Kara Carrell's New Media Portfolio
Last edited September 27, 2009
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Panels I've Been On

Community Media Workshop: Twitter Brown-Bag Event
www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=125...
 
 Workshop detailing how Twitter is being used as a communications medium in the Chicago community
Making Media Connections 2008 » Thursday Panels
www.communitymediaworkshop.org/mmc2008/?page_id=4
 
 Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. You already know Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et al–now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. Paul Baker, Webitects; Kara Carrell, 501 Tech Club Chicago/Interfaith Youth Core; Todd McMeen, CitizenPowered.org. Moderator: Justin Massa, MoveSmart.org.
Making Media connections 2009
 Attended MMC2009 and participated on the Social Media, News & Us Panel
Resources/Materials I've Created

 
 Presentation i made to Interfaith Youth Core on social media srategies i reccomended to implement.
SocialMedia101.Listening - Google Docs
docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dfn2jj89_73f6xbdbdw&hl=e...
 
 Resource for the BridgeBuilders network
SocialMedia101.Sharing - Google Docs
docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dfn2jj89_74f5bphkhn&hl=e...
 
 Resource for the BridgeBuilders network
SocialMedia101.Engaging - Google Docs
docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfn2jj89_76ckm84rwv

 Resource for the BridgeBuilders network
SocialMedia101.Activating - Google Docs
docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfn2jj89_78d62g3hfj
 
 Resource for the BridgeBuilders network
Groups/ Associations I Participate In

Chicago NetSquared Meetup (Chicago, IL) - Meetup.com
www.meetup.com/NetTuesdayChicago/
 
 Co-Organizer for the NetTuesday Chicago group.
- led 12 of the 18 Meetups
- Conducted various conversations about the Social Media Landsape, both Tools, and Non Profit Needs
NTEN Community: 501 Tech Club Chicago
groups.nten.org/group.htm?mode=home&igid=6549
 
 Moderator for the 501 Tech Club of Chicago.
Marketing Communications and Technology Council - Community Renewal Society
This council exists in order to gather information and advice from experts in the areas of technology and marketing. Over the course of a year, the council will help CRS to make the best decisions about strategies to best fit their mission and goals.
Projects I've Been Involved With

Home | www.ifyc.org
ifyc.org/
 
 Assisted in the management of IFYC.org website over haul, implementing Drupal CMS, and overal strategy of the websites page designs, created many of the elements within the website, including images, and wireframes.
IFYC Story Tracker Project
 helped build an internal system using DabbleDB and Wikispaces to collect and track stories to measure effectiveness of IFYC's programs and initiatives.
Community Renewal Society
 Met with staff and did several lunch discussions on the use of Social Media for their three affiliate organizations. advised The Chicago Reporter on their Twitter use.
Hull House Association
 Met with staff and facilitated a discussion on using Social Media for their organization.
Metropolitan Planning Council
 working on an internal wiki for staff to reference on how MPC uses Social Media.
Project Vida/ Project Life
 Working with staff on revitalizing website structure and content. including a social media presentation for the staff.
 Pullman Youth Group
 Created a one day ChipIn personal fundraising campaign for a Christmas Silent Santa Program, raising $185 dollars.
The New News Report - Community Media Workshop / Chicago Community Trust
http://communitymediaworkshop.org/newnews/
  participated in the advisory committee for the report.
Tools I'm Familiar With

Social Networking Sites
  • Twitter (including several platforms i.e. tweetdeck, twhirl, peoplebrowsr)
  • Facebook
  • Myspace
  • LinkedIn
  • Vimeo
  • Youtube
  • Flickr

Website Platforms
  • Drupal
  • Wikispaces
  • PBworks
  • Google Apps
Blogging Platforms
  • Blogger
  • Vox
  • Tumblr
  • Wordpress
Other Tools
  • Del.icio.us
  • Stumbleupon
  • FriendFeed
  • Google Products (notebook, docs, sites, groups, reader)
  • Wordle
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