Ethos Roundtable

Tuesday

Please join us for Josh Shortlidge's InterEthos presentation on September 18th!

Tuesday, September 18th
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

When you meet someone on the Internet, how do you know what they are really like? Are they trustworthy? Knowledgeable? Also, how do you share your impressions of them with everybody else? You could go to Facebook and MySpace and LinkedIn and any number of other social networking sites, Google their name and so on. But that's a lot of work! Couldn't there be an easier way? Wouldn't it be nice if you could get to know people right away, right when you encounter them, and with no conversations or clicks required?

On September 18th Josh Shortlidge will present a new technology designed to "catalog and share the character of internet users in real time".

Ethos Profiles are comprised of pointers to documentation on all internet locations. For instance a person's Ethos Profile can include pointers to articles they authored in a local newspaper, to web pages documenting their membership activities in certain activist groups, to their MMOG gaming standings, to their good standing as an EBay seller, to their Myers Briggs personality profile, to their profile on CouchSurfing.com, etc.

These Ethos Profiles will be stored in a shared "ethos" data layer, which will be accessible by everyone, from everywhere on the net, with no clicks, and at zero cost. Ethos profiles will be created for all users, and by all users. We will share our spirit and passions more seamlessly, and thereby more easily forge life-changing relationships.

The basic concept of InterEthos is that whenever you meet a new person via the internet, then you should be able to instantly learn that person's core character, or ethos. Getting to know someone shouldn't require hours of face-to-face conversation or extensive internet searches. Rather, you should be able to glean their ethos at the exact place and instant that you meet them.

For more details please visit the InterEthos wiki. The wiki is public, so you can add your ideas to any page by clicking the "Edit This Page" button. Also, if the topic grabs you, then please click "Join this Space."

Josh Shortlidge's contact information (and old-style profile) can be found on the wiki.

Please join us for our fall presentations: 09/18, 10/30, and 11/20/2007

Please join us this fall for our series of discussions about technology for positive social change!

September
Josh Shortlidge, founder of InterEthos and co-convener of the Ethos Roundtable
Tuesday, September 18th
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

October
Keith Taylor, founder of ModestNeeds.Org
Tuesday, October 30th*
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge
* Please note that this date does not coincide with the Boston 501 Tech Club event on October 23rd.

November
Nolan Bowie, lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School, and senior fellow at the Berkman Center
Tuesday, November 20th
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

This is really an extraordinary fall line-up, so please mark your calendars now. There's no need to make a reservation if you want to attend; please come if you can, and feel free to invite others.

Thursday

Open mike at the Ethos Roundtable on August 21st - please join us!

Tuesday, August 21st with be an open mike session at the Ethos Roundtable, and we hope that you'll join us.

Ethos Roundtable
Tuesday,August 21st
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

This doesn't actually mean that there will be a microphone or that anyone will be asked to perform; it does mean that it's an open discussion of any ideas that attendees might want to bring to the table. These ideas might pertain to your own projects, or to presenters that you'd like the Ethos Roundtable to invite to future sessions.

At the conclusion of the Ethos Roundtable session, we will stroll down the hall to enjoy the good company, food, and drink at the 501 Tech Club that is so generously underwritten by TechFoundation. The 501 Tech Club is the monthly gathering of technology professionals who work with nonprofit organizations.

All Ethos Roundtable attendees are welcome at the Boston 501 Tech Club, and vice versa.

There's no need to make a reservation to attend Ethos Roundtable events. However, if you're planning to attend the Boston 501 Tech Club event at 6:00 pm, we ask that you send an email to Kathleen Sherwin of TechFoundation (ksherwin AT techfoundation DOT org).

Sunday

Please join us for the SocialMarkets.Org presentation on July 17th

The next Ethos Roundtable event will be on Tuesday, July 17th, and is scheduled to complement the Boston 501 Tech Club gathering that will follow immediately afterward. Allan Benamer and Jeff Tuller will be giving a presentation on SocialMarkets.Org, their newly founded nonprofit initiative.

Ethos Roundtable
Tuesday, July 17th
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

SocialMarkets.Org embodies a new model for going online to channel untapped charitable dollars from individuals and organizations in the financial services industry. Nonprofit organizations that are serious about funding both programs and outcomes measurement will be particularly interested in Jeff and Allan's approach to transparency and accountability.

