Where: Readytalk conference call (call-in info here)
Agenda and Notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/net2ambassadors
NOTE: once meeting is complete export the etherpad contents and add to site (in case the Etherpad disappears one day)
NetSquared Ambassadors Meeting #1
This document is editable!!!
Join us on the conference call (ignore the hangout!)
1-866-740-1260
6339310#
We are recording the call!
ATTENDEES
- Elijah van der Giessen, NetSquared Community Manager
- Birgit Pauli-Haack
- Siddharth Bannerjee
- Lewis Haidt, Senior Manager Community, TechSoup Global
WELCOME
Go around group.
Name, City, how you got involved with NetSquared
#15NTC Logistics
I’m keeping everything on the wiki at http://organizershandbook.wikispaces.com/15NTC+Hub
- Business cards?
- need Net2 Ambassador cards? bph=yes; Sidd has 25 cards; Print across the group.
- Swag
- other things useful?
- Flights are booked for all
- Transportation
- to/from airport use SuperShuttle.
- Let me know if you need me to book for you. Otherwise keep your receipts
- Accomodations
- March 1–8 in main house
- Feb 27+ 28: alternate 3 bedroom house in Austin (address to be confirmed)
15NTC AGENDA
I’ll walk you through the week
http://organizershandbook.wikispaces.com/15NTC+Agenda
March 2 and 3 – want more details?
- Day 1:
- State of the union from Eli
- Our stories
- WHY we are NetSquared Ambassadors
- Values
- what are the core values of NetSquared
- this is the start of a discussion that will then expand to all organizers and result in a NetSquared manifesto
- what are the core values of NetSquared
- Is NetSquared a real network? What does a strong network look like? How can we strength our shared identify and support for each other
- organizer to organizers
- organizers and TSG
- Day 2
- Chris: NetSquared and TechSoup future – where next?
- Move to day ?
- Ideas for monthly outreach to organizers
- What can regional events look like?
- Overview of engagement plan for #15NTC
- Chris: NetSquared and TechSoup future – where next?
Additions
- Sourcing presenters – what about bringing people in by video
- what about shared progrramming? and shared speakers list?
- Follow the models of WordPress Community – BPH
- The NetSquared website! – bring into network discussion
- speakers directory?
NEXT WEBSITE – add to discussion
what if we started fresh with NetSquared.org?
- Buddy Press?/Wordpress?
- Nationbuilder?
- Tumblr
- Meetup.com – is it our future?
- Integration is the key
The conversation will bring up lots of new details. Pare down the agenda to leave room for spontaneous discussion
TechSoup at 15NTC (as shared by Lewis)
- TechSoup has low visibility with nonprofits – lots aren’t using TechSoup
- EVEN at 15NTC (which is an especially engaged, tech-saavy audience)
- Goal: drive registrations to TSG. Get people to share TechSoup with their nonprofit friends to get #TechedUp (sp?) with social media push
- details TBA
- TechSoup is in transition period – know us for VALIDATION SERVICESi and production/service donations
- Global directory of nonprofits – who is a nonprofit? TechSoup knows!
NEXT STEPS AS AMBASSADORS
- Eli to send you list of all organizers in your territories and intro email – Yayy! 🙂
- Organizers to map out monthly outreach plan with Eli
- create a sub-group for your region?
- Europe is one potential model (email/slack/hangouts
- Australia/New Zealand is another model (hangouts)
- create a sub-group for your region?
- Regional Gathering meetings – initial plans
- How do we communicate between quarterly meetings
- Email list? Yammer? Slack? Facebook group?
- Birgit: Slack and Yammer has a record. And Slack has great integration.
- FB has no record or export
- Google Hangouts
- Birgit: Slack and Yammer has a record. And Slack has great integration.
- Sidd: has been experimenting with Slack (Europe is on it)
- Email list? Yammer? Slack? Facebook group?
- Schedule our next group meeting
During NTC: WhatsApp