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Members of project New Media Literacies talk about the social skills and cultural competencies needed to engage in today's participatory culture

There is a growing interest in social enterprise as a strategy for addressing some of the world's most pressing problems with market-based solutions.

At an SEA-SF Chapter sponsored event, held January 28 in San Francisco, leaders of 3 Bay Area organizations - Rubicon, New Door Ventures and Fuzion share their experiences with social enterprise.

The session was facilitated by Jason Trimiew, REDF's Director of Fund and Business development.

Jane Fischberg, President & Executive Director of Rubicon Programs, was one of three leaders who participated in a Social Enterprise Alliance SF Bay Area event on Successes, Challenges, and Outlook to 2010 and Beyond.

There is growing worldwide interest in social enterprise as a strategy for addressing some of the world's most pressing problems with market-based solutions.

Antonio Aguilera, Director of Operations and Social Enterprise at CVE, Inc., was one of three leaders who participated in a Social Enterprise Alliance SF Bay Area event on Successes, Challenges, and Outlook to 2010 and Beyond.

Antonio Aguilera, Director of Operations and Social Enterprise at CVE, Inc., was one of three leaders who participated in a Social Enterprise Alliance SF Bay Area event on Successes, Challenges, and Outlook to 2010 and Beyond.

TessReynolds, CEO of New Door Ventures, was one of three leaders who participated in a Social Enterprise Alliance SF Bay Area event on Successes, Challenges, and Outlook to 2010 and Beyond.

Frank Lamancusa of Bingham McCutchen LLP in Washington, DC is an expert in the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). Mr. Lamancusa has been following the BTOP application process since the inception of the program, and Bingham has served as advisor to several BTOP applicants.

He sat down with ZeroDivide Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Wu to discuss ideal outcome of BTOP funding.

Immediately following the NTIA announcement that 1,400 of the 1,800 BTOP Round 1 applications were not selected, Frank Lamancusa sat down with ZeroDivide Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Wu to discuss implications of Round 1 and the upcoming Round 2 application process.

The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently awarded grants totaling $63 million to expand broadband access and adoption in Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina.

Charitable organizations say an unprecedented number of people have turned to social media, including Twitter and Facebook to give money for disaster relief efforts following the Haiti earthquake.