SFTech4Good Newsletter, October 2015, #29: Tech and Philanthropy!
| From: | Katharine |
| Sent on: | Thursday, September 24, 2015, 2:13 PM |
Welcome members old and new! Thanks for being a part of SFTech4Good. Check out the links to both our events and suggestions from the group below.
Shout-out to the #TechInclusion15 conference for a great event on diversity and inclusion in the tech industry this September. You can see tweets from the conference (which trended on Twitter!) and this blog post summary in case you missed it. Definitely bookmark the conference page and check this out again next year.
Looking for updates in between our monthly newsletter?
Please use the upcoming events and job board here to post things you want other members to know about: http://www.meetup.com/sfnetsquared/messages/boards/forum/2623142
FYI - we’re looking for a videography volunteer for our October and November events - contact us if you have a video camera and want to help out!
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SFTech4Good and Sponsor Events
Social Good Apps Breakfast for Nonprofits and Developers, Hosted by Caravan Studios
Monday, October 5, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Caravan Studios - a division of our sponsor, TechSoup - is having a Social Good Apps Breakfast for Nonprofits and Developers: Demystifying Mobile Apps for Nonprofits and social benefit organizations.
Join them for an informational, networking breakfast designed to bring together nonprofits and hackers/developers for a lively discussion on building #Apps4SocialGood. They’ll discuss problems and showcase solutions. They’ll connect nonprofit subject matter experts with developers and hacker/developers who will demonstrate apps and prototypes that solve real-world problems.
Agenda:
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Check-in, networking and breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.: Welcome from Caravan Studios
9:55 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: DEMOS (7 demos, 5 mins each) + Audience Q&A
11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.: Feedback from Nonprofits/Discussion
11:20 - noon: Networking
There are a few spots left, so grab yours and make sure to spread the word! http://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-good-apps-breakfast-for-nonprofits-and-developers-hosted-by-caravan-studios-tickets-18657565280
Tech and Philanthropy Panel
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
What is the tech community’s role in philanthropy? What can nonprofits do to connect to techies? Hear from Tiffany Price of the Kapor Center, Connie Kwan at Atlassian, and Jonny Price of Kiva Zip.
Info: http://www.meetup.com/sfnetsquared/events/225241218/
Tickets: www.eventjoy.com/e/tech-and-philanthropy-panel[masked]
Tickets are $5 and all proceeds will be donated to a nonprofit after the event. We strive to make SFTech4Good events accessible: if cost is a barrier to you, please contact Katharine Bierce via the SFTech4Good Meetup contact page here.
Agenda:
6:00 pm: Doors open for appetizers and mingling
6:30 - 7:30 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A
7:30 - 8:30 pm: Networking
Weekly on Wednesdays: Code for America Civic Hack Night
http://www.meetup.com/sfnetsquared/
Interested in helping San Francisco? Excellent! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help! Join a weekly hack (hacking = building) night focused on open government and civic tech in San Francisco.
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Resources & news from our sponsor NTEN
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Contribute an Article: Get your work featured on NTEN's site! October’s theme is Technology in the Field and November’s theme is Member Best Practices.
More info: nten.org/suggest-content
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Save 20% off NTEN webinars and labs: Go to nten.org and enter the code “SFT4G”
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Annual Community Survey: We want your feedback about our programs and resources, as well as your overall NTEN experience. Each survey respondent will receive a coupon code for $10 off an NTEN webinar. Participate via: surveymonkey.com/r/NTENcomsurvey15
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Events we are not hosting, but you might want to know about
September 24 - Tech and Innovation Community Mixer with 2.Oakland
Yes, Oakland has a tech community - come meet people! This mixer at the rooftop garden terrace (near 19th St BART) won’t disappoint.
Info & Tix ($15): http://twopointoakland.com/
6:30 – 9:30 pm
September 28-30 - BoxWorks (Free for nonprofits)
Join Box.org in San Francisco for workshops, presentations, and discussions with tech leaders.
