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Remixing the Art of Social Change" is a first of its kind teach-in dedicated to building capacity with hands on workshops designed not just to look at hip-hop as an esthetic, but at the organizations that develop, track, measure and deliver curriculum, information, develop campaigns, organize rallies etc. This teach-in is for organizations ready to move to the next stage of their development.

Remixing the Art of Social Change" is a first of its kind teach-in dedicated to building capacity with hands on workshops designed not just to look at hip-hop as an esthetic, but at the organizations that develop, track, measure and deliver curriculum, information, develop campaigns, organize rallies etc. This teach-in is for organizations ready to move to the next stage of their development.

"Remixing the Art of Social Change" is a first of its kind teach-in dedicated to building capacity with hands on workshops designed not just to look at hip-hop as an esthetic, but at the organizations that develop, track, measure and deliver curriculum, information, develop campaigns, organize rallies etc. This teach-in is for organizations ready to move to the next stage of their development.

From touch-screen voting to online campaigning, technology is shaping the future of civic engagement. But what does this mean for e-democracy, especially for those individuals and communities without access to the latest technology? This panel will consider the promise of technology and how it may enable us to acquire and disseminate information.

In debating various notions of e-democracy,the panel will look at the degree to which the digital divide may hinder any aspect of these expectations.

Laura Efurd, ZeroDivide Chief Community Investment Officer, was a panel member on New Funding Models For Nonprofit Social Ventures at a recent SoCap Conference.

The session examined up-and-coming nonprofit social venture funding models and discussed opportunities for a social market that combines the best of traditional for-profit and non-profit funding and support for social ventures.

Paul Lamb, Man on a Mission Consulting, was part of a panel discussion on Building Sustainable, Scalable Business. Moderated by Betsy Densmore of Social Enterprise Institute, Paul was joined by Alan Gershenfeld of E-Line Ventures and Lauri Alpern of ROI Ventures.

The session presented how to create a business with high impact that pays the bills, grows in size and impact, but doesn’t require constant fundraising.

Youth Radio is an award winning nationally recognized leader in Youth Media content creation and distribution. They provide intensive, free, after school media training and broadcast journalism education to over 400 low-income and youth of color annually.

Change Agent Productions, is a nonprofit production house offering business and entrepreneurial opportunities to low-income, inner-city high school and college-age youth. Youth develop professional technology and social skills while gaining corporate and workplace experience.

Youth Outlook,(YO!) the youth division of New America Media, produces and distributes youth media content locally and nationally. YO! is the umbrella organization that houses YO!TV, YO!Radio, and four magazines (Debuge, The Beat Within, SNAG, SPRAWL). YO! also podcasts and streams youth content directly from its website, www.youthoutlook.org.