"I'm more of a collaborator. You can't have a lot of split votes and have the agency serve its mission." -- Andrew Chesley

Google Apps is a collection of tools from Google, available at low- or no cost to nonprofits. The suite features several web applications with similar functionality to traditional office packages and standalone collaboration tools; even telephony.

Join us Tuesday October 6th at Denver Open Media, for a discussion of how nonprofits are using these tools today. Ted Fickes from The Wilderness Society, and Pogo from the Colorado Environmental Coalition will share some of their experiences with these tools, and discuss common obstacles and concerns.

When: Tuesday, October 6th, 6-8pm

Where: Denver Open Media (700 Kalamath St, Denver, 80204)

If you're planning to attend, please click here to let us know. Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who attended our July 7th meetup, "Social Media Planning and Monitoring".  We had a full house.  Overfull, really.  Most everyone was using social media with their organizations and clients, and a few veterans have been using it for a year or more.  Some were already doing a bit of monitoring and shared their tools and thoughts, and we had a helpful presentation on social media planning by the Denver DataMan, Steve Kessler.

Thanks for the helpful comments and feedback we've received recently, and BIG thanks to all of you who've been talking and tweeting about our group and events the last couple of days.

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?  What tools are you using?  This will be an informal, roundtable-style discussion, and we hope to have a brief presentation on social media planning as well.

When: Tuesday, July 7th, 6-8pm
Where: The Hive Coop (2401 15th St, in the basement) (free parking in the lot behind the building)

Your RSVP is appreciated: click here to let us know you're attending

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

RSVP Appreciated.  Click here.

On the weekend of April 19th, Denver Open Media and CivicPixel will host Open Media Camp (unconference style) here in Denver, Colorado. We want to bring together as many people as possible who are already using the numerous Drupal media modules in a significant way, as well as the developers behind them... Likely topics will include Media Mover, Filefield, Station, SWFtools, Youtube API, Embedded Media Field, Media, etc... Read more and sign up to attend, at the Open Media Camp website.

Join us this Tuesday for the next Colorado Nonprofit Technology and Communications meetup.  This month's presentation will be "Graphic Design 101", given by Anne (Pogo) Pogoriler, Online Communications Coordinator at the Colorado Environmental Coalition.  

For anyone who finds themselves creating:

• Newsletters
• Brochures
• Flyers
• Web Sites
• Invitations
• PowerPoint Presentations
• And more...

We've created Facebook and LinkedIn groups for CNTC.  Search for "CNTC Colorado" in either network and you'll find the group.  If you're on either or both of those networks, join up!

"Remember when you were in college and you just could not understand covalent bonding in that Chem 1A class? All you had to do was stop by your TA's office hours for a little extra help and you were on your way to a sterling GPA... Now that you're a grown up, you're often on your own. If you need help configuring the security settings on your new server, or deciding which email vendor to use, you don't always know where to turn for advice..."  (from the NTEN website)

NTEN provides an online chat room, for informal Q&A related to nonprofit technology.  People with expertise in a particular area sign up to answer questions, and it's easy to pop in and get some help.  The calendar gives a good idea of who will be online and when.  If you have some questions about websites, offsite backups, or just about anything you can find someone willing to give you a bit of free advice.  Check it out on the NTEN website.

We have gathered some information on the interests and background of the group, and will continue to do so. Here's a summary of our initial findings from the online and paper questionnaires. Thanks for repeating yourselves in some cases, we'll try to keep that to a minimum. Read the full summary here...