::Houston NetSquared Meet Up::
The Houston Chapter of NetSquared returns tonight to kick-off another year of fascinating speakers. The Houston group recently got national props from Social Change advocate, Britt Bravo. Keep up the great work, guys!
We are really excited to start the 2008 year with a wonderful guest speaker!! Kelly McCann, longtime advocate and CEO of the AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc., will be speaking about her work promoting AIDS awareness, prevention education.Kelly has done city-wide testing campaigns through the recent Hip Hop 4 HIV 'Know Your Status' concert this year in Houston to traveling across the world working on global AIDS initiatives. This will be a powerful discussion, not to be missed!
McCann has over 22 years of experience in the fields of corrections, community mental health and HIV services. After working for many years for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, MHMRA of Harris County, and Montrose Counseling Center, Kelly joined the staff of AIDS Foundation Houston (AFH) in 2001 as Vice President of Community Resources.
Her focus on prevention education and continuity of care issues, especially with corrections populations, contributed to the agency?s status as a leader in the provision of services to incarcerated and recently released populations. Kelly served as Project Director for two important prison-based programs: Wall Talk, an offender peer health education program currently operating in 80 Texas prisons, and Safe Prisons, an innovative, peer-based offender sexual assault awareness program. In addition, Kelly served as an external consultant to the U.S. Surgeon General?s Call to Action on Correctional Health Care in May 2004.
What the Heck Is NetSquared Anyway?
The mission of Net2 is to spur responsible adoption of social web tools by social benefit organizations. There's a whole new generation of online tools available – tools that make it easier than ever before to collaborate, share information and mobilize support. These tools include blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, podcasting, and more. Some people describe them as "Web 2.0"; we call them the social web, because their power comes from the relationships they enable.
Why social benefit organizations need Net2
Non-profits and NGOs thrive on relationships – which means the social web holds tremendous potential to transform their effectiveness and impact. We want to help you build the strategic capacity, knowledge and skills you need to put these powerful new online tools to work achieving positive changes.
The Net2 Houston Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Stag's Head Pub. To learn more about the group visit their Meetup page.
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tonight, Jan 8th | 7-9pm (and every 2nd Tuesday)
Stag's Head Pub | 2128 Portsmouth St.
Free, RSVP on Meetup
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