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The Djembe Project: February 2006

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Thursday, February 23, 2006. Funding Opportunity to Explore. William Holdipp, Consortium of African American Organizations (CAAO), has offered this valuable suggestion:. Posted by Betsey Merkel @ 8:20 PM. Wednesday, February 22, 2006. Midtown Wednesdays: A National Legacy of African American Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Myers University is the oldest institution in Cleveland. 125 years old! This forum will develop an,. Re-Engage regional community around a new effort to benefit everyone. 2) strengthe...

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The Djembe Project: March 2006

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Tuesday, March 21, 2006. Marketing and Branding Innovation Zones: Telling the MidTown Story. Join us for New Approaches to Economic Development. Dates: Monday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 28. Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Place: Baldwin Wallace College. Open Source Economic Development is a new approach to economic development that shows you how to develop the open networks that drive innovation. Register here. For this new curriculum. Marketing and Branding Innovation Zones: Telling the MidTown Story. Fuel ...

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The Djembe Project: May 2006

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Tuesday, May 02, 2006. Here is an article from this week's National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship. Read the full newsletter here. African American Business Booms. To access the April 2006 U.S. Census Bureau report, Black-Owned Firms: 2002, go here. Posted by Betsey Merkel @ 5:07 PM. The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) builds open networks of collaboration with colleges, universities and libraries embedded in these networks. An Invitation to Learn: New Approaches to Economic Development.

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The Djembe Project: April 2006

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Saturday, April 29, 2006. Deuteronomy 8:3 Café Books and Music. Restoration Source, Inc. Restorative Justice Initiative. At Deuteronomy 8:3 Cafe Books and Music. Contact Mittie Imani Jordan. Friday, May 19, 2006. 8 - 11 pm. Imprisonment is the new slavery for the black community. On average, states spend over three times as much per prisoner. As per public school pupil. What does that say about what we value? Persons interested in participating in the Conversation are asked to email us at deuteronomy8caf...

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Midtown Wednesdays: A Good Overview of Network Theory Applied to Neighborhood Rebuilding

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A Good Overview of Network Theory Applied to Neighborhood Rebuilding. Here is an excellent story about network theory applied to community engagement from Lawrence, Massachusetts. Network Organizing: A Strategy for Building Community Engagement" by William J. Traynor and Jessica Andors, describes a community not unlike Midtown, an environment that suffers from social deficits and subsequently lack of network infrastructure. Read the article and explore the National Housing Institute website here.

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Midtown Wednesdays: Updates on the Charleston Digital Corridor: Model for Midtown

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Updates on the Charleston Digital Corridor: Model for Midtown. The Charleston Digital Corridor is our model for Midtown. Ernest Andrade, the city economic development official who launched the Charleston Digital Corridor, is stepping down after 18 years in municipal government. He will go into private consultancy to teach other regions how to apply best thinking. Read the article here. Digital Corridor chief resigns: Architect of Charleston program to become private consultant. The Post and Courier.

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Midtown Wednesdays: October 2006

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Cleveland Casinos impact on Midtown. Ed Morrison has recently published an articulate and simple look at the disastrous consequences of Casinos in Cleveland to Midtown. View the presentation "Impact of Cleveland Casinos on Midtown," by Ed Morrison, Director, I-Open here. You can read the Crains Cleveland opinion piece, "Time for a New Cleveland Business Leadership? By Ed Morrison here. Posted by Betsey Merkel @ 10/28/2006. The Cleveland Empowerment Zone Business Development Partners Group. 15 Garrett Squ...

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Midtown Wednesdays: Mosh Pit as Innovation Model

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Mosh Pit as Innovation Model. Here's a relatively new blog with an entry about Old and New models for innovation. They offer a good comparison below:. Make sense to you? Posted by Betsey Merkel @ 6/25/2006. With the support of:. January 11, 2006. An Inconvenient Truth Leader. 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Donation and Open to the Public. No Forum This Week. 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm. Free and Open to the Public. January 12, 2006. 7:30 am to 8:30 am. Donation and Open to the Public. Download the PDF here.

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Midtown Wednesdays: December 2005

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Midtown Wednesdays: Accelerating Innovation on the Euclid Corridor. I-Open and Myers University are building the Midtown Innovation Zone! I-Open Civic Forums build networks to connect innovation, research and business. We begin with a simple rule: We will behave toward one another in ways that build mutal respect and trust. Trusted networks accelerate access to knowledge and resources. An agile organization that develops open networks of collaboration, what economists call "clusters". Join us to begin "M...

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Midtown Wednesdays: One of a Thousand Inconvenient Truth Leaders...

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One of a Thousand Inconvenient Truth Leaders. Don't miss this week's 2007 Midtown Brews Series kick off conversation -. Thursday, January 11, 2007. Our Global Imperative,' conversation is lead by Jeff Friedman, partner in Webtego,. An Ohio based technology company. Jeff is one of a thousand Inconvenient Truth National Leaders telling the story about planet sustainability challenges and solutions. You can learn more about The Climate Project here. Posted by Betsey Merkel @ 1/06/2007. With the support of:.