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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

Tech Soup

is an organization based out of Oakland, California. Youth Radio's mission is to connect Oakland-based young people with pro developers and entrepreneurs to. Forage Oakland project. greater access for youth and foster empowerment through skills. Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab. As a 2010 winner.

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Launching the First Wave of the OF/BY/FOR ALL Change Network

Museum 2.0

Here is the brave, beautiful, and wide-ranging First Wave: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz , CA, USA (host site) National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM, USA Techniquest in Cardiff, Wales, UK (science center) HistoryMiami Museum in Miami, FL, USA Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center in Niagara Falls, (..)

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Webinar: Winning the Story Wars

Care2

3 steps for engaging in "empowerment marketing," including identifying your organizational values, telling the truth and being interesting. He lives in Oakland with his wife Chelsea, their daughter Mira, and son Orion. In this webinar you will learn: What the story wars are and why you need to join the fray!

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

Our Time (Facebook) is a nonprofit dedicated to youth empowerment through the voting process. Youth Radio's Mobile App Lab connects Oakland, CA-based youth with professional app developers and entrepreneurs to propose, develop, and market apps that serve community needs.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

Have Fun - Do Good

He was recently named 2009 Young Professional of the Year by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Jose sits on various economic development boards: the Oakland Workforce Investment Board, the Bay Area Business Advisory Board of Directors for the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, and the OneCalifornia Bank Advisory Board.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Accessing sustainable food is easier with for mobile access to databases (Seafood Watch), delivery of hyper local foods (Spud.com), online links for farmers and buyers (Roots of Change), and maps of food grown in your neighborhood (Forage Oakland). Learn how shortcodes, custom social networks, and mashups are delicious. With snacks!

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

Have Fun - Do Good

We are based in Oakland, but we do work nationally, and in many cases globally, but our funding is always under constraints. Locally, we run a project called the Technology Empowerment Project of Oakland. The idea of building capacity, particularly in an economic climate that is harsh, is a huge challenge for us.