Technology & the Web

"As far as we know, this is the best quick guide to community organizing on the web." And they may be right...a very popular resource, with lots of great resource on literally organizing your community. Including the nuts & bolts on doing activities like door knocking for your communities issue, block parties, visioning, with interesting links to articles to building your knowledge on issues like "not in my backyardism", information sharing, child-minding co-ops etc.

A great all-in-one organizational development site. Resources include: outreach, strategic planning, facilitation, managing, advocacy, research, evaluation, and more.

Take a browse around DAWN's site for lots of great ideas and resource including their

Technology section, which is really helpful for people beginning to orient or reorient themselves to computers etc. and for folks teaching these skills

Also, read up on their take and tips on Feminist Principles of Advocacy , Evaluation, Diversity, Consultation , talking with Ontario Media and Accountability

Check out their Access Checklist which can help meaningfully suport accessibility in your group or organization

Making the most of the Web and email to raise more money online

Web 2.0 explained through the lense of PR! Why Web 2.0? (here's a hint, think facebook.com, youtube.com, wikipedia.org, flickr, kickaction.ca...web 2.0 is likely here to stay)

"Making the most of the Web and email to raise more money online"

"When you have a media interview lined up, you prepare accordingly—frompracticing the message to wearing the right outfit. Yet many public interest organizations don’t take the same level of care with another face of their organization that reporters refer to all the time: online press rooms."

"The intent of the toolkit is to support youth between the ages of 15 to 29 establish a voice in their community through the formation of a youth council. The toolkit can also be an effective guide for persons involved in the development of youth initiatives."

There are also lots of resources listed under "Resource Information" including First Nation Youth Councils, First Nation Youth Networks, Youth Resource Links
First Nation Links, Funding Sources, Technology, and Contact Lists.

This toolkit was created by the Ontario First Nation's Young People's Council in 2007.

Great and easy to read articles on fundraising and marketing