Jayne / CoyoteBroad Online

Most of my work is online, out in public, for absolutely anyone to find and see, rather than tucked away on a company intranet or in a class room or an academic journal. That means most of my work is available for viewing by anyone, at any time.

Yes, it's intimidating.

But because of the nature of my work, that's how it has to be, and therefore, I make it easy for you to see what I'm doing online - I am supposed to be an expert in communicating and engaging with people online, and I think it's important to show exactly how I do that for myself.

Online communities were my first interactions with the Internet, not the World Wide Web: I was on America Online groups in 1993 and I was participating in soc.org.nonprofit, a USENET newsgroup, as early as 1994, and I was the group's moderator and facilator for many years. I'm so sad that so many of these online communities have gone away - they were real communities, where people met, collaborated, even started nonprofits together, even fell in love... the amount of informal virtual volunteering back in the 1990s, and what those communities did together OFFLINE, was astounding.

I fear those days are gone. Online civility certainly seems to be. 

I'm such a grand old Dame of the Internet and online communities, I even taught a class on the subject for a university.

Anyway, if you see something I have said online that you think is outrageous, that hurts you in some way, please contact me directly and let's discuss it. As long as you aren't going to try to belittle me, I'm going to listen.

Here's where to find me on social media (the main places):

                 

Keywords

Keywords I regularly look up on whatever social media platform I'm using (if you use these, I will probably eventually find you):

#volunteer #volunteers #VolunTweet #vvbook #MicroVolunteering #TTVolMgrs (Thursday Tweet chat re: volunteer engagement) #VMLearn #RemoteWork #nonprofits #nonprofit #ngos #NP #NPTwitter

#CSR #Philanthropy #humanitarian #ICT4D #TechWomen #WomenInTech #Tech4Good #NPTech #DigitalDivide #VirtualTeams #DistributedTeams #WomensRights #Afghanistan

 

 
My blog
I blog twice a month regarding nonprofits and NGOs and all organizations that serve people rather than profits, engaging volunteers, humanitarian / development / aid, communications, tech4good, women & girls, Afghanistan, and parks / tourism for development (development in the sense of community and human development). I also sometimes post about traveling and causes I personally support. You can follow this blog via RSS, or follow me on a social media channel to know when I write something new.

Also, I'm on several groups within different platforms. For instance:

Reddit.
You can follow me on Reddit and see everywhere I post. I am the moderator and frequent poster to several communities, including:

• r/volunteer, for the discussion of volunteerism, volunteer opportunities and volunteer support and management.
• r/OregonVolunteers, For nonprofits, schools, government programs & community groups recruiting volunteers for unpaid roles & tasks in support of a non-violent mission to help the environment and communities, including promoting the arts, helping the homeless, promoting water conservation, etc. in Oregon, specifically.
• r/communityservice/, to discuss community service & to offer advice to both those compelled to perform such service & those expected to create tasks for & supervise such.
• r/inclusion, Why is inclusion a good idea? What are the challenges to inclusive policies or practices? Share your questions, advice & resources here.

I created Reddit4Good, a list of online communities related to volunteerism, community service, and various causes that nonprofits and charities champion. Reddit is a fantastic way for nonprofits and community groups to reach younger, male residents.

I'm also on several LinkedIn Groups, including Virtual Volunteering (for the discussion about engaging and supporting volunteers online), AL!VE (an association for managers of volunteers in the USA), UKVPMs (for the discussion of managers of volunteers in the UK) and Open University Global Development Management Programme Alumni. 

I'm on very few Facebook groups, and none at all related to my professional work. 

There use to be far more groups I was on, especially via email and YahooGroups. I even helped run an entire community, the Aid Workers Network, back around 2005 or so, and for many years, I moderated and facilitated the TechSoup Community Forum. But those communities are either gone or so lifeless as to feel like they are gone. 

You can still find an Internet discussion group for just about any subject or geographic area (and if you cannot find such, why not start your own? For advice on how to find such groups, and how to learn to participate in online groups, see this resource, The dynamics of online culture & community.

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  Quick Links 

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  my home page
 
my consulting services  &  my workshops & presentations
 
my credentials & expertise

Affirmation that this web site is created & managed by a human.
 
My book: The Last Virtual Volunteering Guidebook

contact me   or   see my schedule
 
Free Resources: Community Outreach, With & Without Tech

Free Resources: On Community Engagement, Volunteering & Volunteerism

Free Resources: Technology Tips for Non-Techies

Free Resources: Nonprofit, NGO & other mission-based management resources

Free Resources: Web Development, Maintenance, Marketing for non-Web designers

Free Resources: Corporate philanthropy / social responsibility programs

Free Resources: For people & groups that want to volunteer
 
linking to or from my web site
 
The Coyote Helps Foundation
 
me on social media (follow me, like me, put me in a circle, subscribe to my newsletter)

how to support my work

To know when I have developed a new resource related to the above subjects, found a great resource by someone else, published a new blog, uploaded a new video,
or to when & where I'm training or presenting, use any of the following social media apps to follow me on any of these social media platforms:

                 

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