I'm serving on the City of Austin Volunteerism Strategy committee. This enviromental benchmarking study was one of the first project we reviewed to help shape the future landscape of volunteering in Austin, TX.
Bowker Market Research: The Magic and Mystery of Book Consumer ResearchNielsen Market Research
Bowker Market Research - The Magic and Mystery of Book Consumer Research: A Focused look at activities, purchasing influences and behaviors of today’s book consumer. Presented to the YPG (Young to Publishing Group) on 7/28/11.
Bowker Market Research: The Magic and Mystery of Book Consumer ResearchNielsen Market Research
Bowker Market Research - The Magic and Mystery of Book Consumer Research: A Focused look at activities, purchasing influences and behaviors of today’s book consumer. Presented to the YPG (Young to Publishing Group) on 7/28/11.
Understanding the science behind timing and its impact on social media marketing performance.
Featuring Jay Baer from Convince & Convert and Eric Boggs from Argyle Social.
The Shrinking Woman in Computer SciencePatricia Lago
In spite of the prominent role of female scientists in the software programming infancy, the female computer science workforce is shrinking. Many are the strategies and efforts to change this fact, in the Netherlands and worldwide. Results, however, are often volatile, and vanish as soon as investments are stopped. Women are smart and perform well in the field. Unfortunately the percentage of female researchers becomes smaller at each step in the career ladder, and seldom reach leadership positions. CS female students excel, often choose for a PhD education, eventually continue with a postdoc. But then the story stops, the vast majority of the senior permanent staff in computer science is still male. What do we really miss? Are our strategies wrong? Should we pursue the goal of a diverse male-female CS scientific community at all?
This talk will give an overview of the recent trends in the female CS population in the two universities in Amsterdam, the VU and the UvA. We will enlist and discuss current investments meant to break the spell of the shrinking women in computer science, and opinions from colleagues will be used to draw a new path toward gender diversity.
In occasion of the Celebration of 30 Years of Informatics Education in Amsterdam, http://www.30-jaar-informatica.nl/
Crowdfunding your next Nonprofit or Social Enterprise ProjectDavid J. Neff
This is a presentation I gave at the State of the Arts : Strategies for the Future conference. It's a conference hosted for arts focused nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and artists looking to make a difference in the State of Texas.
In this presentation given to Emory University and the CDC, authors David J. Neff and Randal Moss explain what the state of the union is for Health care and social media. And how Diabetes is fought online using gaming and mobile and social media.
A presentation to the Toronto Association of Volunteer Administrators Annual Conference from February 2012.
This presentation shows original data from the 2007 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering, and Participating about the extent and types of group volunteering in Canada.
As a counselor for the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, Eloah Rocha oversees the youth activity center for siblings of the hospital’s patients. Outside of her professional life, Eloah Rocha is passionate about volunteering, having donated both time and money to causes important to her.
Volunteering: Rights and responsibilities - with audience contributions AdultLearning Australia
Rae Plush ran a session for the Broadband for Seniors Volunteer Network, on the rights & responsibilities of volunteering. This presentation includes whiteboard comments from participants.
We are living in the Digital Age; has your nonprofit joined us? The next five years will see a radical reshaping of the nonprofit landscape, in terms of the technology involved in fundraising, social media communications, internal entrepreneurship, and the future of innovation. This session will investigate the future of fundraising and communication trends; provide instruction on how to hire, train, manage, and inspire “internal entrepreneurial” employees; and provide actionable advice on creating an organization that is primed to grow. Don’t be left in the Dark Ages; join us and learn how to navigate the future of your nonprofit in the Digital Age.
VolunteerMatch Solutions BPN Webinar: Building a Flexible - and Sustainable -...VolunteerMatch
January 2012 Best Practice Network Webinar series, presented by VolunteerMatch
Session Description:
Employees want their companies to offer the chance to get involved in local communities. But a "set it and forget it" program won't be enough to keep employees engaged and enthusiastic over the long haul. Programs today must be approached more like business programs - ones that can flex with changing environments and circumstances.
