Eli strives to be a connector – the interstitial tissue that holds the muscle of a community together. He’s been a volunteer manager, an event organizer and a digital campaigner. Basically he’ll take any gig that allows him to enable a group of passionate people to create things they love.
Currently he’s the NetSquared Community Manager supporting a global volunteer network of 50 monthly meetups for the nonprofit technology sector. Together they hold over 450 events per year.
In the February 2020 Net2van meetup guest experts Charly Jarret and and Katrina Nguyen of the SPCA share case studies from their work with the SPCA.
Engagement? Followers? Likes? We’ve all heard the lingo, and some of us probably even write reports on these social media metrics, but what do they mean, and how can we go beyond Facebook analytics to glean real knowledge? How can we get better data to help us inform our decisions? Watch the video to learn (or subscribe to the podcast if audio is more your thing.)
January’s CMXvan meetup was a fast-paced evening of demos and Ignite-style mini-presentations on the tools, services, and techniques Community Managers use to create more impact.What are the indispensable pieces of software in a Community Manager’s toolkit? What are our secret weapons to allow us to work productively?
Community Manager’s Toolkit Demos
NOTE: this is gonna be Mac-centric, but there’s equivalents for all of this on the PC.
Loom
Sophie Bujold uses Miro to create instantly shareable videos for tutorials, stewardship, and relationship building.
Sophie Bujold’s key key of software for working remotely with her clients is Miro. Scalable, secure, cross-device and enterprise-ready team collaboration whiteboard for distributed teams.
Dylan Morgan demonstrated Google Forms and Form Ranger.
Form Ranger allows you to auto-populate the choices in list, multiple choice, checkbox or grid question options from columns of data in any Google Sheet or Doctopus roster.
Tamara Rahmani: Donations of Securities and Mutual Funds Simplified
Capital gains? Gifts in kind? Confused about the rules for donating securities and mutual funds to Canadian charities? Me too, which is why we invited Tamara Rahmani of CanadaHelps to present.
Mel Bilko: AI and Machine Learning
Keela’s Mel Bilko kindly shared a video recording of the session she would have presented: “AI & Machine Learning”.
Jessica Evans: How to Write Emails That Get Read (On MOBILE!)
Unable to make the NetSquared meetup event in Vancouver, BC due to a snowstorm, here’s Jessica Evans’s presentation, shot in one take, to keep it fair to other presenters!
Hopefully that will tide you over until the next Net2van meetup. ?
Giving Tuesday is December 3, and it’s a tactic many organizations use to help increase year-end donations. But how can you make it work for your nonprofit?
NetSquared Vancouver’s November 5 meetup featured a panel discussion where nonprofit leaders shared stories and tools on why and how your organizations can get involved with the “opening day of the giving season.”
PANELISTS
Elizabeth Moffat | Associate Director, Marketing & Communications at VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
Rekha Pavanantharajah | Director of Engagement & Development, ArtStarts in Schools
Schedule a 30 minute Giving Tuesday session with event moderator Amanda Burrows. Email [email protected]
EventChain Offers Free Ticketing Service for Your #GivingTuesday Events
Charity Agency works with local ticketing company EventChain, who are supporting Giving Tuesday this year by waiving all fees for nonprofit events during the first week of December. Keep every penny from your Giving Tuesday event by visiting EventChain.io and clicking Create Event. Where it asks for a promo code, enter GivingTuesday2019.
Leah Chang led NetSquared Vancouver’s July 9 meetup, teaching attendees about Learning Management Systems.
When is a Learning Management System Right for Non-Profits?
Tuesday, Jul 9, 2019, 6:00 PM
Hive Vancouver #210 – 128 W Hastings St Vancouver, BC
33 Members Went
A Learning Management System (LMS) might be just the tool your organization needs to deliver your education or program content—or maybe not. Investing in an LMS is a big decision that requires ongoing resources to successfully implement and maintain. There are some key questions to ask before acquiring an LMS and best practices to follow when movin…
We can’t believe another year has come and passed! We’re so incredibly thankful to all of our sponsors, presenters, and volunteers – we absolutely couldn’t have done it without you.
With over 250 dedicated nonprofit professionals attending it was our biggest event yet, and we can’t help but look back on this conference with a huge smile (and not just because of the waffles and ice cream! But come on, they were pretty amazing, right?).
We’re humbled by the feedback and gratitude we received, and we wanted to take a few moments to share some of it with you as well. Here are a few highlights from the event, the numbers, the pictures, and the quotes that keep us inspired to do it again, bigger and better next year.
