Questions to Ask Yourself about Video

Michael Hamill Remaley — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:29:47 +0000

The January 2010 meeting of Public Policy Communicators focused on how to make the most of low-cost multi-media, and a large portion of that discussion focussed on video — how to create it, but also how to make sure your constituencies actually see it and share it with others. We had many more questions than answers, but the conversation was a great starting point and we learned a lot.

The folks at NTEN know a great deal about this topic and they have a blog posing I want to share with you. The post is titled “Help! I Need Video! (How to Deal with the Question ‘Why Aren’t We Getting 1,000,000 Views?’)” The post, written by Pathfinder International’s Jamie-Alexis Fowler, is much more insightful and on-target than the rambling title indicates. It includes a list of questions you should ask yourself about hosting, audience targeting, resources to invest, etc. It is a pretty quick read and insightful.

Also at NTEN, in a separate post, there is a notice about the 4th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. So if you’re already producing video, you might want to check that out, too.

Next PPC-NYC Brown Bag Lunch: January 21

Michael Hamill Remaley — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:10:57 +0000

More than a year ago, before we kicked off Public Policy Communicators NYC, I wondered if communications professionals from across the region would break out of their offices to come to brown-bag lunches to talk about things like Twitter, how to reach columnists, the usefulness of Facebook and the most basic needs of communications professionals working to change the world. You and dozens of others did come out and I was immensely happy to see that my colleagues had many of the same questions I did about how to use both new and old communications tools.

Over the course of late 2008 and the first half of 2009, PPC-NYC bloomed and its networking and discussions of key communications topics went deeper than even I expected. We were meeting every other month and seemed to be building a strong community of shared learning. But our planned summer hiatus extended through the fall when we lost our donated space in The New York Times building.

I am very excited to announce that the Ford Foundation, with its beautiful, centrally located facilities, has stepped up and offered to host the PPC-NYC brown bag lunch series starting this January.

Here is the information on the next PPC-NYC meeting:

What: Brown-bag lunch (that means bring your own lunch!)

When: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
(informal networking from 12:00-12:30, program begins at 12:30)

Where: Ford Foundation – 320 East 43^rd Street (between 1^st & 2^nd Ave), New York, NY

Topic: Utilizing low-cost multi-media in creative ways to maximize communications impact. Susan Herr of Philanthromedia will lead off the discussion.

RSVP: Space is limited. Please let me know that you are coming by emailing me at mremaley at ppcnyc dot org

I would like to thank the Ford Foundation – and especially PPC-NYC regular attendees Fiona Guthrie and Alfred Ironside — for helping make this learning series happen. They’ve been exceptionally supportive and we are extremely grateful. Also, the Communications Network’s Bruce Trachtenberg has been essential to this organization’s success from the very beginning.

I hope to see you on January 21.

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Questions to Ask Yourself about Video

Next PPC-NYC Brown Bag Lunch: January 21