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Homefront Heroes Takes Compelling Wounded Warrior Stories To The GI Film Festival

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — For those not directly connected with an active-duty military person or a veteran, you often only hear their stories vaguely, or in passing. Now, two very different people have created Homefront Heroes to deliver veterans’ stories to you in a very compelling, human way. Mike Allen, a Microsoft executive in their ... Read more »
Celebrities, Defense, Movies, Philanthropy, Television, Video
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A Personal Road Trip To Roadtrip Nation

Mark Drapeau (Newport Beach, CA) — Where does inspiration come from? For some young people, it comes from reading stories in books or magazines. For others, it comes from learning at the hand of an older mentor or teacher. For still others, however, inspiration is elusive. Recently, I caught up with an innovative organization called ... Read more »
Civic Hacking, Education, Leadership, Nonprofits, Television, Video
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Why Should You ‘Like’ Us?

Angie Goff (Washington, DC) – How do you get people to Like you? (On Facebook, I mean.) When I get an opportunity to tap into the minds behind the most world’s most powerful social network, I’m gonna take it. At the headquarters of Gannett, I recently got the chance to attend a seminar and Q&A session with ... Read more »
Business, By the Numbers, Media, Social Software, Television
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I’m On A Boat (With A Social Media Handbook)

Kristin Bockius (St. Louis, MO) — As the U.S. has passed its one-year anniversary of the Open Government Directive, it’s a good time to reflect and think about how far things have come, but also to contemplate where they are going during the next year. Now that social media and government has largely moved past ... Read more »
Defense, Government, Social Software, Television
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