Join us this Tuesday for the next Colorado Nonprofit Technology and Communications meetup. This month's discussion topic will be "Social Media Planning and Monitoring".  

Ok, you're on Facebook and Twitter.  Now what?  What do you want your organization to get from it, and how do you measure results?  This will be an informal, roundtable-style discussion, and we may have a brief presentation on social media planning as well.

When: Tuesday, March 3rd, 6-8pm
Where: The Hive Coop (2401 15th St, in the basement) (free parking in the lot behind the building)

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Join us this Tuesday for the next Colorado Nonprofit Technology and Communications meetup.  Come chat with other folks working with nonprofit tech and communications.  (Snacks provided.)  This month's presentation will be on lightweight information and communications technology in the field.  Coby Leuschke of Metanomy Inc. will discuss models for thinking about hardware, collaboration, and communications in field operations (e.g., emergency response environments).  Hardware buffs take note: he'll have some fun examples such as their BeakGeek project on hand.  

General topics include:

Diffusion vs scale - Some reflections on this idea since it hit the blog circuit a few weeks back.

Computing power vs electrical power - How much of each do you really need?

Mobile Multipurpose Network Node

When:   Tuesday, June 2nd, 6-8pm

Audience:  Those interested in field communications, data collection, and equipment for austere environments

Technicality:  Moderate to heavy

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DrupalCamp Colorado is now open for registration.  Join developers, designers, beginners, nonprofits, and businesspeople for a conference about the open-source platform Drupal.  This is DrupalCamp's 3rd year, and the region's largest gathering of Drupal enthusiasts.  See the DrupalCamp Colorado website for more information, and to register.

CNTC organizers met April 21st, with Sara Raab from the Colorado Nonprofit Association, to discuss shared goals and ways we can support one another.  Our goals are very much in line, and CNTC was received favorably, especially as a resource for presentation and training at the CNA fall nonprofit summit (October 29, 30 in Denver).

The Colorado chapter of AIGA is hosting a design competition honoring sustainable and socially responsible work done by professionals across the nation.

Sustainability from the graphic designer’s perspective

As designers, we understand the inherent power that exists within what we produce – the power to influence behavior. And it’s why we, as designers, should be cognizant of the impact our work has – on individuals, corporations, society. Ourselves.

The (Re)designAwards are about rethinking that power and redirecting it to do the right thing by supporting and motivating the emerging ethos of a sustainable economy. This design competition is looking to recognize the best of the best in sustainable graphic design created by designers in the US.

For more information, visit the (Re)designAwards website.

Join us this Tuesday, May 5th for the Colorado Nonprofit Technology and Communications meetup.  This month's presentation will be "Mapping Show-Off", with quick demos of a few of our favorite map-based websites and discussion of free and simple tools.  Have you or your organization used maps to display your data or tell a story?  Come give us a two-minute demo; we'd love to see it.

When:  Tuesday, May 5th, 6-8pm

Where:  Teaming 4 Technology / United Way (2505 18th St., Denver, CO, 80211)

Who:  Anyone who has used maps with their website, or wants to learn how.

At each monthly meetup, we include a presentation on a topic or tool of interest to the NPO technology community.  Take a look through the list on the left sidebar there, and let us know which topics interest you.  If you click the title you can see a longer description, and cast your vote right there on the page.  Let us know what topics interest you, and if you have additional suggestions, please send them to us.

CNTC organizers met with Ben Taylor and Brenda McCoy-Manfredo of CRC/NPower, to discuss shared goals and ways to help one another.  This is a summary of our notes from that meeting...

CNTC organizers met with Teaming for Technology on February 4th, to explore overlapping goals and ways we might support one another.  This is a summary of the points from the meeting.