Click here for the conference proceedings >> Sunday, June 22
Day 1: Expanding Your Universe of Supporters
9:00 am - breakfast
Morning Sessions: (Speaker) What is web 2.0 and what does it mean to your organization? What does it mean for Social Change?
(Session) Should We Be on Twitter? Starting at Square 1.0
1:00 pm lunch Afternoon Sessions:
(Small groups) Make a list of: 3 assets you have, identify 3 low-hanging fruit opportunities
(Full group) Share results. Create plan to implement action items, and share with Change Team. *
(Session) How to expand your universe of supporters using the web 6:00 pm dinner
Evening: Ricken Patel Keynote
Monday, June 23
Day 2: Engaging the Supporters You Have
8:00 - breakfast
Morning Sessions:
(Presentation) Principles of effective online communication & organizing in a 2.0 world
(Session) Effective storytelling
(Break-outs) Choose one session to go deeper: - Email writing
- Blogging
- Rich Media - video / youtube / podcasting
12:45 lunch
Afternoon sessions:
(Session) Power Mapping: Choosing your tactics for fundraising, legislative, biz advocacy, public education, community building
(Break-out) Choose one session:
- Online for offline events - visibilty events, "houseparty" model
- Applying public pressure - tactical earned and paid media; branding, visibility, PR
- Putting It Together: Integrating YouTube, MySpace/Facebook, Blog Pitching, Online to On-the-Ground
- Direct Advocacy - email, phone, fax communication w/ decision makers
Choose one session:
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Working with volunteers - distributed tasks to super volunteers
- Building online community: designing for user participation
- Small donor/distributed fundraising
Choose one session: -
Using RSS to update Facebook and Twitter
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Usability/Design
- Search Engine Optimization and Online Advertising
6:00 pm dinner Evening - Creative personal development exercise. Social event to close.
Tuesday, June 24
Aligning Your Organization (and you) for Success
8:00 - breakfast Morning Sessions:
(Session) Defining Your Objectives (SMART)
(Session) Intro to Values-Based Project Management
(Break-out) Choose a session:
- Creating a Project-Friendly Environment: Values-Based Project Management
- Getting Web 2.0 Resourced at Your Brick-and-Mortar Organization
- Building Support for Your Ideas and Presenting Your Data in a Compelling Way
- Personal Time Management
12:30 lunch
Afternoon sessions: (Break-out) Choose one session:
- Usability Matters - Troubleshooting your usability issues
- Creating an engagement plan: how to bring your social web project to life once it launches
- 2.0 Advocacy Graphic Design
(Discussion) Staffing your project: inside job vs indie contractor, vendor selection & working with vendors
(Break-out) Choose one session: - Test and Learn Strategies
- Data Management: Best Practices and Troubleshooting
- Process Mapping
(Small groups) Work in groups w/ faculty support to finish your Web 2.0 plan *
(Full Group) Wrap up
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In advance of the training, all participating organizations will be asked to develop a working “change team” (including executive directors and senior communications and/or fundraising staff) to set organizational intentions. Specific sessions will require participation from this change team back home, to enhance the learnings and ensure the success of the plans created.