The January VolunteerMatch Solutions Best Practice Network webinar session discussed how adopting a Change Model and being flexible can prepare your organization for the changing tides of volunteer engagement in the coming year.
Panelists:
Vicky Hush, VP of Client Relations and Strategic Partnerships, VolunteerMatch
Suzanne Osten, Director of the Office of Social Responsibility, UnitedHealth Group
Erin Dieterich, Manager of Corporate Relations & Strategic Partnerships, Discovery Communications
Abila User and Developer Conference 2016David J. Neff
This is the keynote presentation from the Abila User and Developer Conference. It covers major trends in the nonprofit and association world. From the rise of the millennials, personalization to tracking your donors journey through your website.
Understanding the science behind timing and its impact on social media marketing performance.
Featuring Jay Baer from Convince & Convert and Eric Boggs from Argyle Social.
The Shrinking Woman in Computer SciencePatricia Lago
In spite of the prominent role of female scientists in the software programming infancy, the female computer science workforce is shrinking. Many are the strategies and efforts to change this fact, in the Netherlands and worldwide. Results, however, are often volatile, and vanish as soon as investments are stopped. Women are smart and perform well in the field. Unfortunately the percentage of female researchers becomes smaller at each step in the career ladder, and seldom reach leadership positions. CS female students excel, often choose for a PhD education, eventually continue with a postdoc. But then the story stops, the vast majority of the senior permanent staff in computer science is still male. What do we really miss? Are our strategies wrong? Should we pursue the goal of a diverse male-female CS scientific community at all?
This talk will give an overview of the recent trends in the female CS population in the two universities in Amsterdam, the VU and the UvA. We will enlist and discuss current investments meant to break the spell of the shrinking women in computer science, and opinions from colleagues will be used to draw a new path toward gender diversity.
In occasion of the Celebration of 30 Years of Informatics Education in Amsterdam, http://www.30-jaar-informatica.nl/
Crowdfunding your next Nonprofit or Social Enterprise ProjectDavid J. Neff
This is a presentation I gave at the State of the Arts : Strategies for the Future conference. It's a conference hosted for arts focused nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and artists looking to make a difference in the State of Texas.
In this presentation given to Emory University and the CDC, authors David J. Neff and Randal Moss explain what the state of the union is for Health care and social media. And how Diabetes is fought online using gaming and mobile and social media.
A presentation to the Toronto Association of Volunteer Administrators Annual Conference from February 2012.
This presentation shows original data from the 2007 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering, and Participating about the extent and types of group volunteering in Canada.
As a counselor for the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, Eloah Rocha oversees the youth activity center for siblings of the hospital’s patients. Outside of her professional life, Eloah Rocha is passionate about volunteering, having donated both time and money to causes important to her.
Volunteering: Rights and responsibilities - with audience contributions AdultLearning Australia
Rae Plush ran a session for the Broadband for Seniors Volunteer Network, on the rights & responsibilities of volunteering. This presentation includes whiteboard comments from participants.
We are living in the Digital Age; has your nonprofit joined us? The next five years will see a radical reshaping of the nonprofit landscape, in terms of the technology involved in fundraising, social media communications, internal entrepreneurship, and the future of innovation. This session will investigate the future of fundraising and communication trends; provide instruction on how to hire, train, manage, and inspire “internal entrepreneurial” employees; and provide actionable advice on creating an organization that is primed to grow. Don’t be left in the Dark Ages; join us and learn how to navigate the future of your nonprofit in the Digital Age.
VolunteerMatch Solutions BPN Webinar: Building a Flexible - and Sustainable -...VolunteerMatch
January 2012 Best Practice Network Webinar series, presented by VolunteerMatch
Session Description:
Employees want their companies to offer the chance to get involved in local communities. But a "set it and forget it" program won't be enough to keep employees engaged and enthusiastic over the long haul. Programs today must be approached more like business programs - ones that can flex with changing environments and circumstances.
The January VolunteerMatch Solutions Best Practice Network webinar session discussed how adopting a Change Model and being flexible can prepare your organization for the changing tides of volunteer engagement in the coming year.
