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All About NTEN in 5 Minutes
Last week, I was fortunate enough to present a session on social media with Marnie Webb of TechSoup Global, Laura Norvig of ETR Associates, Matt Sharp from the Packard Foundation, and Matt Dunne at Google. I think it's fair to say that we rocked!
While there, I was interviewed for the live stream of the event, which was run by Business Boomer:
Lights, Camera, VOLUNTEER!
I'm in sunny San Francisco for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service this week. It's one of those events I'm delighted to speak at because volunteers are at the center of social change: It's the folks who pick up paintbrushes, organize community meetings, and meet with their elected officials who make so much good stuff happen.
The last few administrations have begun their terms by issuing calls to service, but it's never felt more real than now. Obama's call for service is being met with enthusiasm and engagement like I've never seen. I think they're doing a bang-up job of using media to drive the message home, leveraging media outlets from the TV networks to YouTube.
In fact, leveraging media is something many nonprofits need help with. The costs of video production and distribution are so low at this point, every nonprofit could become its own media channel -- if it knew how.
That's where you come in.
If you have a video camera and some know how, YouTube and the administration want you to become a Video Volunteer: