http://digitalartscorps.org/taxonomy/term/728/0 en http://digitalartscorps.org/node/929 <p>Here are a few GREAT resources for developing communities online and connecting and organizing constituents to each other.</p> <p>For a small monthly fee, you can set up an online community that regularly meets offline for all sorts of topics and interests. This is an invaluable solution for capacity building at your project.</p> <p>Benefits include:</p> <ul> <li>shared filing system</li> <li>event calendar</li> <li>automatic event notification (set by you)</li> <li>photo sharing</li> <li>poll creation</li> <li>your own listserv</li> </ul> <p>Start a coalition for rural housing, connect with other <a href="http://americorpsalumni.meetup.com/">VISTA Alumnis</a>, start an electronic music meetup. There are endless possibilities.</p> <p>here's the site:<br /> <a href="http://www.meetup.com" title="http://www.meetup.com">http://www.meetup.com</a></p> <p>here's a map to visualize ones close to you:<br /> <a href="http://americorpsalumni.meetup.com/about/" title="http://americorpsalumni.meetup.com/about/">http://americorpsalumni.meetup.com/about/</a></p> <p>2 examples started by a a former VISTA are:<br /> <a href="http://lgbtfriends.meetup.com/58/" title="http://lgbtfriends.meetup.com/58/">http://lgbtfriends.meetup.com/58/</a><br /> <a href="http://electronicmusic.meetup.com/49/" title="http://electronicmusic.meetup.com/49/">http://electronicmusic.meetup.com/49/</a></p> community community organizing online organizing Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:42:04 +0000 Morgan Sully 929 at http://digitalartscorps.org