CSM Blog

So you want to make a movie but aren’t exactly sure where to start?  Don't fret!  The options are fairly simple and filmmakers always fall in one of two categories: they go to film school or they buy a camera and start shooting.  Both have their benefits and while learning on the fly with just you and a camera is a bit cheaper, film school will hopefully provide tools for students through both knowledge and practice to not face the same avoidable confusion as their filmmaking predecessors.   Read more...

Ten years ago, people were running across parking lots in zig-zags, and they were afraid to go out in public. October marks the ten-year anniversary of the famously dubbed “D.C. Sniper” attacks, in which two assailants terrorized the city and other parts of the nation for 23 days.

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Recently, Facebook reached a milestone.  One billion users.  If it were 1804, that would be the entire global population "liking" and "tagging".  We decided there was only one thing to do to mark the occassion; join Facebook, and countless other social media outlets, at the 2^nd Annual ‘Social Media for Nonprofits’ Conference. Read more...

‘Better together’ was the motto of the 2012 Salsa Community Conference, held in DC early this fall.  Centered on the idea that there is greater potential for social change with collaboration, the slogan “There’s Strength in the Network” was repeated throughout the two-day event. Read more...

Door-to-door get out the vote and issue awareness efforts are photo candy for newpapers. The image of motivated and passionate citizens involving themselves in the political process connecting directly with other citizens constitutes a narrative of American democracy that just looks and feels right.  While such efforts continue on today, the succusseful advocacy campaigns of the 21st century begin and thrive through a different kind of connection -- an internet connection. Embracing the connective opportunites of the digital era is importatnt for advocacy groups to remain vital, but are legacy techinques and legacy groups done altogether? Who's running the show? Read more...