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What brings you to Net Tuesday?: Helping technology to level playing fields.

Organization or Company:: Independent

About Me:: I am a web site and software maker. I have been a user interface designer, developer, a technical writer and editor, and I've even managed an R&D team. Most of my work has been about improving user experience.

My full professional background is not purely nonprofit, but my freelance work is. I choose projects that improve the business plans and technologies of civil society organizations (CSOs). The work is often as simple as improving the design of a web site, publishing event photography, or writing and editing documents.

The term CSO is fairly new, but growing in popularity to replace the term "non-profit." A CSO to me is any charity, government, school, small business, or any organization that is non-profit and contributes to a civil society. I support creation of CSOs to compete with for-profit corporations in any market and especially as suppliers of educational materials, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and other industries that are most fundamental to a civil society.

Website:: brianglanz.net

What I want to get out of Net Tuesday is...: Many CSOs need advice and a little help to improve their presence online. Many still need a web site they can maintain without paying the company who designed it.

Beyond web sites, CSOs often lack basic awareness of technologies that could save them money and expand their reach, such as free and open source software in general, Skype for telephony, or digital photography and publishing.

I want the good, smart people of Seattle Net Tuesday to connect CSOs with usable, productive technologies.

Favorite Web 2.0 product or service:: If you count Flickr as Web 2.0, then it's my favorite.

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The Haas Foundation :: Seattle Net Tuesday Notes

The Saul and Dayee G. Haas Foundation…
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Noonhat :: Seattle Net Tuesday Notes

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Knowledge As Power :: Seattle Net Tuesday Notes

Below are my notes from one of five presentations at August's Seattle Net Tuesday. Notes from each presentation are a separate blog entry. Sessions were limited to five minutes, so I followed up with presenters as needed. -- Brian Glanz

Knowledge As Power
presentation by Executive Director Sarah Schacht
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Itchmo :: Seattle Net Tuesday Notes

Below are my notes from one of five presentations at August's Seattle Net Tuesday. Notes from each presentation are a separate blog entry. Sessions were limited to five minutes, so I followed up with presenters as needed. -- Brian Glanz

Itchmo Pets Network
presentation by Editor and Publisher Ben Huh

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Online Video Service, Inc. :: Seattle Net Tuesday Notes

Below are my notes from one of five presentations at August's Seattle Net Tuesday. Notes from each presentation are a separate blog entry. Sessions were limited to five minutes, so I followed up with presenters as needed. -- Brian Glanz

Online Video Service, Inc.
presentation by Cynara Lilly and Josh Folk

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At 10:16am on August 16th, 2007, Sarah Schacht said…: Hi Brian,

It was great meeting you two on Tuesday.

I'm off to San Francisco for the next day or two, but would love to meet with you both over coffee sometime to talk about building a technology resource list for non-profits.

I'm in the Green Lake area, but could meet pretty much anywhere. Is there a day next week that you guys would be free?

Best,
Sarah

PS Oh, and, could I get those notes you took at the Speed Geek? I'd really love to post 'em on our page. Thanks!

At 5:55pm on August 14th, 2007, Brian Glanz said…: Thanks Sarah, my wife Mohini and I plan to! She has more professional experience in CSOs and a solid technical background.

At 2:40pm on August 14th, 2007, Sarah Schacht said…: Hi Brian!

Welcome to Net Tuesday. Hope to see you tonight @ the McLeod Residence. :)

Best,
Sarah