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Find out what Box can do for your organization and how you can request the online storage service through TechSoup.
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You can use Box with Microsoft Office 365 to manage, collaborate, and share documents and other important assets.
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Concerned about security in the cloud? Here's what to look for when evaluating potential cloud services for your organization.
Tickets: First 300 nonprofit registrants get in free with the discount code Boxworks2015org
Sept 29 - Bay Area Cause Communications Community graphic design event
Meet other nonprofit communications professionals on September 29. Learn about how to turn data into powerful infographics and how to successfully work with a graphic designer.
VolunteerMatch, 550 Montgomery St, San Francisco
6:00-8:00 pm
September 29 - SF+Acumen Social Entrepreneur Panel
Hear from SF bay area social entrepreneurs on going from ideas to reality.
San Francisco
6:30-9:00 pm
eventbrite.com/e/taking-the-leap-moving-social-enterprises-from-ideas-to-execution-tickets[masked]
**Sold out - but volunteers are needed! Contact [address removed] if you want to volunteer with setup/cleanup.
September 30 - November 18 - Beyond the Culture of Separation workshop series
Are you a white-identified person interested in learning how to practice compassion with your own and others’ resistance and fear around race in order to more effectively work in solidarity with communities of color? This workshop series explores institutional, cultural, and interpersonal racism and implicit bias, while practicing tools for shifting our personal and collective relationship to whiteness and racism.
6:15-9:15 pm (8 Wednesdays - each week is required)
$[masked] sliding scale
October 2 - Technology Salon on Organizational Data Usage and Data Platforms
Data-gathering platforms and analytics tools are getting more efficient every year, leaving organizations asking the same question: What do we DO with all this data? Learn from Matt Flannery, Co-Founder of Kiva and Co-Founder of Branch, GSMA, and Caroline Sheldon, about The Customer Journey Framework - to help best use data you collect.
9:30am – 11:30am
San Francisco
Free, includes a light breakfast
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZT2x5LdQ9y83cpQxTHtvKFMeTwM5XwJi06SMFLrCr7I/viewform
October 2-3 - Transformative Technology Conference
Learn about new tools for emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being. Neuroscience, mindfulness and tech geeks, rejoice!
$[masked]
Palo Alto
Info: http://www.ttconf.org/
October 8 - Traction Conference
Learn from top tech leaders on how to optimize your product and services to generate growth and revenue. See speakers from Zenefits, Credit Karma, Slack, Evernote, SurveyMonkey, Eventbrite and more.
Tickets: $495
**SFTech4Good members get $100 off by registering here: http://bit.ly/tractionsftech4good
8:00 am to 6:00 pm
San Francisco
Oct. 8-11 Building Resilient Communities Convergence
Learn from grassroots leaders and eco-heroes building resilient, self-reliant communities. Communities of color, young people and those of us living in under-resourced neighborhoods are hit first and worst by economic breakdown, climate change and environmental crises -- and often have the most knowledge about what solutions are working on the ground. Includes music, local vendors and a community dinner.
**Consider supporting scholarships to help make the event more inclusive. Funds go to travel/stipends for youth attendees and honoraria for speakers from underserved communities.
$35 - $225
Solar Living Institute - Hopland, CA
RSVP: http://permacultureconvergence.com (work-trades available)
October 13 and 15 - three free TechImpact workshops with IT consultants
Get free IT consulting help from TechImpact (a nonprofit) and learn how to best manage your organization’s computing environment. Free - and food/beverages will be provided!
October 13th in San Jose at 5:30pm (Register Here)
October 15th in San Jose at 12pm (Register Here)
October 15th in Redwood City at 5:30pm (Register Here)
Contact [address removed] with any questions.
October 17 - Nerds 4 Nature Summit
Meet other people who care about how technology tools can be used to help the environment!
