@RyanNewYork
He sits on the Broad of Directors of The Ali Forney Center, where he is the founding producer of their annual Broadway Beauty Pageant fundraiser. He's also on the Board of Directors of The Deconstructive Theatre Project and the Board of Advisers of the startup TV Dinner.
He's also a director/producer, who lives in Brooklyn, NY and created the musical White Noise. Ryan writes about politics for The Huffington Post & The Hill. He has been a guest editor for Queerty and is the host of the podcast Gay History: Uncut.
Here Ryan blogs about politics, film, TV, history, religion, science, books, theater, digital media, LGBT issues, Bushwick & Williamsburg, New York City, and anything else he's interested in at the moment. Oh, and he'll probably talk a lot about himself.
This is a personal blog. Any opinions expressed here and on my Twitter represent my own and not those of my employer or clients.
A short interview with me on the upcoming Inspire! social media conference in Canada.
My final speaking gig as a Blue State Digital employee is tomorrow night on “Why Organization Structure Matters for Online Success.“
Looking forward to keynoting The Resource Alliance’s Fundraising Online conference in May. Free to join online.
Looking forward to speaking at TEDXMaristCollege on how social media has made us all leaders now.
The Four 2012 won! We took home a 2013 Silver Pollie Award for Best Use of Social Media.
Congrats to our amazing team: Brian Ellner, Richard Socarides, Andre Banks, Jeremy Heimans, Jett House, Hayley Comet, Evan Moody, Hannah Volfson, Judah Ferst, & more!
Moderating a great panel at GMHC in New York City on April 2nd on social media and HIV prevention. It’s free. RSVP.
Here’s me talking about Twitter’s 7th Birthday. Click here to watch.
I was asked to record a short address on digital and marriage equality in Italy for The Associazione Radicale Certi Diritti Conference in Naples in April.
Excited that Italian activist are embracing marriage equality as a goal and expect to see big things in the next few years.
Speaking with Michael Crawford about LGBT organizations and digital media at CampaignTech 2013 in Washington DC.
Speaking at the Inspire! social media event on June 10th in Canada.
Get your tickets early & save money.
AIDS.gov was at Creating Change this year and made this video, featuring me*, about what organizations are doing well over social media. Read their full blog on the conference here.
*My hair looks bad in it.
My speech on marriage equality and digital media at Social Media Week Milan.
Had an amazing time there and was happy to spread the word.
My three takeaways from last week’s Creating Change 2012. Click here for the other two.
On Wednesday, I was invited to speak about digital engagement at the Continuing Innovation Convening at the Norwood Club in New York City. It was a fantastic group of people and I learned a lot about how arts organizations, like museums, theatre companies and symphonies are innovating in many different ways. Very cool to see that kind of thing actually happening.
These images are from the great ArtsFwd live blog of the entire 3-day Convening. If you’re at an arts organization, you should keep an eye on EmcArts.
Excited to keynote at Social Media Week Milan on February 18th. I’m speaking on the work we did with The Four 2012 and what strategies can help Italy pass marriage equality.
