2013 Sac Agenda
Aspiration events are first and foremost convened to strengthen the ties and social networks of technology practitioners in the non-profit/non-governmental sectors.
Our agenda Philosophy centers around getting participants into small-group discussions where they can discuss topics they are passionate about and get answers to their questions and curiosities. Sessions at Aspirations have particular traits; we de-emphasize presentations and lecture, and instead focus on "break-out" sessions that are self-organized whenever possible.
CA Tech Fest Session Guidelines
Session times will change, session titles will morph, new sessions will come and and existing ones will go. But this is the latest we know, and we invite your feedback and contributions.
You are welcome to add a session, but make sure to place the link here. Please do not change the time of any session that you are *not* facilitating :^)
Wednesday 18 September
5:00pm - 7:00pm - Happy Hour at Bows & Arrows
Thursday 19 September
8:30am - Coffee and Registration
9:00am - Opening Circle
9:30am - Interactive Participant Plenary
11:00am - Agenda Creating and Hacking
Agenda Brainstorm Sticky Notes
11:15am - Breakout Sessions
Participants will choose from 6-8 sessions, and we welcome requests for additional sessions.
- Nonprofit Online Communications 101: Four Processes for Online Advocacy, Facilitated by Jessica Steimer, Aspiration
- Social Media Strategy Toolkit, Facilitated by The Greenlining Institute
- Introduction to Managing Your Supporters with a CRM, Facilitated by CiviCRM
- Nonprofit Technology Tools Landscape, Facilitated by Misty Avila, Aspiration
- Roundtable: Visual Storytelling, Facilitated by Ruth Miller
- Crowdfunding Tools and Online Fundraising Basics, Facilitated by Kristine Maltrud, ArtSpark
- Introduction to Data Security, Jordan Ramos, Aspiration
- Introduction to Website CMS, Thomas Gelder & JC Sanchez, GIIP
12:30pm - Lunch
Sit with folks you don't know!
1:30pm - SpeedGeeking
- Social Source Commons - socialsourcecommons.org, blog.socialsourcecommons.org
- ArtSpark Arts LP - art-spark.org
- Greenlining Institute Social Media Toolkit - greenlining.org
- RYSE Center Youth eAdvocacy - rysecenter.org, youtube.com/watch?v=dyzVFaykg_Y
- Voices from the Valley - voicesfromthevalley.org
- Global Information Internship Program - giip.org
- Tech Soup & Caravan Studios - techsoup.org, caravanstudios.org
- CiviCRM - civicrm.org
2:30pm - Break
2:45pm - Breakout Sessions
Participants will choose from 6-8 sessions, and we welcome requests for additional sessions.
- Building a Coordinated Communications Publishing Matrix, Facilitated by Jessica Steimer, Aspiration
- Mobile for Advocacy & Social Organizing, Facilitated by Jordan Ramos, Aspiration
- Talking to Designers and Developers, Facilitated by Design Action
- Starting from the End: Finishing a Video's Journey, Facilitated by Weingart East LA YMCA Youth Institute
- Working with Photoshop, Facilitated by Triny Rios, Old Town Artisan Studio
- Introduction to Mapping, Facilitated by Ruth Miller
- Wordpress Q&A, Facilitated by Grant Kinney
- Email Campaigning Best Practices and Design Tips, Facilitated by Misty Avila, Aspiration
4:15pm - Closing Circle
5:00pm - Happy Hour
Friday 20 September
9:00am - Opening Circle
9:30am - Learner Maker Sessions
Participants will choose from 6-8 sessions, and we welcome requests for additional sessions.
- Creating a Listening Dashboard, Facilitated by Susan Tenby
- Learn HTML for basic Web Design and Updates, Facilitated by JC Sanchez
- Website Support Group, Facilitated by Grant Kinney
- Visual Note Taking and Storytelling with Poster Paper, Facilitated by Ruth Miller
- Online Analytics: Do people even care?, Facilitated by Jessica Steimer
- Planning Out Your Narrative Over Time, Facilitated by Misty
11:00am - Break
11:30am - Breakout Sessions
- Online Accounts Management, Facilitated by Jessica Steimer
- Technology Tools to Support Translation, Facilitated by JC Sanchez, Aspiration
- Using a Green Screen for a Youth Media Team, Facilitated by Bobby Powell, Sacramento Youth Media Team
- Revamping a Nonprofit Website Case Study, Facilitated by David Dexter, CPEHN
- Volunteer Management Best Practices and Story Share, Facilitated by Rebecca Wage, GIIP
- Security and Privacy Online for Activists, Facilitated by Jordan Ramos, Aspiration
- Data Driven NPO Decision Making, Facilitated by Sameer Siruguri
- Paying for Technology, Facilitated by Gunner, Aspiration
12:30pm - Lunch
Sit with folks you don't know!
1:45pm - Breakout Sessions
Participants will choose from 6-8 sessions, and we welcome requests for additional sessions.
- Website Development: Lifecycle Facilitated by Jack Aponte, Palante Tech
- Selecting a Database as a Membership Organization: A Case Study, Facilitated by Misha, Black Organizing Project
- Designing Community Mapping Projects: Tools and Skills, Facilitated by Ruth Miller
- Effective Social Media Strategy Practitioners, Facilitated by Jessica, Aspiration
- Creating and Engaging Youth in Media, Facilitated by The RYSE Center
- Tech for Accessibility, Facilitated by Arun Mehta, Bapsi
- Movement for People in Tech, Facilitated by Laura Bernasconi
- Project Management, Facilitated by Gunner, Aspiration
- Online Fundraising and In-Kind Donations, Faciliated by Kristine, ArtSpark and Janet, The Children's Tree House
2:45pm - Break
3:00pm - California NPTech Community Session
CATechFest Community Session Notes