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September 7,
2008 - Online
Video Service, Inc.
(OVS) announced today
that it had enabled the
Marguerite Casey
Foundation to
substantially broaden
the reach of an
innovative, simultaneous
multi-city conference
yesterday to hundreds of
online participants. The
event, part of the
foundation's Equal Voice
for America's Families
campaign, drew 15,000
attendees at venues in
Birmingham, Chicago and
Los Angeles, and an
additional 500
participants in real
time via the Internet.
In a first of its kind
approach, the campaign's
September 6 event
connected participants
all at once via
satellite and webcast,
in part due to the
Internet broadcasting
solutions provided by
OVS. The Equal Voice for
America's Families
campaign aims to lay the
groundwork for a
family-led movement for
social change. At the
event, the campaign
called on the nation,
lawmakers and the next
U.S. President to adopt
a comprehensive approach
to addressing the issues
and challenges that
families face.
"We are proud to play a
part in helping the
Foundation and its
campaign," remarked OVS
Chairman and CEO Tim
Treanor. "Through
webcasting, the campaign
significantly extended
the geographic scope and
impact of this unique,
multi-city event to an
online audience the size
of one convention site,
at a fraction of the
cost."
The in-person and online
audience consisted
primarily of families
and legislators from
around the country.
Online participants were
able to complete a poll
aimed at collecting data
about their opinions on
policies and challenges
facing American families
today.
Due to the unprecedented
success of the event,
the foundation is
considering modifying
its public involvement
strategy to include more
Internet broadcasting.
An archive of the
webcast is at:
www.equalvoice2008.org/page/convention_sept6.html#webcast.
About the Equal Voice
for America's Families
Campaign
Equal Voice for
America's Families is an
effort by the Marguerite
Casey Foundation and its
grantees to build
support for a national
family-issues platform
created and advanced by
families. Through the
development of a
national platform of
issues of concern to
families, the Equal
Voice for America’s
Families campaign
advocates for: Create a
national platform of
family issues; Spark a
national dialogue about
the policies and
attitudes that
negatively impact
families; Ensure that
families are a part of
any such national
discussion; Build a
movement of families to
sustain long-term
change; and Increase
civic engagement among
families. More
information is available
at
www.equalvoice2008.org.
About Marguerite Casey
Foundation
Based in Seattle,
Washington, the
Marguerite Casey
Foundation is a private,
independent grant making
foundation created by
Casey Family Programs to
help expand Casey's
outreach and further
enhance its 42-year
record of leadership in
child welfare.
Marguerite Casey
Foundation’s mission is
to help low-income
families strengthen
their voice and organize
their communities in
order to achieve a more
just and equitable
society. The Foundation
supports community-based
leadership and promotes
education, activism and
advocacy among families,
parents, and youth. For
more information, go to
www.caseygrants.org.
About Online
Video Service
Online Video Service is
a recognized leader in
open governmennt solutions for
U.S. federal and state
government customers.
Since 1999, OVS has
built a proven track
record for reliably and
securely delivering live
and on-demand public
proceedings and events
to key audiences through
its Open Government
PlatformTM
and Event Webcasting
division. The company
understands its
government customers’
unique needs to
communicate effectively
with stakeholders such
as policy makers,
businesses, voters and
the news media. Find out
why customers from the
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development to the U.S.
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