CAN-TV21 Documents the "Learning Through Media Arts" panel at the 2007 Media Summit. Pictured from left to right: Joanne Archibald of BeyondMedia, Michael Rodriguez & Michael Reyes of the Puerto Rican Community Center, Erin Barnard of Video Machete & CAN-TV21 staff videographer.

Going Hollywood?
“You don’t have to be a video producer to get a short piece about your agency,” says trainer Margaret Caples. “Hollywood may not necessarily be what we’re talking about, but video is one of the best ways and still one of the least-used ways to go about fundraising and awareness raising.”

Learn the basics to make a video the cheap & easy way. This workshop will focus on pre-production methods to help you design a video project that will frame your organization’s story.

Register: Telling Your Story with Video
9 a.m. to noon, Friday Nov. 16
Register: Story Power
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29
View all upcoming workshops

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2008 Media Guide Is Better Than Ever: See For Yourself!

As we continue to get awesome feedback about the latest print edition of “Getting On the Air…” we want to convince those of you who have not re-subscribed of how great a product it is! Check out some of the sample pages we have available online and order your copy here.

As for those of you who are wondering where your CD-Roms are, we will be shipping your CDs early next week.

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People to Pitch

Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Metro Section Reporter - Chicago Tribune
“The most interesting stories are about immigration and asylum,” said Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, reporter for the Metro section of the Chicago Tribune. “Or anything that shows a window into what’s wrong with the immigration system.” Ahmed-Ullah has worked for the Trib for the past 8 years and currently covers the city’s neighborhoods, ethnic communities and the Chicago Park District. She also likes arts and culture related stories within the neighborhoods and ethnic communities. When it comes to the park district, she looks for trends affecting the parks or the environment. She does not cover Olympics-related stories. Nonprofits can pitch Noreen at nahmed@tribune.com.

Find more "People to Pitch" in our 2008 Getting on Air and Into Print media guide. Get it here

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Newstips
by Curtis Black, newstips editor

Finding Food in Englewood
Last year Jean Carter Hill told Newstips about an informal survey of food availability in Englewood that she conducted with a group of young people.

“We took the kids to the neighborhood stores looking for vegetables,” Hill said. Read More

Subscribe to the new Newstips v2.0 Blog
Recent Posts:
Police claims merit scrutiny
City’s Climate Agenda Previewed
Infant Mortality - Black-White Gap Widens
Do you have a newstip? Contact Curtis Black.
curtis@newstips.org | phone: 312-344-6400 | fax: 312-344-6404

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Realizing the importance of maintaining family relationships while parents serve time behind bars, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois created the Connections program transporting children of the incarcerated to their mothers. Hear ex-offender Joyce McClellan’s success story and learn more about LSSI from Ranjana Bhargava. “Connections: Bringing Children of the Incarcerated to their Parents” will air on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m.

Hear the history of Chicago’s mass transit problems and sustainable ways the city can resolve this issue from local expert, Jacky Grimshaw. Jacky is the Vice President of Transportation from the Center for Neighborhood Technology and was also Harold Washington’s chief of Intergovernmental Affairs. Watch “Sustainable Solutions to Chicago’s Transit Crisis” on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. 

You can also view/listen to the shows on-line anytime at http://communitymediaworkshop.org via video and podcast.

Interested in being on TV or on the radio? Pitch Jessica Rosenberg, Jessica@newstips.org or 312-344-6400.

Other Events Around Town

Lumity Workshop: Creating an Operations Plan: Technology and Beyond
9 to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 29 E. Madison, Ste. 1005 
Learn what it takes to get your accounting, computers and network systems and policies in order to support your nonprofit in the long run. Costs $125 for nonmembers. Registration required. Enroll at www.lumity.org or call 312-372-7962.

FCC Public Hearings on Localism
Wednesday, Oct. 31 in Washington D.C
Tell the Federal Communications Commission how you really feel about the deregulation of media ownership and the threat it poses to diverse and community-centered news. Don’t forget to remind them of their mission to include the public in the decision-making process – they released this hearing date only five days in advance! Download the .pdf and .doc document reports.

Budget Development Seminar
3 to 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, 100 N. LaSalle, Ste. 600
The Community Economic Development Law Project hosts a seminar on how to create your nonprofit’s budget and estimate income and expenses. Registration required. Costs $30 before Nov. 5; $35 after. Download form at www.clccrul.org or contact Erica Spangler Raz at 312-939-3638.

New on the Web
Web sites and features from the Workshop’s partners and friends

Small Businesses Grant Application
The Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center is accepting applications for business grants now through Nov. 2. Grants in the sum of $5,000 and one $10,000 grant will be awarded to firms developing projects that will have a measurable impact on business growth and job creation. More information on this grant program is available at http://www.ihccbusiness.net/.

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Communications Jobs

Program Associate
IssueLab, an online publishing forum for nonprofit research, seeks a web-savvy, politically-minded Program Associate to build their user base and establish connections with contributors. The position is full-time and includes benefits. If you are familiar with blogging, RSS feeds and email advertising, send a cover letter, resume and writing samples to jobs@issuelab.org. Download full job description at here.

Communications Director
National Training and Information Center, a national issue-based community-organizing center headquartered in Chicago, seeks a Communications Director to direct the network’s communications operations. Responsibilities include: work with the Executive Director and Development Director to refine the organization’s vision; develop, frame, and pitch stories related to our national issue campaigns; serve as Editor of Disclosure - NTIC’s quarterly, national newspaper about community organizing; oversee the launch of NTIC’s New Media Initiative, a campaign designed to use video, blogging, podcasting, texting to share our story with a broader audience; serve as Editor of NTIC’s e-newsletter; and coordinate and manage content for NTIC’s website. Read the full job description at http://www.idealist.org/en/job/244622-327, or email resume and cover letter to cd@ntic-us.org or by mail to National Training and Information Center, c/o Communications Director Position, 810 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60622. Deadline: November 9.