About Us - Altrue Media

Scott Firestone

A director, writer and storyteller, Scott started Altrue Media in order to produce compelling, caring and visual projects with a conscience. An award-winning producer, writer and director, Firestone’s production expertise includes Behind The Music for VH1, Penn & Teller’s BS! for Showtime, Entertainment Tonight, Intimate Portrait for Lifetime, network specials, branded internet programming for fortune 500 companies and two feature films.

Cyndi Hubach

VP of Production 
Cyndi has an extensive resume that includes Extra, Brave New Voices for HBO and VH1’s Behind the Music. She is an active environmentalist with a degree in urban sustainability and a community organizer whose philosophy aligns perfectly with Altrue Media’s.

Aileen Silverstone

VP of Development/Head Writer  
Aileen’s resume includes work on two of Ken Burns’ films for PBS, the National Parks: America’s Best Idea and The Dust Bowl. She worked with Steven Spielberg on the lauded documentary The Unfinished Journey as well as working with the American Film Institute on the Millennium Project for President Bill Clinton.

Christopher Barnes

Senior Producer
Christopher’s worked with TLC, BBC America, Animal Planet, LOGO, The Sundance Channel and Food Network. After years of working in reality television, creating what he often refers to as “disposable content,” he’s delighted to produce projects of substance at Altrue Media.

Hollywood professionals working affordably for the right reasons.

A full-service creative agency dedicated exclusively to producing fundraising and cause videos that produce results and create a call to action that is answered loudly.

There’s plenty of need. Donor dollars and endowments aren’t always easy to come by.

If you’re with a Non-profit, philanthropic, charitable or educational institution, you probably already know that the branding opportunities and prestige that come with high-end video can make an enormous difference when it comes to funding performance.

We specialize in fundraising videos awareness campaigns, social media blasts, donor appeals, proof of performance videos, educational recruitment and cause marketing campaigns.

We handle taking your creative vision and turning it into a successful video or marketing campaign.

As a full-fledged creative agency, we work with you to map out a concept, a production plan and a full marketing strategy. Is your video for a fundraising dinner? A social media campaign? Will it live on your website? Do you need a media buy? A dedicated Facebook or YouTube campaign? This is all determined in pre-production.

Our production team is comprised of award-winning writers, designers, producers, directors, editors and motion graphic artists from the worlds of commercial production, network production, ad agencies, documentary filmmaking and reality TV. When it comes to winning hearts and minds in the visual world of fundraising videos, our team knows the right strings to pull—whether it’s a simple, intimate video or a 4k, high-definition elegantly produced high-concept video.

Sounds expensive?

We understand this concern. And that it’s difficult to justify the expense of a video production to donors.

But as the research bears out, that video is time, effort and money invested wisely. We understand the mechanics and politics of fund-raising. We know that the return on investment for a great video can pay for itself in spades. Every worthy cause is also a brand and effective marketing means effective endowment.