I nerd out with Diane Hatz, founder of Sustainable Table, talking about the difference between Slow Food and sustainable food, the secrets behind making a viral video, and why she believes "you can tell people there's a problem, unless you can offer a solution."

NetSquared is proud to sponsor the Social Tech Training June 22-24 at the MaRS Centre in Toronto, and to offer the Net2 Community a special discount.

When you register for the Training with the code "Net2", you'll get $100 off your registration fee. Further scholarships are also available. For more information, email info@webofchange.com

Mark A. Fairfield, LCSW, BCD
Los Angeles, California
April 25, 2008

Background

At the end of the last millennium, the U.S. Surgeon General reported that culture is a concept not limited to patients; clinicians view symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments in ways that sometimes diverge from their clients’ views, especially when the cultural backgrounds of the consumer and provider are dissimilar. “This divergence of viewpoints can create barriers to effective care. Clinicians and service systems, naturally immersed in their own cultures, have been ill-equipped to meet the needs of patients from different backgrounds and, in some cases, have displayed bias in the delivery of care" (Surgeon General’s Report, 1999).  

NetSquared and NTEN are teaming up on some social media trainings. We want to know what social web tools you wish you knew how to use better. Facebook? Wikis? Twitter? Vlogs? Blogs? del.icious? Feedburner?

Let us know more in the comments of this post, in the TechSoup Emerging Technologies Forum, or by emailing net2@techsoup.org.

Photo by me.

The folks at NOI (New Organizing Institute) wanted me to let you know about their upcoming Nonprofit Online Organizing, Technology and Campaign Training happening February 6-8 in San Francisco.

Here's more info:

We got an email today from an organizer wanting to know where they could get training in how to use the social web for social change:

"I am an environmental activist who recently got turned on to the potential of using the Internet for activist organizing. My computer skills are pretty basic, and I am looking for training so that I can take on more ambitious projects, using the full spectrum of Web 2.0 opportunities."

I pointed them to:

As many of your know, this week (Feb. 5-11) is the beginning of Idealist's Imagine a Better World initiative.  As of this writing, in less than three weeks people have self-organized 268 meetings in 70 countries to imagine a better world together.  You can sign up for, or host a meeting, near you here.

Ami Dar, the founder of Idealist, has posted his welcome message to be played at the meetings  on YouTube.

This is the first time I've seen a nonprofit use YouTube to disseminate information to a specific audience, as well as to the general public.  YouTube has mainly been used by nonprofits to get the word out about their cause, in the form of a mini commercials like these, but posting videos for specific audiences, especially trainings, could help to spread the word as well.

Here's a shout out for our pals at the National Organizing Institute (NOI) who are having an Online Organizing Training for Non-Profits March 7-9, 2007 in Washington, DC:

Learn from expert practitioners and colleagues in the fields of online organizing, membership-building and fundraising.  This is the New Organizing Institute's first training held specifically for non-profit organizations. It is designed for leaders and staff in departments of communications, membership, fundraising, advocacy, Internet and IT.

Discover how to better leverage both emerging ("Web 2.0") and tried-and-true (email) technologies to multiply your impact. We'll also explore ways to resolve issues that arise as different departments develop competing needs surrounding the Internet as an organizational resource.

Registration fees will be based on organization budget, and range from $745-$1496 per person, including breakfast and lunch on all three days.

Back in August, Britt wrote about the wiki we built to collect notes from the Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp. Now that Cragslist & Social Innovations have begun posting podcasts of the sessions, we've also started to post audio indices of the recordings (here's an example). We encourage you to make some indices of your own, and to share them on the wiki.

Social Marketing University
September 18 - 19, 2006
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
UCLA Conference Center
University of California, Los Angeles
Westwood, California

Presented by Weinreich Communications

How do you help people adopt behaviors that will make them healthier and happier? How can you create positive social change?

At Social Marketing University, you will move beyond the usual educational approach to changing health and social behaviors. Using social marketing, you will learn how to persuade individuals to take action for change by addressing the values, needs and desires that motivate them. It's about understanding and connecting with your audience by applying the same effective marketing tools that companies like Nike and Apple use.