| Online and Off to the Future……..and we’re off! |
What an exciting entree into the next phase of the web – Web 2.0 or Social Web at the Connecting Up conference this year.
Connecting Up 08 brought us exciting presentations, discussions and revelations about what the social web is and what we can do with it….you could almost hear the pennies dropping!
See a number of presentations from this Connecting Up conference now available via our Youtube channel. These videos include presentations from such people as Beth Kanter and Bill Strathmann. You can click here for Connecting Up's Youtube channel or for more on the conference click here
See a snippet of the opening from Connecting Up Australia’s CEO, Doug Jacquier: click here to see Doug’s full presentation or view it on the web site click here OR tell Doug your thoughts about Connecting Up 08 or any of the topics raised during the event on his blog – Doug’s Blog
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| Connecting Up 2008 | CEO's report |
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When we chose the theme for Connecting Up 08 as ‘Online and Off to the Future for Australia’s Nonprofits’ we planned and hoped for great results. The outcomes of the Conference, in Brisbane for the first time, exceeded every expectation we had and then some. From breaking the 5 year record for attendance, to the high quality of the local and international speakers, to the energy brought to the conference by delegates, there was a palpable buzz throughout the 2 days. The 2nd annual Community ICT Awards, presented at the Conference dinner, reached a new level of quality in the submissions and Award winners, as well as terrific commitment from Award sponsors and presenters. There is no doubt in my mind that the sector’s maturity and sophistication in the use of technology, especially in the use of the ‘social web’, is helping bring about real change in the capacity of nonprofit organisations in key areas such as administration, client outreach, communication and fundraising. Some of what we are doing is as good as anything in the world but in other areas we have a way to go yet.
Thank you once again to our delegates, presenters, sponsors, CISA staff and contractors, and to the wonderful people of Queensland, for making this event a great success. We’re already planning for next year but in the meantime check out the www.ConnectingUp.org web site for all conference follow up content from this year and incorporate what works for you in your organisation’s progress. Like the conference delegates, I’m asking you to make a tangible, measurable commitment to change forever at least one thing about the way your organisation currently operates and the way that you operate within it.
Regards
Doug Jacquier
CEO, CISA Inc
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| Connecting Up 2009 |
With the buzz of Connecting Up 08 still lingering we have taken your survey responses about what you would like to see in the future and we are pursuing next year’s event – Connecting Up 09. We aim to bring you more world class presenters and exciting case studies, dig deeper into the issues of using the technology to build capacity and the management of all that “new information and communication media”. We will also build in some workshops to allow you to be “hands on” and “have a go” with some new technologies.
One of the take away pointers from this year’s conference was that technology is the tool or medium which provides powerful ways for us to market better, to fundraise better, to manage better, to communicate better, to engage membership better, to research better, to measure better, to deliver services, to save time, to save dollars, to drive income more efficiently………and, and, and!
The challenge is to unlock the doors on how we can do all this, where to start and what are the ground rules for a world of fast and furious communication!
Stay tuned for more to come and please tell us your thoughts and burning issues at: www.connectingup.org or Feedback |
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2008 Community ICT Awards and photo gallery
The second annual Community ICT Awards were held in conjunction with the Connecting Up 2008 conference. Five awards were presented as part of the awards night and conference dinner. The awards categories and winner can be found below, to find out more about the award winners and their respective projects and aims please click here.
Best use of software in nonprofit settings (joint winners)
- Arwarbukarl Cultural Resource Association and Support Link Australia
- Support Link Australia
Best use of telecommunications in nonprofit settings
Best website or web strategy
Community ICT Innovator of the Year Award
Using ICT to connect to the Community - Business of the Year Award
Please come and visit our Flickr profile page to view the photos from the night’s festivities, as well as other photos from this year’s Connecting Up conference. Connecting Up Flickr Photostream = http://www.flickr.com/photos/connectionup/
Presentations and podcasts now available
Take me to the social web!
If you weren’t able to go to Beth Kanter’s workshop on the third day but would like to learn more about how to start using the social web for your organisation, from the world’s guru – check out her workshop pages and blog here. Beth’s Workshop Also see many of the tools discussed on the Connecting Up Australia web site – via ICT Resources
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