At the conclusion of the Ethos Roundtable session, we will stroll down the hall to enjoy the good company, food, and drink at the 501 Tech Club that is so generously underwritten by TechFoundation. The 501 Tech Club is the monthly gathering of technology professionals who work with nonprofit organizations.

All Ethos Roundtable attendees are welcome at the Boston 501 Tech Club, and vice versa.

There's no need to make a reservation to attend Ethos Roundtable events. However, if you're planning to attend the Boston 501 Tech Club event at 6:00 pm, we ask that you send an email to Kathleen Sherwin of TechFoundation (ksherwin AT techfoundation DOT org).

Full disclosure of financial relationship: I serve as a paid consultant to SocialMarkets.Org, so I'm not exactly a disinterested party. However, I am also an avid fan in my own right.

Monday

Update on our plans for June 19th

Norris Prevost will be presenting at the Ethos Roundtable at 4:30 pm on June 19th, and is planning to speak about his "E-One Carribbean" program. He has very graciously allowed us to make an executive summary of E-One Carribbean available online through this blog; to review it, please click here.

Our Ethos Roundtable event will conclude at 6:00 pm. The Boston 501 Tech Clu b will not be meeting on that evening. Instead, all who are interested in the Mass NPtech Working Group will assemble at 6:00 pm in the Charles Hotel conference room where the Ethos Roundtable meets, and then stroll into Harvard Square for an informal dinner together.

Thursday

Deepening our local nonprofit technology conspiracy

I love the word "conspiracy". I'm a mediocre Latinist, but by my reckoning, to conspire is "to breath together," or possibly "to be in spirit together." Therefore, I like to refer to the local (or international) network of nonprofit technology advocates as a conspiracy.

As I've previously mentioned in my blog, Michelle Murrain and I have been brainstorming about creating a regional school for circuit riders. It's important to think of a range of options for ensuring that nonprofits in our region get the tech support that they need, and this is a conversation I've had at various times with Khalid Mustafa of the Urban League e, Steve Backman of Database Designs Associates, and Wayne Glynn of Third Sector New England.

At the Boston 501 Club's May event, a few of us began to talk seriously about spinning off a working group for those who are interested in the future of tech support for nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts. Khalid, Steve, and I all felt ready to schedule a meeting, and Claire Murray joined in enthusiastically with offers to find us a good space for convening.

We have now created an email distribution list, "MassNPtechWorkingGroup," for nonprofit technology advocates who are interested in strategic discussions, and we'll see where it goes from there.

Several years ago, I sat in with a group that explored the possibility of a statewide nonprofit technology capacity building network in Massachusetts. The guiding spirits were extremely smart and dedicated people, and it was a noble effort, but the plan did not come to fruition. Alas. If that previous group was unable create an infrastructure and a formal network for service delivery, I doubt that the MassNPtech Working Group can do it - and in fact I don't think we should aspire to do it.

Instead, I think that our working group will probably remain a kind of forum and peer learning community, somewhat akin to the Ethos Roundtable in scope. Perhaps we'll gather for presentations and discussions, and perhaps we'll be "in spirit together." If various members of the group are able to discuss new strategies and forge collaborative relationships, then it will be a modest success.

Saturday

Please save the date for our June 19th meeting

Norris Prevost, member of parliament from the Commonwealth of Dominica (and a Kennedy School of Government affiliate), will be giving a presentation on E-One Carribean. This is a nonprofit project that seeks to link nongovernmental organizations in the Carribean with the intellectual, financial, and human resources of the region and its diaspora.

We are eager to learn about Norris's vision of how internet tools can help immigrant communities maintain strong ties with their home cultures and contribute to sustainable economic development.

Ethos Roundtable
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

There's no need to make a reservation if you'd like to attend any of the Ethos Roundtable meetings - just come if you can, and feel free to invite others.

Please join us!

Thursday

SJ and the One Laptop Per Child Project: Recommended Links

Here are some links that you may want to review before SJ Klein's presentation about the OLPC project on Tuesday:

Friday

Wednesday

Please save the date for our May meeting

Samuel Klein, also known as "Sj," will be speaking about his work with the One Laptop Per Child project.