Panelists:
Vicky Hush, VP of Client Relations and Strategic Partnerships, VolunteerMatch
Suzanne Osten, Director of the Office of Social Responsibility, UnitedHealth Group
Erin Dieterich, Manager of Corporate Relations & Strategic Partnerships, Discovery Communications
Abila User and Developer Conference 2016David J. Neff
This is the keynote presentation from the Abila User and Developer Conference. It covers major trends in the nonprofit and association world. From the rise of the millennials, personalization to tracking your donors journey through your website.
The Future is Now: Tomorrow’s Fundraising Models Starting TodayDavid J. Neff
#14NTCfuture
Online fundraising has changed tremendously over the past decade. The importance of social, mobile, and crowdfunding mean that what worked before might not work in the future. This session will focus on today's proven best practices and emerging online giving opportunities. We'll be showing real examples from real nonprofit organizations leveraging the real next generation of online fundraising options.
Hvordan møder vi den digitale turist i
vores kommunikation?
Twitter, facebook, youtube og google maps. turisterne stiller spørgsmål, debatterer, anmelder og deler billeder og videoklip. Og det sker hvadenten hotelejeren eller
restauratøren bryder sig om det eller ej.
Det stiller helt nye krav til fremtidens digitale turismeinformation. Spørgsmålet er, hvad der kræves, og hvad man kan gøre.
Anders Mogensen partner i konsulenthuset Seismonaut giver her et bud på hvordan turisterhvervet kan møde den digitale turist.
Marketing to the Baby Boomer generation is going to become more and more prevalent starting now! Beginning January 1st, 2011 every single day more than 10,000 Baby Boomers will reach the age of 65. That is going to keep happening every single day for the next 19 years.
On March 8, 2012 we welcomed Deborah Coleman, the general sales manager of the After 55 Housing & Resource Guide and SeniorOutlook.com, a division of For Rent Media Solutions. Deborah Coleman demonstrates a knack for marketing to the senior community and continues to be the driving force in creating and cultivating strong relationships within the senior industry.
Deborah has served as director on the SEFAA board for several years as well as the associate vice president of the Florida Apartment Association Board for two years, co-chairing their annual Educational Conference. She has a keen understanding of the senior market and continues to provide complete and cost-effective marketing marketing solutions for the aging community.
Love your design problems. Not your solutions. David J. Neff
This was a presentation I put together for the rapid fire idea breakouts at the Mage X conference in Austin, TX. This conference was put together for Adobe Magento eCommerce experts to attend and learn from their peers.
How Nonprofits are using Video: The Top 5 Nonprofit Film TipsDavid J. Neff
As the co-founder and CEO of Lights. Camera. Help. I talk to a lot of nonprofits about how to use video to spread their mission and enact change in their orgs. This presentation take you through the high levels of this along with giving you the Top 5 Nonprofit Film Tips. More at http://www.lightscamerahelp.org.
The Future of Nonprofits : SXSW PresentationDavid J. Neff
In the most important nonprofit book since UNCHARITABLE, Randal C. Moss and David J. Neff show how the future of innovation, internal entrepreneurship, fundraising and social media communications are going to radically reshape the landscape of nonprofits in the next five years.
With case studies, expert interviews, document samples and the world's first nonprofit themed graphic novel they are giving you the keys to change your nonprofit today.
Welcome to the Future : The Rise of International Social MediaDavid J. Neff
Although author/columnist Malcom Gladwell discredits social media for facilitating the revolutions we are currently seeing around the world, this panel disagrees. Come find out how the future of social media is being played out across our global landscape. From publishing, to #egypt to non governmental orgs this panel of experts has an amazing grasp on what the future of social media looks like as well as how it's being used internationally. A SXSW prezo.
Beyond the Basics: Social Media and Activism 201David J. Neff
Beyond the Basics: Social Media and Activism 201 is a presentation given by Matt Glazer of GNI Strategies and David J. Neff of Ridgewood : Ingenious Communications Strategies and covers the groundbreaking campaigns they are running for political and nonprofit campaigns in 2010. It provides bleeding edge case studies of how to run social media campaigns in 2011 and beyond.
