Category: Nonprofit
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Voqal Strategic Planning
Today I took part in a meeting of the Voqal Strategic Planning Committee in Longmont. Much to come!
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Board work: strategic planning sessions for Voqal
I am helping move this important organization into the future.
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A New Set of Voqal Grants in Chicago
Today Voqal announced a series of new grants here in Chicago. Here’s a snip from their press release: The Voqal Fund is pleased to announce six new grants to organizations working in the Chicago area to enhance the community and strengthen social equity. The grants to Chicago Filmmakers (Chicago Digital Media Production Fund), BYP100, Illinois…
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Gordon Tech Inspiration Celebration: 2014 Inspiring Minds Award
This evening I was honored at my alma mater. Here’s some details: Gordon Tech College Prep will host the 2nd Annual Inspiration Celebration honoring minds that inspire. The gathering will showcase the school, its talented community and its unique partnership with DePaul University which started in October of 2012. The event usually draws 300 Chicago area business and…
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On The Table 2014 Steering Committee
I served on the Steering Committee of On The Table 2014, the community wide conversations about our collective future held on the occasion of the 99th birthday of The Chicago Community Trust. In addition, Smart Chicago hosted a meal at 1871 that brought together technologists, community leaders, and nonprofit executives together in a discussion around how to…
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Vocalo.org Advisory Group
Today I participated in an advisory group.10-20 uploads per day, and 10-20% gets on the air.The best insight I can give is about metadata. Make their content ubiquitous.
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Independent Government Observers Task Force
I helped organize and participated in the Independent Government Observers Task Force Municipal Governments (Working Group Chair: Daniel X. O’Neil). This group will focus on issues involved in citizens attempting to build interfaces around municipal government data. Technical issues such as harvesting techniques and presentation techniques will be covered, as will social issues such as…
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Andy Kane Art
Created a simple, quick website for a friend and a great artist, Andy Kane Art. Site is built on WordPress and uses the Hemingway theme. Using flexible, feature-filled WordPress themes allows you to stand on the shoulders of giants and still make custom sites that meet specific needs Uses the WordPress Contact Form plugin– very…
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Historical Association Website
Today I helped launch the Ravenswood Lake View Historical Association website. I setup TypePad, trained editors on how to use it, and modified the design templates.
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Dozens of Classroom Sites for a Private Elementary School in Chicago
Development and training on website development using the TypePad Weblog Content Management system already installed and ready for further use. This includes the creation of sites for all teacher classrooms and all approved parent, teacher, and student organizations. Also includes development, launch and consultation on the Moodle open source learning management system.Deliverables:Websites/ Weblogs• Complete…