Ethos Roundtable
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Business center conference room
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

Our meetings are scheduled to complement the monthly get-togethers of the Boston 501 Tech Club, which begin at 6:00 pm at the Charles Hotel. All Ethos Roundtable attendees are welcome at Boston 501 Tech Club events, and vice versa.

Please join us!

Sunday

Please save the date for our April meeting

Gary Goldberger will be speaking about his work with Games For Change, Fablevision, and the Research Centre for Media Psychology.

Ethos Roundtable
Tuesday, April 17th
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Business center conference room
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

Our meetings are scheduled to complement the monthly get-togethers of the Boston 501 Tech Club, which begin at 6:00 pm at the Charles Hotel. All Ethos Roundtable attendees are welcome at Boston 501 Tech Club events, and vice versa.

Please join us!

Wednesday

Next Ethos Roundtable event: Tuesday, 03/20, 4:30 pm

The next Ethos Roundtable event will be on Tuesday, March 20th, and is scheduled to complement the Boston 501 Tech Club gathering that will follow immediately afterward.

Ethos Roundtable
Tuesday, March 20th
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Business center conference room
Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge

Stan Labovitz of Infotool will be presenting on Tuesday. He is the designer and CEO of the Infotool Organizational Analysis Tool, and lawyer by trade. He was formerly an active OD consultant for 15 years with Organizational Dynamics, Inc (ODI).

InfoTool is a shared online tool used by OD consultants to measure and coach organizations worldwide. It facilitates the detailed analysis of cross-silo operations, interactions across multiple external stakeholder groups, and 360-degree reviews, just to name a few.

In just 2 short years Infotool boasts clients such as Liberty Mutual; Insurance, Staples, Yale, Harvard, Dannon, Nextel, The Cotton Industry, CSC Consulting, and many others. Infotool has resellers in India, South America, Australia, Central America and throughout the US.

Infotool was founded in Boston, Massachusetts by a team of organizational research consultants that needed an effective tool to measure and analyze key organizational business drivers in a simple and cost-effective manner. The team needed a web-based application that was dynamic, interactive and intuitive enough to empower clients to analyze the root cause needs of their employees and their customer's perceptions, as well flexible enough to meet the changing requirements of the marketplace.

At the conclusion of the Ethos Roundtable session, we will stroll down the hall to enjoy the good company, food, and drink at the 501 Tech Club that is so generously underwritten by TechFoundation. The 501 Tech Club is the monthly gathering of technology professionals who work with nonprofit organizations.

All Ethos Roundtable attendees are welcome at the Boston 501 Tech Club, and vice versa.

Sunday

Introducing the latest new technology

Courtesy of YouTube.

Thursday

Where have all the developers gone?

These days, it seems like the constant refrain in the Boston area is, "Deborah, can you find us a database and web developer who is highly qualified and willing to work with small nonprofits?"

It's really difficult right now, but I'm not surprised, because it's part of a larger trend that I started to worry about two years ago.

We've had a real dry spell in funding for nonprofit technology in our region. In the past few years, a lot of extremely talented young techies, who would have been thrilled to take jobs with organizations that strive to make the world a better place, have searched in vain for work. I hear from the ones who have become embittered and taken jobs in other regions or other sectors. It isn't difficult for them to find work, because they have solid skills in the proprietary web and database platforms that are used in every sector.

Fortunately, the developers who have stuck around (in the region and in the nonprofit sector) are very good. Unfortunately, even the most brilliant web and database developer, no matter how utterly devoted to serving the nonprofit sector in Massachusetts, only has 24 hours in any given day.

Meanwhile, the new cohort of young idealists is emerging. These folks tend to be recent college graduates who want to make the world a better place, through open source software. (The latter is variously known as free , libre , FOSS, and FLOSS.) They aren't waiting for nonprofit organizations to create staff positions for them as web and database developers; they are starting their own development and consulting firms, and working on the FLOSS projects that interest them.

This new cohort of idealistic techies - and the tools that they are developing for use in the nonprofit sector - comprise an amazing boon to our work. In the future, we will probably reap benefits that we can't begin to foresee right now.

