Samantha Ravin researched the nuts and bolts of how digital marketing functions in the music industry and wrote a longform-style magazine piece detailing her findings:
Digital Marketing in the Music Business: Broken Down\
Category Archives: Self-directed learning
Fundraising 101
Alex Rasmussen researched the basics of fundraising for nonprofits, and created a magazine-style article detailing her learning:
Trauma-Informed Care
Milena Raketic researched trauma-informed care – the basics of trauma, best practices for organizations, and future steps – and wrote a longform-style magazine piece detailing her findings.
Understanding Trauma-Informed Care
Coaching and Leadership Styles
Patrick Raby researched different coaching/leadership styles to use in coaching situations, including when to properly use each coaching style and who to use them on as well, in order to maximize learning. He wrote a research paper detailing his findings:
Coaching Styles- Proper Usage and Why?
Healthcare Startups
Ethan Polan researched nutrition-based startups that are impacting healthcare, as an investment area of interest. He summarized his comprehensive findings in a white paper:
Investment Area of Interest: Nutrition Based Startups Impacting Healthcare
Marketing for Touring Productions
Ben Pleasant researched strategies and best practices for marketing for a touring Broadway show, including appeasing the show reps, selling tickets, and spending efficiently with a marketing budget that makes sense for your city. He wrote a magazine article detailing his findings:
Feeling the Pulse of Arts Marketing in 2018
Technology in the Music Industry
Maddie Phelan researched how streaming and technology have changed and continue to impact the music industry, and especially what these changes mean for independent artists and their teams. She created a blog to track her learning journey and the knowledge she acquired through her research.
Researching Opportunity Zones
David Pawlan examined the scope and purpose of opportunity zones, focusing on Nashville, Tennessee. He wrote a white paper detailing his findings and offering a proposal for regulation to support investment while maintaining community priorities.
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Creating video content
Elizabeth Paul researched how to create short marketing videos for social media and presentations, including the process of planning, shooting, and editing, as a way of growing her interest in creative content. She learned to create these videos, and wrote a longform magazine piece on the process.
Building a Brand How non – profits can create video content to tell their story
Learning Google Analytics
Steven Paalz researched best practices and strategies for using Google Analyitics; he created an instructional video detailing his findings: