If you work in the non-profit world, odds are that you already know of TechSoup for the donated or discounted hardware and software that it distributes to purposeful organizations. You may even be reading this post on one of its refurbished computers. This month TechSoup is hosting the 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge, which encourages nonprofits to submit short […]

People are always curious about how extreme autonomy works at Micro-Documentaries.  Here’s an exciting example – two colleagues working while on a fabulous road trip across North America.  

This amateur video of an extraordinary encounter with wild gorillas in the Bwindi Park in Uganda has garnered more than 4.7 million views. It’s heartwarming and breathtaking. I’m not sure how much money the video has helped raise so far, but each of its viewers is encouraged to ensure that this critically endangered species survives […]

Waiting for my flight this morning at Paris CDG airport, I noticed a large advertising monitor. A track and field athlete was crouched at the center of it, ready to surge off the starting block. What caught my attention wasn’t the athlete herself; after all, we’re days away from the start of the Olympics, and […]

Short films are one of the most effective ways to grab media attention these days. The stories editors and journalists create, in turn, result in ever-wider distribution for the short film. That’s the kind of positive feedback loop we all want to be part of.Becoming part of this cycle and grabbing the attention of your […]