With a wide variety of work area types from attendees, we think we really hit our stride with a variety of presentations and topics discussed this year. There was something for everyone, and we hope we can outdo ourselves next year.
I love these people and organizations!
SPONSORS
We are grateful to our community partners for their support. Give them your love and spend money with them!
The Workbook – Beautifully designed and integrated to the day, attendees couldn’t help themselves from taking pictures of it, sharing it on social media, and using it to take home insights and notes.
The Ice Cream Bar – It was a huge hit, if you missed it, you really missed out. Maybe next year we will save some of those waffles to add as toppings ?
The New Branding – Our snappy new look has us fired up to keep going, taking this community and this annual conference even further.
What People Told Us Afterward
“Thank you, I very much enjoyed the event! Will be back next year with more staff!”
A loyal fan with a team
“You guys rock. Thanks for bringing us together, like a big nerdy non-profit family.”
A nerdy survey respondent
“Really fun event, stellar presenters, snacks, love the food trucks and treats, a nice positive 2 days! Great work!”
Attendee that went to BOTH days
“I would 100% recommend that people from all sectors come to this conference because the agenda is so well rounded and has amazing food – seriously, this is probably the best food I’ve ever had at a conference!”
A hungry friend of the event
“Nonprofits need to be strategic with technology to make more impact – and attending the The Digital Nonprofit is how I discover emerging best practices from my peers.”
A life-long learner
“I would 100% recommend that people from all sectors come to this conference because the agenda is so well rounded and has amazing food – seriously, this is probably the best food I’ve ever had at a conference!”
A friend of The Digital Nonprofit
And now it’s time for you to shine, here are some links to the photo gallery and videos from the conference. Unfortunately our photoshop budget is used up this year, so we might not have been able to fix all the funny faces you made.
Ready to kick off the day at Digital Nonprofit! Here’s our @shirleyloi getting ready for first keynote @NonprofitAF #dnp2019 @net2van pic.twitter.com/olEk5roSdz
— Traction on Demand (@tractionsm) June 11, 2019
We're at the Roundhouse? More like waffle house – learning should always start with breakfast like this #DNP2019 pic.twitter.com/JrnxiH57bG
— NetSquared Vancouver (@net2van) June 11, 2019
We're at the Digital Nonprofit Conference today in Vancouver hosted by @net2van! Excited to be learning and sharing with other great orgs 🙌 #DNP2019pic.twitter.com/8bo2YwUzQ0
Soaking in Kimberly Shearon's expertise on nonprofit integrated campaigns. Note: They're not the same as multi-channel campaigns @kymberlyshearon @ecojustice_ca #DNP2019 pic.twitter.com/M6JHhL47R1
— NetSquared Vancouver (@net2van) June 11, 2019
Learning about digital strategy for non-profits with @Ryann and @Shoni_Field at #DNP2019. #yvr pic.twitter.com/Kzax32mRve
— Miranda Maslany (@MirandaMaslany) June 11, 2019
RT @net2van: When one of your conference’s core values is “good food & great company”. #dnp2019 #goodfoodforlife pic.twitter.com/spSTwwINdU
— Rebecca Bollwitt (@Miss604) June 11, 2019
We have to be responsible to our communities. And that means pushing back on funders and unethical restrictions -@NonprofitAF #DNP2019 pic.twitter.com/2dLVr7XvFX
And that’s a wrap! It was a blast and we hope you got as much out of it as we did – learning, new friends, and a good time.
If you’d like to join us as a sponsor or presenter again next year, please do let us know, and we will be sure to reach out with details.
Until next year, keep rocking the sector and doing the important work you do. And if you just can’t wait, come hang out at the monthly Vancouver meetups from NetSquared.
Thanks for being a part of our fifth The Digital Nonprofit conference! Our speakers have kindly permitted us to share their slides and session videos so that you can relive the Tech4Good goodness.
How Design Thinking Can Lead to the More Effective Use of Technology for Social Impact with Michael Johnston
FIRST SESSION: Precision Fundraising How Chatbots, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning can help you prepare for the Next Generation of Giving
SECOND SESSION: Omni-channel Fundraising: How the next generation of giving organizations need to use as many channels as possible and leverage technology to help make it happen!
THIRD SESSION: Design Thinking and Personas: How next generation of giving organizations need to leverage persona development and design thinking to guide their next generation of giving
Handouts from Beth Kanter’s Nonprofit Digital marketing Strategy workshop at The Digital Nonprofit. This workshop was made possible through the special support of our friends at Harvey McKinnon Associates.
