[OSGeo-Board] Fwd: [NOSI discussion] Announcing the 2007 Nonprofit Software Development Summit

[Jo Walsh]

dear Tyler, all,

On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 08:48:55AM -0800, Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> Sounds interesting - anyone have experience with any of these folks?

Gunner, the organiser is a friend. Before this event he did a whole
series of "advocacy dev" events, http://advocacydev.org/ has some
info, I went to the first of these with Schuyler. There was a lot of
interest in geospatial demos and applications from the crowd; one core
requirement is to do the nonprofit equivalent of "geomarketing",
managing and targeting long lists of contributors and volunteers.
Other interesting potential applications involve "precinct walking"
tools where you can delegate and annotate door-to-door canvassing or
get-out-the-vote efforts, plan routes etc; and a lot of analysis
mapping of demographic statistics, voting patterns, this sort of thing.

I definitely think that OSGeo contributions would be welcome in this
context, that there would be a lot of interest...

cheers,


jo
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> >From: Allen Gunn <gunner at aspirationtech.org>
> >Date: November 15, 2006 6:29:09 PM PST (CA)
> >To: nosi-discussion at nosi.net
> >Subject: [NOSI discussion] Announcing the 2007 Nonprofit Software	 
> >Development Summit
> >
> >Howdy NOSI friends,
> >
> >I am delighted to tell you about an exciting new Aspiration event!
> >Michelle Murrain and I have already had a good chat about the agenda,
> >and we'd love lots of NOSI energy in the mix, as we'll be making
> >free/open source a focal topic at the event.
> >
> >And now for the blurbage...
> >
> >The 2007 Nonprofit Software Development Summit will be a
> >first-of-its-kind convening to bring together the range of
> >developers, technologists, managers, eRiders, integrators, users and
> >other practitioners who self-identify under the umbrella of
> >"nonprofit software development". The event will provide an
> >opportunity both to gather as a community and to take stock of the
> >field, while building connections and capacity.
> >
> >Event partners working with Aspiration to design the agenda and
> >sessions include Blue Oxen Associates, Brattleboro Technology
> >Collective, CivicSpace, CiviCRM, DotOrganize, Drupal, Floatleft, Full
> >Throttle, Fund for the City of New York, Idealware, Nonprofit Open
> >Source Initiative (NOSI), ONE/Northwest, OpenID, PICnet, Project
> >Zero, Radical Designs, Salesforce.com Foundation and Zac Mutrux
> >Consulting. More partners are being added every day, and we welcome
> >your involvement in the planning!
> >
> >The Summit will be hosted in the Oakland, California from February
> >21st to 23rd, 2007. Additional code sprints and collaborations will
> >be scheduled in the 2 days following the event.
> >
> >The Summit will have as its primary goals the following:
> >
> >* To convene and strengthen connections between the networks of
> >stakeholders in the nonprofit software spectrum, providing a fun and
> >creative environment for celebrating successes and leadership in  
> >the field.
> >* To share skills and knowledge in a highly collaborative,
> >peer-to-peer fashion.
> >* To map and discuss what is available and what is missing across the
> >nonprofit software landscape in specific software "verticals", and to
> >posit solutions for addressing the gaps.
> >* To offer a point of entry for software developers interested in
> >offering their skills to nonprofit sector.
> >
> >The agenda will take a concrete and hands-on approach to topics and
> >challenges, focusing on transferring skills and process knowledge in
> >interactive and fun ways. Panels and slideware will be in short
> >supply, supplanted by participant-driven collaborations and
> >small-group formats.
> >
> >Complete details including a preliminary agenda and background can be
> >found at http://aspirationtech.org/events/devsummit, and you are
> >welcome to add your agenda thoughts to the event wiki at
> >http://devsummit.aspirationtech.org.
> >
> >Register now at http://tinyurl.com/yj9xqh!
> >
> >We look forward to seeing many of you in February! Let me know of any
> >questions.
> >
> >And *please* forward this to any lists or individuals who might be
> >interested in joining the fun :^)
> >
> >thanks & peace,
> >gunner
> >
> >-------------------------
> >
> >About Aspiration
> >
> >Aspiration is a global leader in the design and delivery of
> >innovative technology gatherings for nonprofit and nongovernmental
> >audiences. Our event philosophy and facilitation focus on maximizing
> >collaboration and peer sharing, while making sparing use of
> >one-to-many and several-to-many session formats such as presentations
> >and panels. We believe the ultimate potential and power of any
> >convening lie in the collective untapped knowledge and experience of
> >the participants, and we strive to tap that vast store by maximizing
> >dialog, creativity and idea exchange.
> >
> >Over the past several years, we have convened and co-organized over
> >35 highly interactive events across the globe
> >(www.aspirationtech.org/events/history). We focus agendas around
> >user-oriented dialog that connects all the stakeholders in software
> >design and development, and model our events to reflect the diverse
> >and network-oriented nature of the communities we convene.
> >
> >Aspiration is also developing the Social Source Commons
> >(www.socialsourcecommons.org), a platform for collaboratively mapping
> >and documenting the universe of software tools relevant to nonprofits
> >and non-governmental organizations.
> >
> >As part of our community building work, Aspiration operates the San
> >Francisco Nonprofit Technology Center (www.sftechcenter.org). The
> >Center is home to 6 organizations working in nonprofit and social
> >change technology, and offers training and meeting space as well.
> >
> >For more information about our work and programs, see  
> >www.aspirationtech.org.
> >
> >
> >Allen Gunn
> >Executive Director, Aspiration
> >+1.415.216.7252
> >www.aspirationtech.org
> >
> >Aspiration: "Better Tools for a Better World"
> >
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