Webinars, Videos, and More...
On a regular basis, the Communications Network features video interviews and webinars with people inside foundations and those on the outside (looking in) about what works in foundation communications, how to be more effective, and trends and other developments worth noting.
Just Seeing Is Not the Same As Engagement (VIDEO)
Guest Post: Susan Herr, PhilanthroMedia
One of the things that those of us who use social media most appreciate is its capacity to track how people are engaging with ideas and causes we are advancing. But according to Lisa Witter, Chief Change Officer at Fenton, engaging with content goes beyond just seeing something that’s been posted or published online.
Why Bad Video Happens to Good Causes (VIDEO)
Video is everywhere. Collectively, we upload 48 hours of video to YouTube every minute. Nonprofits and foundations upload hours of video to their websites, Twitter accounts and Facebook pages. It seems like every good cause in the world is either using video or panicking because they haven’t started yet and feel like they’re falling behind.
The More Things Change, The More They Change (VIDEO)
Guest Post: Susan Herr, PhilanthroMedia
As dean of the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, Dr. Earnest J. Wilson III is on the front line of changes wrought by the digital revolution. That’s why The Communications Network tapped his expertise three years ago for its report: “Come On In. The Water’s Fine. An Exploration of Web 2.0 Technology and Its Emerging Impact on Foundation Communications.”
We Fail (Even More) When We Fail To Talk About Failure (VIDEO)
I first heard Grant Oliphant admonish foundations for not being willing to talk openly — and routinely — about failure (and without shame or embarrassment) at a Communications Network conference in Miami in 2007. Back then, he laid out a 10-point prescription for overcoming reluctance, or plain unwillingness, of foundations to admit that not everything works as they planned.
Creating a Video Annual Report: What the CEO Learned (VIDEO)
(The following post originally appeared on Transparency Talk, the Foundation Center’s Glass Pockets blog.)
Guest Post: Cedric Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Mitchell Kapor Foundation
As much as I hate to admit it, I rarely spend more than 30 seconds looking at annual reports. I’m usually attracted to the paper, design, or lead stories, but don’t really delve into the sometimes-substantial reading required to make it through one of these tomes. And who has time? I’m not sure if there’s a general trend toward simplification of such publications, but that’s what I had in mind in late 2010 when starting to consider a format for the Kapor Foundation’s first annual report.
