Tiziano Project Wins Knight News Challenge Grant

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Photo from an in-class exercise at a Tiziano Project workshop on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona this week.

A Los Angeles-based startup with a mission to enable multimedia storytelling in communities worldwide that otherwise lack necessary resources and training was awarded a $200,000 grant by the Knight Foundation on Wednesday.

The Tiziano Project‘s Tiziano 360 project was one of 16 ideas to win a prestigious Knight News Challenge grant awarded to fund internationally relevant innovative media and digital news concepts.

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Win $1,000 for Your Cause in Fundly’s Video Contest

fundly video contestI’m currently helping Fundly.com get the word out about an awesome Social Fundraising Video Contest running through the end of the month. Now is your chance to participate for a chance to win $1,000 for the nonprofit of your choice and to help spread the word!

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Interview + Photos: TOMS Announces One for One Eyewear

With the snip of a lock and the opening of a “mystery box” that had been sealed since SXSW, TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie revealed the next chapter in the Santa Monica-based company’s one-for-one mission: Eyewear.

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Amnesty International: 50 Years of Standing Up for Freedom

On May 28th Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary.

50 Years, Produced by Jeff Dupre and Show of Force:

Cool video with music composed by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe:

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