Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Re: Economic Solutions Summit

FYI: Tacoma, WA held an Economic Solutions Summit (that I designed and led) on Aug. 16. On Aug 17, the summit catalyzed a collaboration between the City of Tacoma, a local business incubator, local business leaders, the local technical college and several community organizations. A national financial institution, which attended and was impressed, is now reviewing opportunities to support the collaboration.

Here's the 3-min highlight video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhaZ75LEAdw

See info below on my next production: HBCU Innovation Summit.

Expected number of participating HBCU: 14 - 20 schools
Expected number of attendees (some HBCU are sending full delegations comprised of president, provost, deans, faculty): 50-60
Date: Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2013
Venue: EpiCenter Stanford Park Hotel
Host Hotel: Stanford Park Hotel, Palo Alto

Current Sponsors:
  • UNCF
  • Google
  • Kauffman Foundation
  • Andreesen Horowitz
  • Kapor Center for Social Impact
  • Stanford University
Speakers (more are being confirmed to add to list of confirmed below):
  • Mitch Kapor (Legendary Silicon Valley investor and founder of Level Playing Field Institute; http://lpfi.org)
  • Steve Blank (Legendary prof of entrepreneurship at Stanford University; http://www.steveblank.com)
  • John Hennessy (Stanford University President)
  • Lesa Mitchell (Vice President, Kauffman Foundation)
  • Johnathan Greenblatt (White House Director of Social Innovation and Civic Engagement)
  • Todd Park (U.S. Chief Technology Officer appointed by President Obama)
  • John Lee (VP, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities)
  • Afroze Mohammed & Edmund Pendleton (DC I-Corps; http://www.dcicorps.org)
  • Johnathan Holifield (Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness, Nortech)
  • Clarence Wooten (Silicon Valley Serial Entrepreneur; Founder Groupsite)
  • Judith Giordan (Chemical Angel Network, Partner at echosVC)
  • Me ;-) 
  • and more ...
Is 2013 over yet? Um, no.

SSTI Conference (Sept 15-17): http://ssticonference.org/speaker/mike-green/

Presidents Roundtable Men of Color Student Leadership Institute (Oct 17-20): http://theprt.pgcc.edu/AAMI.aspx

GMIC Conference (Oct 22-23; Assisting in producing the Mobile EduTech section): http://sv.thegmic.com/

KANSAS CITY: Can we get something on the calendar in November before thanksgiving? I'd love to come see y'all.

mike
541-730-2164 
 

IN THE NEWS: http://blackinnovation.org/nortech-holifield-pianalto-federal-reserve/ (Aug 9, 2013)

Columnist; Governing Institute and Oregon Business magazine (one of the top 10 small business magazines in America) 
Twitter: @amikegreen2
LinkedIn: 
Founder, SABB Campaign
Co-founder, America21
 
Member: Clinton Global Initiative (CGI America) High-Growth Entrepreneurship Working Group (June 2013)

From: IBSA <lazoneg@ibsa-inc.org>
To: Robyne Stevenson <RobyneStevenson@gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund - August 2013

Thank you Robyne for your comment, ideas and for the work you are already doing with young people.

I concur with you and Mike on points raised. When you have time we can talk to explore how those activities you mentioned may be squeezed into range of the grant guidelines?

I already have some thoughts on how we may approach this opportunity.

Lazone

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 15, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Robyne Stevenson <RobyneStevenson@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm on vacation, but the fun never stops in KC! Thanks for sending this Lazone. I've been in KC long enough to know that Mike Green has a spot on assessment of the situation. It also is apparent that the most innovative non profit in the area - Connecting For Good - will be quite limited in what they can do with the funds, but would be able to pay staff and support volunteers that do the digital literacy part of their program. The one opportunity I see in this grant is that one of the eligible activities is 
areas with high unemployment, with emphasis on Internet-related career skills and job hunting
That provides an opportunity for actually supporting business development that includes tech infusion and job hunting could mean finding a client base for those new businesses. But I am quite doubtful that the granting fund envisions or would entertain something that strays away from the highly privileged viewpoint from which this grant notice is written. I am really tired of the "lets help poor people and then we're done" mentality - as if the digital divide is simply dumb poor people who have never used a computer. The fastest growing penetration of smart phones is in black and latino urban communities. The lines for computers at urban branch libraries is crushing. Urban students do their homework, research, and write papers on their smart phones. Cloud based computing enables great mobility and portability of your work regardless of what device you use. Today digital literacy is about being able to take advantage of the phenomenal growth in online apps and programs that are available and useful in developing and operating a business, building a product and market, and collaboration. Most successful entrepreneurs are those that are working in a collaborative environment where others are working on similar projects. I continue to believe that such space is lacking in urban communities where poverty and joblessness are high yet where there are entrepreneurs are in place. Digital skills start at basic access, but the real impact is in going well beyond that and building economic opportunity.  I'll be back in KC in time to attend the first session and I have my reservation. I have been working with another nonprofit in the midtown area that has interest in the collaborative space idea. If anyone else is interested in that approach - please feel free to contact me directly - Robyne Stevenson robyne@viablethird.com. I own a business, not a nonprofit, so I am not eligible to be the grantee. However, I am open and willing to partner with nonprofits. 

Thanks, Lazone for putting together this email list as a forum of interested people. 

Robyne

Robyne Stevenson
816-217-8532
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On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Lazone Grays <lazoneg@ibsa-inc.org> wrote:
FYI

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Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund, unveiled at a Wednesday luncheon, has been created with $1 million in corporate and foundation gifts. The fund will allow area nonprofit organizations to apply for grants to provide computer access or teach residents about using computers and the Internet.





Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

  • The challenge: Recent data show that 25 percent of Kansas Citians don;t have broadband at home, and 17 percent don't use the Internet at all. When asked why they aren't online, non-users cite two main reasons: lack of relevance and lack of access.
  • The opportunity: The Digital Inclusion Fund will support local projects that provide computer access; make it easy to get online; help make the Internet relevant, exciting, and beneficial for new users; and increase people's digital skills.




Eligible projects will target one or more of the following focus areas:
  • people who don't use the Internet but are interested in learning how to get online and need help 
  • people who don't use the Internet and who lack a computer or perceive high costs to Internet access
  • areas with high unemployment, with emphasis on Internet-related career skills and job hunting
  • seniors who don't use the Internet, with emphasis on access to health information
  • school children in homes without Internet access 
Eligible expenses and activities to be supported may include, but are not limited to:
  • Program costs including reasonable staff time associated with the implementation of the program / project
  • Training and support for volunteers who assist in program / project implementation
  • Hardware, software and Internet connectivity to be used to provide digital skills training for target population members (e.g. devices + portable hotspots for mobile computer labs)*

Contact person: 
Matthew Fuller, fuller@gkccf.org or 816.627.3420




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