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Engage Your Community earlybird registrations close soon
Remember: on 4 September 2008 the Engage Your Community Wellington conference takes place.
The day will introduce online tools that help an organisation in this age of electronic information — via hands-on workshops, presentations and case studies by people in touch with the community sector.
Early Bird registration closes on Friday 29 August. After that you have to pay full price.
Register online or by contacting Mike Brown, Conference Manager, phone 021 87 94 97.
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August 25, 2008 No Comments
Engage Your Community Conference Agenda
Here’s Google Calendar version of the Wellington conference agenda so you can add it to your own calendar using it’s iCal feed
To learn how to create your own public Google Calendar showcasing your own events read our guide: Make Your Public Event Calendar Usable To All
What’s the conference about - this:
This is a conference pitched at an introductory level. If you’ve ever wondered how the web could be better used by your organisation; or know what a blog is, but not how it could be useful; or are a little nervous about opening a Facebook account, then this is a conference for you. If you think the internet is for geeks, or young people, or those with nothing better to do with their time, then this is a conference for you. And if you want to move beyond using email and having a simple website, then this is a conference for you.
This is a cross posting from MiramarMike.co.nz
August 15, 2008 1 Comment
yMedia Challenge registrations close 29 June 2008
The following Media Release should interest all NZ community organisations, but note the closing date: 29 June 2008. Read on for how your group may get free media expertise in the yMedia Challenge.
Registrations are now open for students and non-profit organisations.
Registrations are now open for this year’s yMedia Challenge. The Challenge brings web generation students together with non-profit organisations to work on media and technology projects that benefit them and the communities they serve.
yMedia Director, Pamela Minett believes that there are many non-profit organisations who could benefit from being more visible on the internet, but many just don’t know where to start.
“Non-profit organisations often lack time and resources to develop an online presence. The yMedia Challenge recognises that tertiary students brought up in the web era have innate digital skills that are invaluable to these organisations. In addition to helping out a good cause, these students also gain valuable work experience which can help them get jobs when they graduate,” she says.
Initiatives for community groups undertaken last year included Facebook Flyers, Banner advertisements, Bebo pages, YouTube videos, and PayPal donation links for their non-profit organisation. One team developed a website for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome New Zealand (www.sids.org.nz).
“We’re changing the way that charities think and the way they connect with the people they need to reach. This, more than anything else, can make a difference” says Auckland University of Technology student Leah Royden.
Tertiary students enter the yMedia Challenge in teams and each team chooses a yMedia registered non-profit organisation to work with. The students then have two weeks to create a digital solution that best addresses the individual needs of the organisation.
16 teams will be selected for this year’s challenge and each will each receive $1,000 for their two week project.
A series of student and community-focused workshops will also be held before the Challenge, discussing changing technologies and the media landscape. Industry professionals from Chrometoaster, Shift, Terabyte and Xero will present on web 2.0 technologies, digital design & strategy, project management and social media. The workshops give students and community groups the opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals and learn from their experiences.
The workshops run in Auckland and Wellington between June 30th and July 10th.
Non-profit organisation registrations for the yMedia Challenge close on June 29th. Student registrations for the yMedia Challenge close on July 4th. The challenge begins on July 28th.
Non-profit organisations and tertiary students can register for workshops and this year’s yMedia Challenge at www.ymediachallenge.co.nz.
About yMedia Group
yMedia Group was established in 2007 by Pamela Minett and Adele Barlow. Its goal is to aid worthwhile projects and give people looking to work in the digital media industry some practical experience. Pamela and Adele’s vision is to maximise the positive impact of young people as change-makers through the use of media and technology.
Key supporters of the yMedia Group include InternetNZ, Microsoft and The Tindall Foundation.
Ends
For more information contact:
Nathan Champion
Relationship Manager
nathan@ymediagroup.org, 027 514 8454.Pamela Minett
Director
pamela@ymediagroup.org, 027 420 8324.
June 25, 2008 1 Comment
Twitter for Nonprofits
Marshall Kirkpatrick is a well known technology blogger that recently participated as a guide in an online event where they discussed how nonprofit organizations can rock Twitter.
The event was held by the great nonprofit technology assistance project TechSoup.
Pop over and see what they came up with for your organisation!
Marshall also lists a few Twitter links on his posting that you may find useful. And, we give you a few more:
June 22, 2008 No Comments
Handouts and presentations from Engage your Community workshops
Visit Engage your Community workshops - Webguide 2.0 to locate and download handouts and other resource materials from the workshops:
On 22 April 2008 the Engage your Community conference took place in Hamilton, New Zealand. It offered many hands-on and other workshops. Find more information about those workshops in this section.
May 7, 2008 No Comments
