http://www.girlswithmacs.org Changing the world, one network at a time Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:56:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past week was one full of lots of social media goodness. Monday I was interviewed by Kami Griffiths of TechSoup, for a non profit webinar on Twitter and Flickr. The recording of the event is located here, in case you weren't able to attend, and there is a nice ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/06/13/tweeting-and-flickring-the-non-profit-way/ Lucky me, I got to be one of them! The folks at Kenneth Cole Awearness approached me several months ago, after viewing some of my Cambodian photography on Flickr. The photograph they chose to feature is one that means a great deal to me. It was taken during one of my ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/04/04/kenneth-cole-awearness-blog-features-global-changemakers/ After attending all of these big tech conferences lately - SXSW, NTC, and Women Who Tech - the trend I've taken closest to heart has nothing to do with technology at all. It actually involves doing the opposite of what this fast-paced industry has been pushing for years: slowing ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/04/04/girls-with-macs-conference-wrap-up-what-have-the-past-few-weeks-taught/ A few days ago TechSoup and Flickr sponsored an asynchronous chat discussion about the use of Flickr and photography in non profit organizations. Being an avid Flickrite myself, I popped on over there throughout the day and got involved in a lot of different discussions - from how to choose ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/03/27/flickr-learning-and-sharing-techsoup/ On the trolley with Rose, Amy, and Laura I'm still behind on my personal wrap-up of NTC '08, but work keeps getting in the way and I'm trying to make sure I don't forget the big lessons I learned with all you awesome folks down in NOLA. The personal impressions ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/03/25/ntc-08-big-takeaways-for-me/ Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. I plan to do a full round-up of the entire first day of 08NTC (long overdue), but in the meantime, please enjoy some of the images I've posted on Flickr from the Day of Service. Thanks to everyone who participated in the day of service, and thank you ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/03/24/08ntc-day-of-service-photos/ Implementing Sustainable Content Management Systems Norman Reiss: nreiss [at]nonprofitbridge.com, Jeff Herron (Beaconfire), Andrew Cohen (Forum One Communications), Nathan Gasser (Rock River Star) The success of content management isn't based on what product you use, but how you implement it. What is CMS? Something you use to update a website. Useful because it ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/03/21/08ntc-day-3-the-joy-of-cms/ Kevin Lee, Didit Are you Geeky? SEO isn't really very geeky, but a bit of understanding of HTML is helpful. Who is your target audience? Your target audience for your site and your SEM efforts may extend beyond the obvious: donors volunteers the press and analysts foundations government orgs non-profit rating orgs employees potential employees *Consider the needs and behaviors of all ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/03/21/08ntc-day-3-search-engine-optimization/ Dr. Melissa Flourney (LANO), Deborah Cotton (LouisianaRebuilds.info), and Patricia Jones (NENA) "If it takes a village to raise a child, what's it going to take to raise a village?" Renaissance in New Orleans. 25 feet of water in 23 minutes. Imagine that? Like Dorothy's home in the Wizard of Oz. Amazing resurgence where ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/03/21/08ntc-day-3-morning-plenary/ What Freud and Buddha Understood (and We're Forgetting) About Online Outreach Katya Andreson (Network for Good) and Mark Rovner (Sea Change Strategies) When was the last time you saw, heard or read something from a good cause (not your own!) that prompted you to donate or act? Why did you do it? Why ... http://www.girlswithmacs.org/2008/03/21/08ntc-day-3-the-seven-things-everyone-wants/