Lots of activity this week around Mark Horvath.

For example:
Mark will be hosting a daily TV show at SXSW’s Non Profit Lounge (The Beacon: Lounge with a Conscience)
A lot more details coming very soon on this

He was recorded this week for a story coming up soon that’s launching on the radio (it rhymes with Crashional Public Radio)

SXSW launched his podcast that gives some incite on his Core Conversation “A Conversation About Social Change Through Social Media”
Check out his 3 minutes synopsis here

A little background:
This is the first of what will be at least 2 collaborations of Portnoy Media with Invisible People. Mark recorded about 4 takes on what his talk would be like and sent them our way. I immediately got on the horn with Chris Wygal at Audio Concepts (They produce The Drop Podcast) and mapped out what we needed and welcoming any additional ideas from Chris. This is clearly when having a reliable team is crucial. Since working with Chris for 6 years on audio projects we were able to stitch together a great take that really gives a sense of what Marks session will be like at SXSW ’10.

Are you going to be at SXSW? We should meet up, shoot me an email or say hello on Twitter

That’s right, We’re in!

We had the pleasure of joining with some great companies this summer in sponsoring the Invisible People.tv Road Trip and as Mark heads to SXSW we’re going to do it again!

If you follow Mark on Twitter, you know that 2009 was an up and down year for him (he might say a down and down) but he’s done so much of the stigma surrounding homelessness and those experiencing it. People are engaging in conversations and sharing their fears. Homelessness is still the elephant in the room for many but with highly impacting talks at Gnomedex, BlogWorld and The 140 Characters Conference in Los Angeles – 2010 is the year of Mark Horvath and Invisible People.tv.

There’s a lot to sponsor these days from grocery receipts to print ads (HA!) so why not contribute to a story that bigger than you and me put together.

Mark’s making his way as one of the Core Conversation program at the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX and we want to help make that a reality. Mark’s work and risks are an inspiration to me. It’s important for all of us to put our money to great investments – I think Mark is one of those. So, I’m putting my money where my mouth is. Please join me today in giving to the (very unofficial) “Get Mark Horvath to SXSW” fund and click here to donate at his website.

This past Christmas Eve, I got to ride shotgun with Mark – Check out our adventure here!