Charity – It’s about the Community

Ignite Durham

We had a great event last week. Inspriring speakers. Fantastic Sponsors. Great prizes. Energized Audience of hundreds came out to GET FIRED UP. Fun times. Now it’s time to give back to the community. It’s time to give back to Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill – your neighborhood. More than great ideas, we have the ability to help local NC schools with their specific needs. You can give to the projects that teachers and classrooms have asked for help funding. Our Global Ignite Week sponsor Redu, a Bing project, was generous enough to jump-start our charity work for 2011. We distributed $1250.00 worth of charity gift cards on Wednesday February 9th with just one hope: You will give where it is needed.

Go right now. Today is the deadline to redeem the gift cards for Donors Choose. Help our schools with their specific needs. Help us help kids.

Donate here on the Ignite Durham page on DonorsChoose.org. See the Global Ignite Week leader board. The embedded screen is a look at some of the new donations.

Thank you.

Your Ignite Durham team,
Ryan, Jeff and Zach

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Today is Ignite Durham Day!

Here is what you need to know!

For more, read our reminders post and the Ignite Durham Newsletter for more information. Ask questions via twitter. See everyone tonight!

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How long is 15 seconds? Hot now

Ignite Durham answers “how long is 15 seconds?” It is the time given for each of 20 slides of an Ignite speaker presentation. A quick 5 minutes to enlighten us with new ideas!

Register for your free ticket to Ignite Durham today. The show is Wednesday night February 9th at Carolina Theatre!

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Carolina Theatre, a historic place for an inspiring evening

Take your seat

The Carolina Theatre is the proud location of the first ever Ignite show in Durham. We could not be more excited to partner with Bob Nocek and the crew at Carolina Theatre for Ignite Durham. We will be featuring our 14 inspiring speakers in the historic Fletcher Auditorium. It is a magnificent space for performers that seats over one thousand patrons.

I’ve have visited the Carolina Theatre a few times in the past years. I attended a fantastic horror film festival there last year that featured classics, short films and even foreign entries. I did not realize the full story behind this magnificent building. Here are just a few of the amazing footnotes from behind the red curtain of Carolina Theatre’s history.

Carolina Theatre

Carolina Theatre is truly a local treasure; a great place to see performances, films and a variety of shows unique to the Triangle. If you have not taken the chance to visit Carolina Theatre by now, you owe it to yourself to make Ignite Durham your first experience at this incredible venue. I guarantee it will not be your last. When you sit in this place, it feels like something special. You can attend something special Wednesday February 9th at 6:30pm. Your ticket is on the house. Follow @CarolinaDurham on Twitter.


Carolina Theatre

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DJ Andrius pumps up the volume at Ignite Durham

DJ Andrius

We’re psyched to announce that Andrius Benokraitis will DJ all high-energy beats for Ignite Durham! You can check out his regular podcast and tracklists on ShoutDRIVE and catch him at Signal Fest 2011 and on Triangle Beats. Untz… untz… untz…
Signal Foundation
ShoutDRIVE

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Yelp Triangle Sponsors Ignite Durham!

We are proud to announce that Yelp Triangle is a gold sponsor of Ignite Durham!
Yelp!

Yelp is a fantastic way to discover new restaurants around Durham and the Triangle – or any city for that matter. Their website and mobile applications are invaluable to foodies and curious eaters of all types. I especially like their iPhone app with it’s check-in and quick tip features. It’s a great way to post mini-reviews. Whether you’re a new relo or an NC native, Yelp is a great destination to find and give reviews of local establishments, connect with your friends and see photos of local places.

You can see the latest Yelp Weekly – ”Talk Nerdy to Me” on the web. Subscribe today to get regular stories about local events and restaurant served piping hot to your email inbox. It’s always fun and full of neat surprises. Follow Yelp Triangle Community Manager Christina on twitter to find out about local Yelp! events and find where what cool places and hot spots are right around the corner.

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Ignite Social Media Agency Sponsors Ignite Durham!

