Here at Allyte, we’re big supporters of local churches and non-profit organizations. This month, Allyte is giving away a website (through our new product, called Speak) and 1 year of hosting to one church or non-profit organization. Winner to be announced September 17, 2011.

Do you know a church or non-profit that could use a website facelift? Enter them in the giveaway here!

When Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee was ready to upgrade their website, they wanted something that was visually attractive and easy to manage from anywhere. Allyte recommended a Joomla 1.5 CMS and left the design choice in their hands. In the end, the team chose a RocketTheme design because of its visual impact and feature set. Take a look at the final product below.

SequoyahChurch.org

There is no shortage of online meeting spaces these days. Everyone from Skype to Microsoft Google offers a way to have a face-to-face or screen to screen meeting online. I wrote about one of these online meeting space companies in an earlier post.

One of my favorite services, LogMeIn, has joined the fray with Join.me.

Join.me has a snazzy little website that is dead simple to use, as long as you’re on a Windows-based computer. The function is similar to that of LogMeIn123.com or ZohoAssist.com. The host computer downloads a file to setup the session, then the client enters a 9-digit code into the site to connect. The next time you have occasion for an online meeting, check out Join.me for a simple, free online meeting space.

The convergence of technology, media in particular, is effecting the way people worldwide do business, socialize, gather information, make connections, and draw conclusions.

Watch this video, then ask yourself: How do I use these tools connect with those around me?

Description from YouTube:

This is another official update to the original “Shift Happens” video. This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist. For more information, or to join the conversation, please visithttp://mediaconvergence.economist.com and http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com.

Credits:

Content by XPLANE, The Economist, Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod and Laura Bestler. Music by DoKashiteru, “Home Tonight.” Design and development by XPLANE, http://www.xplane.com.You can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/xplane

This week is All Church Camp in rural Helena, Arkansas. On the agenda this week is teaching a group of 12 teens how to develop a website using WordPress. A few pictures have been posted on Twitter – via @robmcbryde and @brandon_moore.

Here are the websites they’ve been building:

Home Away From Home Bed & Breakfast

JLST’s Bar & Grill

JJ’TD Jewelry

Beth’s Blog is one of the more popular resources for non-profits and socially-conscious organizations. The blog offers practical information and real-life stories about using social media for social change Beth Kanter, the author of the blog, is the CEO of Zoetica, a communication organization intent on “Connecting Organizations with their Networks”.

If you’re responsible for social media in a non-profit or socially-conscious organization, Beth’s Blog is worth adding to your feed reader or checking in on a regular basis.

Read Beth’s Blog here.