danielle martin's Field Reports

No, it's not the fame...or fortune...or the layers of paperwork and bureaucracy. It's definitely NOT trying to explain VISTA to someone for the upteth time. It was the moment several times this week, after what seemed like the millionth voicemail I left for a VISTA, when a VISTA picked up the phone and said "HEEEaaaaYyyah! Danielle! What is UP?" …read more

I just finished a digital storytelling and mapping workshop that included over 10 youth who stayed creative and excited to share their stories even i …read more

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Connect the Disconnected, a new project started by Richard O'Bryant of Northeastern University and MassIMPACT board member, hosted a one-day conference on Saturday June 9th, 2007 entitled "Empowering Communities through Electronic Information Access: Public Policy and Effective Community Practices." This free …read more

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Check out my appearance on a panel about changing the media on Cambridge's cable access station, CCTV Critical Focus …read more

Wondering what fellow VISTA Jessica McCoy and I have been collaborating on since September? Check out the launch of a new online project, StoriesForChange.net, sponsored by both of our host organizations! …read more

Did you know that this week is National AmeriCorps Week? We did, because we attended the Mass Service Alliance's AmeriCorps Day at the Worcester Centrum...I mean the Worcester DCU Center. The day was filled with...well just look at the photos here and on Flickr. …read more

I'm just recovering from April 2007, which will forever be known in my mind as "the month of excessive conferences." It started with WAM!, then NTEN in DC. But then a couple weeks ago I stole Ben from Project HQ and we headed over to the newly renovated Yawkey Boys & Girls Club in Roxbury for the 7th annual Boys & Girls Club of Boston Cyber Summit. We did some digital storytelling and Google Mapping with 5 youth from Roxbury and Dorchester. The youth did great, taking lots of great photos outside the Club around Dudley but we struggled a bit with technical aspects of embedding videos in the new Google My Maps functionality. …read more

The cherry blossoms are in bloom and the geeks are as well. Here's some photos from the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington DC. …read more