Category Archives for REACT to FILM
Reacting to Film: Reflecting on a semester of documentary film
Last semester, my goal was to research the impact of documentary filmmaking through the eyes of up-and-coming talent from high school and the college chapters of the nonprofit React to Film (RtF) programs, as well as from amateur filmmakers around … Continue reading
Reacting to Change
As my work with REACT to FILM comes to a close, I’m beginning to reflect on what I’ve learned during my time there. Asides from the tool box obtained by being in charge of an organization’s social media presence, I’ve … Continue reading
Jackie Northacker: The young manager who’s making big changes in a small nonprofit
Jackie Northacker, REACT to FILM’s 22 year-old Operations Manager, always knew she wanted to change the world. Already heavily involved in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Northacker wanted to reach out and inspire social change. She discovered the non-profit, … Continue reading
Using what you learn in the real world
There are many skills from working as a Social Media intern that I find myself using in my daily life. For one thing, I find myself using #hashtags and @tagging more in my pedestrian social media life. This has helped me … Continue reading
Setting Goals
As Jackie works on revamping REACT to FILM’s social media method, Dahlia has given us goals to hit for our Facebook followers: 5000 likes by end of spring semester (May) 7500 likes by end of Summer 2013 10,000 likes by … Continue reading
The frustrations of working from home
People tend to romanticize the term “working from home.” Sure, you get to sit in your PJs while you work, TV on the background, in the comfort of your own home, but there’s one thing that working from home does not … Continue reading
First day on the job: Dec. 11, 2012
Having this be my first day at REACT to FILM, it was 3 hours of being given email, twitter, facebook, and blog access for the company’s various sites. It was also a day of meeting new people. Asides from Lindsey Jacobson, who … Continue reading
My aims, REACT to FILM
The of this blog is for me to research the impact of documentary filmmaking through the eyes of up-and-coming talent from high school and the college chapters of the nonprofit React to Film programs, as well as from amateur filmmakers … Continue reading