Are you a 2010 Volunteer?

Check out this cool session from our friends at Greenlights: Are you ready for the new volunteer? The new volunteer is innovative, creative, multi-generational, has a strong cultural identity and is ready to lead and serve. Understanding volunteer trends, communities of color, culture & community engagement are essential to any organization. A multi-cultural approach to community engagement is a process of building community, relationships, & trust with multi-cultural communities.

Multi-Cultural Engagement utilizes authentic engagement strategies that create advocates for people, neighborhoods, nonprofits & issues within communities. It is an inclusive, innovative & culturally relevant approach that informs, educates, engages & strengthens communities.

Whether you’re looking to engage the new volunteer (project-based to skill-based), board members, or develop relationships with multi-cultural communities, this session will provide the tools you need to get started.

You can register online at http://greenlights.force.com/ or email macalikj@greenlights.org.

Date: 2/2/2010

Time: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Greenlights Offices

Fee: $50.00 Greenlights Members ($90.00 Non-members)

Presenter: Armando Rayo, Director of Community Engagement, Hands On Central Texas

Announcing Video Camp Austin!

VideoCamp Austin is a FREE one day ad-hoc gathering of video, public relations, new media, and marketing professionals born from the desire for people to learn about best practices in online video production and distribution in an open environment.

It is an collaborative event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event.

How To Participate

Share What You Know

Whether you’re a seasoned video producer, search engine marketer or are just learning about YouTube, come out and share what you know, learn new skills, and network with other like-minded professionals.

We invite you to come share and learn about:

• Best Practices in Online Video
• Public Relations and Video
  
• Shooting for online video
• Vlogging
• Lighting tips and tricks
• Choosing the right audio equipment
• Video SEO
• Non-Linear editing and compression
• Video for non-profits
• Seeding video and distribution
• And whatever else you can dream up

Register Now

Space is limited, but we’d really like to see you there. Go ahead and sign up now and share your skills with the world.

***SOME HELP****

One of the very smart people behind Video Camp Austin needs your help. Talmadge Boyd has fallen ill in the last month and has racked up some massive health related costs. Click below to help him out and keep him your thoughts.

http://friendsoftal.chipin.com/tals-health-bills

The Red Cross spreads the Story

These photos are heartbreaking and amazing all at once. I know that The Red Cross has some things easy compared to the rest of us. And some things that hamper them that a lot of us don’t even have to worry about. However something they hit home run after home run with is their usage of Social Media. Watch the photos below hosted on Flickr and notice the mix of UGC and Professional shots….

Looking for Help! Run/Walk/Ride Training Video

Hey Gang,
I need some help for a Lights.Camera.Help. presentation I am doing in March. I am looking for a non profit training video. There are plenty of fundraising, feel good PSA’s out there, but what I am looking for is a training video that helps people get ready for the Non Profits event.

That could be cycling, running or even swimming. Know something that matches? Leave it in the comments below.