An overview of pre-arrival services in Canada’s West
This recent webinar provided a useful overview of activity happening in Western Canada, how it's being coordinated and managed, and where there is some evaluation being done.
New course for nonprofit execs: Digital Literacy for Leaders
We all need to be digitally literate. Nonprofit manager or Director need a different kind of literacy than the staff actively using social media for your organization. A new course can help.
5 Good Ideas for building your services online
This presentation is from 2008. However, I still use these core principles in my own work, and in my consulting work with social service non-profits and charities.
Tell Everyone: A Sharing Renaissance?
In Tell Everyone: How the Stories We Share Shape What We Know and Why It Matters, author Alfred Hermida explores how social media has the potential to be revolutionary in all aspects of our lives, “if we take the trouble to discover why people share and with whom.”
Mini conference – Use of Technology by the Settlement Sector
Pathways to Prosperity recently held their annual conference. I participated in a panel discussing Use of Technology by the Settlement Sector.
RSS feeds: what they are and how to use them
Imagine getting updated as soon as information you need/want is published. Someone you follow finds a cool link, writes a great post, an article that mentions your organization is published, you’re mentioned in the news… With RSS feeds, as soon as the content you’re interested in is published, it’s shared with you.
Video: Really Simple Strategies Keeping Track Of Your Organization And Issues Online
A recording of a MyCharityConnects conference workshop I did in 2009. Wow, that seems like a long time ago. But, still totally relevant.
In 2000, I made some predictions about technology use in social services. How did I do?
In June 2000, I was part of a discussion looking at what our community might look like in 20 years. I think what I said still fits for today and how we should approach technology in our work in social and human services.
Settlement Work Must Keep Up With Tech-Savvy Newcomers
When it comes to technology use, immigrants to Canada are well ahead of settlement agencies. It’s a reality the sector needs to face. Organizations can and need to incorporate technology more effectively to serve their clients.
Pre-arrival settlement information and service connections – an example
Can you provide effective pre-arrival information to a newcomer on social media?