10 Free Media Webinars in the next 10 Days: social media, AI, journalism, media law, photography & more
/Tue, June 20 – Social Media 102
What: Learn a few advanced social media tips and tricks, elevate your social media presence through micro strategies and activate your advocates. Join us to learn how to: Use social media to connect with constituents. Monitor conversations to stay ahead of the curve. Get people to advocate on your behalf. Navigate social media advertising and understand when to use it.
Who: Firespring Director of Nonprofit Solutions Kiersten Hill
When: 2 pm, Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Tue, June 20 - AI research: An anthropological lens
What: This session will offer several discussion points to comprehend the gains of an anthropological perspective in unpacking AI in educational environments.
Who: Dr Nimmi Rangaswamy, professor at the Kohli Centre on Intelligent Systems, Indian Institute of Information Technology, IIIT, Hyderabad
When: 12 noon, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Media Education Lab
Tue, June 20 - Online workshop for local journalists and Muslim community group
What: The workshop is designed to help both local journalists and Muslim organisations to share and learn about best practice when it comes to reporting on stories involving Muslims and Islam. It will facilitate discussions between local journalists from across the UK with local Muslim community groups to explore better ways of working together to ensure balanced and fair reporting in the local media.
Who: Nadia Haq, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Researcher School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University.
When: 4 pm, Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University and the Centre for Media Monitoring
Wed, June 21 - Escaping toxic newsroom spaces and online hate
Who: Dhanya Rajendran, Editor-in-Chief, The News Minute.
When: 8 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Reuter’s Institute
Wed, June 21 - Data in Action: How Your Agency Can Put Information To Work
What: Explore how employees can harness the power of data securely and efficiently to make more effective pitches.
Who: Marcus Thornton, Deputy Chief Data Officer, Commonwealth of Virginia; Ian Lee, High Performance Computing Security Architect, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Evan Albert, Director of Measurement and Data Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs and others.
When: 12 noon, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: GovLoop
Thu, June 22 - Strategic Innovation: How Do I Plan When I Don't Know What's Coming?
What: Participants will walk away with actionable frameworks to help assess new opportunities, allowing you to prioritize and accelerate innovation in your own organization.
Who: Linton Myers, Director of Innovation and Incubation at Blackbaud with Kelley Hecht, Team Lead of Nonprofit Industry Advisors at AWS.
When: 12 noon, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Blackbaud (a software provider focused on powering social impact)
Mon, June 26 - Fuel Your Funding with Data-Driven Program Evaluation Reporting
What: This workshop will help you unlock and leverage the power of your program data. The steps to consolidate, analyze, and visualize your program information to create data-driven messaging that will fuel more program funding from grants, partners, and major gifts donors.
Who: Sarah Merion, Impact Aligned
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Nonprofit Learning Lab
Tue, June 27 - Intellectual Property & Contract Considerations for PR Firms Using Generative AI
What: In this session, attorneys will cover how these new technologies—built on machine learning algorithms—could fundamentally change the communications and marketing industry and share best practices for considering their usage as business tools.
Who: Michael C. Lasky, Chair, Public Relations Law and Partner/Co-Chair, Litigation + Dispute Resolution, Davis+Gilbert; Samantha Rothaus, Partner, Advertising + Marketing, Davis+Gilbert; Andrew Richman, Associate, Advertising + Marketing, Davis+Gilbert LLP
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Institutes for Public Relations
Tue, June 27 - AI and Phishing: What’s the Risk to Your Organization?
What: The panel will discuss the advances in chatbot technology and how organizations must adapt to avoid falling victim to this new wave of phishing attacks. Key Takeaways: Sorting the fact from the fiction: how can AI be used in phishing? Real-world phishing statics: can attacks really be attributed to AI? The defenses in place today: are they enough? What can organizations do to protect themselves?
Who: James Dyer, Cyber Intelligence Analyst, Egress; Ernie Castellanos, Cybersecurity Manager, San Ysidro Health; Duncan MacRae, Editor in Chief techForge Media; Samuel Ojeme, Director of Product Managmenet, Mastercard
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Tech Forge
Wed, June 28 - Beyond Snapshots: Photo Skills For Beginners
What: Basic multimedia techniques for journalists looking to expand their skillset. Topics will include basic elements of photography, best practices for photojournalism and beginner-level editing. The event will end with a question-and-answer segment.
Who: Freelance Community board members Solomon O. Smith and Chris Belcher
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Society of Professional Journalists