Michael Hoffman, presenter at this year’s Making Media Connections conference and CEO of See3 Communications has created a special blog post for participants of MMC2008 which includes further analysis and resources:
I had the great pleasure to speak last week at the Making Media Connections Conference put on by the wonderful folks at Community Media Workshop.
This blog post is a follow up so that folks who were there, and those who couldn’t make it, can see the session materials and other materials I would have used if we would have had the time.
My topic was:
“Incorporating Video into Nonprofit Messaging”
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Keep the discussions going after the Making Media Connections Conference! We’ve created the social network “Adventures in Nonprofit Communicating” on the ning network. Register and join us now. Create your own profile page, post pictures or videos, start discussions in the forum and post your own blogs! We’re also posting other materials and tips from our ongoing trainings to help you tell your stories and grasp the tools you need to make it happen.
We’re also on myspace.com, facebook.com and youtube.com, make sure you connect with us so you can continue to be informed about our upcoming events, trainings, and resources materials.
Make sure you also subscribe to our staff blog at www.npcommunicator.org lead by none other Gordon Mayer.
Thanks to our partners at Chicago Public Radio, audio archives of our conference are now hosted in Chicago Amplified. A big shout-out to Breeze Richardson!
Check out Chicago Amplified now to listen to Keynotes and Panels.
You can also go to the individual listings below:
Community Media Update Panelists: Charles Benton of the Benton Foundation, Britt Bravo, Tech Soup; Pierre Clark, Chicago Digital Access Alliance; Beth Kanter, Beth’s Blog, and Heather Mansfield, Diosa Communications and Thom Clark, moderator look at how trends have changed the ways that nonprofits look at new media and what changes we should look for in the coming year. Read the rest of this entry »

If you didn’t make it to this year’s 2008 Making Media Connections Conference, View the Photo Gallery. If you are having trouble viewing the slideshow, click here to open html version.
We would like to thank all of our participants, presenters, partners and sponsors for making this year’s Making Media Connections conference a huge success. Thanks to our conference partners at IssueLab, materials including handouts and powerpoints are now available for download here.
2008 Making Media Connections Conference
Wednesday • June 11 & Thursday • June 12
Columbia College Chicago Film Row Cinema.
1104 S. Wabash, 8th Floor Chicago, Illinois
Join community leaders, nonprofit communicators and board members, mainstream and independent journalists, publishers, media experts and the general public to discuss getting our communities’ important stories told.
Come ready to sharpen your media relations and communications skills at workshops and panel discussions lead by the nation’s top media relations experts. You’ll meet journalists interested in your stories and network with peers.
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