May 19, 2010 0

Story Power @ Making Media Connections

STORY POWER (Wednesday, June 9- 9AM to 4PM)

“Thank you for offering this workshop! It’s something of an “advanced” course for those of us who are familiar with the techniques of media outreach, etc. but want to strengthen our story gathering, writing and speaking skills. Thanks again!” – Jane Lawicki, Rotary International

The most important tool you can have as a communicator is the power to captivate potential audiences with your organization’s story. Learn how to make your story not just another spiel about your organization but rather a powerful tool to captivate the media, potential funders and future members. Powerful storytelling is a necessity whether you are pitching to traditional or  online media.

Story Power is back by popular demand and taught by award-winning storyteller Susan O’Halloran.  Susan will empower you with the ability to captivate audiences and move them to action. Register Today! Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 23, 2010 0

Did you get your early bird discount?

Making Media Connections is right around the corner and we want to make sure you take advantage of our EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT. Register before April 30 and get 20% off registration and be entered to win your very own FLIP CAM. Sign Up Today! This year our annual conference highlights how nonprofits tell their stories and develop communications strategies in a digital age.

JOIN US! Making Media Connections annual conference “Storytelling and Strategy in the Digital Age” June 9 and 10, 2010  
Columbia College Chicago, Film Row Cinema 1104 S. Wabash, 8th Floor www.communitymediaworkshop.og/mmc2010

For more information on the various panels and workshops, and to register for the Making Media Connections, go to www.bit.ly/mmc2010 or call 312-369-6400. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 13, 2010 0

Website Design, Content and Usability

Website Design, Content and Usability – NEW
9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, April 29
With: Emily Lonigro, LimeRed Studio
$95, REGISTER
Ever wonder what makes a killer Website? Or how some sites make sense right away, while others over think or miss the mark completely? What’s the connection among online beauty, brains and brawn? This session will offer quick (and not so quick) fixes to get your site looking and behaving better and more for anyone who has to maintain, redo, or create a nonprofit Website.

emily_headEmily Lonigro is a branding and web design specialist who combines insightful marketing strategy with distinctive design execution. Before co-founding The Web Farm with Keidra Chaney, she started LimeRed Studio in 2004 to help small businesses and nonprofits enhance their marketing collateral with stellar design.

Upcoming Events & Training

More information and a listing of all upcoming training

RSS Nonprofit Communicator

  • Tracking online news traffic and other NEW News updates September 8, 2010
    It’s been a month since we released the second annual NEW News report, and we’d like to thank everyone for the feedback and responses we’ve received. It was our goal to send the initial survey to as many of Chicago’s online news providers as we could find, but unfortunately, we missed a few. Marina City Online [...] […]

RSS Newstips by Curtis Black

  • Grading Daley on community issues September 8, 2010
    A coalition of community and civil rights groups recently looked at issues ranging from crime to transportation and gave the city an overall grade of D. […]

RSS Chicago is the World

  • Ethnic News Election Briefing September 3, 2010
    Ten Questions You Should Ask Before Doing Any Election Reporting You want to focus on the election issues critical for black and immigrant communities, here’s good resource. Come to our ethnic news media election briefing on Friday, Oct. 1. Experts will offer details and up to date insights on issues critical to the Chicago area’s [...] […]

RSS Community, Media & You

  • Carol Marin December 15, 2009
     Studs Terkel’s community-driven stories and natural ability to give a voice to us all, no matter what side of the tracks we lived on, made him one of Chicago’s most iconic journalists. An eclectic disk jockey he was, as any listener to his weekday morning program on WFMT could attest. A man of many hats, [...] […]

RSS City Voices Podcast Archives

  • Fighting Chicago’s Asthma Problem June 17, 2009
    Recorded May, 2009 Children in Chicago’s North Lawndale community are at a higher risk of getting asthma. According to the Sinai Urban Health Institute, one in four children in that neighborhood have asthma. That’s almost double city-wide and national averages.So what is it about North Lawndale that puts children at an increased risk? Who – [...] […]

RSS Chicago is the World Radio

  • The Inveterate Hybrid: Dave Wakeling of the English Beat August 9, 2010
    We had the chance to talk with Dave Wakeling of the English Beat – or the Beat, as they’re known outside of the United States. He told us about how their particular form of 2 tone ska came about in London during the late 70’s, creating what would become the second wave of ska music. [...] […]

Programming at Chicago Public Media’s Chicago Amplified


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