technology

Bookster and the Pyramid Model of Social Enterprise Development

Eugene Chan — Sat, 24 May 2008 10:48:45 +0000

This week, I was invited by Andrea Levere of CFED to speak with Jim Fruchterman, CEO of Benetech and ZeroDivide boardmember, in a conversation on technology and community development at the Corporation for Enterprise Development’s board of directors meeting in San Francisco.

Blueprint R + D's Article on "Grantmaking 2.0: Using New Technology to Enhance Grantmaker Practices"

Eugene Chan — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:09:33 +0000

I read with great interest Amy Luckey’s (of Blueprint R+D) article, Grantmaking 2.0: Using New Technology to Enhance Grantmaker Practices, published this month on the Grantmaker’s for Effective Organization’s website. And not just because I am one of the experts she interviewed—I admit to being in good company and, as usual, feeling like I learn more from our interaction than I contributed.

Youth, Technology, and Silencing the violence

John Hayes — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:38:01 +0000

Thought this would interest people: Former CTFC grantee the Ella Baker Center’s Silence the Violence project is still working hard to involve youth and media technology to stop the flood of violence in Oakland. Recent events include Turf Unity (a youth media training), a fundraiser at the home of former Oakland City Council candidate Aimee Allison, and the kick-off 2007 Silence the Violence party.