However, in the meantime, the nonprofit sector in our region is stuck with an embarassing problem of our own making. Most of the FLOSS tools currently under development are not mature enough to serve the immediate, every day needs of nonprofits. So we have a cohort of idealistic young techies who don't want to develop databases or web sites with the platforms that we are currently using, and a cohort of embittered techies who have the skills to work with the platforms we use but have already fled the scene.

What are we going to do? I'd like to encourage my colleagues to brainstorm about this.

(This item is based an article from my blog, "Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector.")

Please save the date for our February meeting

The next meeting of the Ethos Roundtable will be on Tuesday, February 20th, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at the Charles Hotel.

Shava Nerad, executive director of the Tor Project, will speak about how tools for online anonymity can facilitate civic engagement. This may seem counter-intuitive, but in settings where freedom of expression leaves the speaker open to reprisals, anonymity is a crucial safeguard.

We hope that you'll join us for Shava's fascinating presentation and for the discussion that will follow.

Wednesday

Thinking locally and acting globally with Ethan Zuckerman

We are very much obliged to Ethan Zuckerman for coming to the Ethos Roundtable to speak about Global Voices Online yesterday! Geeks and non-geeks alike were enthralled with the stories about the work that he and his colleagues do.

If you have follow-up comments, links, or suggestions that are inspired by GV, please feel free to post them here as blog comments.

If you'd like to join the GV team, the good news is that they are currently seeking to hire an advocacy director!

Sunday

Next steps for the Commonwealth Civic Roundtable

The Commonwealth Civic Roundtable's next meeting will be on January 26th, and the agenda is centered on prioritizing ideas for creating sustained civic engagement.

If you are interested, please send an email to John Schneider at jschneider (at) massinc (dot) org .

Thursday

Links recommended by Ethan Zuckerman of Global Voices Online

Ethan Zuckerman, co-founder of Global Voices Online, will be giving a presentation at the next meeting of the Ethos Roundtable, and has been kind enough to recommend some links for us to review:

We hope that you will feel free to comment here about these links or about the presentation. If you have ideas, recommendations for further reading, or suggestions about other resources, you are welcome to share them!

Now online: MassNonprofitNet.Org

The eagerly anticipated web site for the Massachusetts association for nonprofits is now online at MassNonprofitNet.Org!

It is now possible to go online to join as a founding member of the network, to review the network's timeline for future action, or find out about the network's "common agenda."

Monday

Sunlight, local politics, and information in the internet era

Last week, I was very flattered to receive an invitation from the Sunlight Foundation to participate in a working meeting about local politics and information in the internet era at the Berkman Center.

Nisha Thompson of the Sunlight Foundation emailed me to say:

Today the Internet provides access to candidate information which was unimaginable a decade ago, and yet citizens still have trouble finding the basic information they need concerning candidates in their districts. The problem is a result of data that is scattered or difficult to understand, and when a good resource does in fact exist, it cannot be found easily. Your work in making this knowledge accessible is exemplary, and we would like to take the time to discuss methods with others in the field.

Actually, I would say that my work in this area is hopelessly goofy and idealistic, rather than exemplary. Still, I do care very deeply about deepening civic engagement, promoting inclusiveness in discourse and decision-making, and using technology to increase knowledge in the public interest. In the last few years, I've greatly enjoyed belonging to and volunteering my time with the Commonwealth Civic Round Table, the civic engagement advisory group of the "What's Next?" seminar series, the "Hello Boston" campaign, and the Ethos Roundtable. However, I have to admit that while I'm all for supporting civic engagement by taking public information online, I'm not that much of an expert on local politics.

I'm ready to assist the Sunlight Foundation and others with internet strategies, if it means that we'll all be better informed and more deeply engaged in local politics, but I'm a little vague when it comes to having a platform or a slate of candidates to call my own. In this, I feel some kinship in to W.H. Auden, who apparently said, "We are here on earth to do good for others. What the others are here for I don’t know."

Saturday

Social bookmarking with the Ethos Roundtable

If you have web links that are relevant to the Ethos Roundtable's interests, it's easy to share them online by using Delicious.

