March 2012 Archives -

Kony 2012 & the difficult, patient work that awaits

Ah… Spring and storytelling are in the air. Kony 2012 (now the most viewed non-profit video of all time) has brought the strategies and ethos of social storytelling into the national conversation. Everyone from Nicholas Kristof to Ryan Seacrest has had their say about whether this is a […]

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Our Fonkoze Video: a DoGooder Award Finalist!

Our first reaction to the news that our video for Fonkoze is a finalist in the 2012 DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards was excitement. These awards are the closest thing our industry gets to the Oscars and it’s certainly nice to feel like your work is being appreciated by your peers. But my second reaction upon […]

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The Spotlight of Journalism and Compassion

Nicholas Kristof has long been a hero of ours, not only because of his commitment to important social issues, but also because of his relentless pursuit of storytelling as a concrete method for creating change. In this awesome episode of Pubic Radio’s On Being, Kristof talks honestly about his journalistic motivation and technique. One of […]

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