Inaugural @NPBaton Reaches Halfway Mark
It’s no secret that our team loves Instagram and photos: View this post on Instagram A post shared by BC/DC Ideas (@bcdcideas) So naturally, it’s been a delight for us to host the Nonprofit Baton and watch it grow. The NP Baton is a collaborative photo project that lives on Instagram and Tumblr, and shows how […]
Misteaks Happen – Join us for FailFest 2016
Free beer and mistakes often go hand-in-hand. But on March 8, the storied combination is going to look a little different than you might expect. Triangle Community Foundation, BC/DC Ideas and Third Space Studio are delighted to present FailFest, an open-mic style event at Fullsteam Brewery for Triangle nonprofit leaders to share their stories of failure. Why? Well, we thought it […]
Obama #ForAll on Instagram
Call us hipsters, nerds, or whatever. We love Instagram. Even though photos are snapped in the moment and filtered to the nth degree it feels very real. You’re getting a deeper look into someone’s life. You’re making deeper connections with them. Isn’t that what social media is all about? Or, you can use it to mobilize an […]
Sh*t Nonprofit People Say (Official)
We had the amazing opportunity to work with some Raleigh nonprofit rock stars to put together the meme video “Shi*t Nonprofit People Say.” Thanks to Melinda McKee, Beth Eiserloh Johnson, Nick DiColandrea & Tara Connolly for being the stars! Thanks to BC for shooting and editing! We promise, no donors were harmed in the making of this video…
What Does Your Digital Graffiti Look Like?
Last night we decided to watch Bomb it on Netflix. It’s about the origins of graffiti as a movement and interviews some of the more infamous sprayers. A few things that stuck out to me. One is people’s insatiable need to comment and create. The second is there are a lot of parallels to social media. If you’re posting […]
Experiences Last Longer Than Words
Campaigns have a shelf life. They are temporary by nature, replaced by the next one to come along. What can’t be changed are experiences that touch on emotions at visceral level. It’s these moments that mark you for life. I recently was lucky enough to be invited to a NASA Tweetup. Here’s my experience Everyone at […]