Announcements 11.20.17

HOLIDAY HOURS 
Mark your calendar: Civic Hall will be closed Thursday, ¹¹⁄₂₃ and Friday, ¹¹⁄₂₄ for Thanksgiving. We will close early (at 5pm) on Wednesday, ¹¹⁄₂₂. We’ll reopen as usual on Monday, ¹¹⁄₂₇.

Civic Hall will close at 5pm on Friday, ¹²⁄₂₂, and reopen as usual on Tuesday, 1/2/18.

OPEN SUBMISSIONS FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS & INSTRUCTORS FOR CIVIC HALL’S DIGITAL LEARNING CENTER PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
Civic Hall is launching the Civic Hall Digital Learning Center (DLC) to address the nonprofit digital leadership gap by providing professional development classes and workshops aimed specifically at building the digital, data and technology literacy of New York City nonprofit organizations and their leaders. Civic Hall will start the DLC programming off with a year-long pilotaimed at serving some 400 individuals from an estimated 100 organizations across the spectrum of nonprofits in New York City.

Civic Hall is currently looking to partner with subject matter expertsto help develop appropriate curriculum and teach courses that will address the most important digital literacy needs indicated by nonprofits via a Fall 2017 survey which showed the following as the most pressing:

1) overall digital and technology literacy;
2) social media expertise;
3) data science & data analytics, and
4) online & digital fundraising

All partners should have direct experience developing curriculum or teaching courses in one of area that will be developed. Prior experience can include professional training or academic contexts and may have been in-person or online courses in the form of classes, seminars or workshop.

To apply, please fill out this application form. Applications open Monday, ¹¹⁄₂₀ and close Monday, ¹²⁄₄.

NOTE: Civic Hall is committed to building a strong, diverse, and mission-driven team to better serve the community we know and love.

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring and contracting practices. We actively seek applicants from many backgrounds, as well as those who have worked closely with historically marginalized groups, including but not limited to people with disabilities, people of color, LGBTQ people, first- or second-generation immigrants, and people from low-income families. When applying, please feel free to include information about your unique background.

NYC MEDIA LAB’S EXPLORING FUTURE REALITY EVENT
Exploring Future Reality is NYC Media Lab’s annual VR/AR/MR innovation event, bringing together industry experts and faculty researchers for a full day of lightning talks and presentations. This year’s event will include 20+ cutting-edge demos of the latest in virtual, augmented and mixed reality prototyping; interactive workshops exploring the potential for immersive media production; and pitches from fresh startups. Discussions will focus on the impact of VR/AR/MR on the media and technology industry, including best practices for storytelling, prototyping, and distribution. Speakers from Unity, The Wall Street Journal, betaworks, Time Inc, Viacom NEXT, Super Ventures, and more. Register Here.

Thursday, November 30th, 2017
NYU Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY
Discussions: 8AM-1PM
Demos + Workshops: 1:30PM-7PM

Be our Guest… Use code EXFR2017 for 20% off Standard Admission. This code also works for Group Registration, where you can register 5 or 10 of your team members at once. 

DOTEVERYONE TRUSTWORTHY TECH SLACK COMMUNITY & PARTNERS PROGRAM
Doteveryone’s Trustworthy Tech slack:  we hope this will become a valuable community of practice for people working on digital /internet technologies and seeking to do so responsibly. All welcome to join - sign up: bit.ly/TTSlack

The Trustworthy Tech Partners program is an 8 week exploration of how ethical and responsible an organisation’s business and technology practices are, and whether it’s possible to demonstrate these. Any organisation working on a digital/internet product/service is welcome to take part, and the next program will start on November 20th, and we’d love to have some participants from the Civic Hall community. The program will take participants through exploring what they do today in terms of responsible practices, and what evidence can be provided to demonstrate trustworthiness to external folks (customers, investors, other stakeholders etc). It could take 2-4 hours a week over 8 weeks (depending on scale of organisation) and it’s also totally fine to timebox to, say, an hour a week, or to save up tasks to do in a batch on one day. More info in the program booklet (disregard the dates, these were for our UK program)

Key benefits of participation: 
* pioneer a better tech sector which is responsible and trustworthy
* a structure to help you evaluate your current performance and spot opportunities for improvement
* feedback and support from independent confidential external advisors (about the program and other issues around responsible tech development!)

Sign up, or fix a time for a call to discuss further, by emailing laura.james@doteveryone.org.uk

FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS: 2018 ACLU SUMMER ADVOCACY INSTITUTE
The 2018 ACLU Summer Advocacy Institute will bring together a diverse group of students from across the country for an intensive week-long program that includes: 

• Workshops on how to build effective advocacy strategies – for every community and against great odds
• Visits with members of Congress and/or Congressional staff on Capitol Hill to discuss legislation and public policy
• Events in and around Washington, D.C., including museums, monuments, and visits to college campuses
• Lectures and seminars from a wide array of civil liberties and political experts and practitioners (see website for examples of past speakers)

NOT A HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR OR SENIOR? HELP US FIND NEXT YEAR’S CLASS! Please share this email with the politically engaged young people in your life, and encourage them to APPLY NOW. Click here for more information about the ACLU’s Summer Advocacy Institute in Washington, DC, July 18-25, 2018. Application deadline: January 19, 2018.