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Assunta Krehl

Net Change Week (Social Entrepreneurship - Change.org) - 0 views

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Lisa Torjman Net Change Week social technology

shared by Assunta Krehl on 07 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Net Change is a week-long event, June 8-12, 2009, designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change. Presented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues.
  • Eli Malinski sounds off on Net Change: "Social technology is revolutionizing social change.
  • Net Change is the banner under which all sorts of partners are hosting events, discussions and workshops that align with the core mission of exploring the intersection of social change and new media.
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  • * Social Tech Training, or My Charity Connects * Innovation Parkour * Social Mastermind // Social Media for Social Change * The Skills Exchange * Defining and Measuring Social Success And in the evenings, Net Change brings unique community collaborations like: * Mobile Monday takes a social change perspective * Toronto's Internet Town Hall at the Gladstone Hotel * Cocktails and Inspiration: a discussion on profound innovation and social change with Eric Young in conversation with Bill White. * Wired Wednesday gets a dose of Web of Change * Refresh Events encourages collaborative partnerships
  • Net Change's ticketed and free events are taking place at the MaRS Centre. For more information on events and how to be involved, check out http://www.netchangeweek.ca.
  • Assunta Krehl on 07 Aug 09
     
    Lisa Torjman's blog on Net Change Week happening June 8-12, 2009 which is designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change.
Assunta Krehl

Social masterminds challenging social media for social change | danielpatricio.com - 0 views

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Social Entrepreneurship net change week collaboration

shared by Assunta Krehl on 05 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Netchange Week taking place at the innovation hub of Toronto – the MaRS Discovery District.
  • Net Change is Canada’s first week long, city wide event designed to dissolve the divide between digital professionals and social change-makers. With a full five day schedule of sessions helping learn more about leveraging technology to aid awareness of their causes and as a catalyst for social change.
  • ssues faced by the charity we noticed they shared similar problems that many for-profits and small businesses faced. They had limited marketing resources, need to reach out the people that need their services and increase awareness of the good work they were doing.
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  • The challenge we faced was how do we increase awareness
  • We looked at how with a simple web cam or flip camera we could share the strongest messages that people needed to hear.
  • most important social media tools can be email and a blog.
  • tools are important for four reasons. They leverage existing investments of time and resources They allow orgs to add multimedia to existing communication channels eg. newsletters They enable easier sharing than existing tools They are sustainable
  • Social media strategy needs to be adopted by the whole organisation not just by someone who is technically savvy.
  • Assunta Krehl on 05 Aug 09
     
    Daniel Patricio's take on Net Change Week at MaRS. Net Change week is a city wide event designed to reduce the divide between digital professionals and social change-makers.
Assunta Krehl

MaRS' Net Change Week: Social experiment and huge success - 0 views

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Net Change Social Entrepreneurship Social Technology Don Tapscott Bill White Lisa Torjman

shared by Assunta Krehl on 05 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Between June 8-12, 2009, MaRS held our first ever Net Change, a week dedicated to exploring this intersection between social technology and social change.
  • Fourteen different Net Change events, including an art show, experimented with ways of creating and sharing information and knowledge on this question. Bridging the “digital divide” between web professionals and people creating social change, participants were from all different sectors and leadership levels. T
  • Net Change also addressed critical concepts such as how to measure the impact of social technology, and what we really mean by social change, while including storytelling to hit theoretical concepts home.
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  • Web 2.0 training sessions for organizations, non-profits and social purpose ventures Conversations with keynotes and panel discussions hosted by community partners like Mobile Monday @MaRS, Toronto Net Tuesday and Wired Wednesday Immersion sessions that “prepare your mind” for innovative thought
  • Net Change video message from Don Tapscott:
  • Net Change story
  • “The Skills Exchange”:
  • profound innovation and social change
  • Bill White, a member of MaRS’ Board of Directors at our evening “Fireside Chat”
  • Net Change Art Show:
  • Assunta Krehl on 05 Aug 09
     
    Net Change, a week dedicated to exploring this intersection between social technology and social change. Lisa Torjman's interview with CP24's "Homepage."
Assunta Krehl

Social Media Week - TO Tech - January 18, 2010 - 0 views

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ICT Social Media events Social Media Week

shared by Assunta Krehl on 25 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Assunta Krehl on 25 Jan 10
     
    Social Media Week will address concerns of social media and youth. MaRS facilitated events guide discussions to implementation and practicality.
Miguel Amante

Net Change Week: Toronto's social innovators are making Don Tapscott's predictions come... - 0 views

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netchangeweek social innovation communities social media web

shared by Miguel Amante on 11 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Miguel Amante on 11 Jun 10
     
    It's Net Change Week at MaRS and tech-biz thinker Don Tapscott is asking us to rethink how, well, just about everything operates. It's a new way of doing things, and Toronto's social innovators like Michelle Hamilton-Page at Toronto Public Health are helping lead the way.
Assunta Krehl

Media Alert/Photo Opportunity - Mayor David Miller to kick off Canada's first Advertisi... - 0 views

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  • Leading Social Change - Public Sector Marketing, (SOLD OUT) MaRS Discovery District featuring: Dr. David Suzuki Representatives from the Obama campaign
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Aug 09
     
    Mayor David Miller will join a crowd of distinguished crowd of marketers from across the country and abroad at the opening ceremonies for Canada's inaugural Advertising Week. The Leading Social Change session will happen at MaRS.
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Aug 09
     
    Mayor David Miller will join a crowd of distinguished crowd of marketers from across the country and abroad at the opening ceremonies for Canada's inaugural Advertising Week. The Leading Social Change session will happen at MaRS. Jan 21, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Learning and Networking - Orchestras Canada - March 31, 2010 - 0 views

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Net Change Week events MyCharityConnects social innovation

shared by Assunta Krehl on 06 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Assunta Krehl on 06 Apr 10
     
    MyCharityConnects Conference will happen during Net Change Week June 7 & 8, 2010 at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Topics include "social media, community building, etc.
Cathy Bogaart

DEMO - Can Viafoura Make Video Comments Work? - NYTimes.com, March 2, 2011 - 0 views

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 02 Mar 11
     
    Viafoura is one of 53 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2011 event taking place this week.
Cathy Bogaart

Tech equalizer - NOW Magazine, June 24, 2011 - 0 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 27 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Cathy Bogaart on 27 Jun 11
     
    This article by Joe Wilson notes how women are leading "tech for change" in the developing world. All of the women interviewed were speakers at Net Change Week (which took place at MaRS in June) - and are truly leading this work globally.
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