COMMUNITY MEDIA ROUNDTABLE
					Dec-05
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY INVENTORY
Organization	Contact Information	Mission	Projects/Assets	Opportunities/Partnerships	Challenges
Albertina Kerr Centers	Contact: Craig Rusch Phone: (503) 408-5077 Web Site: http://www Email: craigr@albertinakerr.org Mail:	Kerr is a leader and innovator in building stronger families, working together with the community to create healing for children with emotional or mental health challenges and to support self-determination for people with developmental disabilities. A private, non-profit organization headquartered in Portland since 1907, Kerr spends 93 cents of every dollar to help Oregonians. Private donations and community support make this vital work possible.	100-year-old organization serving youth with mental health issues, and adults with developmental disabilities. They operate group homes throughout Oregon with 800 They are revising their branding, web site and internal materials and are interested in developing a video. They work with clients and employees who need basic tech training and seek assistance with this.
American Federation of Musicians	Contact: Bruce Fife Phone: (503) Web Site: http://www Email: Mail:	The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians. Whether negotiating fair agreements, protecting ownership of recorded music, securing benefits such as health care and pension, or lobbying our legislators, the AFM is committed to raising industry standards and placing the professional musician in the foreground of the cultural landscape.	Society has a greater level of appreciation for music, but a lower level of support than ever. Technology has made music more available and easier to create. They are lobbying for more access for local musicians on local radio. Involved with Oregon Alliance to Reform Media
American Institute of Graphic Arts (Portland Chapter) (AIGA)	Contact: Eugene Keam Phone: (503) 860-7008 Web Site: http://www.portland.aiga.org/ Email: eugene@popmatrix.com Mail: PO Box 3513 Portland, OR 97208	The purpose of the AIGA is to further excellence in communication design as a broadly defined discipline, strategic tool for business, and cultural force. The AIGA is the first place design professionals turn to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research, and advance education and ethical practice.	▸ Currently expanding its role in helping nonprofits develop business identity through graphic design.
Artists for the Arts	Contact: Vicki Poppen Phone: (503) 620-2696 Web Site: http://www.artistsforthearts.org/ Email: vjo0119@aol.com Mail: 18863 SW Indian Springs Road Lake Oswego, OR 97035	A Portland-based non-profit organization made up of musicians, dancers and painters who create for a living—as well as parents, educators, businesspeople and friends of the arts dedicated to raising awareness and funding for arts education in tri-county schools.	▸ Restores arts to the classroom by raising money for arts education and channeling that money directly into Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas county schools through events and shows, through the sale of feature projects—such as music CDs or original works of art—and directly from contributors.
Association of Oregon Community Development Organizations	Contact: John Blatt Phone: 503-223-4041 Web Site: http://www.aocdo.org Email: jblatt@aocdo.org Mail: 1020 SW Taylor Suite 542 Portland, OR 97205	The Association of Oregon Community Development Organizations (AOCDO) is a nonprofit association of those engaged in and those who support affordable housing development and economic development throughout Oregon. Founded in 1992, AOCDO is the only statewide association focused on community development in Oregon. AOCDO's goals are to promote quality programming, healthy organizations, and advocate public policy that supports community-based development and programs that have a lasting impact on the people in Oregon's communities.
Benson High School	Contact: Mike Kelly Phone: (503) 916-5100 Web Site: http://www.bensonhs.pps.k12.or.us/ Email: mkelly@pps.k12.or.us Mail: 546 NE 12th Ave. Portland, OR 97232	Benson is a one-of-a-kind high school in Oregon. The school's professional/technical program is unique, and labs and shops available at Benson are not duplicated anywhere else in the state.	▸ Transitioning from photo program to multi-media digital and video programs. ▸ Students train at PCA and Northwest Film Center. ▸ Use LINUX systems. ▸ Digital video / desk tops ▸ Student produced documentaries (i.e., magnet night video) ▸ Continues to build relationship with PCA. ▸ Making student material available over the Web. ▸ 20 individual computer workstations, which provide students with non-linear video editing capabilities. ▸ 2 high-end computers (duel processors with extensive ram and hard drive storage space) for assembling productions for broadcast. ▸ Video cameras and peripheral support equipment to develop video projects. ▸ Students create videos for school promotional activities such as open house, documentation of student projects and work, and public service announcements. Students also have opportunities to develop creative student productions. ▸ We have expanded our video program to offer video production to junior level students as well as the seniors.  Juniors are learning camera operation and basic editing using non-linear equipment.  This should help enhance our senior productions and it is involving 60 additional students in video production.	We have maintained partnerships with the Northwest Film Center and Portland Cable Access.  Several students attend the Northwest Films Center’s Saturday activities for students interested in film at the Guild Theater.  And our senior class students have been working in the Portland Cable Access facilities each Tuesday since February 2003 to produce work that will be aired on PCA stations. Our future plans include developing individual ftp sites for students to post their projects and work that can be accessed over the Internet.  It is our aim to have the sites available for each student in our department.  We are also working to improve our multimedia capabilities.  Our primary mission remains to help students learn to use video production and multimedia technologies to communicate with other students, family members and the community at large.	▸ Struggling with equipment and facilities maintenance. ▸ School schedule ▸ Limited resources ▸ Funding