If you've never used Delicious before, register for a free account first. Otherwise, go directly to login.
Post the link that you'd like to share with members of the Ethos Roundtable.
Type in the name of the link in the "description" field, and some brief notes about why it's of interest in the "notes" field.
Type in ethosroundtable in the "tags" field, and hit "save."

That's all it takes! The web link that you are sharing will (eventually) appear on this blog - in the right hand column, under the heading "From the Ethos Roundtable del.icio.us tagstream."

Thursday

Please save the date for our January meeting

The next meeting of the Ethos Roundtable will be on Tuesday, January 16th, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at the Charles Hotel.

Ethan Zuckerman, one of the co-founders of Global Voices Online, will discuss this facinating non-profit global citizens’ media project, sponsored by and launched from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law Schoo l.

Its motto is "The world is talking. Are you listening?"

I can't imagine an initiative more congruent with our interest in using technology to expand ethos and support positive social change.

Please join us!

Wednesday

The M. N. Adamov Memorial Fund: Bridging language, culture, governments, and (not so incidentally) the digital divide

The Ethos Roundtable is much obliged to Harris Sussman for yesterday's presentation on the work of the M. N. Adamov Memorial Fund.

The Adamov Fund's efforts to bring computers to blind university students in Saint Petersburg, Russia are especially intriguing.

If you have suggestions for the Adamov Fund or links to resources, please post them here as blog comments.

Sunday

What's it all about, Ethos Roundtable?

Here are some questions that I've been asked recently about the Ethos Roundtable, along with some answers:

Q: Is the Ethos Roundtable a nonprofit organization?
A: No, we are just an informal group.

Q: What do you do?
A: As a group, we meet once a month for discussions and presentations. As individuals, we are actively involved in a wide range of projects.

Q: How did your group form?
A: Four of us (Josh Shortlidge, Naava Frank, Anne Marie Bellavance, and Deborah Elizabeth Finn) had lunch together. We did some brainstorming about topics that interested us, and had such a positive experience that we decided to gather on a regular basis, and to invite others to join the conversation.

Q: What does "ethos" mean?
A: Please see the bottom of this web page for both a brief and an extended explanation.

Q: With what other organizations are you affiliated?
A: TechFoundation underwrites our meeting space, and our meetings are scheduled to complement Boston 501 Tech Club events. However, these arrangements are all very informal, so please don't assume that any official endorsement is involved.

Q: Can you give me money for a project?
A: We don't have an operating budget, let alone a grant program. Sorry about that.

Q: Can you help me with my computer or my web site?
A: As a group, we do not offer technology support services to individuals or organizations. Sorry about that.

Q: Can you give me advice about how to expand ethos or use technology for positive social change?
A: If you have a project in mind, and would like to solicit feedback by presenting it at an Ethos Roundtable meeting, we may be able to put you on the agenda. Please send us an email at ethos.roundtable (at) gmail (dot) com.

Saturday

Social capital "factoids" from the Saguaro Seminar

The Saguaro Seminar is headquartered at the Kennedy School of Government, right next door to the Ethos Roundtable's customary meeting place.

I was browsing through the seminar's web site, and came upon a page devoted to social capital "factoids." Here's a sample:

Joining one group cuts your odds of dying over the next year in half. Joining two groups cuts it by three quarters.

What a great excuse to join the Ethos Roundtable! Our next meeting is on December 19th. If you stick around and attend the Boston 501 Tech Club, which meets immediately after the Ethos Roundtable, you can easily boost your life expectancy in the next year by another 25%.

Wednesday

Links recommended by Harris Sussman of the M. N. Adamov Memorial Fund

Harris Sussman of the M.N. Adamov Memorial Fund will be making a presentation at the next meeting of the Ethos Roundtable, and has been kind enough to recommend some links for us to review:

Friday

Coming soon to the world wide web: MassNonprofitNet.Org

Odd but true: Unlike most states in the U.S., Massachusetts does not have an association for nonprofit professionals or the organizations that employ them.

The historical reasons for this are too complex for my mind to encompass, but my best guess is that the biggest obstacle is what has been called "a fractious and exclusionary civic culture."

