First Time Donor

Welcome back to First Time Donor! For this month's episode, we continue the discussion on the HUB format with one of our international attendees, Ynkebour. She shares many insights for planning cross-continental charity incentives that many of us, especially located within the continental United States, may not have considered. 

Welcome to First Time Donor - in this episode, we talk all things Zeldathon Ascent and are joined by two team members and HUB hosts, Jamie and Maeve. For those unaware, the hub format was developed as a middle point between a full on, in-person event and a remote event by using several locations as regional hubs of much smaller bubbles of attendees who took turns hosting the event. A lot went into the planning and execution of this format - to learn more, give this episode a listen! First Time Donor is produced and hosted by members of the Kinstone, LLC Staff.

This episode, Monika and AJ discuss all things VGM Together with two of the events directors, Nujjj and Doug Perry! VGM Together was an all-virtual event put together in the absence of MAGFest earlier this year, and featured artists and musicians such as StringPlayerGamer, Aeoxis, Lacey Johmson, the Baltimore Gamer Symphony Orchestra and more. They share many valuable insights into both the logistics and technical sides of putting together an event of that scale, much of which took place in VRChat!

Welcome to First Time Donor! For this episode, we were lucky enough to interview Alyssa Sweetman AKA Alykkat, Director of Social Impact at Twitch, named Forbes 30 under 30, member of the Women in Games International Board of Directors, and host of the Influencing Good podcast. Alyssa shares her years of experience working with charitable efforts on Twitch, and we discuss many of the important decisions that first time charity streamers face. First Time Donor is produced and hosted by members of the Kinstone, LLC Staff.

Welcome to First Time Donor! For this episode, we interviewed the streaming power couple of Monostache (AKA Amanda) and TabetaiCooking (AKA Graham) about their journey through streaming, content creation, and their efforts to do good in the world with what they have! These two may primarily be cooking streamers, but their knowledge of complex streaming setups and live production will benefit anyone looking to stream on Twitch!

Welcome to First Time Donor - the charity gaming podcast where we talk about all the ways YOU can do good in the world using what you have! For this episode, we are joined by the talented Esteban Martinez, charity and competitive gaming videographer and editor, and owner and producer of the YouTube channel "Hold Back To Block". We discuss his videography career path and how he got involved in gaming videography, as well as his past work for GamesDoneQuick, his personal channel, and more!

Welcome to First Time Donor - the charity gaming podcast where we talk about all the ways YOU can do good in the world using what you have! For this episode, we are joined by the fantastic Andrew Reyes-Schroeder, head of Digital Philanthropy for Direct Relief, and previously a Twitch and GamesDoneQuick employee. We talk about his journey up the ladder of the charity gaming world, as well as the many takeaways that aspiring charity Twitch streamers can find from his career while reliving some fun memories from the early GamesDoneQuick events!

Welcome to First Time Donor - the charity gaming podcast where we talk about all the ways YOU can do good in the world using what you have! For our first episode, we are joined by MojoFibers, a fantastic knitter and licensed medical professional, and Brooke Malone, the Digital Engagement Manager at Direct Relief. We discuss the many ways that the charity gaming scene on Twitch has changed over the course of the pandemic, as well as the perspective from real-world practicing doctors who see the impact of peoples' efforts firsthand.