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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation and Impact: Reflecting on Our Journey

The MatrixFiles

I say “officially” because May 1 is the date on our incorporation papers, but the real date is April 22, when I opened up shop in shared office space in Georgetown, Washington, DC. Although I love to take photos and videos, I’m not actually one to spend a lot of time looking back.

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New on SSIR: Can Giving Days Strengthen Your Community?

Amy Sample Ward

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. don’t embark on fundraising without a plan for using the funds, we can’t adopt a new fundraising approach without proper training.

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Build Your Storymaking Skills with Free Events and Webinars

Tech Soup

Topics include the latest storytelling tools, fundraising strategies, and a video 101 seminar. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Video and Photography 101. Washington, DC: Workshop: Crafting Powerful Stories. Mukono, Uganda: How to Create a Simple Video Story to Advocate for a Community Concern. Thursday, March 31. Friday, April 1.

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How To Put Social Fundraising On Steroids: Community Giving Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The report analyzes the results of the Give to the Max Day in Greater Washington, DC. The event had three components: A contest that stimulated gifts from individuals and encouraged nonprofits to give attention to acquiring new donors or re-engage lapsed donors.

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David Tames's Excellent Video of the Production Values Discussion

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

David Tames is a filmmaker, podcaster, media technologist, strategist, and designer who has worked as a producer, director, editor, or cinematographer on numerous film, video, web, and multimedia projects. He not only facilitated a discussion at the Sunday Boston Media Makers meeting , but he was also shooting video and recording it.

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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video. Steve did a content delivery presentation right before and then brought me in via audio as a “cameo appearance.&# We didn’t have enough bandwidth for video, so he projected my photo.

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08NTC Day of Service: Wireless Network Installation and Training at the Community Center of St. Bernard

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Bernard , and video blogging workshop for local nonprofits led by Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson. Chris Parandian wrote up his reflections on his blog and used N95 to grab the video clip above. Here in DC, we get caught up in many debates that really don???t Changing Civic Engagement One Video Blog Post A Time.

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