Sep 9, 2011 0
Join us! Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Long-time Workshop Board Member Mike Roach, a Senior VP at Weber Shandwick, will be bartending at Prairie Fire on Sept. 14 to raise money for the Workshop. Join us for this fun event. Your tips will benefit the Workshop and help us put on communications trainings for nonprofits throughout the year.
Feb 16, 2011 0
Community Media Workshop’s new media manager Demetrio Maguigad and his small corps of bright young interns can take a well-deserved bow – and perhaps start catching up on their sleep – with the release of the online version of Getting On The Air, Online & Into Print.
The online version of the classic guide to Chicago and Midwest news media provides detailed contact info for reporters, editors, and producers at nearly a thousand outlets, continuously updated, and allows subscribers to create their own targeted media lists.
It’s got much greater detail than national media databases, and it’s available at a fraction of the cost, with discounts for nonprofits (and a 50 percent discount for 2011 Media Guide subscribers) and day passes available. A free “test drive” is also offered.
It’s unique – no other city has anything like this, Demetrio points out.
More housekeeping – A reminder, proposals for the Local Reporting Initiative are due this Monday, February 21.
Freelancers, nonprofits, and others interesting in helping to broaden coverage of the South and West Sides are invited to submit proposals (more information is here).
It’s part of the Community News Matters program of the Chicago Community Trust, with Community Media Workshop and the Chicago Reporter assisting with administration — and Thom Clark at the Workshop and Alden Loury at the Reporter are available to answer questions.
Feb 18, 2010 0
Take Social Media to the Next Level
9 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 4
218 S. Wabash – Rm 806
You have the Facebook page, you’re on Twitter, and you’re dabbling with many other social media platforms. Now, learn to use the tools to the max to tell your organization’s stories better and faster than you thought possible.
In this training you will learn how to:
• Assess which social media tools are right for your organization and strategy
• Craft a brand message to move online audiences to action
• Connect social media to existing/traditional advertising and communications
• Coordinate social media tools so your blog, Facebook page, Twitter feed, etc. present the same message
Adam Thurman has used social media and other strategies to help Court Theatre achieve some of the highest grossing productions in their more than 50-year history. He recommends this workshop for leaders who can make strategic decisions about your social media and overall policies.
About Adam Thurman
Adam is president of Mission Paradox, a consulting firm that focuses on marketing and branding issues. As part of Mission Paradox he has led presentations and workshops for Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Civic Knowledge Project and the Arts and Business Council.
He is also director of marketing and communications at Court Theatre, one of the largest nonprofit theatres in Chicago. During his tenure as director of marketing the theatre has had some of the highest grossing productions in their more than 50-year history.
Adam is a former board member of the League of Chicago Theatres and has served on the Illinois Arts Council’s Advisory Panel. He has been recognized as an Emerging Leader by Americans For the Arts and the Theatre Communication Group. He has also been featured in Time Out Chicago, the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Artist Resource.
Nov 11, 2009 1
Please join the Board & staff of the Community Media Workshop for an open house in our new office marking our continued 15-year partnership with Columbia College Chicago. Friday December 11, 2009 at 218 S Wabash, 7th floor from 2 to 6 pm. RSVP to maggie@newstips.org
Oct 27, 2009 0
Monday, November 2: 9AM to 11AM – FREE WORKSHOP
218 S. Wabash- Rm 919
The event is FREE but registration required
http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1253&EID=5167
Learn to incorporate the 2010 Getting On Air, Online and Into Print media guide in building your communications plan. You will also learn how to use the digital version of the media guide from installation to basic and advance media searches along with other tips and tricks to maximize your usage of this tool.
Trainer Demetrio Maguigad is New Media Manager at Community Media Workshop, where he leads on producing Getting on the Air, Online & into Print and on all things new media. Previously he was Educational Director for Video Machete and a Communications Specialist for American Friends Service Committee in Chicago. He has presented his work at various institutions and conferences including the Midwest Social Forum (Milwaukee), Making Media Connections (Chicago & Detroit), Contested Spaces at University of Chicago, Grant Makers in the Arts for the Open Society Institute, the Museum of Television & Radio (New York), and AOL-Time Warner Foundation among others.
Oct 13, 2009 0
Community Media Workshop & Radio Arte 90.5 FM Present:
Nuestros Medios
A Latino Media Meet & Greet
3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17
Hosted by National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th Street
Chicago, IL 60608
Hear from representatives of Latino media outlets as they address the challenges they face in covering their communities and highlight the opportunities that exist to improve coverage in today’s changing media landscape. Nonprofits serving the Latino community will have an opportunity to participate in a Q&A and connect with one another.
Panelists Include:
FREE but please RSVP!
cosponsored by RadioArte
Download the NuestroMediosflyer for the event here.
Oct 7, 2009 0
Thursday, Dec. 3 with Nonprofit Alliance in Battle Creek, Mich.
Online communications might feel like just more to do, but in reality, Web 2.0 tools can streamline and ease your workload and help you get more done!
During the morning you will review elements of communications strategy and learn how they translate to the Web, including:
The afternoon will shift to a more advanced social media workshop, as participants learn to:
Demetrio Maguigad, new media manager at Community Media Workshop, will lead this session.
Cost is $45/NPA Member, $65/Non-member. Learn more and register by visiting the web site of Battle Creek-based Nonprofit Alliance or call them at 269-565-2190.
Download a flyer about the event.
Sep 29, 2009 0
Devices that let you record and communicate with the public can help a nonprofit chronicle events that matter, network with each other, and expand their brands.
by Elsa Wenzel
Originally published in the 2009 Getting on the Air, Online & into Print Media Guide
As tools to record the world’s sights and sounds drop in price,more people have the power in their pockets to show and tell intimate stories with a global audience.
Writer Howard Rheingold describes this as the “little brother” trend. In other words, unlike with fears of “Big Brother” surveilling and controlling the common folk from on high, people on the street can watch the watchers, and each other. The Smart Mobs blog is named after his book describing how digital tools are creating a social revolution.
http://www.smartmobs.com/
For better or worse, human rights abuses at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, for example, would never have become public without military members using their own, small cameras. Read the rest of this entry »
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