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Holed Up in a Castle on the Indian Ocean

Well, where to begin. Ushahidi, the wonderful open source mobile platform, held their 2012 Pirates and Ninjas Summit in Lamu, Kenya in a castle by the sea. We sure were grateful to be there to facilitate.

The team met earlier than usual this year to get a head start on planning out timelines for 2012 and beyond, including the core platform, Crowdmap, and SwiftRiver.

Serious work was balanced by serious play, including full-contact Marco Polo. We enjoyed the fine cuisine of Ali Samosa in Lamu town, and spent the last night perfecting our dance moves for the event theme song. And we all laptop-squatted before and after the event at the amazing iHub.

We are already looking forward to next year :^)

Now that we are all over the holiday hangover, it’s time to assess how your communications strategy is working for you. At the SFNTC, we are holding a series of no-cost workshops for nonprofits and social justice organizations to ramp up their online communications. Space is limited, so register today!

Bring your own lunch and be ready to participate.

The seminars scheduled are:

Introduction to Analytics
February 2, 2012, 12pm - 1pm

How to Create a Message Calendar
February 9, 2012, 12pm - 1pm

Builiding a Social Media Calendar
February 16, 2012, 12pm - 1pm

Coordinating your Online Channels with a Publishing Matrix
February 23, 2012, 12pm - 1pm

All trainings will be held at the:

San Francisco Nonprofit Technology Center
1370 Mission St, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

Check out the training descriptions and register. We’d love to see you there!

I’ve been following the online discourse (e.g. NTEN-DISCUSS, Information Systems Forum, Progressive Exchange and Nonprofit SalesForce) around Blackbaud’s announced acquisition of Convio.

As some express optimism and positive spin about that merger, I feel the need to speak up on behalf of the organizations and activists we serve. Please pardon me if I sound a tad strident, these thoughts have been years in the making.

Join us for a one day training event for Bay Area nonprofits and social justice organizations, hosted at the Google offices in Mountain View, California!

This is a great opportunity to work with three different organizations—Community Technology Network, Aspiration, and Google—offering support to empower you with tech skills so you can magnify your social justice passions and priorities. View the training materials here.

During this 1 day event, nonprofit staff will have the opportunity to:

• better understand how to assess and engage their online audiences
• coordinate various online channels including web, email and social media
• work with volunteers from Google

Register Here

At the SFNTC, we are holding a series of no-cost workshops for nonprofits and social justice organizations to ramp up their online communications before the new year. Space is limited, so register today! The seminars scheduled are:

E-newsletters for Fundraising

December 6th, 2011, 1pm - 3pm

E-newsletters for Fundraising (session repeat)

December 8th, 2011, 1pm - 3pm

Managing Online Identity

December 16th, 2011, 1pm - 3pm

Building a Social Media Dashboard

December 20th, 2011, 1pm - 3pm

All trainings will be held at the:

San Francisco Nonprofit Technology Center
1370 Mission St, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

Check out the training descriptions and register. We’d love to see you there!