JTM COLLABORATORY MTG 10\/26\/10<\/p>\n
Present: John Hamer, Brian Glanz, Mike, Jeff Vander Clute, Matt Rosenberg, Peggy Holman, Lisa Youngblood-Hall<\/p>\n
Mike & Peggy \u2013 reported on meeting with Lisa Verhovick at Gates Foundation RE: funding. The Collaboratory is not a good fit for their regular strategies \u2013 most interested in CCC in relation with the Seattle Center Foundation; Lisa \u2018s involved in the Next 50 celebration at the Center and want the Gates foundation to be a player;
\nMaybe a family grant of some sort re: Collaboratory? They are willing to set up a private meeting with Bill Gates Sr.;
\n–\tCollaboratory needs to decide what the focus might be
\n–\tNeed strong sense of what we\u2019re planning <\/p>\n
Mike – Based on their reaction I think the Collaboratory is the first thing they want to know about and the Civic Communications Commons as well; mapping might be a potential as well<\/p>\n
Matt \u2013 we need to find ways to communicate; I (Transparency Initiative) need Funding too \u2013 I\u2019ve recruited a board; going to become a 501c3.
\nThe tricky part is if I\u2019m out there pitching for funding and you guys (Collaboratory) are out there pitching as an umbrella group looking for funding, how do we distinguish between the 10 initiatives and not make it look like we\u2019re tag teaming them.<\/p>\n
Jeff \u2013 where JTM Collaboratory fits is catalyzing \u2013 spotting orgnizations that have potential; cross pollinator, not necessarily spearheading 10 initiatives; it seems JTM\u2019s role is as a unique catalyst bringing them to the light of day andgetting them started;<\/p>\n
Matt \u2013 that\u2019s not me; I don\u2019t want to be \u201cunder\u201d anything with my fate determined by an umbrella organization.<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 it\u2019s not JTM\u2019s desire to \u201cown\u201d these initiatives \u2013 It\u2019s to nurture and then let them go.<\/p>\n
Matt \u2013 I need self-determining ability.<\/p>\n
Peg \u2013 You have that. JTM is about loose connections; creating diversity, building resources and support.<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 the Collaboratory is connective tissue in an ecosystem; we\u2019re trying to help people survive and thrive<\/p>\n
Matt \u2013 Certain initiatives might have common ground and can work together; I\u2019ve already gotten the support I needed, met a key board member through JTM;<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 We come together and go out aways, then come together as needed; but funding is a tricky issue.
\nJohn \u2013 Funding is tricky and key \u2013 But any ecosystem is competitive. <\/p>\n
Peg \u2013 and cooperative\u2026<\/p>\n
John \u2013 But matt is right \u2013 if I\u2019m looking to Gates for money, and JTM is looking for money, and Matt is going to them for money they\u2019re going to feel like they\u2019re being pecked to death. We want to be aware of what we\u2019re all doing and\u2026 we need to be realistic.<\/p>\n
Lisa \u2013 It\u2019s sounds like you are all saying the same thing.<\/p>\n
Peggy- We\u2019re modeling and making it up as we go along;<\/p>\n
Brian \u2013 The website is infrastructure oriented; it\u2019s within JTM; I\u2019m curious what else comes under JTM? <\/p>\n
General \u2013 The Collaboratory, maybe microfinance<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 if we can come up with a technical solution in the spirit of abundance; if we can share our solutions \u2026 we need to solve common problems<\/p>\n
Peggy \u2013 if we do our work well, we\u2019ll grow a bigger pie.<\/p>\n
Matt \u2013 I think money should be put towards funding infrastructure, instead of giving salaries to JTM members; the money could be used to start up a new initiative.<\/p>\n
Jeff \u2013 The point of leverage; there needs to be an iniative focused on fertilizing and catalyzing;<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 Lisa (Gates) talked about how difficult it is to fund things that permeate across a landscape; and I said we\u2019re dealing with hubs and links versus hierarchies; We don\u2019t understand hubs and links very well, and that is the niche of the Collaboratory and that\u2019s the difficulty for funding it \u2013 but that\u2019s a fundamental SHIFT in how we regard this work and collaboration in general. <\/p>\n
Mike – Creating abundant journalism – to look at the ecosystem; better needs assessment; inspire conversation between journalism groups already vested in creating news in the community and figure what we\u2019re not doing, where is there duplication of effort? How \/where can we build better networking?<\/p>\n
John \u2013 we have a map of abundant journalism and where do we cross where do we connect? <\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 Civic Communications COmmons might connect to mapping in considering how do you get communities to generate and sustain the information flow themselves?<\/p>\n
John \u2013 Rotary is an example; they\u2019re a hub we can hold up as a model;<\/p>\n
Peggy \u2013 We\u2019re in an interesting place. 10 months after the Seattle January conference the iniatives have grown enough that their edges are rubbing against each other;<\/p>\n
QUESTION: Peg \u2013 Collaboratory needs to create a blog; should we post our notes there for transparency? Should we do it in a private session? There\u2019s an aspect we want private and an aspect public;<\/p>\n
General response \u2013 should probably be closed to Collaboratory members? <\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 re the website; say Seattle chapter NABJ needs a site \u2013 can that be done?<\/p>\n
Brian \u2013 Yes.
\nConversation re: fees for publishing arm of JTM for blogs etc;<\/p>\n
LISA – the UWA paid students\u2019 fees for access; could be a publishing coordination program;<\/p>\n
JOHN CONTACT MELANIE BROWN re 501c3 info and resources; Matt \u2013 your board members are resources<\/p>\n
LISA \u2013 we acquired status in AUG 09 pro bono \u2013 I could talk to the guy who did that for us; <\/p>\n
PEG\\ \u2013 What did you have to provide?<\/p>\n
LISA- Budget, mission statement, types of activities that support our mission;
\nLISA WILL CONTACT<\/p>\n
Mike – Seattle foundation; if we have an area like building on transparency, if they have someone interested they play matchmaker; we need to get in front of them and get them interested; media literacy<\/p>\n
Peg \u2013 is the Collaboratory a fit with their healthy communities initiative?<\/p>\n
Mike\/John – Yes, I think so.<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 Crosscut has general information needs and giving, but that\u2019s small potatoes compared to what we could do; I\u2019m trying to open the conversation with Norm.<\/p>\n
JEFF – Competition \u2013 Cooperation \u2013 collaboration \u2013 co-creation
\nWe\u2019re evolving as a species through this spectrum of possibilities<\/p>\n
Peg \u2013 JTM is a jump starter for co-creation and give people a first time experience of that.<\/p>\n
John \u2013 this is the history of the world;
\nPEG – Knight Challenge grant category on community \u2013 is there any chance or fit?<\/p>\n
MIKE \u2013 I think the Civic Communications Commons is a really good fit there; <\/p>\n
John \u2013 after the gridiron the Mapping Initiative is as well;<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 There are 3 pilots: 1) arts and culture, driven by erosion of traditional journalism coverage of that area; 2) gardening and food \u2013 a vibrant community here but not well integrated and connected; 3) news and information pieces \u2013 how do you get more journalism going to serve communities? Those 3 project areas would be done in 2011 with a technical support to help them share info; an experimental way to create community conversation<\/p>\n
Peggy – Is the Collaboratory a good fit?<\/p>\n
General consensus: No<\/p>\n
JEFF CAN CONNECT WITH JOHN AND JACOB RE A JOINT GRANT PROPOSAL BETWEEN CCC AND MAPPING for the Knight grant on community
\nMike \u2013 I have a follow-up on people in the philanthropic world \u2013 Carol Lewis Philanthropy NW; and Ken Bunting<\/p>\n
PEGGY \u2013 follow-up with Rob Glazier via Dave Messerschmidt<\/p>\n
LISA – sounds like the 501c3 status is really up<\/p>\n
Peggy – We have a fiscal agent. But it would be better to go in-house<\/p>\n
Gridiron dinner \u2013 announcement to general Seattle JTM list?
