This would probably be a worthwhile event for any bay-area,
NGO-interested Plonistas.
http://www.aspirationtech.org/events/advocacydev3
Our friends from the Drupal and Mambo/Joomla communities will be well
represented. If you're interested in delivering a short workshop, I'd
strongly encourage you to contact my friend Allen "Gunner" Gunn, the
organizer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
best,
jon
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Here's the full description:
If you’re passionate and/or curious about developing open source
software for online organizing and online advocacy, Aspiration invites
you to join us for AdvocacyDev III.
The third annual convening of developers, organizers, and activists
working with open source tools for online activism will take place in
Oakland, California from July 31 to August 2. If you’re interested in
creating better tools for online activists and organizers, please join
us for knowledge sharing and brainstorming!
Electric Embers will host their second annual Most Excellent
AdvocacyDev Veggie-Friendly BBQ Shindig on Monday night the 31st.
For more information, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sessions will include…
* Show and tell on all the latest open source eAdvocacy platforms
and tools, including the latest from CivicSpace/CiviCRM, Radical
Designs Activist Mobilization Platform (AMP), GoodStorm, and others.
* ScoutSeven’s DotOrganize project, and the findings of their
research on needs and gaps in nonprofit eAdvocacy and database
capabilities.
* MobileVoter will share the latest in Cell phone/SMS organizing
techniques, and join in discussion on how to better integrate SMS
support into open source eAdvocacy tools.
* PICnet will demo their brand-new NonprofitSoapbox platform, which
integrates other open source tools and platforms.
* Emerging technologies: Discussion of the role of VOIP and the
Asterisk platform, and How-To’s on podcasting and activist blogging.
* Prototyping new advocacy tools: Using Ruby on Rails to do rapid
web development.
* Building and configuring CivicSpace/CiviCRM sites
* In-depth Drupal development session: Module development and
theming
* Business Development: How to pay the bills and work on advocacy
development projects)
* eAdvocacy Capacity Building: What trainings, documentation and
knowledge sharing is necessary to grow the pool of practitioners in the
eAdvocacy space. What is needed to better empower local organizers with
local causes to use these tools?
* Open standards and open API’s (Application Programmer Interfaces)
for eAdvocacy: what’s needed to allow better data sharing, pooling of
legislative and other public data, and enable feature interoperability
between platforms? What eAdvocacy “mashups” are useful and possible?
* Email Deliverability: While features and functionality of open
source advocacy platforms continue to grow, deliverability of
associated email blasts continues to decrease as service providers
raise spam barriers and network neutrality is threatened.
* Usability: how can online activist tools be made friendlier and
more accessible for organizers and activists?
* Trainings and skillshares on various platforms, tactics, and
techniques.
The event will take place at East Bay Community Foundation Conference
Center in Downtown Oakland.
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Jon Stahl, Program Manager
ONE/Northwest - Online Networking for the Environment
jon at onenw.org
skype: jonstahl y!: jondstahl
206.286.1235x15
http://www.onenw.org
http://blogs.onenw.org/jon
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