PBS Annual Meeting : Beyond Social Media 101David J. Neff
A presentation give by myself and Kevin Dando from National PBS HQ on "Moving Beyond Social Media 101" in the community broadcasting space. Check out more of it by searching #PBSam on Twitter.
This is the Austin Social Media Club presentation by David J. Neff and Aaron Bramley of Ridgewood: Ingenious
Communications Strategies (a 23-year old PR and Digital Solutions agency with a brand new office in Austin). In it they discuss the ins and outs of creating video for the Social Web. Learn how to plan, shoot, and edit a video for the Social Web. The two will teach these concepts while actually making a video for the Austin Social Media Club LIVE, before your very eyes.
Will they succeed? Will they #FAIL in front of a live audience? Watch the final video done in an hour below:
Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world.
We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change.
The New Face : Social Media For MuseumsDavid J. Neff
Big thanks to all the amazing museum bloggers out there that helped find all this info. So what is your museum doing to extend the conversations? More at 501derful.org
Lights. Camera. Business : How to start a Non ProfitDavid J. Neff
In this presentation Rich Vazquez and David J. Neff cover why we started Lights. Camera. Help as a Non Profit in Austin, TX. And why we help Non Profits and Cause driven orgs FOCUS on good. Presented at RISE in Austin, TX.
Social Media Fundraising In Online Networks CommunityDavid J. Neff
This is my presentation covering Fundraising in Online Social Networks. Everything from the rise of Facebook Causes to the death of Second Life are covered in this presentation.
Social Media Video And Public Relations: Your Required Skill SetDavid J. Neff
This is a presentation on the new skills every PR person should have around Shooting Social Video for the Web. I also cover using Video for Crisis Communications.
Confessions Of A Social Media CampaignerDavid J. Neff
In this session, panelists from difference nonprofits will share their insider secrets about what they’ve learned in executing some of the most successful social media campaigns. They’ll also share with you their deepest confessions about what has NOT worked and why. You’ve heard why you should use social media and you’ve seen what people have done. Now find out what it really takes and learn from their experiences.
Takeaways:
1. How much time and resources a social media campaign *really* takes
2. How to *really* get buy in from the top
3. What makes people *really* participate
3. Cities of Service
•Bloomberg Philanthropies
•Impact Volunteering Fund
•Grant provisions
•Chief Service Officer
•Four issue-based programs
•Recruitment tools
4. Concluding the Grant Process
•Make Austin model city of service
•Increase volunteerism and civic engagement
•Chief Service Officer Sly Majid
•Tailor to Austin landscape
•NPOs, businesses, demographics, culture and lifestyle
•Existing resources, functions, needs
•Optimize position of Mayor’s Office
5. Moving Forward
•Identified best practices, patterns in service/engagement
•Four themes in national service
•Austin’s high points
•Ideas for future pathways
8. Top Volunteering Cities
•Twin Cities
•Seattle
•Portland
•Salt Lake City
•Columbus
•Hartford
•Kansas City
•Oklahoma City
•Washington D.C.
