Digital Comfort Zone: A Super not Scary Technology Podcast

Charity Growth Academy
Digital Comfort Zone:  A Super not Scary Technology Podcast Podcast

When done right, technology holds huge potential to transform the work of charities. However, implementing that change can be messy, complicated, frustrating, the list goes on. But when done wrong, it has the potential to derail the important work that you do. Join Aine McGlynn and Lizz Bryce, two seasoned veterans of the charitable sector and the two minds behind Charity Growth Academy, who have worked at the intersection of technology and the people who make charities work for more than two decades. In each episode, you'll be left with specific ways to improve how you and your organization use technology. So if you've been struggling on your journey of digital adoption, or if you're curious how you can take your digital work to the next level then you're in the right place

Episodes

  1. JUN 14

    Starting Big Projects: Key Lessons from Filmmaker Molly McGlynn

    In this inaugural episode of Digital Comfort Zone, hosts Aine McGlynn and Lizz Bryce talk about how to overcome digital inertia within organizations. To better understand how to do that, they call on award-winning filmmaker Molly McGlynn to speak about How to manage complex projects like filmmaking.  How to break down overwhelming tasks The importance of planning and logistics And the necessity of starting anywhere to gain momentum.    00:00 Introduction to Digital Comfort Zone 01:17 Challenges in Digital Transformation 03:28 Starting Small and Taking First Steps 04:59 Interview with Filmmaker Molly McGlynn 13:51 Lessons from Filmmaking for Charities 24:39 Final Thoughts and Takeaways 28:39 Closing Remarks and Credits   To start your own digital transformation journey you can visit: https://charitygrowthacademy.org/  Read the full transcript here   Bio for Molly McGlynn:  Molly McGlynn is a Montreal-born writer and director based in Los Angeles Her first feature film, Mary Goes Round, starring Aya Cash and Sara Waisglass, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017 and has screened at dozens of film festivals and won multiple awards, including the Panavision Independent Cinema Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the Vail Film Festival and Best Narrative Feature at the Annapolis Film Festival.    The film was nominated by the Directors' Guild of Canada for awards in Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film and Best Editing in a Feature Film and won the Jay Scott Emerging Artist Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association. Her second feature film, Fitting In, (fka Bloody Hell), starring Maddie Ziegler and Emily Hampshire, had its World Premiere at SXSW in the Narrative Spotlight section in March 2023. Its International Premiere was at the prestigious Deauville American Film Festival and had its Canadian premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film also won Best Canadian Feature Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film by the Directors Guild of Canada. In addition to her feature work, Molly has directed over thirty episodes of television (Grace and Frankie, Grownish, The Wonder Years, The Big Door Prize) and was a producing director on Season 2 of Bless This Mess.

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When done right, technology holds huge potential to transform the work of charities. However, implementing that change can be messy, complicated, frustrating, the list goes on. But when done wrong, it has the potential to derail the important work that you do. Join Aine McGlynn and Lizz Bryce, two seasoned veterans of the charitable sector and the two minds behind Charity Growth Academy, who have worked at the intersection of technology and the people who make charities work for more than two decades. In each episode, you'll be left with specific ways to improve how you and your organization use technology. So if you've been struggling on your journey of digital adoption, or if you're curious how you can take your digital work to the next level then you're in the right place

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