If I had my way, live theater and dance would be programmed throughout the day and night, all week long, just like the movies. Augusto Soledade did his part to make my dream come true by scheduling a Brazz Dance Theater performance at 2:30 last Saturday afternoon at the Area Stage Theater in Coral Gables […]
Article · March 1, 2010 by Robertson.Adams
BREAKOUT REPORT Session 1: March 1, 2010 Facilitator: Dirk Beveridge, president, 4thGeneration Systems Scribe: Larry Meyer, Meyer Communications In this session community foundations (CFs) will learn from the world of sales how to build their donor bases. Dirk is a sales marketing consultant and author. He started two nonprofits and works with the community foundation in Barrington, Ill. […]
Article · March 1, 2010 by Robertson.Adams
Mapping Your Community’s News Ecosystem – Day 1 BREAKOUT REPORT Session One: March 1, 2010 Facilitator: Esther Thorson, Missouri School of Journalism Scribe: Megan Brownell, Arizona Foundation Indexing communication needs in your local community means defining the variables you need to look at in order to understand needs and begin the mapping process. Many scholarly assessments exist […]
Article · March 1, 2010 by Robertson.Adams
News Literacy, Media Literacy, Digital Literacy, Civic Literacy – Day 1 BREAKOUT REPORT Session One: March 1, 2010 Facilitator: Diana Mitsu Klos, American Society of News Editors Scribe: Susan Knudten, Rose Community Foundation This conversation is about literacy, not in a language sense, but in a news sense. How do I know what to believe? What do I […]
Article · March 1, 2010 by Robertson.Adams
BREAKOUT REPORTS Session One: March 1, 2010 Facilitator: Carolyn Lukensmeyer, AmericaSpeaks Scribe: Nancy Jones, Community Foundation of Broward County How do you move from information to action? The group defined for itself what it wanted to accomplish out of the session. Each of the small groups reported back the following: We need to define the importance of […]
Article · March 1, 2010 by Robertson.Adams
BREAKOUT REPORT Session 1: March 1, 2010 Facilitator: Jerry Wareham, President and CEO WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN Ideastream Scribe: Carolyn Torgersen, VP for Communications, Community Foundation for the Lowcountry The group was asked the question – what institutions in your community are already information providers? A sampling of responses: Local media, newspaper, public radio Colleges and universities […]
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Citizen and Volunteer Journalism – Day 1 BREAKOUT REPORT Session One: March 1, 2010 Facilitator: Susan Mernit, Consultant/Entrepreneur, founder Oakland Local Scribe: Roberta King, Grand Rapids Foundation Nontraditional and grassroots organizations and individuals are filling the information gap. Many people are turning to social media (Twitter) for breaking news and to find links to follow. Twitter […]
Article · March 1, 2010 by Robertson.Adams
BREAKOUT REPORT Session 1: March 1, 2010 Facilitator: Anders Gyllenhaal, Executive Editor, The Miami Herald Scribe: LuAnn Lovlin, The Winnipeg Foundation How do mainstream media work with all the new technologies and start-ups emerging, and how can foundations fit in, in a big way? Forces have to work together more effectively. Both traditional media and new start-ups […]
Article · March 1, 2010 by Robertson.Adams
BREAKOUT REPORT Session 1: March 1, 2010 Facilitator: Kim Marcille Romaner, Founder, Possibilities, Inc. Scribe: Heidi Williamson, VP Communications, Berks County Community Foundation, Reading, PA Kim Marcille Romaner is working with the Miami Dade Broadband Coalition to close the digital divide in the county and to improve broadband access in public anchor institutions like libraries. […]
Article · March 1, 2010 by Robertson.Adams
Challenge Documentary Debuts This Month on WPBT MIAMI (Feb. 19, 2010) The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is now accepting applications for the Knight Arts Challenge, a community-wide contest that aims to bring South Florida together through the arts. Have a big idea for the local cultural scene? Submit it through March 15 […]
Article · February 19, 2010 by Robertson.Adams