Big Bet Investments

graphic image of Bay Area Video Coalition logo

www.bavc.org

Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) is a nonprofit media arts center launched in 1976 as a way to make emerging video technology accessible to independent mediamakers. BAVC’s enterprise is utilizing a high-speed fiber network to transform their in-person technology training programs to an offline format. The goal is to expand the market base for these state-of-the art training services and build a profitable online enterprise.

http://changeagentproductions.org/Studio_page.htm

YMCA of Greater Long Beach Youth Institute is an intensive year-round program that uses digital and social media technology training to promote positive youth development and enhanced academic success and career readiness of low-income, culturally diverse, urban high school students. Their community enterprise, Change Agent Productions, is a nonprofit production house offering business and entrepreneurial opportunities to low-income, inner-city high school and college-age youth. Youth develop professional technology and social skills while gaining corporate and workplace experience.

www.youthoutlook.org

Youth Outlook,(YO!) the youth division of New America Media, produces and distributes youth media content locally and nationally. YO! is the umbrella organization that houses YO!TV, YO!Radio, and four magazines (Debuge, The Beat Within, SNAG, SPRAWL). YO! also podcasts and streams youth content directly from its website, www.youthoutlook.org. YO! trains and employs youth ages 14-25 in all aspects of its programs. YO!’s enterprise will provide bundled advertising access on all its platforms to “old and new” media and advertising companies. They will create and distribute youth generated content that influences opinions and moves policies.

www.youthradio.org

Youth Radio is an award winning nationally recognized leader in Youth Media content creation and distribution. It provides intensive, free, after school media training and broadcast journalism education to over 400 low-income and youth of color annually. Youth Radio plans to redesign its operation from a high-end youth development and media production company to a national aggregator and curator of youth-created content. Youth Radio’s enterprise, Youth Media International, distributes youth-created content that generates advertising and sponsorship revenue.