$10
3:00-5:00 pm
San Francisco
RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/nerds-for-nature-summit-tickets-18110605308
Oct 5 - Deadline for Nonprofits to Apply for Free Data Science Help
Delta Analytics provides pro bono data analytics services to nonprofits, government institutions, and social ventures. Their specialize in transforming raw data into meaningful insights to facilitate the creation, measurement, and improvement of social impact efforts. Projects range from developing metrics to creating data management tools or conducting statistical inference.
To apply for a 6 month service grant, make sure your org has data and a defined question.
Details: http://www.deltanalytics.org
Oct 31 - deadline to apply for 2016 LIFT fellowship with HandsOn Bay Area
Check out this year-long program that combines professional development with hands-on volunteer experiences to cultivate strong civic leaders in the Bay Area’s social sector. In this fun and and engaging program, fellows work together in diverse, region-based teams on a number of goals meant to highlight the challenges met by most nonprofits. In turn, fellows gain relevant knowledge and develop applicable skills that will enhance their ability to create change in their community while supporting the staff and mission of HandsOn Bay Area.
Info/Apply: http://www.handsonbayarea.org/lift
Regions: San Francisco, Silicon Valley, or the East Bay.
Questions? Contact Joey Guerin at [address removed]
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Resources and Volunteering Opportunities
Civic Tech news: PolicyHacks from Startup Policy Lab
See news.startuppolicylab.org - PolicyHacks is their first effort to create a space tools for people to discover curated news, information, and a community of people interested in technology and policy. Currently in beta.
Feedback on what’s broken, what you do/don’t like or what you want more of is appreciated.
Contact Charles Belle <[address removed] with your suggestions!
Work at a US nonprofit? Get Adobe Creative Cloud at 60% off!
Hey nonprofits: TechSoup has just added Adobe’s Creative Cloud to the USA discount catalog for nonprofits. It’s a great deal to get big discounts on Photoshop and more.
Free Tech Help for Nonprofits & Schools
The Community Corps connects nonprofits and schools to skilled tech volunteers from top companies who can assist with technology related projects. The program is completely free and since its start has matched thousands of nonprofits and schools with skilled tech volunteers that have improved the technology capacity of these organizations. The help ranges from training on software like Excel and Salesforce to updating websites, or providing unbiased advice on a hardware or software purchase.
Sign up and start working on your problem now: http://www.thecommunitycorps.org/
Get PR!
Share what you or your company are doing to give back to the SF community on the sfciti #OneCitySF page. 100 words - video/photo optional but encouraged). (SFTech4Good is featured here, FYI.)
Volunteering - Skills Based Projects Around the World
Want to travel and use your professional skills to make an impact? Try MovingWorlds.org skills based volunteering, for your company or yourself, for a few weeks to a few months. SFTech4Good members get 10% off membership with: SFTech4Good-Rocks-2015-VQ7Y
Nonprofits & Data Science Volunteers Needed (San Francisco)
DataKind San Francisco is looking for nonprofits that need data science help, and data scientist hackathon volunteers for a hackathon this fall. E-mail [address removed] for more information!
Volunteer Your Professional Advice on Job-Hunting
Finding a job can be a challenging. Conversations for Good is a nonprofit that matches professionals as Career Advisors with jobseekers (Advisees) for 30 minute phone interviews to change this. Volunteering details & more info: http://www.convoforgood.org
Volunteer Opportunity for Your Company: Startups Give Back
Startups Give Back matches nonprofits and startups for volunteering events. If you want to show up for a few hours or a day and volunteer, Startups Give Back can help you find a volunteering opportunity (currently San Francisco only). Check out www.startupsgiveback.org for details! Or contact Jeremy Brown at [address removed] with any questions.
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Old Newsletters in our Discussion Forum
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That’s all for October!
SFTech4Good organizers
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P.P.S. We need a video volunteer for our October 21 event - please contact Katharine Bierce via the SFTech4Good Meetup contact page here if you’d like a free ticket and can take video of the event!
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