Posted on April 30, 2008 by 40brown
Due to the unprecedented nature of the 2008 election, communities of color are being actively sought after and their role and influence scrutinized by the media and political pundits. In an effort to add depth to the national conversation about the important role these communities are playing and will continue to play in ‘08 and [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2008 by 40brown
I’m attending a lecture today given by DeeDee Halleck, an expert in public access television programing and the use of communications in grassroots development.
You can follow along here.
Filed under: Communications, International Development, advocacy | Tagged: advocacy, Communications, grassroots, media, public access, tv, video | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 27, 2008 by 40brown
I came across this while doing some research for work.
What a fun way to show how media and our relationship with it is changing! This is specifically about advertising, but nonprofits should pay attention, too, since their outreach methods need to change as well.
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Posted on March 24, 2008 by 40brown
What do Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama and Oscar Morales of northern Colombia have in common?
They all use FaceBook (with varying success) to call people to action. But Morales has had far greater success than either of the Democratic candidates.
Earlier this year, Morales created the FaceBook group, One Million Voices Against the FARC and used [...]
Filed under: Communications, Human Rights, advocacy, networks, social media | Tagged: advocacy, Colombia, Communications & Development, FaceBook, FARC, Human Rights, interactive advocacy, internet, media, network, networking, networks, Online Advocacy, Online social networking, SNP, social media, Social networks, web 2.0 | 2 Comments »
