How can community groups maximise their impact?

Reports:

NEW: Exploring social media as a tool for knowledge exchange: evaluation of the #btr11 experiment

BTR11 Online content analysis

Event report, July 2011

Summary of events:

Twitter chat, Wednesday 18th April 2012
  • how is social media used for knowledge exchange between academics and communities? more
Social networking below the radar: social media or action media? 4 April 2012
Held in partnership with Globalnet21 and hosted by the Big Lottery Fund
  • This event culminated the series of Beyond the Radar events exploring the how community groups can maximise their impact. It explored the use of social media by community groups and activities and evaluated lessons learned from the experience of the BTR11 project. More details

Strengthening Civil society through social media, 28 February 2012, 7.30 – 8.30pm

  • Online discussion with Globalnet21. Panel included Joe Taylor, NATCAN and David Wilcox, Social Reporter. Details are here. See recording here.

 

Below the Radar and the unintended consequences of voluntary sector reconfiguration, 1 February 2012, 2-4pm

  • The panel included Big Lottery Fund, Community Development Foundation, Trust for London, and Barrow Cadbury Trust, along with TSRC. See Online Discussion

 

Civil Society Beyond the Radar, 30 January 2012

What motivates people to act? 19 October 2011, 7-9pm
  • Previous online discussion in partership with NatCAN. Panel members included Maxine Moar, Simon Skidmore, Joe Taylor. See Discussion here
How can community groups achieve their aims despite the cuts? 19 July 2011
Beyond the Radar: maximising the impact of community activity, 8 July 2011
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