Do you work for an organization that could use digital and media technology more effectively? For many community organizations striving to deliver high quality programs and services, marketing and promotion often gets left behind.

Register for CCTV's Media Strategy Breakfast and learn how to use new technologies to create media that highlights the work that your organization is doing in the community. Organizations will learn concrete steps to get started in crafting a media and communications plan of their own from Ann Getman, the Founder and Principal of Getman Strategic Communications. To register, contact Clodagh Rule at clodagh@cctvcambridge.org or (617) 661 6900 x 117. Space is running out!

Check out this conversation at CCTV's Drive By Gallery with artist Bruce Greene about the Hope Gallery at the BU Rehabilitation Center. The Hope Gallery provides an opportunity for artists in recovery to exhibit their work as personal expression of their life, their experiences, their feelings, their traumas, and their victories.

The Hope Gallery at BU

Bandwidth is CCTV's local music project. Since 2005, the project has allowed producers at CCTV to use music from local bands in their videos. By participating in the Bandwidth project, local bands benefit from exposure and CCTV video producers benefit from being able to have original music in their work while obeying copyright law.

The Bandwidth library is currently well stocked, with music from many genres. But we are always looking for more music. So if you are a local band/musician and would like to take advantage of this opportunity, be sure to visit the Bandwidth website to find out how. read more...

Come one, come all, bring a friend! The next CCTV Orientation will be held on Wednesday, January 7th, at 6:30pm at the CCTV studios located on 675 Massachusetts Avenue (entrance on Prospect Street).

If you are interested in becoming involved with CCTV, attending Orientation is the first step. You'll learn all about how to become a member, how you can produce your own TV show and other media, how to sign up for hands-on classes in video production, and more. You'll be joining an exciting community making media for Cambridge residents, by Cambridge residents!

If you can't make this month's Orientation, CCTV holds Orientations the first week of every month. If you have any questions about Orientation or becoming a member, please feel free to contact me. Hope to see you there!

Are you a member looking for ways to get involved with a production at CCTV? Then check out the new production group page where you'll find descriptions and contact information for all of the current production groups taking place at CCTV. Whether it's covering a live event, working on a documentary, or assisting with a studio production, there are opportunities available for a variety of interests and skill levels. It's a great way to meet new people and play a key role in contributing to content that will air on CCTV's channels.

Meet Renee Jackson, an Edit and Bulletin Board intern at CCTV. Hailing from Chicago with previous video production experience, she hopes to sharpen her skills even further while at CCTV.

Click on the title of this article to watch a quick video interview of Renee.

In the months ahead, CCTV will feature interviews with our NeighborMedia citizen journalists. The purpose is to introduce them and their work to the Cambridge community and beyond.

In December, we spoke to Mark Jaquith to discuss his motivation for joining NeighborMedia and to learn more about some of the stories he has covered.

Read more of Mark's stories on his blog at http://cctvcambridge.org/mhjaquith.

If you have a story about Cambridge that you would like to see covered for NeighborMedia, send an email to newstip(AT)cctvcambridge(DOT)org.