Hi y'alls - N2Y4 Conference attendees and those keeping up on "the Internets." I just wanted to make my presense known. It's me, Alex Steed, all. I'm pretty psyched about N2Y4. I am sort of an odds and ends type in the NetSquared world and I write and research and organize and do a little of this and do a little of that. My favorite part of all of that is getting in touch with all of you, reading about what's new in these various realms, and generally being on top of the game.

 In October, I looked at the population of my mother's United Church of Christ congregation and I noticed that it was relatively devoid of teens, 20-somethings, and folks in their early thirties. How could the church use social media to retain these potential members, I asked. I took a look at how the church was presently utilizing social media, met with Rev.

Get ready for the next San Francisco Net Tuesday—it looks to be a great event! 

Net Tuesdays are free monthly gatherings for social changemakers and web innovators to network, socialize and share ideas about how nonprofits and social benefit organizations can use the social web for social change.

SF Net Tuesday - November

DETAILS:

Date:  Tuesday, November 11th
Time:  6 pm
Location: TechSoup/CompuMentor

A few brief notes to start (or "old business" for all of you Robert's Rules fetishists):

Over the course of my next three posts I will be taking a look at the United Church of Christ's social media presence, talking with young people involved with the church, and assessing what part of the UCC's social outreach plan appears to be working and what parts could use strengthening based on the successes and failures of current methodologies.

My name is Alex Steed.

Somewhere around twice a week, I will (obviously) be tackling subjects relevant to Internet technology and your engagement with the nonprofit world. I will specifically focus on: