Podcasts about bay area video coalition

"When the community comes together, organizes, advocates, makes noise, and has a plan, we can change systems” - Richard RayaJoin host George Koster for part two of our Arts for a Better Bay Area highlights as ten visionary guests tackle some of the big issues facing San Francisco and our arts organizations and creative workforce; Such as downtown vacancies, converting offices into affordable artist homes, changing Hotel Tax Funding of the arts via reforms ensuring transparent hotel‑tax dollars, and showcasing the impact of arts in economic development of neighborhoods like the Mid‑Market along with providing direct grants to artists that revive the city's cultural heartbeat.Guests:Joshua Simon, Senior Advisor, Community Arts Stabilization TrustKathryn Reasoner, Executive Consultant, Vital ArtsRichard Raya, Chief Strategy Officer, Mission Economic Development AgencyFernando Pujals, Deputy Director,Mid‑Market Business AssociationJacob Bintliff, Mgr of Economic Recovery Initiatives, SF Office of Economic & Workforce DevelopmentLaura Poppiti, Program Director, Center for Cultural InnovationMeredith Winner, Co-Founder & COO, Building 180/Paint the VoidJoe Landini, Director / Founder, SafeHouse ArtsVinay Patel, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural CenterDenise Pate, Director Community Investments, SF Arts CommissionDon't just be a listener; Be a doer!For more information, guest details, and resources from this episode, visit our episode web page.  Dive deeper into these vital discussions and access the California Arts & Culture Summit Resource Guide todayMake a Donation: Support Voices of the Community, fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and enjoy tax deductions for your contributions. Newsletter: Sign up  to stay updated on future episodes and events  Delve deeper into Voices of the Community Series on Arts & Culture, Making the Invisible-Visible, Covid-19's impact on nonprofits, small businesses and local government, City of Stockton's rise from the ashes of bankruptcy and our archives: You can explore episodes, speakers, organizations, and resources through each series web page. Watch and learn from all five series now!

Arts Equity, Advocacy, Impact"Artists, cultural bearers, creatives are essential contributors to the economy… so that arts are not a luxury, arts are not a hobby" – Ron MurieraThis episode of Where Art Meets Impact features Kristen Sakota, Michael Alexander, Ron Muriera, Meghna Bhat, and Josiah Bruny, discussing arts advocacy, economic empowerment, storytelling, arts and health, and youth leadership. They offer solutions including increasing arts funding, strengthening community engagement, advocating for policy change, empowering youth through creative leadership, and integrating the arts into healthcare. Tune in to learn how these leaders are shaping the future of arts and culture in our communities.For more information, guest details, and resources from this episode, visit our episode web page.  Dive deeper into these vital discussions and access the California Arts & Culture Summit Resource Guide todayMake a Donation: Support Voices of the Community, fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and enjoy tax deductions for your contributions. Newsletter: Sign up to stay updated on future episodes and events  Delve deeper into Voices of the Community Series on Arts & Culture, Making the Invisible-Visible, Covid-19's impact on nonprofits, small businesses and local government, City of Stockton's rise from the ashes of bankruptcy and our archives: You can explore episodes, speakers, organizations, and resources through each series web page. Watch and learn from all five series now!

"At the structural level, we don't make decisions based on evidence. If we did, we would have universal healthcare and basic income. The arts can be part of this shift” - Tasha GoldenJoin Nefesha Yisra'el from California for the Arts as she introduces our second episode, featuring a powerful panel discussion on the intersection of arts and health. This episode is part of our exclusive interview series with California for the Arts and their second annual State of the Arts Summit.Featured Speakers:Moderator: Deborah Cullinan, Vice President for the Arts at Stanford UniversityPanelists: - Chris Appleton, Founder and CEO of Art Pharmacy - Dr. Tasha Golden, Director of Research at Johns Hopkins' International Arts and Mind Lab - Dr. Indre Viskontas, Cognitive Neuroscientist and Opera Stage DirectorEpisode Highlights:- Explore the transformative power of art on prescription.- Discover evidence-based impacts of arts on well-being.- Learn about innovative programs like Stanford's Art Pharmacy.- Gain practical insights into integrating arts into healthcare.Take Action to Support our Arts:- Watch & Listen Now: Don't miss this essential conversation for artists, healthcare providers, and advocates.- Support the Speakers: Learn more about their organizations and programs on our episode landing page [Eric, I will send you this as soon as Kasey brings the page live]- Make a Donation: Support Voices of the Community, fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and enjoy tax deductions for your contributions. Stay Connected:- Participate: Join our next virtual and live in-person community dialogue event.- YouTube: Watch this episode on our YouTube channel- Newsletter: Sign up to stay updated on future episodes and events - Feedback: Share your thoughts and show ideas at george@georgekoster.com. Delve deeper into our Voices of the Community Series: explore episodes, speakers, organizations, and resources on our dedicated page. Watch and learn from all five series now!

 "Together we can create a world where arts and culture are recognized and invested in as essential to society, embedded in community life, and intersecting with broader policy change to reshape systems towards equity and justice." - Julie BakerJoin us as we kick off our second season, celebrating the vibrant and resilient arts and culture scene that shape our community. This season, we bring you highlights from the second annual California Arts & Culture Summit, organized by our partner California for the Arts, with the theme "Art Work is Real Work."In our premiere episode, don't miss the inspiring opening ceremony and keynote sessions with Nefesha Yisra'el the Director of Programs from California for the Arts, Leticia Rhi Buckley, the CEO for LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Julie Baker, the CEO for both California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates along with keynote speaker Nataki Garrett the Co-Artistic Director of One Nation / One Project Arts for Every Body. They delve into the critical topics of advocacy, cultural equity, artist support, and the transformative power of the arts in promoting health and empathy.Tune in and discover the economic significance of the arts and the urgent need for sustained funding. Be inspired by stories of how art addresses societal issues and fosters a more empathetic world.To find out more information about our guests and their respective organization's programs, and services, how to volunteer and make a donation please visit our episode landing page with links to resources for the arts and culture sector. And if you have been enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on the podcast platform of your choiceWe welcome your participation in our next virtual and live in-person community dialogue event. You can also watch this episode on our YouTube Channel and please Sign Up for our Newsletter to stay up to date on future episodes and to participate in our next live show. We would love to hear from you with feedback and show ideas, so send us an email to george@georgekoster.comPlease consider donating to Voices of the Community - Voices of the Community is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, that allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Please consider making a donation to help us provide future shows just like this one. Delve deeper into our Voices of the Community Series: explore episodes, speakers, organizations, and resources on our dedicated page. Watch and learn from all five series now!

Welcome to the finale of our series on affordable housing for the creative workforce, brought to you in partnership with Arts for a Better Bay Area and the State of the Arts Summit. This episode is the culmination of our journey, featuring innovative solutions and inspirational figures from the creative world.Join us as we delve into the heart of the ABBA summit with “Housing for the Artist Workforce: Revisiting Artists' Housing Solutions.” Discover a pioneering pilot program that empowers artist property owners to leave a lasting legacy for the artistic community through a novel real estate trust model.Meg Shiffler, the esteemed Director of the Artist Space Trust, graces us once again with her presence, offering profound insights into the Trust's mission, its vital role in protecting artists' legacies, and how creatives can actively participate in shaping their futures.But that's not all! Our exclusive interviews from the ABBA summit, conducted by our insightful reporters Isa Nakazawa and Eric Estrada, will transport you to the heart of the action. We'll revisit conversations with influential figures like Kathryn Reasoner, a visionary in the arts, and Chun Yu, a poet and co-founder of the Two Languages One Community project, who infuse the summit with their innovative spirits and groundbreaking work.Don't miss out on this captivating conclusion to our series – our co-production with Arts for a Better Bay Area through their State of the Arts Summit. a tribute to the power of creativity and collaboration in building sustainable futures for artists.To discover more about our guests and their impactful work, including programs, services, volunteer opportunities, and donation options, visit Voices Of The Community dot com. Navigate to the Arts and Culture Series page and locate Episode Ten. For additional insights on housing, revisit Episode Four of the arts and culture series to hear Meg and Kathryn discuss affordable housing for the creative workforce. You can explore the initiatives of Vital Arts and The Northern California Land Trust in Episode Seventy, from our special series focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on our nonprofit sector. And Don't miss Chun Yu's captivating poetry in Episode Two of our arts and culture series.Throughout this series, co-produced with Arts for a Better Bay Area, we've immersed ourselves in the challenges and triumphs of our arts and culture sector. From the lingering effects of the pandemic to inspiring stories of resilience, we've seen the struggles and the incredible solutions being forged.We hope you've gained a deeper understanding of the issues artists and organizations face: rising housing costs, lack of workforce support, and persistent undervaluing of their work. But we've also witnessed the power of creativity in driving economic revitalization, promoting health and well-being, and building stronger communities.The good news is, YOU can be a part of the solution. Here's how:Support Arts Organizations: Attend performances, exhibitions, and events. Spread the word about the incredible work they do.Advocate for Artists: Contact your elected officials and let them know that supporting the creative workforce is vital to a thriving community.Donate or Volunteer: Offer your time or resources to organizations making a difference in the arts and culture sector.Spread the Word: Use your voice on social media to amplify arts events and initiatives.The State of the Arts Summit sparked powerful dialogues. Let's keep the conversation going and work together to create a vibrant future for arts and culture in our communities. Because when the arts thrive, we all thrive. Thank you for joining us on this journey. Together, we can make a difference.We welcome your participation in our next virtual and live in-person community dialogue event. You can also watch this episode on our YouTube Channel and please Sign Up for our Newsletter to stay up to date on future episodes and to participate in our next live show. We would love to hear from you with feedback and show ideas, so send us an email to george@georgekoster.com.Please consider donating to Voices of the Community - Voices of the Community is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, that allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Please consider making a donation to help us provide future shows just like this one. Dive Into More Information on Each Episode, Speakers, Organizations and Resources at our Voices of the Community's Special Arts & Culture Series Web Landing Page

Welcome to another compelling episode of Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby, where today we have the honor of hosting Pamela Uzzell, an esteemed documentary producer, director, and editor. Her feature-length documentary, "Unearthing the Dream," not only graced Arkansas Public Television as a highlight of their independent producer series but also clinched Best Documentary at the Arkansas Black Independent Film Festival and garnered an Indie Award of Merit.Pamela's academic journey is as illustrious as her career—she's a proud alumna of Brown University, holding an MFA in Cinema from San Francisco State University. Her incredible depth of experience spans over twenty feature films in post-production, including major blockbusters like "Godfather III," "Terminator 2," and the critically acclaimed "Dead Poets' Society."Beyond her impressive body of work, Uzzell is an active member of both the Bay Area Video Coalition and The San Francisco Film Society, championing the art of filmmaking and its transformative power.In this episode, we delve into Pamela's latest directorial venture that puts the spotlight on the Bay Area housing crisis—a poignant narrative that not only showcases individual resilience but also casts a critical eye on the pressing issue of gentrification.The documentary, "Welcome To The Neighborhood," follows artist Mildred Howard, the daughter of the legendary Berkeley activist Mable Howard, as she faces the loss of her South Berkeley home due to escalating rental prices—a personal tragedy that represents a much larger communal loss of heritage and diversity.We'll explore the journey of the Howard family and how they symbolize both the strength found in adversity and the collective fight against a housing crisis that poses a significant threat to community diversity and inclusivity.Don't miss this episode's visual companion, the trailer for "Welcome To The Neighborhood," available for viewing now. Join us in this intimate conversation with Pamela Uzzell as we uncover the stories behind the statistics and the human impact of urban transformation.Remember to subscribe to Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby to never miss an episode that dives deep into the world of film and those who make it possible.Links:Watch the Trailer: https://www.welcometotheneighborhoodfilm.com/trailerDVD Purchase: https://www.welcometotheneighborhoodfilm.com/packages/dvdLearn More about Pamela Uzzell: https://www.welcometotheneighborhoodfilm.com/teamStay tuned for more insightful discussions on the next Filmmaking Conversations with Damien SwabyAlso, you can check out my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here: The People of Brixton Damien Swaby Social Media Links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmmaker_damien_swaby/Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FDamienSwabyWebsite: https://www.swabyfilms.co.ukIf you enjoy listening to Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby, I would love a coffee. Podcasting is thirsty work: Buy me a coffee!

"I think the action and the continuity of the coalition from Prop S to Prop E went from 40 organizations to 140 organizations. That was something that was huge” - Vin SeamanIn this seventh episode of our series focusing on the arts and culture sector's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, we bring you highlights from the Co-Production of Arts For A Better Bay Area (ABBA) State of The Arts Summit, held at the Strand Theatre in San Francisco on June 28th, 2023. The summit centered around rebuilding communities through the arts.This episode features a community conversation from the ABBA Summit, discussing the status of Proposition E from 2018, the Arts Impact Endowment, and Grants for the Arts. Our panel includes voices from:- Joe Landini, Founder and Director of Giving at Safe House Arts- Vinay Patel, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center- Denise Pate, Director of Community Investments for the San Francisco Arts CommissionThe second part of our discussion features an interview with ABBA Summit attendee, Shrey Purohit an artist and cultural worker at Arts Span; Along with a One on One Interview with Vallie Brown, the Director of the City of San Francisco's Grants For The Arts, along with our wonderful co-host Isa Nakazawa, the Director of Community Engagement of BAVC Media.To find out more information about our guests and their respective organization's programs, and services, how to volunteer and make a donation please visit our episode landing page with links to resources for the arts and culture sector. And if you have been enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on the podcast platform of your choiceWe welcome your participation in our next virtual and live in-person community dialogue event. You can also watch this episode on our YouTube Channel and please Sign Up for our Newsletter to stay up to date on future episodes and to participate in our next live show. We would love to hear from you with feedback and show ideas, so send us an email to george@georgekoster.com.Please consider donating to Voices of the Community - Voices of the Community is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, that allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Please consider making a donation to help us provide future shows just like this one. Dive Into More Information on Each Episode, Speakers, Organizations and Resources at our Voices of the Community's Special Arts & Culture Series Web Landing Page https://georgekoster.com/voc-series-arts-cultures

“I think really being open minded and also really trusting artists is a really big, important factor because. Artists know what they're doing, at least when it comes to making the artwork, that's why people hire them and allow them to have the most creative freedom as possible, really. Usually allows the project to be as best as it can be or as good as it can be” - Meredith WinnerThis episode is the long form of our one-on-one interview with Meredith Winner the COO and Co-Founder of Building 180 and Managing Director and Co-Founder of Paint the Void. Meredith shares how her team at Building 180 provides support agency services to artists to provide projects and good-paying work as well as through Paint the Void works with artists and local government to utilize art as economic and community development change agents. As part of our great roving reporter team of Isa Nakazawa and Eric Estrada at the Arts For A Better Bay Area State of The Arts Summit; this episode includes an interview with Lyzette Wanzer the author of Trauma, Tresses & Truth "Untangling our Hair Through Personal Narrative". Lyzette also was part of the planning and production team of the ABBA State of the Arts Summit. Lyzette shares with us about the planning of the Summit along with her insights into how both artists and arts organizations need the support of our government, funders, and each other. To find out more information about our guests and their respective organization's programs, and services, how to volunteer and make a donation please visit our episode landing page with links to resources for the arts and culture sector. And if you have been enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on the podcast platform of your choiceWe welcome your participation in our next virtual and live in-person community dialogue event. You can also watch this episode and please Sign Up for our Newsletter to stay up to date on future episodes and to participate in our next live show. We would love to hear from you with feedback and show ideas, so send us an email to george@georgekoster.com.Please consider donating to Voices of the Community - Voices of the Community is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, that allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Please consider making a donation to help us provide future shows just like this one.

"It's all about partnering artists with small businesses to create site specific installations and that way create more exposure both for the business and for the artists and also to revitalize those corridors" - Vanessa WilsonThis is our second episode from the co-production with Arts for a Better Bay Area of the re-launch of the State of the Arts Summit "Rebuilding Our Communities," on June 28th, 2023.The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on the importance of arts and culture and its impact on our communities and economy, as well as the under-funding and fragility of our sector. Our second episode is focused on how governmental support, funding, artists, and audiences have changed and what arts and cultural organizations are doing to support, reinvent, and invigorate the sector. Join us to learn about various angles of this work and how you can get engaged.This episode features Julie Baker, CEO - of Californians for the Arts; Vanessa Wilson, Deputy Director - of ArtSpan; Lauren Macmadu, Head of External Relations - of YBCA;  Jenny Cohn, Client Success Manager - of TRG Arts along with Cary McClelland, Chief Operating Officer - of YBCA.You can watch this episode as part of our television show with our friends at BAVC Media. To receive more information on the State of the Arts Series please Sign Up for our Newsletter to find out more about each episode as well as to participate in our next live show.We hope that you enjoyed episode three of our new six-part series highlighting the issues and solutions of our arts and culture organizations and their workforce as they innovate to come back from the pandemic along with addressing the systemic racism in our performing arts ecosystem. Please consider donating to Voices of the Community - Voices of the Community is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, that allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Please consider making a donation to help us provide future shows just like this one.If you've been enjoying the show please leave us a rating and review on the podcast platform of your choice and we'd love to hear from you with feedback and show ideas, so send us an email to george@georgekoster.com

"We have to give them something to do. You know, if you're just sitting there and this is what you see, this is who you become..." - Phyllis OparaWelcome to our one-hour special on the importance of education especially to the low income youth in our communities. We explore how the combination of the covid-19 pandemic and economic meltdown has impacted the support services of an Oakland legacy education organization the Oral Lee Brown Foundation.In this episode our featured voices are the Executive Director Phyllis Opara and Board of Directors member Philip Palmer along with foundation Alumni members Rotha So and Albert Jenkins. Our guests share how Miss Brown's promise to Oakland's most at-risk youth if they stayed in school and got admitted to college she would pay for their college education has changed the lives of hundreds of children over the Oral Lee Brown Foundation's 30 plus years of operation.We hope that you enjoyed this One Hour Special Show focused on education and the importance of one person's vision to help youth to go to college and how this help in turn changes their lives. To make a donation, volunteer, and support the work of the Oral Lee Brown Foundation please go to oral lee brown foundation dot orgPlease consider donating to Voices of the Community - Voices of the Community is now fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Please consider making a donation to help us provide future shows just like this one.

The Fall Film Festival season has begun! And to kick things off, we invited Milton Guillén, a programmer from the Camden International Film Festival, to take us through the 17th edition of the festival lineup, featuring over 70 documentary films (features and shorts). In this episode, Milton provides a peek into how the program came together and adds texture to some of the films in the different sections. This year, the festival will take place both physically (September 16 - 19th) as well as virtually. An online edition of the program will be available to stream for North American audiences from September 16 - 26th. It's a truly excellent curation of films and for folks who are unable to attend in person, please do consider streaming via their online platform as it is a wonderful way to support a festival that has long had a tremendous impact on advancing the documentary film genre.FILMS DISCUSSED INCLUDE:SPIRITS AND ROCKS AN AZOREAN MYTH by Aylin GökmenMOTORCYCLIST'S HAPPINESS WON'T FIT INTO HIS SUIT by Gabriel HerreraDATURA'S AUBADE by Jean-Jacques Martinod and Bretta C. Walker A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING by Payal KapadiaFAYA DAYI by Jessica BeshirOSTROV - LOST ISLAND by Svetlana Rodina and Laurent Stoop PROCESSION by Robert GreenMAGALUF GHOST TOWN by Miguel Ángel BlancaNORTH BY CURRENT by Angelo Madsen MinaxLAST DAYS AT SEA by Venice AtienzaROOTS by Tea LukačTERRA FEMME by Courtney Stephensand others! We covered a lot of ground! https://pointsnorthinstitute.org/ciff/ABOUT MILTON GUILLÉNMilton Guillén is an award-winning Nicaraguan filmmaker and programmer whose work centers on the cinematic intersections of de-colonial ethnographic research and affect. Milton's films have screened globally at CPH: DOX, Hot Docs, DOK Leipzig, Rooftop Films, and more. In 2017, his debut feature, The Maribor Uprisings, co-directed with Maple Razsa, received the Society for Visual Anthropology's Best Feature Award. Milton recently received support from the Tribeca Film Institute and ITVS for his project, On the Move. He also was named a North Star fellow at the Points North Institute, a MediaMaker Fellow at Bay Area Video Coalition, a Kartemquin Diverse Voices in Documentary, and is the recipient of several international artists' residencies and grants.

“We've definitely been listening to the needs of artists and artists of color not only opening ourselves up as a venue for them, but also making sure that we're helping them be successful out in the grand world”- AshleyIn this episode, our featured voice is the Program Manager of the Bayview Opera House Ashley Smiley.The Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre was founded in 1989 and is one of six city-owned cultural centers operated by nonprofit arts organizations providing cultural and arts programs. The city-owned cultural venues host performances, festivals, and gallery exhibits that offer free or low-cost classes and are funded, at least in part, by the San Francisco Arts Commission. For more background on the Bayview Opera House please listen to our interview with Barbara Ockel the Executive Director in Part One of the special series Doing Business In the Bayview in the archives section of our website

"There's become a recognition again, internally that artists are seeing themselves as laborers and essential workers and that it is okay to proclaim that doesn't take away of the integrity of your work and your creation" - Julie BakerIn this episode we feature the voice of the Executive Director of Californians for the Arts Julie Baker. Julie shares with us how the covid-19 pandemic is impacting our creative economy and its workforce as well as how Californians for the Arts is working with the state legislation to support the recovery of the creative economy. Please dig into the findings from the Californians for the Arts and Otis College's annual study on the Creative Economy in California For more insights into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the arts, culture and creative economy please listen to our interviews with Meg and David on their Return to the Stage Study and our interview with Allison and Randy of Intersection for the Arts and Brad from Theatre Bay Area. Also please go to our series page to listen to all of the wonderful interviews with dozens of arts and culture organizations in the SF Bay Area 

Thinking about hosting your own virtual events or summit? Then this episode is for you. Our guest today is Nyna Caputi founder of The Expat Woman. She is going to share with us how to organise and host successful virtual events. She has been called The Queen of Virtual Events. You'll learn: How Nyna's international journey started and what was her Biggest challenge, Nyna's KEY Steps to create and host a successful Virtual Event without being exhausted, Simple and effective ways to promote your event without being pushy, Mistakes to avoid when organising your virtual event, How to be confident on the camera and overcome the fear of being visible, and much more.   About Nyna Nyna Caputi the Founder and CEO of The Expat Woman is also the Co-Founder and Producer at Bel Air Films, and the creator of The Digital Event Academy, Start Yours Bootcamp, Empowered Women's Leadership Conference Survive and Thrive Abroad Summit, The All-Women Hackathon and the Female Founders Pitch Female Funders. She is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and her most recent film 'Petals in the Dust' focused on gender violence in India has been screened globally including at the United Nations Film Festival. In honour of her work to end misogyny and empower women, she received the Women of the Year 2015, California State Assembly and is also the recipient of Woman of Distinction 2015, Soroptimist International of Diablo Vista and the MediaMaker Fellow 2014, Bay Area Video Coalition. She is also the winner of the global Influencer 2019' award from Women Empowerment Awards North America. The Expat Woman Club Website The Digital Event Academy Waitlist   Did you like this interview? If yes please leave share it with your friends. Not sure what to do next in your career? Get your FREE 3-day e – career coaching programme and clarify your career goals in 3 days. Start your career change today! Clarify your career goals and elaborate your action plan to achieve them. Click here: https://dmcoaching.eu/  

Nyna is a role model and a pioneer for expat women around the world. As an expat woman herself, originally from India, Nyna identified an opportunity to do good work in the Bay Area by creating a space and community for mid-to-senior level expat and immigrant women professionals to gather, network, and learn from each other. Since starting her side-hustle-now full-time business in 2013, The Expat Woman has a community of 13,000 professionals around the globe and continues to grow. In this episode she shares: How she pivoted her ‘in-person' business to virtual eventsHow she created The Expat Woman after moving to Northern California with her spouse and recognizing there were no professional networks for expat and immigrant womenWhat she does to stay positive when life gets stressful (hint: gardening and long walks)How selling is a critical skill for any person (entrepreneur, professional, employee)CONNECT with NYNAINSTAGRAM @nynacaputiCLUBHOUSE @nynacaputiLINKED-IN https://www.linkedin.com/in/nynacaputi/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/nyna.paiscaputiTo learn more about The Expat Woman, you can connect on: WEBSITE https://www.theexpatwoman.com/nynacaputi2/INSTAGRAM @theexpatwomanus CLUBHOUSE @theexaptwomanusNYNA CAPUTI BIONyna Caputi the Founder and CEO of The Expat Woman is also the Co-Founder and Producer at Bel Air Films and creator of The Digital Event Academy, Start Yours Bootcamp, Empowered Women's Leadership Conference Survive and Thrive Abroad Summit, The All-Women Hackathon and the Female Founders Pitch Female Funders.She is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker and her most recent film 'Petals in the Dust' focused on gender violence in India has been screened globally including at the United Nations Film Festival. She also founded the Global Walk for India's Missing Girls in 2010 in San Francisco, an international awareness campaign on the violence and genocide of Indian women that has taken place in over 25 cities and five countries including India, Kuwait, Canada, USA, and Australia. In honor of her work to end misogyny and empower women, she received the Women of the Year 2015, California State Assembly and is also the recipient of Woman of Distinction 2015, Soroptimist International of Diablo Vista and the MediaMaker Fellow 2014, Bay Area Video Coalition. She is also the winner of the ‘Global Influencer 2019' award from Women Empowerment Awards North America.

We’re championing a new generation of younger artists who were also looking at ways to make this art form relevant, contemporary, and even more equitable” Author - Melanie SmithIn this episode, our featured voice is Melanie Smith, President of San Francisco Performances. San Francisco Performances is an innovative curator of established classical music, jazz, and dance artists as well as a leading supporter of the next generation of performance artists with a commitment to equity for all. Their artist’s residencies provide opportunities for public school students who encounter music and dance for the very first time—to engage personally with artists and gain a deeper understanding of their work.The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a very big economic impact on performance organizations and the performing art community with an estimated 50% unemployment rate for performance artists on a national level. The financial impact will continue since the gathering of people in theaters will be one of the last business sectors to re-open in the San Francisco Bay Area.  To Melanie and John’s point performing art organizations are being forced to develop new models of live streaming of shows and when small socially distanced audiences can come back into the theater the creation of hybrid performances of both on-line and in person could become the new theater experience. To find out more about how you support San Francisco Performances 41st season go to sf performances dot org.

"Arts and culture really drive San Francisco. A lot of folks think of San Francisco as being a tech city, which we are. But the number one industry in San Francisco is tourism. And there would be no tourism in San Francisco if it weren't for arts and culture." Author: John CaldonThis week's show is focused on our arts and culture sector which generates $1.45 billion in annual economic activity in the City / County of San Francisco and supports over 39 thousand jobs. In this episode, our featured voice is John Caldon, the Managing Director San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center. The San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center opened in 1932 with the production of Tosca by the San Francisco Opera. The "War Memorial" name commemorates all the people who served in the First World War. It is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It covers 7.5 acres in San Francisco's Civic Center Historic District and totals 7,500 seats among its multiple performance venues.The Center is comprised of the War Memorial Opera House, Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, Herbst Theatre, The Green Room, The Wilsey Center (Atrium Theater, Education Studio), and Harold L. Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall, the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (SFWMPAC) is a landmark cultural institution owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco. The resident performing arts organizations are the San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and San Francisco Performances. 

In this episode, our featured voice is Meghan Freebeck, the CEO and founder of Simply the Basics. Simply the Basics is focused on providing access to hygiene for our fellow community members who cannot provide this most basic need for themselves and their families. Simply the Basics has created a unique National Hygiene Bank Model as well as piloting an Open Marketplace for people to list in-kind donations. These services are designed to make it easier for both individuals and other nonprofit organizations to better utilize the in-kind product donations to provide hygiene products for our unhoused and low-income community members and in turn, support their most basic core health needs.The combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and its health and economic impacts on both our unhoused and low income community members has exacerbated the need for basic hygiene products and services. To find out more about how you can help provide hygiene products to our unhoused and low income community members go to Simply the Basics.  In the interview mention Project Homeless Connect which Meghan has been until recently the CEO of and is one of the partners of Simply the Basics. You can find out more about Project Homeless Connect by listening to Episode Nine of our series on Covid-19's impact on nonprofits and small businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In this episode, our featured voice is Kami Griffiths, the executive director and co-founder of Community Tech Network. In the 21st Century, access to the internet and devices to participate in the global public square has become a human right. The Covid-19 pandemic has again provided us an X-Ray vision of all the negative impacts on our fellow citizens who do not have access to the internet. In a time when we’re all supposed to shelter in place, without internet access which so many of us take for granted, our seniors and low-income community members are falling further and further behind economically, socially, as well as dealing with the negative impacts of isolation on their mental and physical health.To hear more about the origins of Community Tech Network and meet some of its clients, instructors and Kami, please listen back to our 2016 episode titled The Digital Divide Have & Have Nots - How Digital Skills Changes Lives.

“We give a platform to artists and writers who might not have one otherwise to be a voice to the public”In this podcast episode our featured voice is Alexandra Washkin, the Design & Communications Director of City Arts and Lectures. This fall, City Arts & Lectures launches its 40th season virtually from the Sydney Goldstein Theater. The Sydney Goldstein Theater was the old Nourse Auditorium that City Arts and Lectures resurrected from being a storage facility for the San Francisco Unified School District.  The Sydney Goldstein Theater is both the platform for City Arts and Lectures’ diverse and innovative programming as well as a wonderful resource for other arts and cultural organizations to present their programming.The City Arts and Lectures team are continuing to bring their blend of writers, critics, scientists, performing artists, and cultural figures from around the world through experimenting with the new virtual theater format along with hosting old favorites like Drive In movies. To find out more about the City Arts and Lectures 2020 - 2021 season go to city arts dot net.This episode is part of our series on Covid-19's impact on nonprofits and small businesses. 

In this episode we feature the voice of Shannon Eizenga,(Zynga) the Executive Director of The Gubbio Project. The Gubbio Project at St Boniface in the Tenderloin and St John's the Evangelist in the Mission districts of San Francisco provide sanctuaries for safe and sacred sleep in their pews to over 200 unhoused neighbors.In an effort to remove all barriers to providing a safe space, there are no questions asked, no forms to sign and no one is turned away from participating in The Gubbio Project. In addition to a safe place to sleep The Gubbio Project provides support services to unhoused community members such as socks, hygiene kits, referrals to social services, blankets, foot care, Chaplains to to provide nonjudgmental deep listening and massage. 

In this episode we feature the voices of Susan Harloe and JoAnne Winter Co-Artistic Directors along with Amy Prosser, the Youth Arts Program Coordinator of Word for Word Performing Arts Company. Over the past 25 plus years Word For Word  has theatrically transcribed and performed over 70 stories by some of the world’s best writers. Word for Word brings short stories to life with both exciting visuals, and  innovative staging, and they do all this without altering the author’s voice including keeping every he said and she said intact. In addition to Word for Word’s live theater performance program they created an arts education program known as Youth Arts. The Youth Arts program utilizes the Word for Word style of in-depth, literature-from-the-inside-out workshops in San Francisco Bay Area schools.

In this episode we feature the voice of Kevin Adler, the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages. Kevin started Miracle Messages in honor of his uncle Mark, who lived on-and-off the streets for 30 years. Miracle Messages helps reunite families through helping community members who are unhoused to record short video messages to a family member. Volunteers, referring nonprofit and government partners or formerly homeless ambassadors help record the message. Then a network of volunteer digital detectives attempt to locate the unhoused person’s family to deliver the message. The digital detectives also work with the family and the unhoused person to facilitate a reunion. As of the recording of this episode Miracle Messages has facilitated over 325 family reunifications. 

In this episode we feature the voice of Katy McKnight, the Director of Community Engagement with the San Francisco Marin Food Bank. The San Francisco Marin Food Bank’s mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin where one in four neighbors is at risk of hunger. The Food Bank was providing food for Thirty Thousand households per week.This was all before the Covid 19 pandemic hit and tens of thousands of people in San Francisco and Marin lost their jobs. The need is estimated to have doubled over the past Ninety Days. Over 100 of the food bank's 250 plus food pantries had to close because of the Covid 19 pandemic. The food bank is operating 20 plus pop up pantries at schools and community centers to address the massive the food in-security facing our neighborsTo help feed home bound seniors who used to visit San Francisco Marin Food Bank pantries for groceries they have created the Pantry at Home program to deliver food directly to 7 thousand plus seniors. 

In this episode we feature the voices of Lucie Faulknor Dawn Logsdon the CoFounders of Serendipity Films. I had the wonderfulI opportunity of working with Dawn and Lucie back in 2012 as an intern on their films Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans and Free For All. What immediately struck me in working with Lucie and Dawn is their passion for telling untold stories of people and places that our society has under explored or just plain ignored. They are always working to bring together all the elements of a wonderful story and sharing it to audiences in hopes of opening minds and dialogues that can inspire action to make the needed changes to our community such as supporting our Libraries and Librarians.for my friends in Germany g69fgt3frDkuhfufig6o7zqo3czj43inpz7ix6d

In this episode we feature the voices of Rose Oser, the Associate Artistic Director and Shafer Mazow the Managing Director of Z Space. Z Space has become one of the nation’s leading laboratories for developing new voices, new works, and new opportunities in American theater.Z Space’s performances span a variety of disciplines, including theater, dance, visual art, music and performance art. Through its Z Space New Works program, the organization develops unique works from initial concept to on-stage production. Z Space also provides technical residencies in which artists can make use of the entire facility, including the stage, lights and sound system to test and develop their concepts. 

In this episode we feature the voices of Doniece Sandoval founder and Kris Kepler Chief Program & Strategy Officer of LavaMaeX. I first met Doniece back in 2014 when she was launching lava mae through her innovative idea of converting old Muni Buses into Mobile Showers. To find out more about the origins of lava mae please listen to Episode Two in my three part series titled Homeless in San FranciscoLavaMaeX is the latest iteration of Doniece’s original vision of providing radical hospitality to unhoused people through mobile showers, toilets and its pop-up care villages, which provided access to wrap around support services and resources for people experiencing homelessness. LavaMaeX is a nonprofit accelerator bringing their open source toolkits, in-depth training and strategic partnerships to communities around the world to empower them to take these critical services to their unhoused community members. 

In this episode we feature the voice of Sammie Rayner, Chief Programming Officer with Community Forward SF. Over the past 40 plus years Community Forward SF has been helping our unhoused community members to move off the street, find comprehensive services and stabilize their lives.Community Forward SF serves over 6,000 unhoused community members annually. Some of the most vulnerable community members are cis-gendered and trans women. Community Forward SF is the leading agency addressing the unique needs of these fellow community members.  As part of providing comprehensive services Community Forward SF provides housing, a sobering center, and medical services.  

In this episode we feature the voices of Emily Maksymiuk the Managing Director along with Board Members Risa Schwartz and Maureen McCarthy of the Children’s Book Project. Over the last 28 years The Children's Book Project has given away free books for children who need them. Additionally, all those who serve children and need books such as teachers, public-health workers, childcare providers, homeless shelter staff, and parents from all over the Bay Area can select an unlimited number of free books. Some of the books are donated by publishers, authors, and booksellers. However almost all of the books that are in high demand such as picture books, early readers, books in Spanish must be bought new.

In this episode we feature the voice of Laurie Thomas, the Executive Director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association. The Golden Gate Restaurant Association has been around since 1936 and has supported the efforts of local small business owners to address such issues as collective labor agreements, racketeering and food rationing during World War Two. Over the decades the association helped its members market their restaurants through creating an annual Dining Guide, and setting up a purchasing guide along with group insurance and workers compensation programs. The Association’s education program offers the only Food Safety training of its kind in the State of California by partnering with the San Francisco Department of Public Health and is a Certified Test Site Administrator with the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals along with proctoring the Food Manager Certification Exam.

In this episode we feature the voice of Meghan Freebeck, the Chief Executive Officer of Project Homeless Connect. Back in 2004 the City of San Francisco was struggling with both the growth of community members becoming homeless and how to provide the necessary wrap around services to help them off the streets.The City of San Francisco was implementing the Care Not Cash Program to help homeless San Franciscans receiving County Adult Assistance Programs by offering them housing or shelter and support services as part of their benefits. Project Homeless Connect was created in 2004, by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom and the San Francisco Department of Public Health as a way to provide a one stop service agency for all the necessary wrap around services to people experiencing homelessness. To find out more about the origins of Project Homeless Connect please listen to my interview with Emily Cohen than Deputy Director at Project Homeless Connect in Episode Two of my three part series titled Homeless in San Francisco.

Title: “Support all of the performers, artists, designers, directors, writers, and technicians, whenever you can”In this episode we feature the voice of Michael Gene Sullivan, a Board Member, writer, director and performer of The San Francisco Mime Troupe. Over the past Sixty Plus Years The San Francisco Mime Troupe Collective has created and produced theater through the lens of the working class by exposing social and economic injustice with a call to action to make the necessary changes on behalf of working people. The collective’s mission is to present their work to the broadest possible audience with both artistry and humor and thus, their performances are free and performed in public parks throughout California and the nation.This episode is part of a series of interviews we conducted through our participation in  the Bay Area Video Coalition’s TV Show titled "San Francisco Nonprofits Spotlight". The interviews were conducted via Zoom from April to June 2020 during the height of the first phase of the Covid 19 pandemic and the Shelter In Place requirements. The goal of the series is to shine a spotlight on the nonprofits and their staff who are struggling to deal with the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on their operations, services and sustainability. The series of interviews we conducted features voices from a cross section of organizations that make up the fabric of our community.  Each of them brings a unique perspective on how they and we are dealing with the issues facing our community during the pandemic. 

5 Things to Look For in a Fiscal SponsorshipThe https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/fiscal-sponsorship-nonprofits (fiscal sponsorship) is one of the more critical aspects of a doc filmmaker's success when seeking funds for their film. And we take a look at 5 things that can help you decide who might be a good fit as your fiscal sponsor. We discuss: definition of a fiscal sponsorship why the fiscal sponsorship is critical to your fundraising 5 specific things to look for in a fiscal sponsor   Podcast Conversation Just as the fiscal sponsor is important to the doc filmmaker seeking funding for their film, the aspects of promotions, marketing, and distribution is the key to one's success with their film's release. http://www.thefilmfestivaldoctor.com/ (Rebekah Louisa Smith) founded The Film Festival Doctor, a company that helps the filmmaker design and then implement a full promotional and distribution strategy for their films. We discuss: advice for getting into film festivals importance of a proper social media strategy what are the distribution platforms we should be paying attention to   Related ResourcesAs mentioned in the episode, we want to provide a small-ish list of some of the more known organizations that offer fiscal sponsorships and here they are: https://www.bavc.org/make-media/fiscally-sponsored-projects (Bay Area Video Coalition) https://documentaries.wordpress.com/sponsorship-info/ (Center for Independent Documentary) http://www.docsinprogress.org/fs (Docs in Progress) https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/ (Fractured Atlas) http://fromtheheartproductions.com/fiscal-sponsorship/ (From the Heart Productions) http://www.artsandmedia.net/fiscal-sponsorship/ (Independent Arts and Media) https://www.documentary.org/sponsorship (International Documentary Association) https://www.kartemquin.com/involve/filmmakers/collaborate (Kartemquin Films) https://www.sffilm.org/artist-development/fiscal-sponsorship#.V6jAlqKwrp8 (San Francisco Film Society) http://www.wifv.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/ (Women in Film and Video)   New to The Documentary Life?   Hot off the presses.. Be one of the first people ever to own your own #DocLifer t-shirt! We're sure you want to look as stylish and attractive as this young man, right!? Head over to our https://www.barangfilms.com/shop (online store) and grab yours now.       Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) |  Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!    

Susan Walters is the Senior Vice President of the California Emergency Technology Fund a non-profit that focuses on closing the digital divide in California. She was previously the Regional Director of Community Relations for Citibank in Greater Southern California. Prior to Citibank she operated a small consulting practice in corporate social responsibility. The work focused on building strategic partnerships between nonprofit organizations and corporations, strategic planning, communications and marketing. She has worked in myriad areas ranging from telecommunications policy, disability access to multimedia projects. Examples of her work include designing a highly successful technology job training program for low income adults and youth, creating a brand strategy for a buy local food campaign and marketing programs to reach emerging markets. Her firm's clients included: AOL, Verizon, Microsoft, Independent Television Service (ITVS), San Francisco Giants, Freddie Mac Foundation, W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the FoodRoutes Network. Susan has held senior positions in Communications and Marketing with Odwalla and Pacific Bell. Prior to her work in the private sector Susan served as a senior staff member to Willie L. Brown, Jr. during his tenure as Speaker of the California Assembly. She is an alumna of the Coro Fellows Program, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters of Public Policy degree from Claremont University. She serves of the Board of Directors for CD Tech, Bay Area Video Coalition, World Institute on Disability and the Center for Accessible Technology.   In this episode we discussed the homework gap. the history of the FCC's Lifeline program. how to expand Lifeline to make high-speed Internet more affordable. Resources California Emerging Technology Fund Internet for All Now The Good Lord Bird by James McBride

The power of technology and has certainly changed the workplace. From telecommuting to smartphones, the landscape of employment is a whole new ballgame. So much so that according to an Intuit study, by the year 2020 freelancers will make up 40 percent of the US workforce. With Akeisha Johnson, life coach and your show host, on this episode we will chat with Mindy Aronoff, Bay Area Video Coalition’s Director of Training about how she is impacting the local workforce while Making it Work.

Our guest, Morrie Warshawski, works with nonprofits and filmmakers having difficulty realizing their full potential.  He helps them create roadmaps to a better future through strategic planning.  His work is characterized by a commitment to the core values of creativity, thoughtfulness, transparency, and tolerance.  Warshawski has worked in the field for over thirty years as an administrator, consultant, facilitator, teacher and writer.  He was the Executive Director of two media arts centers (Bay Area Video Coalition and The Media Project).  He has served on numerous grant panels, was recently a judge for the International Documentary Compettion at DocAviv in Tel Aviv, and has consulted with dozens of independent filmmakers on career and fundraising issues.  Warshawski is the author of many articles, and of two books on fundraising, Shaking The Money Tree: The Art of Getting Grants And Donations For Film And Video- 3rd Edition (Wiese Books, LA), and The Fundraising Houseparty: How to Party With a Purpose and Raise Money for Your Cause -2nd Edition.  You can find him in cyberspace at www.warshawski.com.

Sirron is a teaching artist working in several local schools, and he also teaches digital arts at the Bay Area Video Coalition, and drawing classes in his Mission District studio and gallery. We stopped by his space to uncover his inspirations and learn how to draw our own cartoons! Watch 2 drawing demos where he shows how to draw happy, sad, and mad faces (first video) and various face perspectives (second video).

Sirron is a teaching artist working in several local schools, and he also teaches digital arts at the Bay Area Video Coalition, and drawing classes in his Mission District studio and gallery. Watch 1st of 2 drawing demos where Sirron Norris shows how to draw happy, sad, and mad faces (first video) and various face perspectives (second video).

This is host Stephen Kopel's San Francisco poetry open mic after the videotaping of John Rhodes and Clara Hsu's Podcast/TV show at the Bay Area Video Coalition. The poets reading are Una, the daughter of Dana Teen Lomax, Laura Del Fuego, Stephen Kopel, and Al Averbach.

Chris Metzler graduated from USC with a degree in business and cinema. His film directing and producing work has resulted in frequent partnerships with Jeff Springer, where together they've made their way in the Nashville country and Christian music video industries, before finally forsaking their souls to commercial LA rock n’ roll. These misadventures eventually culminated in their winning a Billboard Magazine Music Video Award. Chris finished traveling the theatrical circuit promoting his John Waters’ narrated documentary, Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and won both the HBO Producer’s Award and the Robert Altman Award. He is a recipient of the Bay Area Video Coalition’s AEA Award and has previously received funding support from the Pacific Pioneer Fund and the Fleishhacker Fund.

Ken Ikeda is Executive Director of Bay Area Video Coalition a nonprofit independent media arts center in San Francisco, CA. Agree, disagree, like, don't like...? Feel free to leave a comment at http://mediasnackers.com/2007/01/mediasnackers-podcast65/