Creating a Social Economy: Maria Grazia Suriano on Crowdfunding & OER - Sustainable Funding Vlogcast
Channel: StoryToGo
Date: 2021-01-22

Animals in the Great War eBook – a Sustainable Funding Case Study : https://storytogo.ca/2021/02/animals-in-the-great-war-ebook-sustainable-funding-case-study/

On Episode 2 of the Sustainable Funding Vlogcast for Media, Educators, Technologists, and Creators, author of Animals in the Great War - Maria Grazia Suriano talks about creating a social economy with crowdfunding and  OER (Open Educational Resources) with vlogcast host Erica Hargreave. 

Over the course of their conversation, Maria and Erica explore everything from the concept behind Animals in the Great War, teaching about othering, instilling empathy, what school kids responded to about the book, the importance of open access in education, crowdfunding in Italy, lessons learned from running a crowdfunding campaign, and various avenues to explore in creating a social economy. Scroll down for a time coded breakdown of key chatting points from this interview.

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A Chaptered Breakdown of Key Topics in the Vlogcast:

1:02 - A tease to Maria's excitement over a social economy.

3:09 - Meet Maria Grazia Suriano.

4:18 - Introduction to Animals in the Great War. 

5:14 - Studying history from the point of view of animals.

6:25 - Using animals to explore othering as they cross borders, as well as empathy.

9:40 - The team behind Animals in the Great War - both the existing and the ideal.

11:03 - Funding behind Animals in the Great War, including crowdfunding on Goteo as a part of Strike a Match for Education.

12:41 - Crowdfunding Campaign on Goteo.

16:53 - What worked in the Crowdfunding Campaign?

17:38 - A failed strategy in the Crowdfunding Campaign.

18:36 - Would you Crowdfund Again? What would you do differently?

20:00 - Animals in the Great War - an Open Access Publication.

22:42 - The importance of free culture.

25:19 - Attack of the Tortie Terror aka Miss Ella, the nearly 2-year-old cat.

25:51 - The power and impact of digital imagery on students.

27:57 - The powers of storytelling in learning and discovering, with an example of Pigeons at War.

29:33 - Other Funding Sources and Strategies

37:00 - Final Reflections

41:12 - Credits

41:22 - Our Sponsor

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To read Animals in the Great War, you can access the publication for free here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323612634_Animals_in_the_Great_War 

You can also check out Maria Grazia Suriano's new book, Percorrere la nonviolenza. L'esperienza politica della women's international league for peace and freedom at https://amzn.to/3swrcJj and learn more about Associazione culturale Se at https://associazioneculturalese.com/

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Our thanks to BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology) for funding this episode in the series.  You can learn more about the school and both their in-person and online courses here: https://www.bcit.ca/

We teach four courses at BCIT: Building Your Digital Media Presence (https://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bcst3073), Social Media Storytelling (https://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bcst1193), Creating and Marketing Your Own Web Series (https://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bcst0108), and Travel Writing: Your Journey from Branding to Monetizing your Travel Stories (https://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bcst0107).

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We'd love to connect with you, your stories, and your creative and educational endeavours.  You can discover more of the research, stories and creators we are exploring on our website: https://storytogo.ca  Engage further with the StoryToGo Community via our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/storytogo.  Connect with our team from Ahimsa Media on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AhimsaMedia  Get a glimpse of our world and stories via Erica's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericahargreave and Lori's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phoenixmoments

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