I'm writing this after watching a live broadcast of President Trump declaring a national state of emergency, and feeling much less crazy for asking my interns to work remotely this week! The Advokate office on Exchange Street in Downtown Glens Falls has been dark since last...
We have to thank Brené Choppa, the Work-Based Learning Coordinator for Early College Career Academy & PTECH at WSWHE BOCES' SUNY Campus, for hooking us up with three savvy, creative interns this week: Leigh, Elizabeth, and Cole. Here is what they wrote about their experience,...
Okay, so Caitlin and Cory both shared their work playlists and here I am (whatever, maybe I'm procrastinating just a little bit — we all need to take a break from time to time!) finally getting around to mine, months later. Some days we sit and...
I just got off the phone with Jason Van Driesche, who has been Chief Innovation Officer at Vermont's Front Porch Forum for about a year (and a user of the forum for about ten years, he says). He had emailed me saying that several people of note had identified...
Hi, everybody! So, Caitlin, Advokate's super-duper-reliable-help-with-any-project-jump-in-headfirst employee, recently shared a work playlist for all of you fine folks. I thought to myself, "I like listening to music, too! And I like playlists and sharing my picks with the hopes and presumption that people will think I'm awesome!"...
Your brand is telling a story. Videography is a compelling way to concisely and creatively showcase what you do, who you are and how you do your thing. Advokate just hired Caitlin (me) of Snarky Aardvark Films and is now expanding into the world of...
See that photo there? That's the Advokate team. And it's not even all of us! Top, from left: Jessica Chanese, Caitlin Stedman, Kate Austin-Avon, Danny Austin-Avon, Cory Austin-Avon, Ellie Austin-Avon, Sable Panich, Morgan Panich, Kate Clatworthy, and down in front, Henry Austin-Avon and Silas Panich. Not...
I'm delighted to introduce you to Jessica Chanese, who will be writing exclusively for Advokate! We have offered copywriting and press release services all along, but when Jessica approached us for some advice about how to dip her toes into the writing-for-pay stream, we just had to...
Here is my presentation that I delivered at SUNY Adirondack on October 4, 2018. Did you miss it? I am offering a workshop series! Click to learn more. [slideshare id=118186916&doc=advokatepresentationonfacebook-181004194102]...
What is the GDPR? The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, goes into effect today, May 25, 2018. It applies to European Union citizens. Some EU citizens live in the United States and they are considered in this law too. Long story short: All websites really ought to have...
