Many community organisations have monstrous problems getting a web site at all, let alone one that meets their needs. Any web site running on volunteers has a bundle of problems, starting with a chronic lack of time and money. Yet the Web today can expand the work they do and save them a heap of their precious money: but who cares to help this kind of group under stress?
Answer: Wellington ICT, a not-for-profit Trust providing ICT programmes and projects for community groups in the Wellington region.
Engage Your Community is a web conference for community organisations in Wellington, 4 September.
This follows a similar conference in Hamilton which was highly successful. By all accounts, community workers will gorge on knowledge and leave inspired. Minimal technical knowledge is needed. Workshops:
- David Barrow on online survey tools
- Mike Riversdale on the marvels of Google applications
- Ben Lampard on online calendaring and scheduling
- Miraz Jordan on how to control the information flood with RSS feeds
- Pamela Minnett on social networking
- Stephen Harlow on digital storytelling
And while we're on the topic, the Webguide partnership offers:
- Webguide blog with articles in plain English
- Connect your Community, a guide to setting up a community web site, available in hard copy and as a pdf.
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