Boys & Girls Club	Contact: Lisabeth Marziello Phone: (503) 232-0077 Web Site: http://www.bgclubportland.org Email: lmarziello@bgclubportland.org Mail: 7119 SE Milwaukie Ave. Portland, OR 97202
Center for Advanced Learning	Contact: Bill Lesh Phone: (503) 667-4978 Web Site: http://www.thecenterforadvancedlearning.org Email: bill_lesh@gbsd.gresham.k12.or.us Mail: 1484 NW Civic Drive Gresham, OR 97030	The Center for Advanced Learning, as a regional facility, seeks to provide high school junior and senior students with advanced, specially designed learning environments, using contextualized learning and state-of-the-art technology applications that are aligned with state education and national industry-integrated standards. It seeks to increase the number of students pursuing advanced coursework that better prepares them for collegiate studies or other professional training programs.
Central Northeast Neighbors	Contact: Sandra LeFrancois Phone: (503) 823-2780 Web Site: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/ Email: cnnoutreach@teleport.com Mail: 4415 NE 78th Portland, OR 97220	Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN) is a community-based non-profit coalition of eight neighborhoods in northeast Portland. Each neighborhood of the coalition has volunteer representatives on the CNN Board of Directors and CNN committees. Central Northeast Neighbors provides assistance in neighborhood involvement, safety and livability, community development and organizing, as well as urban planning.	▸ ONI offers centralized web presense for all neighborhood associations ▸ CNN hosted its first youth film festival in 2004.	Interested in partnering with PCM	Finding ways to reach out and connect communities
Children's Investment Fund	Contact: Mary Gay Broderick Phone: (503) 823-2936 Web Site: http://www. Email: mgbroderick@ci.portland.or.us Mail: Portland, OR	In 2002, City of Portland voters passed Measure 26-33, which created the Children's Investment Fund. The Children's Investment Fund provides approximately $8.5 million a year for five years to support programs designed to help children arrive at school ready to learn, provide safe and constructive after-school alternatives for kids and prevent child abuse and neglect and family violence. The Children's Investment Fund is subject to annual audits.	Looking for a system for accountability with grantees that receive their funds and tax payers who provide funds. Need to track ways grantees are meeting goals to help them apply for future grants. Looking for ways to help funders understand why technology is worth its expense.
Cisco Fellows	Contact: Bob Wendel Phone: (503) 478-7370 Web Site: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/about/index.html Email: bwendel@one-economy.com Mail: 711 Alder St., Suite 200 Portland, OR 97205	The Cisco Community Fellowship Program leverages the skills of individual Cisco employees and their knowledge and practical use of Internet solutions. It builds on Cisco's ongoing work with a variety of nonprofit organizations and uses the current economic environment and workforce reduction to help employees and nonprofit organizations incorporate the Internet more fully into their operations.	▸ Programs where employees can receive pay and benefits while volunteering in Cisco Fellow programs.		▸ Accessibility (cost issues).
Citizens Utility Board	Contact: Jeff Bissonnette Phone: (503) 227-1984 Web Site: Email: jbissonnette@igc.apc.org Mail: 921 SW Morrison Suite 550 Portland, OR 97205
City of Portland Bureau of Housing and Community Development	Contact: Tracy Lehto; Daniel Ledezma Phone: (503) 823-2390; 823-4136 Web Site: http://www.ci.portland.or.us/bhcd/ Email: tlehto@ci.portland.or.us; dledezma@ci.portland.or.us Mail: 421 SW Sixth Ave., Rm 1100 Portland, OR 97204	The mission of the Bureau of Housing and Community Development is to work as a professional team in partnership with the community to effectively steward the Community Development resources of the City of Portland and to serve as a catalyst in order to stabilize and improve neighborhoods and enable people to improve the quality of their lives.	▸ BHCD is currently undergoing an evaluation of its website design and usability. ▸ Housing Connections (www.housingconnections.org), a web site that connections people with a place to live, housing services and housing information. Housing Connections lists information about available affordabe, accessible and special needs housing.	▸ BHCD is interested in linking to other community websites and training service providers. ▸ Housing Connections has partnered with One Economy/the Beehive, Oregon Helps, and other web based resources geared towards low-income people in creating an E-tools Training for social service agency staff. Housing Connections is currently working with the 211 effort and the mandated Homeless Mangement Information System to develop a seamless services database and client information system.	▸ Coordinating with the multiple web-based community information efforts. The number of projects are excitng, but we need to work together to avoid duplication.