•Milwaukee
•St. Louis
•Rochester*
9. The Themes
Demographics Corporate
Involvement
Institutional Support Civic Engagement
and City Culture
14. GROWTH RATES FOR BENCHMARKING CITIES 2000-
2010
Metro City
• Twin Cities 10.5% -0.35%
• Seattle 13% 8%
• Portland 15.5% 10.3%
• Salt Lake City 16% 2.6%
• Columbus 13.9% 10.6%
• Hartford 5.6% 2.6%
• Kansas City 10.9% 4.1%
• Oklahoma City 14.4% 14.6%
• Washington D.C. 16.4% 5.2%
• Milwaukee 3.7% -0.4%
• St. Louis 4.2% -8.3%
• Rochester 1.6% -4.2%
• Austin 37.3% 20.4%
15. CHANGE IN POPULATION AND CHANGE IN VOLUNTEER
RATE 2004-2010
20%
Change in Volunteer Rate from 2004 to
15%
10%
5%
2010
0%
-10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
-5%
-10%
-15%
-20%
Change in Population from 2000 to 2010
17. Austin's Age Distribution
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
Age
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
05-09
00-04
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000
Population
2010 Census Data via
DSHS Center for Health
Statistics
18. VOLUNTEER RATE BY AGE GROUP
35.00%
31.80%
30.60%
30.00% 28.10%
24%
25.00% 23.30%
22.50%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
16 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65+
Volunteer Rate in 2011
Bureau of Labor Statistics Volunteering in
United States, 2011 Economic News Release
20. Austin Growth by Age Group from 2005-2010
60-69
35.00% 32.90%
30.00%
0-9
25.00% 010-19
80+ 20-29
Percent Growth
20.00% 18.83%
10-19 50-59 30-39
15.76% 16.21% 40-49
0-9 70-79
15.00% 13.10% 13.39% 50-59
30-39 60-69
20-29 9.30%
10.00% 70-79
7.71% 40-49
5.34% 80+
5.00%
0.00%
Age Groups
2005-2010 Census
Data via DSHS Center
for Health Statistics
21. Bureau of Labor Statistics Volunteering in
United States, 2011 Economic News Release
24. Volunteer Rate by Ethnicity
28.2%
30%
25%
20.8%
20.0%
20%
14.9%
15%
10%
5%
0%
White Black/African Asian Hispanic/Latino
American
Bureau of Labor Statistics Volunteering in
United States, 2011 Economic News Release
27. City Examples
Rochester
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Seattle
Columbus
Portland
28.
29. Local Support
Austin Pro Bono
•Connect organizations and skilled individuals who offer pro
bono services to nonprofits
United Way for Greater Austin
•Seeks the root of problems in the community to ensure lasting
solutions and to offer alternatives for a better life
Hands on Central Texas
•Program of United Way
•Strengthens communities through volunteer service focused on
education, income, health, and the environment
30. Government Initiatives
Conference on Service
•Learn, Connect, Be Inspired, and Make a Difference
•Inclusion of nonprofit, government, business, and faith-based sectors
Volunteer Recognition
•Annual Volunteer Recognition awards
•Lieutenant Governor’s Volunteer Recognition Certificate
Volunteer Management
•Thorough certificate program
•After certified, trainers are able to teach volunteer management
courses to nonprofits
31. Government Initiatives
Non-profit Liaison to the Governor
•Established in 2011
•Cabinet-level position which serves as a state advocate for
nonprofit community providers
“This position provides an important linkage between community
providers and the Executive Branch…of its ongoing commitment
to the nonprofit health and human services organizations that
serve as the safety net for 500,000 of the state’s residents.”
-Terry Edelstein
32. Volunteer Center Efforts
Wisconsin
•Partnership between Nonprofit Center of Greater
Milwaukee and Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee
•Over 600 member organizations following
consolidation
•VolunteerWisconsin.org operated by Volunteer Center
Association of Wisconsin
33.
34. Austin Business and Service
•Job growth: 21.3%; 140,200 jobs
•Funding Jobs Growth
•Startups
•Lack of proportional service growth
•Unorganized business engagement structures
•Volunteering
•Giving
35. Unemployment and Volunteer Trends
Unemployment and Volunteering in
•Austin T Five Service Cities and Austin
op
40
•Lowest 38
Volunteer Rate (% Population)
unemployment 36
•Greatest affect 34
32
•Unemployment
30 Austin
relatively less affecting
28 T Cities
win
in top cities Portland
26
•Downward and 24
Salt Lake City
upward trends 22
Seattle
•Portland outlier 2 4 6 8 10 12
Unemployment Rate (% Work Force)
36. Volunteering and Job Creation
Volunteering in Top Five Job Creation Cities
40
Volunteer Rate (% Population)
•Salt Lake City 38
service not 36
affected by jobs 34
Austin: 21.3%
•Service in Texas 32
Salt Lake City: 13.5%
not reacting to 30 San Antonio: 13.1%
economic 28 Houston: 15.7%
Fort Worth: 10.8%
recovery 26
24
•Texas civic 22
engagement 20
2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
37. Good Business Practices
Companies
St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch
J.P. Morgan Chase, Tech for Social Good
Corporate/Business Volunteer Councils
Twin Cities, Corporate Volunteerism Council
Philanthropic Foundations
Columbus, The Columbus Foundation
38.
