Buzz4Good! Nonprofits + Marketing
Nonprofit organizations do so much to enhance the quality of life in our communities, but they often lack the time, talent and budget to properly promote their missions and attract more donors, volunteers and clients to their cause.
Here on Buzz4Good! we feature the great work that nonprofits do. And we provide them with marketing tips and tools so they can achieve more buzz!
Buzz4Good! is hosted by Michael Hemphill, creator of the award-winning public television show "BUZZ," which features nonprofit organizations receiving pro bono "marketing makeovers" from teams of creative advertising professionals.
Episodes
82 episodes
Christmas Special: Music by nonprofit Smith River Singers
It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas! In this episode of Buzz4Good! creator Michael Hemphill shares the recent Christmas concert by the Smith River Singers of Martinsville, Virginia – an incredible nonprofit community choir tha...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:00:02
Buzzing about coffee shop served by adults with intellectual disabilities
BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill buzzes about coffee in today's Buzz4Good! Specifically, coffee from a Roanoke, Virginia, establishment that is brewed and served by adults with intellectual disabil...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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31:51
Buzzing about diapers?
Why would we spend an entire show talking about diapers? Because diapers represent a whole lot more than just keeping a baby dry. So much so that there’s a Roanoke, Virginia nonprofit called Huddle Up Moms ...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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29:59
The Music of Blue Ridge Holler
Today we're buzzing about the Blue Ridge Holler hurricane relief concert, held Nov. 24, 2024, in Roanoke, Virginia. Coordinated by the nonprofit Friends of the Blue Ridge, the concert featured 18 different artists who donated their time and tal...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:00:03
Blue Ridge Holler hurricane relief concert
On today's show, BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill buzzes about the Blue Ridge Holler, a concer...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:00:00
The Glencoe Sessions
On today's Buzz4Good, creator Michael Hemphill buzzes about a fantastic musical collaboration between two nonprofits: Friends of the Blue Ridge and the Glencoe Mason and Mus...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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22:14
Nonprofit "leaps" into creating equitable food and farming system
Buzz4Good creator Michael Hemphill checks in with a nonprofit that recently made a giant "leap" – pun intended – by opening a new market stocked with locally grown produce and foods in an underserved n...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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21:47
Adults with intellectual disabilities know No Bounds with nonprofit
Today we’re buzzing about the nonprofit No Bounds, which provides educational resources and workforce training for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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59:59
Arts BUZZ: Musica y Cultura and Artemis Journal
We get artsy on today's Buzz4Good as BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill features a couple of major upcoming events: an new and exciting Hispanic music and cultural series, and the release of a local literar...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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59:59
Buzzing for RADAR's 50th Anniversary providing nonprofit transportation
Since 1974 the nonprofit RADAR has been providing the Roanoke Valley of Virginia with public transportation for folks who might otherwise be homebound due to disability or inability to own a vehicle. Today
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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19:24
Buzzing about government partnership with nonprofits
Most local governments appreciate nonprofits' work, but keep them at arms' length when it comes to fundraising. Not so in Bedford County, Virginia, where its Parks & Recreation Department creates fantastic community events that directly ben...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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18:24
Buzzing about Bryan "Harvest Blaque" Hancock
Today we are buzzing about nonprofit champion Bryan "Harvest Blaque" Hancock: spoken word artist phenom; hip hop musician extraordinaire; artist-in-residence at Carilion Clinic; youth devel...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:00:00
Nonprofit Builds: Cemeteries, Pickleball, Homeless Shelters
Today we’re buzzing about three wildly different capital campaigns that received a lot of buzz this week: a new Y that is being built inside shopping mall ... a restoration project in a historic African American cemetery ... and a new shelter t...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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59:59
Buzzing for Cats & Caps: Nonprofits helping strays and high school graduates
Today we’re buzzing about cats and caps:Cats as in the overpopulation of feral cats. BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill talks to a Salem, Virginia, nonprofit that works to trap and neuter feral cats...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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59:59
Honoring America’s first Black Ambassador Edward Dudley
Buzz4Good creator Michael Hemphill introduces perhaps the most famous Roanoke, Virginia, citizen you’ve never heard of: Edward Dudley, a pioneering civil rights lawyer who became the first African-Amer...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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59:57
Buzzing for Nashville’s Addie Levy, Cole Ritter & Luca Chiappara of Domino
In addition to BUZZ, creator Michael Hemphill also works for the nonprofit Friends of the Blue Ridge, which recently introduced him to the multi-talented Addie Levy.Addie headlined Friends of the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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59:59
The African American communities that urban renewal killed
There’s a lot of debate surrounding the legacy of slavery and segregation. Some may even question whether there’s still active racism. But if you happen to buzz down to Roanoke’s Taubman Museum of Art or Harrison Museum of African Ameri...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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59:59
The Nonprofit TimeBank: Earning interest in connection
We’re often told that time is money. And in our economy, we value some people’s time more than others. Try paying an attorney or pro athlete the same as a teacher or artist.But in the New River Valley of Virginia, there’s a nonprofit tha...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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59:58
Creating ArtSpace in Roanoke, Virginia
For Roanoke, Virginia entrepreneur and philanthropist Ed Walker, economic development is as much about building community as it is building business. Walker's latest project is his most ambitious ... and the most transformative in Roano...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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25:25
Truth is Marching On: A nonprofit’s ongoing fight against the Confederacy
"It's always been like a slap in the face," says Glenna Moore about the Confederate soldier statue in front of the Franklin County, Virginia courthouse.In honor of Black History Month, BUZZ creator...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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29:59
It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas: Nonprofit holiday performances
We're starting to celebrate the holiday season! Listen as Buzz4Good creator Michael Hemphill chats with two arts nonprofit leaders about the importance of Christmas performances for their annual budget...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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59:59
Blue Ridge Jamboree features up-and-coming young artists
We're buzzing about the Blue Ridge Jamboree: ON THE RISE showcase of up and coming musical talent on Nov. 2 at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Va. The event is being hosted by the nonprofit
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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59:57
Strolling on Straight Street: Nonprofit helps at-risk youth
Today Buzz4Good creator Michael Hemphill taking a stroll down Straight Street with two leaders of the Roanoke nonprofit that ministers to teenagers who struggle with a v...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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58:59
Celebrating Our Inner Goddess with Artemis Journal
One of the primary objectives today for NASA is sending American women to the Moon. The name of the mission is Artemis. Artemis was the Greek mythological twin sister of Apollo – the mission name for the original moon landings – and the goddess...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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55:47
NIL for Good: Nonprofits that benefit from college athletes' name, image, likeness
Name, Image, Likeness has transformed college sports into the Wild West. But for some passionate Hokie fans, NIL has been incorporated into Virginia Tech's motto of Ut Prosim, That I May Serve, creating one of the most unique platforms...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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59:59
