tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:31:00 +0000A virtual how-to hotspot for people who want to connect, inquire, discuss and learn to put technology solutions to work for prevention and social change.http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/coyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy)Blogger184125Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United Statesprevention,coalition,coalitions,change,social,change,technology,in,prevention,technology,communityTechnology/Podcastingcoyenator@gmail.comLaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLALaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLAnoprevention,coalition,coalitions,change,social,change,technology,in,prevention,technology,communityTech In Prevention PodcastThese podcasts are in support of people in prevention and social change who are looking to adopt tech solutions to amplify the voice of positive social change.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifblogspot/oQzphttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-187762826929307882Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:27:00 +00002009-10-31T00:59:57.794-05:00conferencepreventionGreat keynotes, hundreds of youth and loads of activities - this Prevention Conference looks like it is going to be one to remember for sure.I just arrived in Yakima for the Washington Prevention Summit to find a hotel hopping with activities and discovered there's about 700+ people in attendance for this years conference - half are youth! Seeing all this makes me wish I could have been here http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/mSsF9BMq-us/washington-prevention-summit.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/mSsF9BMq-us" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/10/washington-prevention-summit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-8814352170554333657Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-10-20T12:43:00.340-05:00underage-drinkingsocialmediapreventionmsmJust in. A Google Alert set for "underage binge drinking" had an interesting story from Whitehaven, Cumbria in the U.K. Apparently this week is Alcohol Awareness Week in the UK where underage and binge drinking is an even bigger problem than here in the U.S. I've written about underage drinking concerns and consequences in the UK before (thanks to Inga Manskopf at Prevention Works) and always http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/9RSlfuAWw4E/underage-drinking-news-survey-webcast.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/9RSlfuAWw4E" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/10/underage-drinking-news-survey-webcast.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-1906085552086129099Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:44:00 +00002009-09-30T18:50:06.449-05:00primaryuniversalpreventionconversationbehavioral vaccineLast week Dr. Dennis Embry offered a thought-provoking editorial style post behind the walls of the ONDCP listserv and I asked him if he would be willing to repost it here as a guest blog post. He has graciously said yes! (I've added a bit of formatting for scan/readability)Prevention For Every Child in America: Maximizing Our American FuturesFor America’s future safety, health, wealth and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/em03A8tVl4w/every-childs-future-guest-post-by-dr.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/em03A8tVl4w" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/09/every-childs-future-guest-post-by-dr.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-630357191099935952Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:44:00 +00002009-09-28T20:05:14.670-05:00social changetoolscommunitysocialmediaorganizingmobilizationI stand inspired at the creative new ways of social action! I visited Franke James' blog on climate change today and she has this fabulous post on Freeze 350. The idea is to do a freeze flash mob to draw attention to the glacial pace in which politicians are dealing with climate change issues. The idea got me thinking.What does this have to do with prevention?How do natural disasters impact:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/sbpu1ZH0BRo/freeze-flash-mobs.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/sbpu1ZH0BRo" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/09/freeze-flash-mobs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-3420630071576019731Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:42:00 +00002009-09-26T23:55:45.983-05:00positive psychologystrength-basedhappinesscommunityI follow the work of several people in the social media world, one is Seth Godin, author of Tribes, and several other books as well. Seth always has an interesting take on things. I found myself intrigued by this interview with Tom Colicchio, co-founder of Gramercy Tavern.After this short little video interview it struck me.What if I thought about my work as structuring learning experiences http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/I-DRoi8DGpo/what-if-we-focused-on-happiness.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/I-DRoi8DGpo" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-if-we-focused-on-happiness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-6569116435136925594Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:22:00 +00002009-08-31T13:22:33.658-05:00videopublichealthHHSflusocialmediasocial marketingMYAAcampaignThe 10 Public Service Announcements (PSAs) in the U.S. Health and Human Services PSA contest are ready for voting starting now through September 16th. There's an interesting variety of PSAs from tips to be flu free to a heads up on getting the vaccine. Each ends with flu.gov, a great place to go for information about how to protect yourself this flu season - whether you choose to take the vaccinehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/hCiSHxrZBSU/let-voting-begin-in-hhs-psa-contest.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/hCiSHxrZBSU" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/08/let-voting-begin-in-hhs-psa-contest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-4632535375560285688Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:20:00 +00002009-08-28T16:48:51.346-05:00socialnetworkscommunitysocialmediablogging "What matters isn't technology capital but social capital" -- Clay ShirkyIf you haven't been introduced to the work of Clay Shirky - this is a perfect opportunity! No one says it quite like he does and this notion of the relationship between social media and social capital may be a key to unlock the potential and real meaning of what we do in prevention, coalition development and social http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/A24AKCV-OwA/relationship-of-technology-capital-to.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/A24AKCV-OwA" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/08/relationship-of-technology-capital-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-1578791273861173923Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:10:00 +00002009-08-26T22:49:36.109-05:00communitysocialmediaframeworkOver the past couple of months this idea of a social media framework has come up again, nudged by some intriguing work in Kansas, so I've been calling on colleagues to think and refine the original little social media model developed back in '07, and since remixed several times over the past couple of years to try to get to some sort of model or framework that travels well.It feels good to be inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/KAB4eBOhsd8/social-media-and-community-framework.