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Co-hosted by Common Good Vermont and the Center for Media & Democracy and colleagues from partner organizations. These timely web casts, tv shows and lunches provide a solid overview of key issues and useful tools to help nonprofits expand online and off-line activities that support your mission. Media Maven Lunches are on the 3dThursday of most months and special Mavens take place throughout the year.

Programs in this Series

Format: 2012-05-25
Format: 2012-05-25
Finding Your Tree in the Web Forest: SEO for NPO's - 05/17/2012
t's a noisy World Wide Web, inhabited by busy people with limited time. How do you draw them to your web and social media real estate? And when they get there, does your audience find what they are looking for? How do you know? How do you make...
Developing Rich & Lasting Corporate Relationships - 04/19/2012
Julia Andrews of J Andrews Marketing discusses how to create rich and multi-faceted corporate partnerships at April's Media Maven Lunch and Webcast. Some corporate partnerships are pretty simple- the company writes a check in exchange for logo...
Freshen up Your Communications Plan for 2012 - 01/19/2012
Do you have a communications plan? If so, do you use it? Is there more you can do to increase your visibility and make a difference? Welcome 2012 with a boost for your marketing and outreach work with this 2012 first Media Maven: Freshen Up Your...
Redesign and Manage Your Online Fundraising Efforts - 11/17/2011
Learn effective tools on the web to fund your nonprofit, cause, or campaign. November's Media Maven Lunch will teach you to redesign and manage your online fundraising efforts with Jacob Colie of Stagecoach Digital.
Catch the Wave: The Latest in Nonprofit Technology - 03/24/2011
Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches. Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian, shares insights from the 2011 NTEN Conference in Washington, D.C.. Do you have a communications plan? If so, do you use it? Is there more you can do to increase your...
Refresh Your Communications Plan - 01/27/2011
Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches. Do you have a communications plan? If so, do you use it? Is there more you can do to increase your visibility and make a difference? Jump start your marketing and outreach work with this month...
Social Media Trends for 2011 - 12/09/2010
How can we keep up with the breathtaking changes in the social media world? We can't. But we can take a sharp look at what is coming around the corner and give ourselves some time to think about how new and promising tools fit into our nonprofit...
5th Annual Media Maven Luncheon: Leadership in the Connected Age, with Steve Shepard - 09/13/2010
Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches. No matter our mission, we know that effective nonprofit leaders must navigate this rapidly changing digital world. But are we equipped for the changes that affect all aspects of our organization...
Find your "Zag": Branding Fundamentals/ Brandthropology - 06/17/2010
Successful nonprofits are successful brands. The United Way, American Red Cross, and the Salvation Army for example are so well branded that just their very names bring up positive feelings and confidence within communities. Brandthropology's...
Digital Story Telling - 05/20/2010
Stories are a powerful tool for sharing your mission, vision and successes. Stories mobilize community involvement in your cause. Join veteran story tellers Charlie Nardozzi, Eva Sollberger and Sona Iyengar to learn the basics, develop your own...
Nonprofit Media Looks Ahead: NTEN Conference Report - 04/22/2010
CCTV travels to Atlanta for the 2010 NTEN Conference and brings you the full report on the latest in nonprofit technology and social media. Also, Anna Rosenblum Palmer of WinWin Apps presents her innovative new tool for nonprofits. Join us for the...
Accidental Techies: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know to Protect and Manage their IT Assets - 03/18/2010
This workshop is for those special members of the nonprofit and small busines team, who we rely on to answer our questions and make our "stuff" and systems work. These "accidental techies" are great problem solvers--but may lack the support they...
Social Networking + Advocacy = Social Mobilizing - 02/18/2010
 Vermont nonprofits exist to change a small or large part of the world condition. Whatever the cause, your members and clients are your greatest asset and people most likely to respond to your calls for action. At February's Media Maven event...
Tag it! Taming the Firehose with Tags, Filters & Aggregators - 01/21/2010
Our experience of the internet is accelerating at a rapid pace. The "stream" of emails, web hits, ad impressions, multi-media narratives and range of devices is a challenge for most of us to manage. In the next decade, it will be essential to filter...
Mapping for Nonprofits: Advancing Your Mission with Maps (GIS Tools) - 12/10/2009
Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year.  Nonprofit and community organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools to mobilize supporters and...