\nGeneral consensus: No<\/p>\n
LISA \u2013 create a list with an offering of a newsletter; a membership that offers special opportunities like this dinner special etc. \u2013
\nTies in with website<\/p>\n
PEGGY \u2013 Lisa Skube \u2013 RJI fellow \u2013 wants to do a session on her initiative and gather feedback; She we do a broad-based invite for mid-November; there is huge overlap with JTM; she\u2019s thinking internet based
\n\tPeggy – Get info sheet from her on her initiative<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 She works with Janet \u2013 I think it would be good for her to get feedback from another group; <\/p>\n
Peg \u2013 get the word out to the Seattle list; get word out to ethnic groups locally
\nLisa \u2013 I can help get the word out; are you familiar with SEABEEZ \u2013connecting mainstream journalists with community journalism groups of color; developing hubs \u2013 Bay area BEEZ and LA BEEZ
\n\tCATE- contact the groups of color about this and get an invite out to the whole Seattle list<\/p>\n
John \u2013 Tom Rosensteele \u2013 town hall meeting DEC 16th on his book BLUR \u2013 can we get him and do something? <\/p>\n
QUESTION: Maybe the Collaboratory should be a co-sponsor or co-presenter? Presentation table in the lobby? What he\u2019s writing about is a lot of what we\u2019re doing here.
\n\tSetup breakfast?
\n\tSEND OUT WORD TO LIST???<\/p>\n
MIKE – will talk to Rosensteele to see if he has some extra time;<\/p>\n
Lisa \u2013 Elliott bay books?<\/p>\n
John \u2013 WNPA \u2013 reach out to Roland Thompson exec dir of ALLIED; this group if we ignore that would be a big mistake; need to add to bus plan<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 Allied Daily Newspaper, bigger dailies; AND WNPA organization<\/p>\n
Jeff \u2013 a whole system would include more way of interacting with the community; journalism is important, but what about rideshare, food growing, success stories in the community; engaging the community. Is it CCC? Or the Collaboratory?<\/p>\n
Peggy – The CCC<\/p>\n
WASH DC Site Jim Brady, Steve Buttry; Complete Community Connection; TBD.com
\nMatt \u2013 that\u2019s the kind of stuff the local blogs have, but they\u2019re missing the meaty news; blogs aren\u2019t doing well on the non-local level; we need to keep looking at how we can combine these local and non-local media efforts <\/p>\n
John \u2013 Jim Brady reached out to the Wash Post \u2026 it would be great to get him out here to talk about his CCC and our CCC<\/p>\n
RE: Collaboratory Business Plan <\/p>\n
Matt \u2013 the Business Plan looks good<\/p>\n
Peg \u2013 looking at Jeff\u2019s letter it looks like I want to use a lot of this in the Executive Summary<\/p>\n
JOHN \u2013 will send Peggy a few tweaks on the verbiage for mapping and TAO<\/p>\n
Mike \u2013 we need some \u201chandout\u201d material and make available on website;<\/p>\n
Peg \u2013 it is the basis for proposals and for the 501c3; is this getting us on the same page as a basis;
\nPEGGY will clean up and finalize.<\/p>\n
CATE – Take happiness index out of initiative list<\/p>\n
MAPPING: How is the conversation sustainable and who might come to the conversation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JTM COLLABORATORY MTG 10\/26\/10 Present: John Hamer, Brian Glanz, Mike, Jeff Vander Clute, Matt Rosenberg, Peggy Holman, Lisa Youngblood-Hall Mike & Peggy \u2013 reported on meeting with Lisa Verhovick at Gates Foundation RE: funding. The Collaboratory is not a good … Continue reading