CTC VISTA Project's Online Communications Tools & Resources

For instructions for setting up your account and blogging on the new CTCVISTA.org, check out Erin's blog.

Project's Online Communications Tools & Resources:

• NEW website (Fall 2006): http://www.ctcvista.org/
• Old website: http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/
• Old Blogs: http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/blog/

Project's Collaborations (National Professional Organizations):

• Alliance for Community Media (ACM) - http://www.alliancecm.org/blog.php
• Association for Community Networking (AFCN) - http://www.afcn.org/
• CTCNet - http://www.ctcnet.org/
• National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture (NAMAC) - http://www.namac.org/
• Non-profit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) - http://www.nten.org/
• University of Massachusetts Boston - College of Public & Community Service, Community Media & Technology Program - http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/cmt/index.html

Old CTC VISTA Project Wiki: http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/wiki/

• CTC VISTA Project . Project-specific forms/resources.
• Community Technology . Links related to the community media and technology fields.
• The Resource Center . The Corporation's in-house resource center, especially for VISTAs and supervisors.
• Surviving and Thriving on a Tight Budget . Financial resources to make the most of our VISTA service, organized by geographical region ( links to Food Stamps, Housing, Fuel Assistance, etc.)
  • Pacific and Northwest
  • South and Midwest
  • East and Northeast
  • Nation-wide
  • Life after VISTA . Opportunities beyond your time of service.

MY Tools*:

NOTE: You will automatically be added as a user on the site if you are a current VISTA. Request a new password if you don't know what your password is. Also, for the external sites we are encouraging you to use (Flickr, Delicious, & Blip.tv) we highly encourage you to set up your own accounts, but have a few general accounts for you to use if you want instead.

Tool Help:

• Drupal (open source content management system): http://drupal.org/support
• Del.icio.us tutorials by Danielle:
  • Delicious definition
  • CTC VISTA Tags in Delicious
• Flickr help: http://www.flickr.com/faq.gne
• Blip.tv FAQ's: http://blip.tv/faq/
  • Video blogging help includes FreeVlog.org and Current.tv Survival Guide.
• Tagging- see Aliyah's blog entry

Other useful sites:

• VISTAOlinc.net or MeetAmericorps (coming soon!) - social networking sites for VISTA/AmeriCorps members
• TechSoup Learning Center - http://www.techsoup.org
• NetSquared.org - Their mission is to help non-profit organizations understand, use and expand the social web.
• Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit .
• CTCNet Resource Center - http://www.ctcnet.org/resources/dir/