Model D TV: Something to Get Excited About
Need to get excited about Detroit? Watch this clip.
Last month in Philly, at the close of a huge national gathering of nonprofit leaders — the Independent Sector group’s annual meeting — the Hudson-Webber Foundation gave the group a welcome to their hometown Detroit, the location of the next annual meeting.
Model D was part of that welcome, offering this video by video producer/director Tom Hendrickson to get them excited to see a different side of Detroit. We offer it up now for your viewing pleasure.
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