DOT ORG
I was a broadcast journalist locally and nationally for 20 years.
Now with Pearl Impact Media, I help nonprofits and purpose-driven businesses raise money, raise awareness, and stand out through meaningful, memorable video storytelling.
That’s my mission. This podcast is an offshoot of that mission.
Each episode I chat with a nonprofit leader with a defined, thoughtful, and successful approach to telling their organization's story.
Latest Episodes
EPISODE 11: ASHLEY STEWART
FreeRent.Org is a young nonprofit, but you wouldn’t know it by their video output. They post everywhere, from Instagram to LinkedIn. They use videos on their web site. They recently hired me in for a video specifically geared at a major event. My guest is Ashley Stewart, the executive director of FreeRent.Org, with a thoughtful look into how video helps them thrive.
EPISODE 10: TEN STORYTELLING LESSONS
We all know video can be complicated. It can be intimidating. It can challenging. And that’s just doing one video, let alone building a strategy around it. But not only is it possible to fundraise and raise awareness through video, I’d say it’s essential for long-term growth. Here are ten lessons from ten episodes of DOT ORG.
EPISODE 9: KACEY KOEPPEL
EPISODE 8: LASIMA TURMON
I'm excited to bring in Lasima Turmon, program director for the Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area. I gave a workshop for her foundation, and it was a rich, rewarding conversation about video storytelling. The concerns and questions on the minds of those in the room are among the many things we discuss here.
EPISODE 7: RALPH JEAN
When I present about visual storytelling for nonprofits, I always discuss the importance of the overarching strategy. Creating videos and posting them on social media is great, but only if you know how it fits into your larger goals. As the communications manager for Resource Rural, Ralph Jean brings a unique perspective on this.
EPISODE 6: ZACH TOOMBS
Back in 2024 Zach Toombs and I worked for a for-profit news company. Now Toombs runs Evident Media, taking on documentary storytelling from a nonprofit model. In this role he oversees how he tells the story of his own upstart organization. His insights are valuable for nonprofits of any size with any level of background in storytelling.
EPISODE 5: BETHANY WIGGIN
Recently I read about the Climate Storytellers Summit, which hosted individuals doing critical storytelling work on maybe the most critical issue of our lives. One of its leaders is my guest on this episode: Bethany Wiggin, co-founder of the Penn's Program in Environmental Humanities as well as its My Climate Story initiative.
EPISODE 4: LYDIA STORIE
Caring Across Generations doesn’t just speak up for caregivers. They teach caregivers how to speak up for themselves, and they identify advocacy opportunities in TV and film. The person who oversees that work, among other things, is the person I shared the screen with for this episode: Lydia Storie, Director of Culture Change.
EPISODE 3: JERONICA HARTS
I got the chance to know Jeronica Harts late last year when I collaborated with her and her organization, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta, on an impact video. We quickly found we shared a similar outlook on embracing authenticity when telling your story. That’s the topic, and she is my guest on this insightful episode.
EPISODE 2: ANDREAS KARELAS
It's not "doing video." It's about building a library. That's maybe the biggest takeaway from my new podcast interview with Andreas Karelas. His organization, RE-volv, does extraordinary work in the solar and clean energy space. On this episode, Karelas discuss why storytelling - particularly through video - is central to their mission.
EPISODE 1: BRENT PEASE
For Episode 1, we didn't hold back. I knew Brent when he was just planting the seeds of the nonprofit he now co-leads, the Kyle Pease Foundation. On this episode, Brent speaks about investing in visual storytelling and seeing the payoff a decade down the road.
Who should we interview next?
Email ideas to matt@pearlimpactmedia.com.