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Pecha Kucha is Japanese for ‘chit chat’. It’s a short presentation format (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide) that allows anyone viewing it to see a presentation to see a variety of topics instead of just one.
Midcoast Magnet has been sponsoring these events in the Midcoast for about a year but a few area non-profits have banded together to bring them to Downeast Maine.
Get together with other groups to make a one time event happen more than once.
Pecha Kucha is a ton of work to organize, with all the different presenters, setting up the venue, etc. If you are organizing an event, why not stage it a few different times?
In this case, the Stonington Opera House, Schoodic Arts for All, College of the Atlantic, and the Alamo Theater are all taking turns to host this event quarterly in slightly different geographic areas and venues? Bonus is they’ll get to see which times/locations work better to see how and where Pecha Kucha can expand.
Use multiple means to get the word out.
Just because I happen to follow Schoodic Arts for All via Facebook and get their newsletter doesn’t mean that all their supporters do. It’s nice that all these non-profits are using their respective social networks to get the word out about these events. Talk about increased awareness!
Anyway, I thought this was a nice idea showing what was possible with using the internet for collaboration purposes across organizations. If I can come up with a cool concept, I will totally present at one of these nights!
Have you ever been to Pecha Kucha or know of a group of non-profits who have done a stellar job organizing a combined event?
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