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Common Good Vermont: Mitigate Financial Risk with Wendelyn Duquette 03/18/2016

Boards and Executive Directors are tasked with overseeing transparent and accountable financial systems, but how effective are you at delegating these responsibilities? In this workshop, Wendelyn Duquette, QuickStart, shares best practices and an important checklist to help you to reduce your risks, manage your assets, and inspire confidence for your organization.

For more info visit: http://blog.commongoodvt.org/2016/02/get-more-effective-with-common-good-vermont-spring-2016-line-up/

Common Good Vermont: Make Data Work For You 03/15/2016

Michael Moser for the Vermont State Data Center speaks to the issue of data.

For more info visit: http://blog.commongoodvt.org/2016/02/get-more-effective-with-common-good-vermont-spring-2016-line-up/

Common Good Vermont: What's Going On with Nonprofit Workplaces 03/14/2016

Owen Milne of Red Thread helps nonprofits to make the most of their facilities. He briefs us on "What's Going on with Nonprofit Workplaces" and provides examples of innovative Vermont solutions.

For more info visit: http://blog.commongoodvt.org/2016/02/get-more-effective-with-common-good-vermont-spring-2016-line-up/

Common Good Vermont: The Internet of Things with Steve Shepard 02/05/2016

Steve Shepard, Vermont tech translator, will give an inspiring presentation on "The Internet of Things."

The Internet of Things, also known as the ‘Internet of Everything’ or ‘Machine-to-Machine Communications,’ is perhaps the single greatest technology change agent that we have seen in more than a decade. Already becoming universal, it is showing up in entertainment, healthcare, public safety, and a myriad of other functions. But its real value comes into play when it is combined with the other members of a technology family that together are changing the way we work, play, and live our lives. In this lunchtime presentation we will explore the Internet of Things and see why many are now calling it the 'Internet of Possibilities.’

It won’t take long for you to think about the implications of this important trend on your work and organization.

For more info visit: http://blog.commongoodvt.org/2016/01/dont-miss-the-future-the-internet-of-things-with-steve-shepard/

Media Maven: Beef It Up with Mobile Video 11/14/2013

Beef it Up with Mobile Video! will help you understand both the power of smart phone marketing and the ease of doing it yourself. LEARN by participating in this hands-on, interactive workshop at the site of your choice! Presenters: Meghan O'Rourke, Channel 17/Town Meeting Television - Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Common Good Vermont

Online videos currently capture 90% of all internet traffic. Email marketing campaigns are markedly more effective when mixed with video, as video helps to provide a much higher – 85% – “close rate”. Mobile videos have been proven to be the most effective form of learning by next generation (ngen) workers. According to recent statistics, an average 1-minute video equals 180,000 words. To learn more about mobile video, check out the following resource: http://www.slideshare.net/FreshDigitalGroup/the-power-of-mobile-video.

Special Thanks to
Brattleboro Community TV, CATV White River Junction, GNAT-TV Manchester, Middlebury Community TV, NORTHWEST ACCESS St. Albans, ORCA Media Montpelier, PEG-TV Rutland and UNITED WAY of Lamoille County Morrisville.

Media Maven: Storytelling with Data 10/10/2013

The October 2013 Media Maven looks at the brass tacks of telling your story with data. Using examples from some of the field's leading lights and boiling down the basics of effective data visualization we learn learn how to communicate complex information with simple, effective charts, graphs and infographics. The Storify presentation with web resources may be viewed here:

Media Maven: 7th Annual Media Maven Luncheon: A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Data Visualization for Nonprofits 09/21/2012

At the 7th Annual NPO Luncheon, CCTV and Common Good Vermont presented a lively panel to outline what it takes for your organization to become a data driven culture and use data visualization (Maps and Infographics) to tell your organization's story. Panelists include: Lauren-Glenn Davitian (on the data driven nonprofit), cartographer Bill Morris (on Burlington Neighborhoods Mapping Project), Leslie Pelch (Vermont Center for Geographic Information) and Peter Kriff (of SILK on Best Practices in Infographics). Complete links and Resources may be found here.

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!)

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Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!