For this post, we’re checking up again on Elijah van der Giessen, Vancouver’s NetSquared local organizer who runs the Net Tuesday meetups. He was featured as a Net2 Local Organizer in a spotlight interview in 2009.

RSVP on Facebook or Meetup.com

Have you recently “checked-in” or fought for “mayorship” at your favourite restaurant or retail location? With Facebook recently launching its Facebook Places and Foursquare partnering with (RED), location-based services are definitely one of the trending topics in social media right now.

The topic for March is location-based services and how organizations can leverage the technology for social-change. We’re still in the process of curating speakers, so if you know anyone who is knowledgeable about these topics, please let us know at melody.yy.ma@gmail.com

Full details at NetTuesday.ca

Did your favourite nonprofit group send you an email over the winter holidays inviting you to buy a calendar, a t-shirt, or some other form of merchandise?

Hey Net Tuesday Vancouver,

I’m thrilled to announce that the December Net Tuesday will feature a panel on group buying sites (like Groupon) and a case study demonstrating the use of conversion tracking in Google Analytics. It’s gonna be awesome, so please RSVP.

Date: Tuesday, December 7
Doors: 5:30pm
Duration: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Venue:  W2 Storyeum, 151 W Cordova

RSVP on Facebook or Meetup

More information at http://www.NetTuesday.ca

 TOPIC: Email communications – still alive and kicking

It’s easy to get distracted by that new-fangled social media stuff (so shiny!), but the folks on the ground in non-profits know that the real action’s in email. That’s where you raise the funds to advance your mission. That’s how you get people to show up to events. That’s how you get petitions signed.

There’s plenty of life left in email communications, and learning how to test, optimize, and integrate email campaigns is (I reckon) the best investment you can make in the online space.

Tap the wisdom of Vancouver’s experts in nonprofit technology and marketing at NetSquared Camp Vancouver on August 14, 2010.

NetSquared volunteer consultants will be staffing a desk and are available to answer any question in their field. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick their brains for free.

Internet Help Desk Consultants:

Location: SFU Harbour Centre Atrium

Time: 10:00 am – noon:

• Ben Johnson, Union Gospel Mission:  Visualizing data
• Jenny Silver, David Suzuki Foundation –  Customizing Facebook
• Kate Trgovac, LintBucket Media – Optimizing social media profiles

Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Meet Rachel.

 

I met Rachel Weidinger nearly a year ago at N2Y3 and we've been in relatively close touch ever since. Since our initial meeting, she became the organizer of Net Tuesday San Francisco, taking over organizational duties upon Brit Bravo's departure. She's been doing a bang-up job since.

Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline in cities around the world at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate.  There are 6 new Net Tuesdays to introduce, and I hope you'll join me in welcoming: Abidjan, Asheville, Charleston,

Joshua Glinert, a participant in the London Net Tuesday group, received a free copy of Clay Shirky's new paperback edition of "Here Comes Everybody" for his participation at Clay's London presentation in February.  He is working on a start-up project, Civic Agora, which will be a platform for collaborative deliberation and problem-solving.  Below is his thoughtful review and conversation starter from "Here Comes Everybody." Enjoy!

The New Orleans Net Tuesday is coming to SXSW and doing so with a bang!  They will be driving into town in style in a bus that will be repurposed during the event as a free shuttle for attendees.  They will be at Booth #811, with daily drawings for prizes. Plus, they're throwing an after party and you're invited!

Learn more and connect at SXSW!

Net2NO After Party

Net2NO is brining you a party at SXSW and hopes all your Net Tuesday and NetSquared community members who are in Austin will stop by.