[DW] Using IM in volunteer work, Designing online events

[Steven Clift]

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I am still trying to figure out what .Orgs and .Govs could do with IM
(Instant Messaging) and e-democracy.  Any ideas?  Any site providing
SMS/short e-mail alerts could provide an IM option as well - I have
seen that.  One thought might be develop an experiment where IM is
used to gather real-time audiences for live political happenings
online (guest chats, audio/video feeds, almost real-time web forums).
Of course, you'd have to first gather those opt-in IM handles and
develop technology to cross the divide between IM platforms ...

Steven Clift
Democracies Online

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Subject: [tech4impact] Tech4Impact November 2002


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TECH4IMPACT
an email update to help mission-based organizations
use computer and Internet technologies to
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VERSION: November 2002

In this issue:

<>  Tips for Using Instant Messaging (I.M.)
     in Working With Volunteers

<>  Designing and Facilitating Online, Web-Based Events

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    Tips for Using Instant Messaging (I.M.)
    in Working With Volunteers

Volunteer managers already have phones and email to work
with offsite volunteers. What is the advantage of using
Instant Messaging (IM) with such volunteers as well?

UNITeS (www.unites.org), the ICT volunteering initiative
of United Nations Volunteers (www.unvolunteers.org), has
created a new article to help illustrate the advantages
for using IM to work with volunteers, based on feedback
from various online discussion groups, from its own staff
experiences, and other resources.

To read the article regarding using IM with volunteers,
visit:
http://www.unites.org/Html/resource/im/im0.htm

This article is a followup to the very popular online
resource by UNITeS, "Handheld computer technologies in
community service/volunteering/advocacy. To read this
article regarding handheld computers and volunteers, see
http://www.unites.org/Html/Resource/unites/unites0.htm

United Nations Information Technology Services (UNITeS),
as part of the UN Volunteers programme, places and
supports volunteers in developing countries to help local
communities apply ICT to a number of areas (health,
education, agriculture, the environment, etc.). UNITeS
also promotes volunteerism as a key element to the success
of ICT for Development (ICT4D) activities.
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    Designing and Facilitating Online, Web-Based Events

Nancy White of Full Circle Associates (www.fullcirc.com)
offers an excellent checklist regarding Designing and
Facilitating Online, Web-Based Events at:
http://www.fullcirc.com/community/desingingonlineevents.htm
She notes that online events can be "Like a tall cool beer
in the afternoon, they can make a break from ongoing
activities to connect and focus. Or like a workshop, they
can focus a group on tasks and deliverables within a fixed
time frame."

I'm going for the tall cool beer image myself.

If you are going to hold any online event, be it a chat or
a web cast, this is a must read, IMO.

If you have dos and don'ts for nonprofit organizations who
want to use tools like web casting, chat, or other
advanced online tools to hold online events, please send
an email to:
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First hand accounts from nonprofits based on real-life
experiences are particularly welcomed.

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