Anonymous Tories and the Toronto Star
Can anyone explain why these sources have been granted anonymity so they can use the Toronto Star to circulate rumours that serve an obviously partisan agenda? via pogge.ca Pogge raises a superb and troubling question, in response to a Toronto Star story about claims...Help write the agenda for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference
SXSW isn’t the only fabulous event whose agenda is partly shaped by audience input. NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, will hold its annual conference next April in Atlanta, Georgia… and they’d like you to help them figure out what sessions to offer.
Head on over here for a list of candidates, and start a-clickin’. And if you’d like to leave comments – suggestions, questions, thinly-veiled requests to be included on the panel – just click on the session title.
As with SXSW, public voting counts for 33% of the final score in deciding which sessions make the grade. (Why only a one-third voice instead of having the community vote carry the day? Because, as the FAQ; points out, “If we did it that way, we’d have 40 sessions on social media, 30 on websites, and a score on e-mail. Yes, we’re ‘How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?’ folks”.)
While the deadline for session submissions was September 21, if you’ve had an idea that’s just mind-blowingly fantastic, you can try to talk them into adding it to the 228-submission-long ballot… they’re kind and generous people.
Voting wraps up on October 16, and they’re adopting a strict one-IP-address, one-vote rule to prevent overenthusiasm from skewing the results. So start voting!
(We have two sessions in that list, by the way: Building your social media team and Planning for online engagement – if you think they’d be helpful, we’d love your support!)
Turning mild-mannered supporters into super-powered fundraisers
The BC Children’s Hospital is on the lookout for a Super Community – a group of people doing something extraordinary to raise funds, raise awareness and support the hospital’s work caring for British Columbia’s children.
And to do that, they’ve created an online space where communities can organize at SuperCommunity.ca. You’ll find tools for collecting donations, emailing contacts, and sharing stories, videos and photos.
But they aren’t just offering tools – they’re offering some context as well: stories, ideas and tips for putting those tools to work, and fundraising and organizing online. We’ve helped them pull together their Super Community Resource Kit, which lives on their blog at bcchf.wordpress.com.
Be sure to check it out… and consider it just a beginning. Add your comments, ideas and links to other helpful resources, and help BC Children’s Hospital’s supporters do even more to help kids when they need it most.
(Oh, and while you’re in the mood to help BC Children’s Hospital, please do fan them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter and check out the personalized superhero video and Facebook application we helped them build!)