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/KAB4eBOhsd8" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/08/social-media-and-community-framework.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-5023638645301562986Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:54:00 +00002009-08-21T23:46:48.571-05:00social changevisionleadershipquestionsI've been introduced to the work of Hildy Gottlieb by friend and colleague Ken Homer over at Collaborative Conversations and want to share her work here with you too. Besides the recommendation from a trusted source, I felt sure I'd like Hildy's work when I saw the header on her blog stating, "We are creating the future whether we do so consciously or not." Hildy is a teacher, writer and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/Jzv9auaSShk/creating-visionary-leadership.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/Jzv9auaSShk" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/08/creating-visionary-leadership.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-495162261885476993Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:36:00 +00002009-08-22T13:29:14.077-05:00social changesocialmediaIt seems more and more of us are engaging in the opportunities of scooping and serving different flavors and types of social media into our collective work of prevention and social change. And yet there are those in every group I work with who say things like:"I don't have time to mess with learning all these social media tools.""I'm retiring in 5 years and I don't much like these new http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/NzMf1EUVBlo/it-seems-more-and-more-of-us-are.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/NzMf1EUVBlo" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/08/it-seems-more-and-more-of-us-are.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-7261207527036138065Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:15:00 +00002009-07-24T13:05:49.897-05:00social changecollaborationlearninginnovationpreventionHow often do you let yourself out on your learning edges? You know, that place where you really have no idea what the next step is or where it will take you?I've been following a discussion thread on the ONDCP listserv with interest (titled group activities building protective factors). The thread has reflected many perspectives, a touch of history, and some excellent thinking from several http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/K6IotsgW0No/learning-edges.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/K6IotsgW0No" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/07/learning-edges.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-1755723976228748630Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:17:00 +00002009-06-26T14:17:00.211-05:00eventconferenceonlinesocialmediaDid you know:74% of nonprofits now have a presence on Facebook80% have a full-time staff person spending at least 25% of time on social networkingThe data comes from a recent survey sponsored by NTEN, Common Knowledge and ThePort and appears in a brief white paper offered by ThePort titled Best Practices: How Nonprofits and Associations Enhance Offline Events Using Social Networking. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/M3j5rYqS3CQ/f2f-online-events-wrapping-them-up.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/M3j5rYqS3CQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/06/f2f-online-events-wrapping-them-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-7941579079248280528Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:56:00 +00002009-06-25T22:49:52.115-05:00technologylearningpreventionI posted a video a few days ago titled Did You Know? (Thank you Katherine!) It is chock full of interesting bits of information, some of which rattled my thinking, tugged at my heart or raised my curiosity. If you haven't seen it, take 5 and take a look.What are the implications for prevention? Brett Sculthorp commented mentioning the need to move past our old ways of learning within disciplineshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/w9ADGFIs1GU/so-what-does-it-mean.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/w9ADGFIs1GU" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/06/so-what-does-it-mean.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-5073738773255849652Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:03:00 +00002009-06-15T23:51:04.821-05:00videosocial changepreventionThink things are changing fast?Take 5. Watch the video.Comments are open -- let's talk.What did you see that strikes you as important?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/ahLbUs7Hg5M/did-you-know.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/ahLbUs7Hg5M" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/06/did-you-know.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-2416555219246040580Tue, 26 May 2009 14:37:00 +00002009-05-26T10:00:40.285-05:00researchparticipationpublic engagementleadershipopengovMy friend and colleague (and many or yours) Stephanie Nestlerode has crafted a submission to the new Open Government Dialogue website - one very attuned to all of us who are working with engaging communities whether online or face-to-face. We have an opportunity to support this suggestion by voting for it. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. It's super easy but time limited.Here's what Stephanie says:Just like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/p6WKOWfv_gg/vote-now-to-support-public.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/p6WKOWfv_gg" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/05/vote-now-to-support-public.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-2096150719809966151Tue, 26 May 2009 12:59:00 +00002009-05-26T07:59:00.175-05:00videoconferenceTEDlearningHow often do you get to be curious, studious or deeply engaged in something you really want or need to learn more about while you're at work? Besides networking, one of the things I like most about attending conferences is getting to hear inspiring keynote and workshop presenters. In a conversation one afternoon, my friend and colleague Ken Homer from Collaborative Conversations suggested I'd http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/Z7hKyhAvUZw/create-your-own-conference-anytime.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/Z7hKyhAvUZw" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/05/create-your-own-conference-anytime.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-8827744657430017741Tue, 19 May 2009 16:17:00 +00002009-05-19T11:40:11.752-05:00tobaccoadvertisingsocialmediatwitterpreventionThis tweet by @DebraWard caught my attention this morning via Twitter. If your work includes tobacco cessation then you may find these top 45 creative anti-smoking ads from The Design Inspiration very interesting (and inspiring).Like all things creative the messages run the gamut from the curious to the disturbing. One in particular got a gasp! out of me. Since the page is copyrighted I'm nothttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/yK7-FCP-fVs/this-tweet-by-debraward-caught-my.