Fortunately, things are changing. The Nonprofit Working Group (sometimes known as the Nonprofit Strategy Working Group) is making steady progress toward an association that will be known as the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. The Boston Foundation is providing substantial funding, Third Sector New England is providing fiscal sponsorship, and a whole host of local worthies are bringing their knowledge and influence to bear on this project.

Susan Nicholl has been brought on as the project manager, and I've had a few conversations with her about MassNonprofitNet.Org, the web site that is currently in development. Although a great web site is no substitute for a spirit of collaboration, I'm hoping that the new spirit that exists in Massachusetts can be supported by an online presence that makes use of Web2.0 (or NetSquared) tools. I also hope that if you have ideas you'll share them by emailing Susan at nonprofitstrategygroup (at) gmail (dot) com.

Wednesday

Please save the date for our December meeting

The next meeting of the Ethos Roundtable will be on Tuesday, December 19th, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at the Charles Hotel.

Harris Sussman of the M.N. Adamov Memorial Fund will discuss his organization's efforts to foster access to information and communication technologies among blind people in Russia.

The Ethos Roundtable is interested in accessibility, universal design, and using technology for positive social change, because we believe that they are congruent with our conversations about the expansion of ethos.

Please join us!

Monday

Another Roundtable Reconvenes

After a hiatus, Commonwealth Civic Roundtable is reconvening on December 8th! This is the group that brought you CivicSource, the free online civic calendar for Massachusetts.

The Civic Roundtable's goal is rebuild civic life in the 21st century by promoting more effective participation in community life and public affairs. The participants are working together to:

Create a leadership forum for the exchange of ideas and information about civic engagement,
Support new and existing programs that promote civic engagement, and,
Advance opportunities to expand civic participation and promote civic health.

Some of the organizations that participate in the Commonwealth Civic Roundtable are:

Some topics proposed for discussion and action at the December 8th meeting are:

What can be learned from the most recent election about efforts to improve civic life?
What practical steps can be taken to encourage people to "stay checked in?"
How can individudals stay engaged in the state policy process, and how can they be active in their local communities?
What can organizations and communities do to foster civic engagement and the building of bridges between diverse groups?

If you're interested in learning more about the Commonwealth Civic Roundtable, or in attending the upcoming meeting, please email John Schneider at jschneider (at) massinc (dot) org.

Sunday

Mission-Based Massachusetts: An email distribution list

Mission-Based Massachusetts is an email distribution list for people who care about nonprofit, philanthropic, educational, community-based, grassroots, socially responsible, and other mission-oriented organizations in the Bay State.

Announcements about meetings of the Ethos Roundtable are regularly posted to the MBM list.

It is a moderated, flame-free email distribution list that is open to anyone who is interested in the topic and willing to adhere to the basic principles of civil society.

The name of the group was chosen to encourage inclusion of persons from all sectors and demographic categories, rather than just nonprofit and philanthropic professionals.

If you'd like to browse recent messages, please go to t he MBM archive. If you'd like to see a map of group members' locations, please go to the MBM community map.

You are very welcome to join the list, and to invite others to join! Because it is an "opt-in" list, your email address will not be added unless you confirm that you wish to participate. To do that, just send a blank email to this address:

mission-based-massachusetts-SUBSCRIBE (at) yahoogroups (dot) com

You can also stay up to date on messages posted to the list through the MBM RSS feed.

Saturday

Ethos, social capital, civic engagement, caring, and connectedness: A few links

I return to these links again and again, as I work to understand the unique ethos of Massachusetts.

What links would you like to nominate for this blog's permanent collection? Please feel free to add your own, and to comment on these.

Welcome to the Ethos Roundtable

We are an informal group of people who are interested in 1) measuring and extending ethos, and 2) using technology for positive social change.

We meet on the third Tuesday of the month from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. All are welcome to join us.

Our meetings are scheduled to complement those of the Boston 501 Tech Club, which meets on the third Tuesday of the month from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The 501 Tech Club is a group of technology professionals who work with or for nonprofit organizations. All Ethos Roundtable attendees are welcome at Boston 501 Tech Club gatherings, and vice versa.

Special thanks are due to TechFoundation, which underwrites our meeting space.

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