City of Portland Bureau of Technology Services	Contact: Alan Alexander; Art Alexander  Phone:  (503) 823-5199 Web Site: http://www.portlandonline.com Email: csalan@ci.portland.or.us; aalexander@ci.portland.or.us Mail:  1120 SW Fifth Ave., Portland, OR 97204	The Bureau of Technology Services (BTS) is responsible for management, policy setting, strategic planning and leadership in the use of Information Technologies to support the delivery of effective digital government services. BTS serves citizens through services provided to BTS customers.  Those customers include City bureaus, external  governmental and non-profit organizations, and the business community. BTS will work with customers and partners to provide, within available resources, the best information technology solutions and services to meet identified business requirements.	▸ GIS mapping application and facility. ▸ Web casting via the Institutional Network (I-Net) ▸ Updated webpage (www.PortlandOnline.com) to better serve the public   ▸ The Community Institutional Network (I-Net) and the Integrated Regional Network Enterprise (IRNE) present transport options and connectivity not previously available to public institutions.  ▸ Merging within City government with other City bureaus. ▸ E-government initiative. ▸ Re-designing City Website to be organized around information needs rather than bureaucratic structure. ▸ Further development of the City’s Intranet to facilitate sharing of information among Bureaus ▸ GIS mapping application ▸ Live and recorded streaming of City Council meetings with PCA.	▸ Partnering with Innovation Partners on the eVolvement project. ▸ Adding a layer of information resources to GIS database. ▸ Webpage redesign is helping to shape thinking around information sharing techniques. ▸ Taking action to assess the impact of high speed bandwidth access on public involvement with government. ▸ Interested to explore city-wide Wi Fi	▸ Maintaining the GIS application and databases.
City of Portland Office of Management and Finance	Contact: Maija Spencer/Laurel Butman  Phone:  (503) 823-5288 Web Site: http://www.portlandonline.com Email: Mail:  1120 SW Fifth Ave., Portland, OR 97204	Management & Finance supports the administrative & operations needs of the City to enhance quality service delivery to the public	Working on giving all city bureaus a consistent web look and tools.  Recently added a blog, allowing the public to share thoughts about city policies.	They are looking at ways to meet more user needs, draw different types of users, and link to other organizations that provide services the city doesn’t. Translation remains an issue—they are looking for software or people to help with this.
City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement	Contact: Phone: (503) 823-4134 Web Site: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/ Email: Mail: 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Suite 110 Portland, OR 97204	Enhancing the quality of neighborhoods through community participation.
City of Portland Police	Contact: Jane Braaten Phone: 503-823-0292 Web Site: http://www.portlandpolicebureau.com/ Email:jbraaten@police.ci.portland.or.us Mail: 1111 SW 2nd Ave. Portland, OR 97204	The mission of the Portland Police Bureau is to maintain and improve community livability by working with all citizens to preserve life, maintain human rights, protect property and promote individual responsibility and community commitment.
City of Portland - Unwire Portland Project	Contact: Logan Kleier Phone: 503-823- Web Site: http://www. Email: Mail: 1120 SW 5th Ave. Portland, OR 97204	Unwire Portland is an initiative to create a city-wide wireless network that expands the availability of broadband communications to Portland ’s citizens, government agencies, and businesses.
Comcast	Contact:Sanford Inouye Phone: 503-605-6352 Web Site: http://www.comcast.com Email: sanford_inouye@cable.comcast.com Mail: 9605 SW Nimbus Avenue Beaverton, OR 97008		▸ Cable in the classroom. ▸ Free residential service for schools. ▸ Give away computers ▸ Provide foundation dollars. ▸ Eight community access channels. ▸ I-Net offers opportunities to public entities.	▸ Looking to develop partnerships with communities. ▸ Currently partner with PCA and MCTV for community TV services.
Community & Organizational Development	Contact: Paula Manley Phone: (503) 233-4042 Web Site: Email: paulam@easystreet.com Mail: 1332 SE 50th Ave. Portland, OR 97215		▸ Provides strategic development services to independent media centers, media arts education, access centers, etc.
Community Alliance of Tenants	Contact: Phone: (503) 460-9702 Web Site: http://www.aracnet.com/~cat/ Email: cat@aracnet.com Mail: 2710 NE 14th Ave. Portland, OR 97212	CAT is a grassroots, tenant-controlled, tenant-membership organization. Our mission is to educate and empower tenants to promote affordable, stable and safe rental homes.
Ethos Music Center	Contact: Charles Lewis Phone: (503) 283-8467 Web Site: http://www.ethos-inc.org Email: Mail: 10 N. Killingsworth Street Portland, OR 97217	Ethos was established in 1998 in direct response to budget cuts that limited music education in public schools.	Sound equipment rental Music store Recording studio	Provides music education to every child. An MHCRC grant has provided equipment to videotape music events. They use video as a tool for kids to make music videos based on their original music. They also offer classes. Their new headquarters is being wired through iNet to do live programming through cable access TV, and will include live open mikes, concerts, recitals, and community meetings
Free Geek	Contact: Oso Phone: (503) 232-9350 Web Site: http://www.freegeek.org/ Email: Oso@freegeek.org Mail: Community Technology Center 1731 SE Tenth Ave. Portland, OR 97214	FREE GEEK is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that recycles used technology to provide computers, education and access to the internet to those in need in exchange for community service.	▸ Computer Technology Center in inter-southeast Portland – 1731 SE 10th. ▸ Operating a recycling center for old computer equipment. ▸ Offers classes in coding for programmers, kids-youth programs, and building free computers.  ▸ Offers hardware maintenance services to area non-profit organizations.  ▸ Currently focusing on open source conversions and open source solutions for small businesses. ▸ Staff and volunteer based – about 1000 people. ▸ Use LINUX open source software and program computers with ISPs so that users can get information without the need for technical support. ▸ Cheep Geeks provide technical support at low cost. ▸ Support free access points at southeast coffee shops. ▸ Receive about 1,500 components each month; produce about 100 computers.		▸ Securing funding.
Hollywood Theatre	Contact: Ellen Bergstone Beer Phone: 503-493-1128 Web Site: http://www.hollywoodtheatre.org Email: ellen@hollywoodtheatre.org Mail:  4122 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR 97212	The Hollywood Theatre was purchased by the Oregon Film & Video Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in 1997. It is the intention of the foundation to preserve the Theatre and to create a center for film, video and multimedia education, training, and promotion for Oregon as well as serving as a facility for films, community, and private events.	▸ 1926 movie house renovation project; opened in 1997 to support local film community ▸ Successfully developed website to assist with membership development. ▸ Provides equipment, technology and space to show productions. ▸ A live origination programming site using digital technology.	▸ Making the leap into the 21st century technology-wise. ▸ Community event space ▸ Using Email for fundraising	▸ Developing resources to implement appropriate technology to support the needs of local arts and community organizations who utilize the Theatre for events. ▸ Reaching out to a larger audience; beyond the local area. ▸ Using Email for fundraising
Hot Pepper Inc.	Contact: Brad Smith Phone: (503) 294-9746 Web Site: http://www.hotpepper.com Email: bsmith@hotpepper.com Mail: 3377 SE Division St. Portland, OR 97202
Housing Authority of Portland	Contact:Shelley Marchesi Phone: (503) 802-8300 Web Site: http://www.hapdx.org/ Email: shelleym@hapdx.org Mail: 135 SW Ash ST. Portland, OR 97204	The mission of the Housing Authority of Portland is to assure that the people of the community are sheltered. HAP has a special responsibility to those who encounter barriers to housing because of income, disability, or special need.	▸ Multi-services for low-income families in Multnomah County. ▸ Hope 6 Grant, which is a revitalization program for rebuilding the Columbia Villa area; current 1 ½ year planning phase.	▸ Interested in clustering services together into a "neighborhood campus".  ▸ Want to include technology planning.	▸ 33 languages in the communities. ▸ Job and skill development needs. ▸ Serve 33,000 families in Multnomah County.
Housing Connections	Contact: Jen Matheson Phone: (503) Web Site: http://www. Email: jen@211info.org Mail: Portland, OR	Housing Connections is a web-based community service that is intended to better connect providers of housing and housing services to renters who are looking for these types of housing opportunities. Our goal is to provide access to up-to-date housing information with user-friendly tools. These tools are customized for each of our user groups: renters, landlords and property managers, and housing agency staff that help people find and keep housing.	An affordable housing locator working with organizations that need to make their web sites more user friendly. Wants to network with more groups that have resources for low-income consumers. They are creating a network of service providers. Social service info and referrals are available by calling 211.
