Loving this quick slide deck showing some stats of the most popular presentations on Slideshare this year. Looks like slides are definitely moving away from Powerpoint Hell… yay!
We don’t normally post press releases here, but this grant opportunity sounds amazing. Please share with your networks!
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For immediate release
January 31, 2012
For more information:
Nadine Hoffman
(202) 496-1992
newmediagrants[at]iwmf.org
The International Women’s Media Foundation Seeks Applications for the 2012 Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier Grant Program
WASHINGTON – The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) will award three $20,000 grants to entrepreneurial women journalists proposing to use digital media in new ways to deliver the news.
The Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grant program, first offered in 2011, is diversifying the digital news media landscape by expanding the voice and role of women entrepreneurs. In addition to seed funding, grantees will receive pro-bono coaching, and will participate in a monthly call series featuring leading entrepreneurs and digital news media experts.
Applicants can be full-time, part-time or freelance women news media professionals based in the U.S.
A successful applicant will pitch an innovative digital news media enterprise with a well conceived plan for sustainability after initial funding has ended. She will clearly demonstrate how her proposed enterprise advances women in the field of news media. She will outline tangible benchmarks for her success as a digital news media entrepreneur.
Funding is available for start-ups only. Personal blogs and documentary projects will not be considered.
Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 2, 2012. Late applications will not be considered. Winners will be announced in April 2012.
2012 grantees will be selected by an advisory committee comprised of IWMF Board Members, digital news media experts and entrepreneurs.
Read about the IWMF’s 2011 Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grant winners here.
View the application FAQ and apply here.
The Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grant program is made possible with generous support from the Ford Foundation.
Founded in 1990, the International Women’s Media Foundation works to strengthen the role of women in the news media worldwide. The IWMF network includes women and men in the media in more than 130 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.iwmf.org.
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I pointed out in November that one of the ultimate points in Humanize is that our organizations need to change. As I’ve been saying in my talks and interviews about the book, Maddie and I are activists. It’s not enough (for us, anyway) for you to read the book. We want you to do something about it. Use the book to change your workplace for the better. Make a change.
But as we’ve been talking to people about how they are using (or plan to use) the ideas in the book for change, we are reminded of an important point. The change people are starting is always unique, and it doesn’t tend to be very overtly about becoming “more human.” For example, when people read the chapter on being courageous and they look at their own organization, they will (we hope) understand the basic points in the book. They may see the importance of building a learning culture. Or they may be frustrated that their existing structure and processes are not very good for supporting experimentation. Or they may realize that as an organization they give lip service to supporting real personal development, but in practice they occasionally send people to training and that’s it.
But they don’t take that insight and then develop a “humanize the organization” action plan, necessarily. They develop a “let’s make this a kick-ass organization” action plan. Or they develop a “let’s finally make innovation real here across all divisions” action plan. Or they develop a “We need to get serious about our role as a management team” action plan. Learning, experimentation, and personal development will likely be woven into all of that. In the end, they’re pushing for a more courageous organization. But it’s not critical that you label it that.
Change is personal. Change is unique to you and your situation (even though, paradoxically, the change all looks quite familiar when you step back a bit). So when you read our book, please take that next step and start changing things. Make it yours. Make it personal. Make it meaningful. Make some change.
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Humanize: How People-centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World takes on the topic of change in great detail. Buy the book today.
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The people who inspire us the most are often quietly changing the world each and every day. They’re not on the front page of the newspaper, and they’re not mingling with the Gates and Buffets of the world. They’re everyday people like you and me who have shown extraordinary commitment to making this world better than when they found it.
The CTK Foundation “Heroes with a Heart” Grant Award asks YOU to nominate a “Hero with a Heart,” and give them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do.
Here’s an overview of awards the CTK Foundation will offer and details on how you can nominate your Hero:
Applications for all Heroes with a Heart grant awards open today and close Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at midnight. Finalists will appear on the CTK Facebook page for public voting during April and winners will be announced on May 1, 2012. This award is open to registered nonprofits or charities of all types and sizes, worldwide.
Go to communitytech.net/foundation to nominate your Hero with a Heart today!
For regular updates on the Heroes with a Heart Grant, check out the CTK Facebook Page.
Register before February 17th to save $100:
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We hope you’ll be able to join the more than 1,500 passionate nonprofit professionals who, like you, want to use technology effectively to advance their missions and bring about change. Join us – we’ll be there and we can’t wait to tell you what we’ll be up to!
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