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/yK7-FCP-fVs" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/05/this-tweet-by-debraward-caught-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-6175496919053738481Sun, 17 May 2009 14:19:00 +00002009-05-17T22:22:50.608-05:00coalitionpreventionsocialnetworkWhat would you do if there were a social network for people working in coalitions and community change?If you've follow this blog for long you know there's been several posts about social networking and the power we now have of coming together via social media technologies. Some time ago I offered a little poll asking this questions and am happy to write this post because now -- there is. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/31f7Z5wh4EM/connected-communities-is-growing.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/31f7Z5wh4EM" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/04/connected-communities-is-growing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-72678649358831664Tue, 05 May 2009 20:38:00 +00002009-05-05T23:37:43.030-05:00videounderage-drinkingUADalcoholcommunitycoalitionpreventionWhat if you could be a fly-on-the-wall at an alcohol industry meeting? And let's say you were to overhear discussions about the industry's top concerns that could influence sales?I received a note from a colleague today (thank you Sarah) pointing me to the newest post on the FACE Project blog, Fresh Story. Rather than repeat the list here, click on over and read the full top ten list there.For http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/2woMZrpVENY/secret-is-out-and-in-your-hands.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/2woMZrpVENY" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/05/secret-is-out-and-in-your-hands.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-8258334178960791677Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:12:00 +00002009-04-13T19:25:27.075-05:00social changecommunitysocialmediabusinessThere's a lot of really smart people out on the Internet and I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to learn from them. One of those people is Jeremiah Owyang from Forrester Research who recently offered an interesting post about Best Buy. I happen to love Best Buy and the Geek Squad (Tulsa Store). Listening to the video I thought about lessons for people in prevention and community change.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/LzCjntOHiYo/finding-wisdom-in-networking-beyond.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/LzCjntOHiYo" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/04/finding-wisdom-in-networking-beyond.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-332748941877942598Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:33:00 +00002009-04-07T21:57:41.240-05:00sharemetricstrackinglinkSharing a link (url) can sometimes be frustrating - especially when the link is re-e-e-a-a-a-ly long! How often have you clicked on one of those super long links only to find it broken? And when have you had a really long link to share with others and wished for a way to shrink it?My friend and colleague Keri Renner from Kansas Family Partnership emailed me today saying: I have a question for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/nh6wWq-xGfU/shorter-links-with-tracking.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/nh6wWq-xGfU" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/04/shorter-links-with-tracking.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-8477989296513265315Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:34:00 +00002009-03-11T14:24:24.693-05:00videokernelsdr embrycommunityevidence-basedsimple giftspreventionWe all seem to be scrambling in these tough economic times - from households to government and businesses to the public sector. We're all trying to figure out the best things to do as the recession persists, social service needs increase and dollars available to meet those needs diminish. Many of us are asking ...What are the least costly and yet most effective steps we can take to make a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/frXP2T41DDY/its-kernel-time.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/frXP2T41DDY" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-kernel-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-3737853435907713567Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:25:00 +00002009-03-04T14:34:59.190-06:00youthY2YsocialmediacollaborationlearninginnovationkansasWhat do 40 youth from four locations in two states do to light up the world of prevention for 90 minutes online?Meet Brock Fairbrother. Brock is a Prevention Specialist in Colby, Kansas who has a new blog at Relate. He works with the local youth in Northwest Kansas and is offering a view through new eyes when it comes to prevention and community change. Brock has taken a bold and inspiring stephttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/uT4lGvWWszE/anti-geographical-collaboration.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/uT4lGvWWszE" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/03/anti-geographical-collaboration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-6996371191622274533Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:15:00 +00002009-02-27T08:15:00.945-06:00visualscouragestoriesconversationsSome of you may have missed previous posts (and here) about the brilliant visual essays of Franke James over at My Green Conscience. She's written about The Real Poop on Social Change, 12, 000 Sitting Ducks, Paradise Unpaved and more. Never fear, she's done it again.Franke's visual essays are remarkable. Her stories reflect all of the best of what stories can be in both content and visuals so Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/Peg8oRLaXZI/would-you-do-what-franke-did.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/Peg8oRLaXZI" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/02/would-you-do-what-franke-did.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798163.post-8489847268479492596Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:16:00 +00002009-02-26T11:41:34.467-06:00social networkingrandompixcommunitycoalitionphotosYou never know where you're going to find a kindred spirit. Today, one showed up in my Google Alert for "community coalitions". I found Julie in South Mississippi who hosts a blog at Miss Glass Is Half Full. She describes herself as: .. a clergy person in the UM Church serving a non-profit agency that focuses on substance abuse prevention. I also do some part-time work as the nursery http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~3/qIkCrA3FcUU/easy-virtual-networking-game.htmlcoyenator@gmail.com (LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oQzp/~4/qIkCrA3FcUU" height="1" width="1"/>http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com/2009/02/easy-virtual-networking-game.htmlen-usCreative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United StatesLaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLAnonadultTech In Prevention Podcast