Tag: community groups
What do you want to ask Mayor McGinn?
Posted: August 21st, 2012 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, E-Government, Seattle Communities Online
Wednesday, August 22, at 7 p.m. is Ask The Mayor on the Seattle Channel. Got a burning question? Here’s how to get your question to Mayor McGinn: Call 206-684-8821 during the live show from 7-8 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 22. Email: askthemayor@seattle.gov Submit a question online: seattlechannel.org/AskTheMayor Twitter: @SeattleChannel Facebook: facebook.com/SeattleChannel
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Tags: Community, community groups, Digital Divide, neighborhoods, news
Grant available to engage communities & neighborhoods using online technology!
Posted: June 24th, 2011 - Citizen Advisors, Community Technology, News, Seattle Communities Online (2 Comments)
Background The Online Boost Project was developed in response to what we learned from the Seattle Communities Online assessment and presentations at Neighborhood District Council and community group meetings. Neighborhood groups want to build their capacity to do effective outreach online, maintain their content, foster online engagement and use City widgets
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Tags: Community, community groups, digital inclusion, grants, neighborhoods, nonprofits, online tools, social media
Using Google forms to survey community members
Posted: December 2nd, 2010 - Community Technology, Seattle Communities Online (1 Comment)
Google Forms - free for those with Google accounts - can perform many of the same functions as an online tool like Surveymonkey. Since Surveymonkey charges a monthly fee for surveys over 10 questions long, it's worth exploring Google Forms to find out if you can send out effective surveys for FREE!
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Tags: Community, community groups, gathering feedback, google docs, google forms, neighborhoods, survey
Using wikis for online community building
Posted: September 8th, 2010 - Community Technology, Seattle Communities Online (No Comments)
Netsquared, an initiative of Techsoup Global, hosted a session earlier this year called "How Nonprofits Can Use Wikis + Online Community Building." You can view a video of the session's three wiki-experts here and learn about this simple collaborative tool. One quote from the Adam Frey, the co-creator of Wikispaces, seems particularly
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Tags: Community, community groups, neighborhoods, nonprofits, social media, wiki, wikispaces.com