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Vermont Council on World Affairs: Burlington/Yaroslavl Sister Cities Exchange 12/10/2010

Burlington, Vermont and Yaroslavl, Russia are sister cities. Eli Harrington, Program Director with the Vermont Council on World Affairs speaks with Howard Seaver, Burlington-Yaroslvl Sister Cities Committee, and 2 delegates from Yaroslavl, Mr. Andrey Likhachev, Deputy, Yaroslavl City Council and Mr. Nikolay Zolotnikov, Administration Head, Nekrasovsky Municipal District, on the history and value of the Sister Cities Program.

Media Maven: 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/ small business communications strategy.

Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches.

Governor Jim Douglas: CCTV Farewell Conversation with Governor Jim Douglas 11/16/2010

Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with outgoing Governor Jim Douglas on his public service legacy and future plans.

Lake Champlain Chamber: 100 Years of Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce - Walt Levering, Founder, Windjammer 10/27/2010

As part of Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce Centennial celebration, three of the areas prominent business leaders (Mary Powell, Rita Markley and Walt Levering) share their stories and appreciation of LCRCC.

Lake Champlain Chamber: 100 Years of Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce - Mary Powell, Green Mountain Power 10/27/2010

Lake Champlain Chamber: 100 Years of Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce - Rita Markley, COTS 10/25/2010

Puppets' Choice Awards 09/28/2010

Deb Lyons, Executive Director of Puppets in Education hosts the 10th Annual Puppets' Choice Awards. Program includes a live auction, a presentation by Puppets in Education and the awards presentation by Ginny McGehee of AM 1230 WJOY.

Media Maven: 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–operations, development and marketing?

Watch the full September 13, 2010 program of our Fifth Annual Media Maven Luncheon as Steve Shepard (internationally renown futurist and technology translator) sheds light on the key ingredients for leadership in this “connected age”.

Andrea Learned, co-author of Don’t Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy – and How to Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market (AMACOM, 2004), will give some marketing tips. Andrea is an internationally respected gender marketing expert, speaker and writer. While she focuses on women as the leading indicators of consumer behavior, she also emphasizes that 21st Century men are starting to travel similar buying paths. Andrea believes that storytelling and cause marketing are key ways to present a brand’s facts and attributes to today’s consumer – no gender about it. Andrea contributes to a wide range of publications/blogs, including HuffingtonPost.com, MPDailyfix.com, TomPeters.com, Women-omics.com, and LearnedOnWomen.com - where she presents her most current analysis of consumer/cultural shifts and marketing best practices. She presents regularly to global business audiences, and her opinions have been cited in publications from Adweek to the Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. Andrea has a B.A from the University of Michigan, and resides in Burlington, Vermont. Find her at: http://learnedonwomen.com , or on Twitter: @AndreaLearned. Join us for 90 minutes of stimulating talk and a good lunch (for only 5 bucks). Maybe you'll think-- "we should become members of CCTV!" (We'd love that!)

Local Matters: Minor League Baseball in Burlington - Part 2 09/09/2010

Vermont Lake Monsters are the current Minor League Team playing in Burlington. Field and stadium conditions don't meet League standards. Vice President of the Lake Monsters Kyle Bostwick, long time citizen and business supporter Skip Farrell, and citizen supporter Tom Simon join in the conversation on the future of baseball in Burlington with Burlington Free Press reporter Mike Donahue.

Artful Word: Old North End Historical Walk 08/21/2010

Community producer James Gero's video on Burlington Old North End historical walk led by Patricia Araujo and one of the many historical events sponsored by Preservation Burlington.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!