Net2Akl held their most recent
meet-up on Tuesday 30 October at the Amnesty NZ offices. The group of 15 or so
people who gathered were treated to an inside look at how Amnesty International
worked with advertising agency Colenso, to dream up and create a clever, engaging,
and technology centric idea to bring awareness to human rights and teach New
Zealanders the realities of their actions.
With
more and more not-for-profit organisations competing to gain support
from the community especially in regards to funding, it is important
that your message is communicated clearly and effectively using the
right marketing channels. People need to know and understand the work
that you do and ultimately share the same passion for your cause to
compel them to be involved.
Come along to these half-day workshops in Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton and Auckland, and learn how to build a plan for your organisation's marketing and fundraising campaign to achieve maximum results.
Technology plays an increasing role in enabling non-profit organisations to achieve their goals.
On 27 November, Connecting Communities will showcase how information and communication technology (ICT) can transform the efficiency and effectiveness of your organisation and help deliver better social outcomes.
This FREE event is hosted by Microsoft and supported by TechSoup New Zealand and Infoxchange.
NetSquared Auckland is picking
up steam, and building a following after running a second successful meet-up at
the end of September. Approximately 20 guests joined Corrie Dark, World Vision
New Zealand's digital manager at The Kitchen as she shared her valuable insights
and expertise on the marketing and technology landscape, in particular how to
create a strong social media foundation.
In the community sector in New Zealand,
there is a common struggle to operate on limited budgets, with increased
demands on services. Recently, the challenge has been increased even further with
many funders calling for a greater level of collaboration between
organisations.
TechSoup New Zealand was offered the
opportunity to attend this annual event in Wellington with a view to alerting
attendees from all around New Zealand to the availability of technology
donations and discounts. This was a weekend event, with registration on the
Friday afternoon, so we had our stand for the Friday afternoon during the registration
phase.
Social capital, social enterprise, social entrepreneurs, social investment, social innovation...it feels like there is a whole new raft of terms swilling around in the community sector.
These were all explored in an incredibly lively and informative conference in Wellington recently - SOCANZ Doing Real Good Conference. It was organised and convened by Viv Maidaborn , pictured where with Tina Reid (Social Development Partners) at the TechSoupNZ display.
Lindsey Talerico-Hedren (pictured) convened the
first official NetSquared Auckland conversation late last week, at co-working
space The Kitchen. The intention of
the first meeting was to determine the needs of the local community, and help
structure the format for future events.
Everyone is talking about social media. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and FourSquare are just a few of the social platforms out there. How do you know which ones to use and which would be effective for your cause?
