Inspired by the increased influence of socially conscious programs and events comes the first SocialChangeCamp, an all-day BarCamp style event scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2009 at NYU’s Woolworth Building campus at 15 Barclay Street near Broadway.

Modeled after user-generated conferences like BarCamp, SocialChangeCamp NYC will act as a resource for forward-thinking public interest organizations seeking new ways to leverage technology.

Through a series of sessions and discussions, NYC’s best and brightest social media and technology professionals will show non-profits, charities, museums, schools, corporate social responsibility teams, NGOs and other socially conscious organizations how to reach out to their communities in inspired and meaningful ways.  The day’s agenda includes sessions addressing volunteer recruitment, online community building, grassroots organizing, donor cultivation and fundraising and facilitating effective advocacy.

At the event, attendees will be encouraged to be presenters and there’s no set schedule of speakers, allowing for maximum flexibility in deciding topics and conversations that will be presented.

SocialChangeCamp is a partnership between Social Media for Social Change (SM4SC), Grassroots.org and the Grassroots Web Meetup.  The event is made possible by the generous donation of space by New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and by donations from Bite Communications, DonorsChoose.org, Eventbrite, HUGE and PolyPrint Design.

Tickets are available online at http://socialchangecamp.eventbrite.com and are just $10.  Student tickets are available for $7 with valid, current ID.  A limited number of tickets are available free to the NYU community by emailing scps.marketing.pr@nyu.edu.

For more information, visit http://ny.socialchangecamp.com.