Mid July, 2009: Social Media for Social Change training day

We’d like put on a one-day event in mid July that is the first training event PMC will do and the model for future events in that it has an open source curriculum, a Bar-Camp model support framework, and the ability to be replicated based on our documentation. The goal is to involve 15-30 people in an event for about 100-120 people where we would partner with smaller non-profits, community organizations and community activists/organizers and offer a day of consultations and training at no cost. Groups can send their staffers. 

We’d offer a series of workshops, all with live web access (and ask people to bring laptops) and cover a set of topics from getting started with social media and blogging to using twitter, to planning  and executing a full social media strategy. We’d have a lunch break, and a big party in the evening.  We’ll do a Spanish-language track for this event, led by Kara Andrade.

We need people to volunteer to get involved to work on logistics, finding a space, curriculum and training and working on the day. Some folks have some great ideas about sponsorships to support lunch etc. Sign up here to indicate interest; we’ll form some groups to work on logistics, curriculum, mentoring, counseling programs, trainings, party.

Goal would be to then do a similar event in the South Bay and or SF in September, using the same format and materials (tweaked by what we learn, of course).

If you're interested in taking part, please add your name and interest here:

• Susan Mernit, curriculum and training sessions