Innovation Partners	Contact: Ruth Scott Phone: (503) 223-4475 Web Site: http://www.innovationpartnership.org/ Email: ruth@innovationpartnership.org Mail: 610 SW Alder, #918 Portland, OR 97205	To bring innovative solutions to persistent community problems.	▸ Modeled after the "Fund for the City of New York". ▸ Four current projects ▸ EVolvment project uses the Internet and telecommunications to engage citizens in government affairs; created a pilot with Portsmouth Neighborhood and the issue of public safety with a six-month implementation timeline.	▸ The pilot project has a six-month budget that includes Portland Police, One Economy, AT&T, and the City of Portland as partners.
Intel	Contact: Phone: (503) 696-8080 Web Site: http://www.intel.com/ Email: Mail: 5200 NE Elam Young Parkway Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497	Intel's mission is to be the preeminent building block supplier to the Internet economy.
International Foundation for Alternative Research in AIDS	Contact: Fred Schaich Phone: (503) 736-0194 Web Site: Email: IFARA@comcast.net Mail: 222 SE 30th Place Portland, OR 97214	The International Foundation for Alternative Research in AIDS (IFARA) is a community-based organization which produces "TIE" (Treatment Information Exchange), a one-hour weekly TV program. "TIE" is an HIV/AIDS education/information program, which focuses on HIV drug treatment, complementary treatment, treatment access, co-diseases and prevention. TIE may be viewed in over one million households in the Northwest United States. Special programs are distributed though satellite transmission and tape to cable stations across the country. County and city libraries, as well as hospital and university libraries, also loan VHS and DVDs of selected programs.	MHCRC grant: Bringing Healthcare to the Community	Looking to network with organizations and individuals
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center	Contact: Kathy Kniep Phone: (503) 823-4322 Web Site: http://www.ifcc-arts.org/ Email: info@ifcc-arts.org Mail: 5430 N Interstate Ave. Portland, OR 97217	Founded in 1982, is a nonprofit, community-based center for the performing and visual art. The IFCC's mission is to create an enivironment in which people of every ethnic and cultural background can come together as artists and audience to explore, preserve and honor their diversity.	▸ Updated operations with robotics and manually operated cameras and new sound, lighting, and editing stations.  ▸ Covering multicultural community events and public meetings with its new technology. ▸ Offers opportunities and support to new and emerging artists and promoting meaningful exchange among varied ethnic and cultural groups. ▸ IFCC is a 7,500-square-foot facility home to a 110-seat theater, two art galleries, a dance studio and administrative offices. ▸ Produce and sponsor a lively array of theatre performances, art exhibits, lectures, readings, discussions and classes. ▸ Host programs initiated by independent performing companies and community groups to bridge cultural communities.	▸ The IFCC is operated in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation ▸ IFCC is partnering with Portland Cable Access (PCA) for technical assistance.
Jefferson High School	Contact: Phone: (503) 916-5180 Web Site: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/ Email: pubinfo@pps.k12.or.us Mail: 5210 N Kerby Ave. Portland, OR 97217	The mission of Jefferson High School is to create a collaborative and inclusive educational environment that actively promotes respect for diversity and requires cooperative and individual learning. Students of Jefferson will be well prepared to meet challenges, set and attain goals, contribute to their communities and continue the process of lifelong learning.	▸ An arts magnet school teaching video production with a 50’ X 50’ analog studio, three camera mobile units, a video edit system, and access to Channel 28, programmed by Portland Public Schools.	▸ MHCRC Access Capital Grant Fund ▸ Video streaming
KBOO Radio	Contact: Spider Moccasin; Dennise Kowalczyk Phone: (503) 231-8032 Web Site: http://www.kboo.fm Email: manager@kboo.org; outreach@kboo.org Mail: 20 SE 8th Ave. Portland, OR 97214	KBOO is a community radio station providing music, news and public affairs 24 hours/day, 365 days/year to Portland, Corvallis, Vancouver, Salem, Mount Hood and the surrounding areas. All programming is produced by volunteers with assistance of paid staff. The weekly cumulative audience is about 70,000 people.	▸ Public/community radio station ▸ New outreach coordinator to assist with providing coverage of community events. ▸ New website offers a bulletin board for community ▸ Streaming	▸ Remote broadcasting capabilities. More than 100 programmers, 24/7 programming serving underrepresented communities, programs in different languages. Would like to expand web site, create an archive of programs. They have web streaming and would like to Podcast.  Received an MHCRC grant to work with youth from Portland Public Schools They are also working with Renaissance Arts Academy music classes, helping students interview local musicians. Youth music goes on the air monthly. Want to create a larger web presence, looking for volunteers to assist with this.
