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Knight Digital Media Center

Courses

Social Media & Philanthropy (Miami, FL.)

Knight Digital Media Center presented a workshop for participants in the Knight Media Learning Seminar in Miami. Workshop participants learned about effective practices for gaining visibility and engagement on social platforms.

Communication and Engagement in a Networked, Digital World (New Orleans, LA.)

Knight Digital Media Center presented a day-long workshop for foundation communications professionals as part of the CommA Days conference in New Orleans. Participants learned about strategies in communication and engagement on digital, mobile and social platforms.

Leading Your Organization and Engaging Your Community in a Networked, Digital World (Santa Fe, N.M.)

Knight Digital Media Center presented a unique workshop for foundation leaders at Philanthropy Southwest in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on October 22. Participants learned about the latest trends in digital and social media engagement.

[Archived Webinar, Sept. 2015] Best Practices: Ad Sales for Community News Startups

Learn how local and national online news startups are professionalizing their ad sales and growing revenue.

[Portland workshop] Community Engagement: Digital Strategies for Local Funders

The Knight Digital Media Center, in partnership with Grantmakers of Oregon and Southeast Washington, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Oregon Community Foundation, presents a unique two-day workshop exploring how community foundations can better engage the public around issues they care about by using new digital tools and best practices.

[Archived Webinar, June 2014] Adventures in Citizen Reporting: The Medium IS the Message

Helping the local community tell its stories is not without its challenges and rewards – some unexpected and some delightful. Learn how one community foundation has tapped into citizen reporting to engage local residents. 

New Jersey Workshop: Digital Strategy for Community and Place-Based Foundations

The Knight Digital Media Center and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Community Foundation of New Jersey present a unique two-day workshop exploring how community foundations can better engage the public around issues they care about by using new digital tools and best practices.

[Archived Webinar, October 2013] Raising Visibility: Building Audience, Engagement and Reach - Round 2

Raising visibility for your project teaches you how to increase community awareness and engagement for your online news or information project.

Denver Event: Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Mission-Driven Local Organizations

The Knight Digital Media Center and The Denver Foundation with The Piton Foundation and the Community Foundation Serving Boulder County presented a unique two-day workshop exploring how community foundations can better engage the public around issues they care about by using new digital tools and best practices.

Block by Block News Entrepreneur Super Camp 2011

About the Seminar:  The Knight Digital Media Center in partnership with the Patterson Foundation hosted a three-and-a-half-day boot camp Oct. 1-4 in Chicago for experienced independent community news site founders and publishers who have demonstrated the ability to consistently provide vital local news content while engaging community and developing revenue streams.

Digital Leadership Summit for Public Radio Stations 2009

About the Seminar:  An invitation-only conference for top public radio news organizations who are transforming to meet the information needs of their communities in the digital age.

Mobile Strategies for Community News and Information

The Knight Digital Media Center at USC Annenberg, The McCormick Foundation and The Chicago Community Trust joined together to bring nationally-recognized mobile experts Amy Gahran and Will Sullivan to town for a one-day, hands-on workshop.

[Archived Webinar, May 2013] Open Data, Open Government, and Civic Participation: Five Projects Any Community Can Try

Which open government and open data projects are right for your community? Attend this webinar to find out.

Chicago Event: Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Mission-Driven Local Organizations

This two-day session was designed for foundation leaders – Presidents/CEOs, vice presidents, program and communications specialists – and leaders of other mission-driven organizations. The purpose was two-fold: Help foundations advance digital strategies that are important to them and introduce them to innovative work in news and information for civic engagement.

[Archived Webinar, April 2013] What’s Up: Turning Local News Into Information Empowerment

Technology & partnerships that inform and build a more engaged community.  

[Archived Virtual Class, April 2013] Learn How To Raise Visibility: Build Audience, Engagement and Reach

This four-week, instructor-led online course that will take participants through the basic elements behind successful online promotion via social media and through local events and outreach in your community.

[Archived Webinar, March 2013] Raising Visibility: Building Audience, Engagement and Reach - Round 1

Raising visibility for your project teaches you how to increase community awareness and engagement for your online news or information project.

[Archived Virtual Class, February 2013] Community Engagement on Mobile

This course will introduce foundations and other mission-driven organizations to trends in mobile media usage and how they can use mobile to engage and inform their communities. Participants will get started planning and implementing mobile projects.

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