Archive for March, 2009

Web 2.0 & Nonprofits: Tweet, tweet…

March 30, 2009 at 4:25 pm · Filed under Web 2.0 ·Tagged , ,

I get this question periodically, in a number of forms. What is social media? What does Facebook have to do with the nonprofit world? How can I use Twitter to raise awareness for our mission? Why should I care about the blogosphere? Can I put that on Youtube? Should I?

In true 2.0 form, I throw it back to you. How are you using Social Media, Online Social Networking, and all things 2.0 to further the mission? How are you measuring it?

Have you learned from any mistakes over the last year? Could this be more useful if you had a forum for sharing your experiences?

Are you successfully adapting 2.0 tools to your mission, or still convincing co-workers that this stuff is necessary, not just play?

Do you see this as somehow a generational issue? Would you say you’re the default 2.0 person at work based on your age and thumb texting speed?

If we start tweeting NeXtGen, who will follow?

Okay, go. ;)

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March 20 Meeting Notes

March 23, 2009 at 4:52 pm · Filed under About NeXtGen Digest ·Tagged

We numbered 10 for our March meeting, where we returned to the Allen County Public Library for the first time since our initial meeting nearly a year ago.  We welcomed two newcomers to the table this month, a handful of regular attendees and few folks who make time for us when they can.

After introductions and thoughtful discussion, we headed off on a tour of the depths of ACPL. We started with a brief glimpse of the Rare Book Room and discussion of circulation issues and practices and peeked at the library’s underground storage holdings.

From there, where else? We headed straight backstage and quickly on stage in the library’s theater where some attendees began improving “NeXtGen Digest: the Musical” to an empty house.  We like to have fun, but seriously, these spaces have been highly utilized resources for community nonprofits. Check out the Meeting Rooms information on the ACPL website.

We rounded off the tour in the Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center area of the Reader’s Services Department where Lettie discussed the myriad services the PCNRC can offer everyone at the table. Of particular interest, and always in high demand, are our board trainings on BoardSource’s Ten Basic Responsibilities of the Board, facilitated by Marilynn Fauth, PCNRC Coordinator, previous Executive Director and community board member. Read the rest of this entry »

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Next Meeting: March 20th

March 4, 2009 at 3:38 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

We’re heading back to the Allen County Public Library for this month’s ThinkTank.  This time expect a tour of the library’s facilities, many of which are of free use to nonprofit organizations.

REGISTER HERE

You can also expect to get a sneak preview of the Mentoring Program that we are collaborating on with the Northeast Indiana Nonprofit Alliance (NINA).  We’ll have the results from the survey (names withheld) and the concepts for how to best implement a program.

What can you offer? Guidance and feedback on what a mentor would mean to you. We’ve already asked you by survey, but this meeting will allow you the chance to speak conversationally.

You’ll be able to freely comment on the role of mentorship in your life, suggest specific mentors, help troubleshoot the program, and contribute in ways we haven’t even thought up yet.

Of course, you can just come to see what it is all about and how it could help you.

Any way you slice it, we’d love to have you!

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