Since 2003, C.H.O.I.C.E. Inc. has helped 135 teenagers and 40 adults from poor communities get high school diplomas. (And in some cases, even go to prom!) By teaming up with an accredited online curriculum, C.H.O.I.C.E. was able to offer students the opportunity to take classes by simply logging on. The organization has also made use of social networks like Facebook to spread the word.
Matt Thompson of NPR, Amy Kovac from Patch.com and Steve Buttry of TBD.com participate in a new media panel discussion hosted by the Nonprofit Roundtable.
Check out more pictures from our Media Summit on June 22 by clicking on the image above!
Capital Business (ie, Wash Post) reports on “Social networking sites: 10 mistakes organizations make” including:
Doorways for Women and Families organized an advocacy campaign that relied heavily on social media to encourage Arlington County’s Board to increase Doorways’ budget. Through the campaign, Doorways developed messaging, an earned media strategy, grassroots outreach, and an integrated web and social media strategy. The website had campaign updates as well as a new blog and an electronic letter that resulted in 600 contacts to County Board members. This was integrated with Twitter and Facebook to further disseminate messages. The campaign mobilized volunteers and supporters, educated the community and the Board about Doorways’ effectiveness, and was successful in its budget advocacy efforts.
The three winners of our Move Your Message contest are:
Representatives from each organization accepted the award at our June 22 Annual Meeting & Media Summit.
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While Matt was facilitating the new media discussion at our Summit yesterday, he was simultaneously being announced as one of the 2010 Knight-McCormick Leadership Institute fellows. Talk about multi-tasking! Thanks for facilitating a great discussion Matt!
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Last week, the Knight Foundation awarded DC-based DevelopmentSeed one of 
twelve Knight News Challenge awards for Tilemapping which will “help local media create hyper-local, data-filled maps for their websites and blogs. Journalists will be able to tell more textured stories, while residents will be able to draw connections to their physical communities in new ways.”
Congratulations to Eric Gunderson and his team! See more info here.
Through a critical Washington Post article, the Center for Inspired Teaching gained tons of visibility. The article, “What Makes a Teacher Great? ” not only attracted volunteers and students who wanted to work with the Center, but it also won the Center an interview on WAMU 88.5!
How has earned media helped your non-profit make a difference?
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Legal Counsel for the Elderly (LCE) has been around for thirty-five years, but is still keeping up with today’s social media. Through Twitter and Facebook, LCE attracts further media attention and becomes more exposed. In fact, one reporter ended up quoting LCE in her Washington City Paper column , inspired by a Tweet!
How has your non-profit taken advantage of social media?
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The Roundtable’s Think Twice Before You Slice campaign helped Loudoun Cares turn 15% in projected budget cuts to a 10% increase in funding! Through the Roundtable’s advice on how to influence legislators, Loudoun Cares swayed several elected officials and showed them the value of supporting their county’s nonprofits.
Has the Roundtable helped your nonprofit make a difference?
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