Kenton Neighborhood Project	Contact: Steve Ontiveros Phone: (503) 735-0254 Web Site: http://www. Email: steve@ontiveros.net Mail:
KMHD Radio	Contact: Janet Funk; Sam Seymour; Doug Sweet Phone: 503-491-7271 Web Site: http://www.kmhd.org/ Email: funkj@mhcc.cc.or.us; semours@mhcc.edu; sweetd@mhcc.edu Mail: 26000 SE Stark St. Gresham, OR 97030	Our mission: established as a non-profit arts organization dedicated to championing jazz as a culturally significant, indegenous American art form. We are an institution dedicated to educate and entertain a local, national and international audience.	▸ Announcers are volunteers from the community. ▸ Limited streaming, but the cost is fairly prohibitive. ▸ Community radio stations with no commercials. ▸ Community education class on how to be a DJ. ▸ Web streaming ▸ Expanding volunteer opportunities ▸ Expanding programming ▸ Developing content with local musicians	▸ Trying to meet with more representation within the community like local musicians (offering a musician’s voice), asking what do we need to do to raise the issues of local musicians in the community. ▸ Partners with MHCC providing continuing education curriculum.  ▸ Using SwiftNet downtown to do the streaming: It’s not an advanced system. ▸ Considering a jazz education piece along with other education opportunities. ▸ Transitioning into more cultural programming.  ▸ Responding to community interests ▸ Partnering with KBOO ▸ How to be more effective in outreach strategies ➛ KMHD sees synergies with KBOO or OPB to share content.	▸ Developing content with local musicians (i.e., jazz and blues music only) ▸ Streaming costs ▸ Developing content
McKenzie River Gathering Foundation	Contact: Susan Remmers; Anita Rodgers Phone: (503) 289-1517 Web Site: http://www.mrgfoundation.org Email: remmers@mrgfoundation.org; anita@mrgfoundation.org Mail: 2705 E Burnside Suite 210 Portland, OR 97214	The McKenzie River Gathering Foundation pools the financial resources of Oregon's progressive community and distributes it back to grassroots groups working on a variety of social change issues.	▸ MRG Foundation is actively collaborating with other organizations to implement Project Alchemy (www.projectalchemy.org), a project that supports social change by using technology to strengthen movement building, communication and grassroots activism.
McMinnville Community Media	Contact: Jerry Eichten Phone: 503-434-1234 Web Site: http://www.mcm11.org/ Email: jeighten@mcm11.org Mail: 2695 Tanger Drive, Suite 217 McMinnville, OR 97128	McMinnville Community Media is a 501C-3 Non-Profit Organization created to manage Public, Educational, and Government television access in the City of McMinnville. MCM provides access to cable channel 11 on AT&T Broadband Cable.	MCM inherited old equipment from the cable company and was therefore challenged to build a studio and provide classes and trainings and opportunities for people that also improved the quality of the equipment available and programming produced. MCM’s signal is seen throughout Yamhill County.  In order to ensure long term stability, the organization is interested in purchasing a building to house its operations (MCM currently rents space).  MCM is looking to provide more live programming.
Mediarites	Contact: Dmay Roberts Phone: (503) 233-2919 Web Site: http://www.mediarites.org/ Email: mediar@aol.com Mail: 104 SE 57th Avenue Portland, OR 97215	MediaRites is a non-profit multicultural production organization that promotes understanding among diverse communities through the arts, education and media projects. Since 1984, MediaRites has produced award-winning national radio documentaries and community projects.
Metro Regional Services	Contact: Councilor Rex Burkholder; Patty Unfred Phone: 503-797-1502; 797-1866 Web Site: http://www.metro-region.org/ Email: burkholderr@metro.dst.or.us; Mail: 600 NE Grand Ave. Portland, OR 97232	Metro provides a broad range of services to 1.3 million residents in three counties and 24 cities in the Portland, Oregon, region.	▸ A web-based data resource center (GIS). ▸ A program that sponsors facilitated "coffee talks" in the business community that reaches about 1,000 people. ▸ Metro Chambers will soon have video production capabilities.	▸ Suggested future development of partnerships with the City of Portland IRNE project, I-Net, community radio (KBOO), and the public libraries, that have Internet access. Looking for concise ways to present their multi-faceted services. They are doing a web upgrade to include more audio and video. Looking for ways to use cable access programming more effectively	▸ Exchange of information between citizens and Metro.
