[Opening]

[May 30, 2006]

[Daniel Ben-Horin], Presenters

[Alexandra Krasne], Notetaker

Key issues, changes and trends

The emphasis moving away from stuff to people and moving toward communities, presents an opportunity to use technology in transformative ways.

There are seven different sectors: philanthropists, international NGO, large American nonprofit presence, folks from infratech companies (infrastructure), web services, digerati, large representation from helper community (NTAPS) (and NTen)

Successful tools and techniques

       Using social networking and human resources for change and to make a difference.

Premise quite simple: human resources have been mobilized to fight AIDS and world hunger -- almost as nuts as a notion that a handful of people could create an online equivalent to Encyclopedia Britannica (Wikipedia)

Keys to success

   Adaptation of technological tools for activism, on the cusp of something transformative.

Imagining a difference and making it so, using tools to follow through. Encourage you to think about specific actions and hold toes to fire to make good on that.     

Examples, websites cited:

       http://www.netsquared.org

Impact/applicability to social change

       By mid-day tomorrow you'll overcome reluctance to speak up, lean into conjuring possibilities

Recommendations for individuals and organizations

     Using Web 2.0 tools for activism.

Actions for Net2 Community

    Nonprofits keeping files on index cards and putting them on databases, 350 attendees and 35,000 index cards. At any point when you identify an action item (you to do, someone else to do), write it down and stick it on a bulletin board

We'll collate (the making-good part is up to you)