I am currently working on finishing video profiles for all 56 beneficiary organizations. Of those 56,

• 18 already have profiles from last year
• 17 had videos made by me
• 4 are ready to be edited
• 6 have interviews shot, but need more B-roll
• 1 has an interview scheduled (for later today)
• 5 need to have interviews scheduled (or rescheduled)
• 5 haven’t responded (although I talked to one on Tuesday)

I hope to have these done by the end of the Give Season (May 12th). Wouldn’t it be great if they were done by the end of April? That would be awesome! Here is a good example of one of the videos I’ve made:

http://www.giveforgreatness.org/organization/western-new-york-book-arts-collaborative

I am also putting all the videos onto YouTube to make them easier to find and share.

-BVV

Hey all,

I’m testing out this “Tumbler” thing people have been telling me about. While I am fairly net-savvy, I have never really ventured into the realm of Micro-Blogging. So let’s see what kinds of fun things will come of this, shall we?

-BVV

(Source: giveforgreatness.org)

Hi Everyone,

If you know of any Non-Profit Organizations in the fields of Art and Culture that would like to benefit from Give For Greatness, please pass this along. Thank you for your support. By raising awareness of arts and cultural groups, we all help make Buffalo great.

For Immediate Release

Deadline Approaching for Beneficiary Status in the 2012 Give For Greatness Campaign

BUFFALO NY: On Friday, December 2nd, 2011 Give For Greatness will close the application process for Beneficiary Status for 2012. All benefiting organizations from last year MUST reapply for Beneficiary Status in order to be part of the 2012 Give Season. Give For Greatness also encourages other non-profit arts and cultural organizations (501c-3) to apply. The application can be filled out on the web at www.giveforgreatness.org by clicking on the  “Beneficiary Application” tab under “Get Involved”.

Every interested organization must fill out this simple form in order to be considered for the next campaign. After your application is reviewed and accepted, we will send you a Beneficiary Agreement with information about the next campaign and what it means to be a G4G Beneficiary moving forward.

The 2011 Give For Greatness Campaign benefited 47 arts and cultural organization in the WNY region. On Wednesday Sept 21 at 10:00am a Press Conference was held at the Downtown Central Library to publicly present the Give 4 Greatness beneficiary organizations with $84,000 raised during the Spring 2011 campaign. Your non-profit arts or cultural group can apply today to become a beneficiary of Give For Greatness.

The region’s cultural institutions are so valuable to the community that they deserve more than mere subsistence. They deserve to thrive. Our mission is simple; to raise funds to assist in the operational support of arts and cultural organizations in WNY (GIVE) AND to advocate programs that promote the arts and encourage collaboration among the region’s arts and cultural organization, businesses, and community leaders (GREATNESS).

CONTACT: For further information phone,  881.6604, ext.218,  or email info@giveforgreatness.org

Hi G4G Fans!

We have some very exciting and informational activities coming up in the next several weeks!  How would you like to win a gift card to Tim Horton’s or a local restaurant?  Or be a featured person in one our blog posts and articles?  For now keep your eyes and ears open on what’s happening at your local art and cultural organizations.  Let us know if you find something cool or interesting that we don’t have on our radar.  Take photos (if permitted), videos, and write down any information of hidden and undiscovered artistic talents in your neighborhoods, promote and encourage others to participate with you.  You’ll be surprised at how much fun you have doing this!  We need your help spreading the word about Give For Greatness, and in return we’d like to reward you for doing so. 

Now, getting back to the actual purpose of Give For Greatness, we want to truly uncover and promote how great Buffalo really is.  We have so many wonderful people and a wealth of great talent.  Western New York’s heart is still going strong!

Michael Mroziak of WBFO News reported the gathering for the press conference that was held at the Downtown Buffalo Central Library on September 21st, 2011.  Almost all of the beneficiaries were present to meet one another and collect their checks.  Click the link below for more details.