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    Breakout Report 4: Connecting Individuals

    Connecting Individuals Moderator: Charles Firestone, Aspen Institute Scribe: Susan Knudten, Rose Community Foundation Information is as important to a community’s health as safe streets, clean air, etc. How do you evaluate it? How do you improve it? Information serves many purposes: Coordination Solving problems (Example: a Louisiana newspaper ran a story pre-Katrina about the possibility […]

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    Breakout Report 3: Upselling; donor ideas-foundation solutions

    Upselling; donor ideas-foundation solutions through an informed, engaged community Scribe: Dirk Beveridge, 4th Generation Systems Facilitator: Nancy Jones, The Miami Foundation Knight President and CEO Alberto Ibargüen asked at this morning’s plenary: “What can we do to get donor advised funds focused on community engagement?” The group agreed that this is why we gathered for this […]

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    Breakout Report 2: Increasing availability of news and information

    Increasing availability of news and information Mar 2, 2011 @ 13:21 Facilitator: Heidi Williamson, Berks County Community Foundation Scribe: Christine Beddia, Coastal Community Foundation of SC Quick survey: About half of participants are already deeply involved in funding local media and close to half are planning to get involved. What was the biggest challenge as you […]

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    Breakout Report 1: Giving Voice to A Community

    Giving Voice to A Community Mar 2, 2011 @ 13:20 Facilitator: Joaquin Alvarado, Sr. Vice President, Digital Innovation, American Public Media Scribe: Carolyn Torgersen, VP Marketing and Communications, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Background on the Public Insight Network Founded in 2003, American Public Media’s Public Insight Network expands community input in local journalism, and reporters’ source […]

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    Barbara Kibbe: ‘A Community Information Toolkit: Assessing and Empowering Your Community’

    Moderator: Mayur Patel, Director, Strategic Assessment and Impact, Knight Foundation Speakers: Barbara Kibbe, Partner and Vice President of Client Services, Monitor Institute Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project Dr. Tony Siesfeld, Partner, Monitor Institute More from the Media Learning Seminar 2011 is here. A good summary is in this bite from […]

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    Community Foundations in the Knowledge Business: Leadership

    Panel Discussion at the 2011 Media Learning Seminar Moderator: Mariam C. Noland, President, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Speakers: John G. Davies, President and CEO, Baton Rouge Area Foundation Darcy Oman, President and CEO, Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia James Head, Vice President, Programs, San Francisco Foundation Scott Wierman, President, Winston-Salem Foundation

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    Steven Waldman: ‘Universal Access’

    Steven Waldman is Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, serving out of the Office of Strategic Planning speakers:  Welcome and Introduction: Steve Gunderson, President and CEO, Council on Foundations Featured Speaker: Steven Waldman, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, FCC More from the 2011 Media Learning Seminar:  http://www.knightfoundation.org/media-learning-seminar/2011/

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