Items tagged with "Youth"

In January 2009, after the Fall 2008 precipitous drop in the stock market and increasingly dire predictions for a constricting economy, it became clear that non-profits—especially smaller, arts organizations—would be hit hard by dramatic loses in philanthropic activities.  At Global Action Project, we felt the jolt of anxiety rippling throughout the non-profit sector and understood that circumstances needed a swift, proactive response. 

Our mission and core values charged us to do just that—and a new leadership structure, which we had recently implemented as a result of a new five-year planning process, allowed us to do so with full transparency.

There are a lot of new technologies which already affect news consumption and future business models. As a nerd, I'm excited by the new tech, particularly mobile, including new display systems and pervasive connectivity.

However, the tech is secondary, not nearly as important as repairing some current issues with trust and curation.

As a news media guy, I'm an amateur, relying on large part on people who really know the business. Frequent engagement in social media helps, and most importantly, 14 years in online customer service gives me a good feel for the ground truth and attitude online.

Reserve your spot in a Thursday evening dine-around or Friday afternoon tour online now before you arrive at the Conference in Boston.

The idea is as bold as it is simple to comprehend: include the digital and media arts in a government backed stimulus package that integrates national service, public digital infrastructure construction, capacity building for nonprofits, and innovative uses of the technological arts in public and community-based organizations.

Youth Media Reporter is a field-building initiative, primarily as an online newsletter for practitioners to share information across the field.

I don’t know if it was the conference, the city or the wonderful people I met, but I left Austin with the intention and hope that one day I would return. The NAMAC Conference was the first I attended in my life. I had no idea what to expect when I left Oakland. Both the conference and the humid heat were all new to me. But besides a few problems here and there, I’m glad the conference went the way it did.

NAMAC's Youth Media Initiative developed a questionnaire to collect information about youth media programs in the United States. Results of the first questionnaire are featured in a study published in A Closer Look 2003.

The Open Society Institute announces the launch of Youth Media Reporter, a web journal sponsored by the Open Society Institute’s Youth Initiatives program. Designed as a forum for stakeholders in the youth media field, Youth Media Reporter will discuss emerging ideas, trends, and practices, and will deepen and extend knowledge about the developing field.

A Closer Look 2003 showcases vibrant organizations nationwide that are developing successful new models, solving problems or meeting organizational challenges in new and innovative ways. Case studies demonstrate the many ways that youth media makes its mark, from community-based efforts in a shopping mall in Hawaii to distribution channels for youth productions in New York City.

First of all, what makes a partnership work depends on the people involved. For the Community TV Network (CTVN) and the Community Film Workshop of Chicago (CFWC) collaborating on two new projects provides a lesson in what worked for us.

Here is an abbreviated history of both organizations: the Community Film Workshop of Chicago has a 27-year history of training over 800 emerging and mid-career film makers. CFWC has provided film history and aesthetic instruction, equipment/facility access, exhibition, and media literacy and training in schools.