamtam>. A
[DDN] Free Nonprofit Technology Roundtable in San Francisco
CompuMentor's FREE Nonprofit Technology Roundtable: March 9, 2006. Eric Leland, TechCommons' new Director, will facilitate the second roundtable on "Navigating Technology Costs: Affording Technology Projects as Nonprofits and Service Providers." During this roundtable, we will: * Discover where NPOs and service providers struggle to afford participating in technology projects * Learn how to work together to reduce the pain, decrease inefficiencies, and get more for less * Explore cheap and free services, their benefits and drawbacks for service providers and NPOs For those of you who attended the last NTRS, thanks for making the first Nonprofit Technology Roundtable a great success! To those of you who were unable to make it, we hope you'll join us in tackling nonprofit tech issues! The roundtable will take place at Compumentor Offices 435 Brannan Street, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107 To learn more and to register, visit; http://www.compumentor.org/ntrs/ Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Free Tech Workshops for NPOs in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
FREE Technology Workshops! CompuMentor's Healthy and Secure Computing campaign, through the generous support of The Peninsula Community Foundation, is offering free technology workshops to nonprofit organizations located in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. All workshop participants will come away with the tools, training, and the support they need to establish secure and reliable desktop computers. We will be conducting two types of workshops. One is intended for nonprofit technical assistance providers and nonprofit technical staff (including technical volunteers, mentors, and accidental techies) who are available to provide services in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The other is for nonprofit executive directors, managers and senior staff. To register and learn more visit: www.compumentor.org/pcf. There is a $25 deposit to hold your spot for all NPO organizations that register. This will be refunded when you arrive at the workshop. Malin Coleridge Business Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/> http://www.compumentor.org http://www.compumentor.org/> ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] NetSquared Community Builders
We are looking for NetSquared community builders to help NPOs use technology for social change. We are also having a happy hour to discuss this stuff face to face, next Tuesday. Details are below: __ Do you know a nonprofit using technology for social change? Be a NetSquared Builder: help nonprofits use web-based technology to create social change. Net2 is an online and offline community created by TechSoup, www.techsoup.org, a project of CompuMentor, www.compumentor.org, an organization that has helped nonprofits access technological assistance, information and products for 18 years. We are looking for folks to be NetSquared Builders, people who want to use their writing, technology and/or community building skills to help spread Net2 and to help nonprofits use web-based tools to create social change. As a Net2Builder you can help by: * Creating case studies of nonprofits that are successfully using Net2 technology * Researching what obstacles and challenges nonprofits face to using these tools * Creating toolkits for nonprofits (i.e. How to Podcast) * Podcasting from Net2 related events * Facilitating discussion forums on the Net2 site. * Organizing f2f events in cities across the globe * Providing tech support for Net2 users * Being site editors and writers * Working at/on the Net2 conference in the spring * Moving the Net2 movement with your ideas, inputs and visions! If you are interested in being a Net2Builder, go to http://www.netsquared.org/participate/be-netsquared-builder, or contact NetSquared's Community Builder, Britt Bravo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Malin Coleridge Business Analyst Techsoup.org A program of Compumentor ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