We very excited to have Ignite Social Media Agency as a bronze sponsor of Ignite Durham.
Ignite Social Media

Ignite Social Media is one of America’s leading social media agencies, working with brands such as Microsoft, Nature Made, Intel, Disney, Nike, Samsung and others on social media marketing strategy, execution and monitoring. You can learn more or read their excellent blog at ignitesocialmedia.com. Jim Tobin, Ignite’s founder and president, is the author of Social Media is a Cocktail Party, an Amazon and Kindle best selling book and was ranked as one of the most influential bloggers in this emergent space in 2008.

Check out this video message from Jim, and learn more about why your brand will benefit from working with Ignite Social Media.


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A few reminders about Ignite Durham on February 9th 6:30pm

Take the stage

If you did not catch our newsletter email sent out this week, here is a link to read it online. It contains several tips about start time, parking, event line-up and the after-party. Please leave comments here or twitter with questions.

Brief reminders:

  • Doors open at 5:30, Auditorium at 6 and Event start time is 6:30pm.
  • Tell a friend, bring a friend. Ignite is more fun with a buddy. Get free tickets.
  • End time is 8:30ish - Plenty of time to make it home or elsewhere to watch UNC / Duke hoops.
  • Come prepared to have a fun, raucous and thought-provoking experience.
  • Music will be provided by DJ Andrius courtesy of Signal Fest.
  • There will be an intermission about half way through, and full consessions including beer and wine will be available from the lobby all night long.
  • Be sure to share your videos, twitpics, instagrams and flickr photos by tagging #ignitedurham
  • Thank our sponsors – connect with them on Twitter! You’ll be glad you did.
  • Get ready to win – we have some great prizes for attendees provided by sponsors. Tickets, gift certificates and more. Enter before Wed and win at the show.

FIRE IT UP!!

Thanks,
Ryan, Jeff and Zach / @IgniteDurham
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Play Daily for Chances to Win in Ignite Durham Contest!

Fire it up!! #IgniteDurham

This is a reminder about the cool scavenger hunt contest we are offering from now until the event on Wednesday February 9th. You can check back on the page marked Contest daily and watch our Twitter stream to find new trivia questions. Find out details and track the clues on the Contest page. We will also give away door prizes to attendees on the evening of the event. All of our prizes are provided by our fabulous sponsors! Register to attend for free today! Fire It Up!!

Prize Sponsor Highlights

Siena Hotel

Siena Hotel
Inspired by the beauty of Italy, The Siena Hotel – located in beautiful Chapel Hill will captivate you with its elegance. A Four Diamond hotel and restaurant recipient since 1987, this luxury boutique hotel adds its distinctive European character to the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area. With 79 guestrooms and approximately 4,000 combined square feet of event space, The Siena Hotel is a great location for a romantic getaway, family dinner or a corporate event. The Siena Hotel is located two miles from the campus of UNC Chapel Hill and approximately 15 minutes from Duke University.

If you’re not sure what do to for your special someone for Valentine’s Day, check out our website sienahotel.com for Valentine’s specials. We are celebrating all week, so should you! Be sure to follow The Siena Hotel on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates and specials!

DSI Comedy Theater

DSI Comedy Theater
DSI Comedy Theater entertains audiences in North Carolina and across North America with a unique and energetic approach to the alternative comedy scene and its critically acclaimed performance of improv, sketch and standup comedy as an artform. Support Your Local Comedy. Support Dirty South. DSI Comedy Theater, an 84-seat non-smoking theater located in Carrboro, North Carolina, boasts a local company of 45 active performers and a national network of almost 100 professional comedians. A dedicated member of its community, DSI supports the greater Triangle region with fundraisers, outreach, and educational opportunities for all ages and abilities. It is the home of DSI Communication, a Corporate Training, Leadership Development and Team Building organization, and the DSI Comedy Training Center, which offers new classes to the public every month, classes in the art of improvisation, stand-up and sketch comedy.

DSI Comedy has decided to donate 10% of ALL proceeds from the 2011 NC Comedy Arts Festival to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA We Build People Scholarship Campaign. DSI Comedy Theater is located at 200 N. Greensboro St. in the CARR MILL MALL between Elmos and Southern Rail, Carrboro NC 27510. Follow DSI on twitter and facebook, and check out the schedule on dsicomedytheater.com.

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The Rules of Ignite Club

Thanks to Stephen Lead of IgniteSydney for explaining the rules of Ignite Club.

The rules of Ignite club

View more presentations from Stephen Lead.
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