Meyer Memorial Trust	Contact: Charlene McDonald Phone: (503) 228-5512 Web Site: http://www.mmt.org Email: Char@mmt.org Mail: 1515 SW 5th Ave. Portland, OR 97201	The Meyer Memorial Trust invites proposals for its grantmaking programs from qualified tax-exempt applicants in Oregon and Clark County, Washington.  The Trust operates three grantmaking programs: General Purpose Grants, Small Grants, and Support for Teacher Initiatives.	MMT funds community media development projects, using media to address challenges of economic inequality.	Wants to help those outside of community media understand the value of community media. Looking for numbers about the outcomes of using community media. Has experienced greater response to web videos about grantees than written feature stories. Will hold free educational outreach sessions for non-profits in the spring of 2007.
Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission/ Community Access Capital Grant Program	Contact: Julie Omelchuck; Rebecca Gibbons Phone: 823-5385 Web Site: http://www.mhcrc.org Email: julieo@ci.portland.or.us; rgibbons@ci.portland.or.us Mail: 1120 SW Fifth Ave., Rm 1305 Portland, OR 97204	The Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission manages the Community Access Capital Grant Program which promotes the use and availability of advanced cable system technologies at low cost to the public and non-profit sectors to meet communication needs.	▸ The grant program funds local projects in Multnomah County that reduce the costs of public services, improve community involvement, reduce disparities in underserved communities, and improve service delivery and effectiveness. ▸ When matching funds are combined with grant funds, expenditures for these technology-related projects exceed $4.8 million. ▸ The MHCRC has funded one pilot project that uses the cable system's residential Broadband Internet service in order to support specific public benefits. The MHCRC funded two Phases of a special initiative to support I-Net connectivity capital expenses resulting in approximately 140 PEG sites accessing low-cost, high bandwidth data services.	▸ The Commission runs its competitive grant round annually. ▸ The Commission is open to building partnerships to leverage funds in support of communications technology access, development and distribution.	▸ The Commission's funding initiatives are limited to capital expenses.
Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC)	Contract: Jack Schommer Phone: (503) 491-7611 Web Site: http://www.mhcc.edu/ Email: schommej@mhcc.edu Mail: 26000 SE Stark Gresham, OR 97030	Mt. Hood Community College affords all people a knowledge-based education, giving them the ability to make life choices; adapt to change; build strong communities; contribute to and derive benefit from the new economy; and become part of a skilled workforce.	▸ Maywood Training Center is a new program and facility that provides short-term television workforce training with colleges, high schools and some local businesses. ▸ Three campus sites in East Multnomah County.	▸ Want to use the I-Net (Institutional Network) as a delivery tool. ▸ Want to purchase studio and portable technology.  ▸ Need to have community technology assets mapped.	▸ High demand for training.
MetroEast Community Media	Contact: Rob Brading Phone: 503-667-7636 Web Site: http://www.mctv.org Email: rbrading@mctv.org 26000 SE Stark St. Gresham, OR 97030	Our mission is to foster communication and increased civic involvement by providing the knowledge and means to use communications technology in our diverse community.	▸ New facility under construction ▸ Currently involved with the establishment of Live Origination sites throughout Multnomah County to produce live, community-based, programming. A community media center serving East Multnomah County, recently changed its named from Multnomah Community Television (MCTV) and moved to a new building near downtown Gresham. Partnering with Portland Community Media on OLLIE and Adventures in TV youth projects. An MHCRC grant funded the installation of a remote-controlled camera studio, which will open in early 2007. Interested in developing web to include video streaming, video blogging and interactivity for volunteers. Seeking videos from independent producers and public service announcements from non-profits. Workshops are available	▸ Looking to leverage resources and expertise for community building through collaboration/partnerships. ➛ MCTV sees synergies with KBOO, Oregon Media Production Association, and MESD for content and to stream content to community and PersonalTelco for Wi-Fi.	▸ Video streaming.
Multnomah County Library	Contact: Donna Reed Phone: (503) 988-5238 Web Site: http://www.multcolib.org Email: donnare@multcolib.org Mail: 801 SW 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97205	Multnomah County Library serves the people of Multnomah County by providing books and other materials to meet their informational, educational, cultural and recreational needs. The Multnomah County Library upholds the principles of intellectual freedom and the public's right to know by providing people of all ages with access and guidance to information and collections that reflect all points of view.	▸ An entirely web-based service ▸ Involved with the development of the 2-1-1 initiative ▸ A member of QuestionPoint - enables libraries to respond to, track, and manage reference questions via the Web; integrate QuestionPoint's global reference network with alternative service providers the library might be using to address their local needs; and search a global knowledge base of previously asked and answered reference questions; etc	▸ Looking at ways to tie in resources already provided by CascadeLink. ▸ Future goals: to provide service statewide; to get funding from the state for a statewide digital chat-room on events and projects in the region; to host a community discussion forum/encourage community participation.
