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Connecting Up 09 Breakout Sessions

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Stephen BlythStephen Blyth's presentation at the Connecting Up 09 conference discussed the process of bringing CommunityCentral to life, with a focus on how they used stories to help bridge the gap between the project and the developers. Stephen is currently the project manager for CommunityCentral, a new website providing tools to help community groups work together.

You can access Stephen's presentation from:

 

Elliott BledsoeElliott Bledsoe discussed in his presentation how copyright is one of the many legal complexities non-profits encounter in their day to day operation. Knowing what you can and can’t do with the content you use and create is confusing, but is a necessary evil. Elliott is a project officer at Creative Commons Australia.

CC Australia administers the Australian Creative Commons licences and supports Australian licence users. The Creative Commmons project is a suite of standardised licences, freely available to creators, that foster sharing and collaboration.

You can access Elliott's presentation from the Creative Commons Australia website this includes a link to the slides from the breakout session.

 

Dinuke RanasingheDinuke Ranasinghe, Managing Director - PayPal Australia talked about how going online can improve your fundraising. He highlighted how in the current challenging economic climate, non-profit organisations cannot afford to sustain the high cost of raising funds, which typically require management's precious time. With more than 100 000 nonprofit organisations globally using PayPal to raise money online, this session explored how non-profits can lower the cost of acquiring donors and even boost their average donation value by moving online.

Dinuke joined PayPal Australia in 2004 as Director of Product and Innovation, and moved into his current role as Managing Director in 2009.

Access Dinuke Ranasinghe's presentation here.

 

Lynne GibbsLynne Gibb is the e-learning leader at Coonara Community House, a non-profit, community based organisation, offering quality accredited and non-accredited educational courses to adults and children.

Lynne has succesfully used wikis to deliver online and blended learning and is passionate about the benefits technology can bring to the clasroom. In her presentation Lynne provided participants with the opportunity to explore wiki software and provided ideas on how to create your own. For more information about this presentation you can access the slides from her presentation at slideshare.

Wiki Magic presentation at slideshare.

 

Simon HiltonPieces of the Puzzle was presented by Simon Hilton, Marketing Technology Manager at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The session took participants through the process of finding and integrating a range of web 2.0 services into their organisations daily work to maximise production.

You can access the slides and the notes for Simon's presentation from here

 

Nan BoslerNan Bosler, in her presentation, Social Inclusion: an outcome of ICT, considered the impact ICT can make on the life of seniors, those who are isolated, people with special needs, Inidgenous Australians and carers.

Nan has been involved in volunteer work for almost 60 years and has worked with, and for, people of all age groups with particular emphasis on the needs of older people and those with a disability. She was over 50 when she first went to University and has tertiary qualifications in Adult Education, Community Organisation, Local and Applied History and Local Government Management.

You can access the slides from her presentation and the paper she presented:

 

Mike SeyfangMike Seyfang provided a brief tour of social networking tools in his presentation, with a view to developing strategies, plans and techniques for participating in online conversation with stakeholders. Building on the ClueTrain assertion that "markets are conversations", and taking cues from face to face conversation in "real life" he took participants on a brief tour of social media tools - paying attention to those that assist listening.

Mike is a social media consultant with a passion for research, teaching and learning. His consulting work is built on a solid foundation of over 25 years ICT experience. You can read more from Mike at his blog - Learning with the Fang.

You can access:

  • the PowerPoint presentation
  • the audio from his presentation. The audio track was put together by Dave Wallace. Blob is Dave's personal blog [aka Dave the Lifekludger]. (Note: the audio is taken from a qik video taken with a mobile phone and stitched together with whatever sources were available, so it is not complete and the quality varies.

KethersandMcGrathFind out how Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau assessed its information and technology future when you access the Powerpoint presentation from Dr Stefanie Kethers and Jinny Mc Grath's presentation at the conference. The presentation offered information from the perspective of a community organisation manager and university researcher.

Dr Stefanie Kethers is located at the Centre for Community Networking Research at Monash University. She has contributed to numerous projects focussing on her main research interest, supporting human cooperation. Stefanie is currently part of the Doing IT Better project team - a 3 year project to build information and communicatons technology (ICT) capacity in the Victorian community services sector.

Jinny McGrath, Programs Manager, Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau. Jinny has over 25 years experience as a social worker, manager and tribunal member. Whilst being a novice in the ICT area she is interested in how new technologies can assist workers and organisations to achieve social justice goals.

Patrick KelsoPatrick Kelso is the Director of Communications and Promotions for Engineers without Borders. He is also currently in the process of starting his own business translating 10 years of IT industry experience into a consultancy for third sector organisations to provide the information they need to manage the minefield that is the Internet. Patrick's blog can be accessed at Patrick's musings.

Patrick's presentation at the conference was in two parts:

  • Part 1: provided an overview of engineers without Borders (EWB) - what they do
  • Part 2: Brief tour of the major tool they use - its features and how it improves team effort.

Access the PowerPoint presentation from Patrick's session.

Patrick's blog post after the conference.

 

Martin Stewart-WeeksMartin Stewart-Weeks, the Director, Public Sector (Asia-Pacific) Internet Business Solutions Group at Cisco Systems Inc drew on his work and experience with Cisco's Internet Business Solutions Group and as chair of the nonprofit organisation Australia Social Innovation eXchange to reflect on what technology is doing to organisations both generally and specifically within civil society. His presentation also offered some insights about the impact on NGO's and the social sector of the new collaboration and communication technologies.

Access the PowerPoint presentation from Martin Stewart-Weeks' presentation

 

Cinnamon PollardCinnamon Pollard, the Partnerships and Marketing Director at Livewire provided insight into the journey of the development of the online marketing and web strategy which has positioned Livewire as a current and youth appropriate online community.

Livewire, an initiative of the Starlight Children's Foundation, is a safe and fun online community designed especially for children and young people living with a serious illness, chronic health condition or disability. It provides a safe and supportive online network where members can connect and share experiences wherever they are - at home or when undergoing treatment in hospital.

To find out more about the Livewire online marketing and web strategy access the PowerPoint presentation delivered by Cinnamon Pollard.

 

Young People ConnectedIn July 2004, the Vodafone Australia Foundation (VAF) launched the Young People Connected Program in conjunction with Mission Australia, Barnardos and Father Chris Riley’s Youth off the Streets. The program - which aims to help disadvantaged young people stay connected to friends, family, agencies and support services - has expanded over the years and is now fully integrated into 13 Mission Australia youth services across three States.

The story of this initiative provided an insight into how this award winning program and the partnership between a corporation and three non-profit agencies set out to help young disadvantaged people.

The story included:

  • an overview of the program and its benefits to the client group of each nonprofit agency
  • a demonstration of the web-based messaging service
  • information on how to form successful partnerships with the corporate sector.

Access the PowerPoint presentation from the Young People Connected story.

 

 

 

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