Author Archives: Marc

2017-04: Blockchains

Posted on 10 April 2017 by Marc

Location: Communitech Jelly Bean Room 1st Floor, 151 Charles Street West, Kitchener, ON (Look for the building with the Communitech, Google, and Desire To Learn logos, enter at the glass doors.) Date: April 10th, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM What’s a … Continue reading →

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2017-03: Branding

Posted on 13 March 2017 by Marc

Location:  Steve Izma’s house 35 Locust Street Kitchener, ON Date: March 13th, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM What’s your brand? Do you have a brand? How do you choose a brand? Is branding important for NonProfit organizations? What is the value … Continue reading →

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2017-02: Social Media

Posted on 13 February 2017 by Marc

Location:  Queen Street Commons Café, 43 Queen St. South, Kitchener Date: February 13th, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM How can a Nonprofit organization make use of Social Media? Should a Nonprofit organization even use Social Media? What Social Media platform do … Continue reading →

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2017-01: Estimating Time and Resources

Posted on 1 January 2017 by Marc

Location:  The Working Centre 58 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ON (plan) Date: January 16th, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM In IT we are often asked to estimate the time and resources assorted tasks will take. Often these time/cost estimates are tied … Continue reading →

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2016-12: Documenting Things

Posted on 1 December 2016 by Marc

Location:  The Working Centre 58 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ON (plan) Date: December 12th, 2016 Time: 7:00 PM Much of our September discussion revolved around documentation. How do we ensure it gets written when there are so many other priorities? … Continue reading →

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2016-11: Regulatory Compliance

Posted on 1 November 2016 by Marc

Location:  The Working Centre 58 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ON (plan) Date: November 14th, 2016 Time: 7:00 PM Many non-profit organizations are involved in government-regulated services such as health care, employment acquisition and training. Other activities require adherence to other … Continue reading →

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2016-10: Promoting Open Source

Posted on 1 October 2016 by Marc

Location:  The Working Centre 58 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ON (plan) Date: October 17th, 2016 Time: 7:00 PM Many of us use Free and Open Source software (FLOSS) in our daily lives. But promoting the use of FLOSS within our … Continue reading →

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2016-09: Smooth Succession

Posted on 23 September 2016 by Marc

Location:  The Working Centre 58 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ON (plan) Date: September 19th, 2016 Time: 7:00 PM Smooth Succession =================### Future session: Documentation – What do you document? – What tools do you use? ### Future session? Coming up … Continue reading →

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2016-07: The CLOUD

Posted on 1 July 2016 by Marc

Location:  The Working Centre 58 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ON (plan) Date: July 11th, 2016 Time: 7:00 PM Every single meeting we mention “The Cloud” but it has never been a formal topic of discussion. What do you trust on … Continue reading →

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2016-06: External Services and Consultants

Posted on 14 June 2016 by Marc

Location:  The Working Centre 58 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ON (plan) Date: June 13th, 2016 Time: 7:00 PM What sources do you provide in-house? What do you outsource and why? Office 365? Web services? Email? Phone services? Other things? What … Continue reading →

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