39. Philanthropy in Austin
•1997-2008: individual giving fell 5.8% to 4.2%
•Young city
•Major corporations
•Multiple organizations handling philanthropic donations
•I Live Here, I Give Here
•Austin Community Foundation
•United Way
40. Top Giving Cities and Austin
City City Population MDI Med % Med Contribution Total Contributions
Houston, TX 2,099,451 $66,264 5.00% $3,332 $3,100,000,000
San Jose, CA 945,942 $65,831 3.50% $2,277 $1,200,000,000
Austin, TX 790,390 $64,597 4.10% $2,630 $790,800,000
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 1,939,022 $63,504 5.30% $3,394 $3,700,000,000
San Antonio, TX 1,327,407 $61,386 4.60% $2,846 $650,000,000
Boston, MA 617,594 $60,312 2.80% $1,719 $2,500,000,000
San Diego, CA 1,307,402 $58,845 4.00% $2,328 $1,400,000,000
Jacksonville, FL 821,784 $58,811 5.20% $3,078 $617,300,000
Philadelphia, PA 1,526,006 $57,523 4.00% $2,295 $3,000,000,000
Indianapolis, IN 820,445 $56,830 4.60% $2,632 $762,800,000
San Francisco, CA 805,235 $56,594 3.90% $2,180 $3,100,000,000
Memphis, TN 646,889 $56,240 7.20% $4,035 $703,800,000
Baltimore, MD 620,961 $56,161 4.80% $2,683 $1,600,000,000
Charlotte, NC 731,424 $54,862 5.80% $3,162 $1,100,000,000
Chicago, IL 2,695,598 $54,858 4.20% $2,296 $5,100,000,000
Detroit, MI 713,777 $53,508 4.40% $2,329 $1,800,000,000
Phoenix, AZ 1,445,632 $53,064 4.60% $2,445 $1,700,000,000
Los Angeles, CA 3,792,621 $51,300 5.10% $2,630 $6,700,000,000
New York, NY 8,175,133 $51,038 4.60% $2,361 $12,900,000,000
Columbus, OH 787,033 $47,696 4.30% $2,062 $735,800,000
41.
42. Austin’s Culture
•Small scale/individual volunteering not included in CNCS
study
•Hours per person volunteering above average
•Matching personalized interest – likely more effective
than broad “volunteering” campaigns
•ATX niche culture: favoritism for “the new” works as an
idea incubator & a barrier to collaboration
•New Austinites have limited resources for orientation
•Correlation between election turnout & homeownership
43. City Examples
•Twin Cities: history of volunteerism
•Civic engagement in Milwaukee, Twin
Cities, Salt Lake City, and Rochester
•Milwaukee: “City of Festivals”
•St. Louis: home-ownership & neighborhood
involvement
•Portland: Office of Neighborhood involvement
46. Higher Education
•One of the most educated metropolitan areas in the
nation
43.3% of Austin has a college degree
23.3% of Texas and 24.4% of the US has a college
degree
•High level of support from community
Approved proposition for new medical school
47. Tech Sector
• Headquarters for well-known companies, particularly for
semiconductors and software
• City support through the Emerging Technologies Program
• Diversifies job market
• Booming tech start up industry
http://austinstartup.com
48. Nonprofit Community
•More nonprofits per capita than any other city in Texas
•Broad range of services offered
•Multitude of volunteer opportunities
51. Framework for Planning
• Thinking systematically
• Designing a centralized web resource hub which
supports and advertises nonprofit opportunities
• Structures for engaging business sector: incentives
process, Corporate Volunteerism Council, Chamber
of Commerce representation for non-profit sector
• Neighborhood involvement & investment