Multnomah Education Service District (MESD)	Contact: Eric Harrison Phone: (503) 257-1554 Web Site: http://www.mesd.k12.or.us/ Email:eharrison@mesd.k12.or.us Mail: 11611 NE Ainsworth Circle Portland, OR 97220	The mission of the district is to support local school districts and share in providing a quality education to the children of our communities. Education service districts are the structure through which the State of Oregon and local communities deliver many regional educational services to public schools and private schools.  MESD serves Portland, Parkrose, David Douglas, Corbett, Reynolds, Gresham-Barlow, Centennial, and Riverdale.	▸ Coordinates/provides network services to East County school districts ▸ Using free and open source software (Linux, Gimp.org, etc.) ▸ Partnered with France/Germany to provide filtering solution for free.	▸ Open to collaboration with others on content development	▸ Funding
MythMedia	Contact: Peter Bauer Phone: Web Site: http://www.mythmedia.org Email: peter@mythmedia.org Mail:
New Columbia Project	Contact: John Keating Phone: (503) 802-8522 Web Site: Email: johnk@hapdx.org Mail:		Documentary  “Imagining Home:  Tales of Columbia Villa” - in partnership with the Hollywood Theatre Life long learning center connected to the I-Net.  Computer lab.  Mixed income community that includes low-income.  Partnerships with One Economy and Free Geek.  Hope to bring technology to low-income families.  New elementary school.	Kids in the New Columbia community want to be involved in media. Recently started a youth council and photography workshops. They might partner with Rosa Parks School, Boys and Girls Club and UPCC in the neighborhood.
News4Neighbors	Contact: David Pool Phone: (503) 233-4643 Web Site: http://www.news4neighbors.net/ Email: info@news4neighbors.net Mail:	News4Neighbors is a website dedicated to supporting Portland neighborhoods by promoting discussions about local issues. We provide tools for citizens and neighborhood associations to discuss breaking news.
NE Neighborhood Coalition	Contact: John Canda Phone: 503-823-4575 Web Site: Email: jcanda@ci.portland.or.us Mail: 4815 NE 7th Ave. Portland, OR 97211
NW Film Center	Contact: Ellen Thomas Phone: (503) 221-1156 Web Site: http://www.nwfilm.org/ Email: ellen@nwfilm.org Mail: 1219 SW Park Avenue Portland, Oregon 97205	The Northwest Film Center is a regional media arts organization founded to encourage the study and appreciation of the moving image arts; foster their artistic and professional excellence; and to help create a climate in which they may flourish. The Center provides a variety of film and video exhibition, education and information programs.	▸ Created a program for Latinos ages 12-20 to discuss what it’s like to be young and Latino. The project resulted in five short films from five different points of view. NW Film Center is donating 500 copies of these shorts to teachers, parents groups, and diversity training groups to use for educational development purposes. ▸ A 30 year-old organization: one of oldest media arts centers in the country. ▸ Education and training based services: 1/3 targeted at youth. ▸ Long-term relationships in the community with the educational institutions, businesses, organizations. ▸ Have equipment from Super 8 16mm to digital and mobile technologies. ▸ Non-profit media arts center/ School of film ▸ Partnering with PSU to transfer Film Center classes into degree program through the Department of English. ▸ Youth filmmaker programs ▸ Outreach to at-risk youth ▸ Teacher trainings ▸ School to work programs ▸ Facility renovations have begun.  Expected to be a two year process.	▸ Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC); Multnomah County Department of Health; Multnomah County Justice, Schools, among others. ▸ Building a more interactive website. ▸ Re-thinking connection between facility space and service needs. ▸ Film school constituency is using the Web. Young Filmmakers Program allows youth to work with professional filmmakers. Students choose local issues and causes as video topics and work to find audiences for videos they produce. An MHCRC grant has funded a community in-service learning center with local high school and Portland State University students who have produced videos featured in festivals. Their video work with Davis Elementary and Jefferson High School was featured on NPR. Students are presenting their work locally and nationally. Want to stream more video on their web site	▸ Funds/resources.  Funding new web presence is difficult. ▸ Temporary building displacement
NW Media Literacy Center	Contact: Venessa Hughes Phone: (503) 408-1208 Web Site: http://www.mediathink.org Email: info@mediathink.org Mail: 1509 SW Sunset Blvd., Suite 2D Portland, OR 97239	Our mission at the NMLC is to strengthen critical thinking skills for understanding the media and its ability to sell, persuade and influence attitudes and behavior.  We are fulfilling this mission through education, advocacy and research. The Northwest Media Literacy Center is a group of teachers, health professionals, parents, students, journalists, filmmakers and others committed to advancing media literacy in Oregon and Washington. We offer media literacy courses and presentations to interested groups, including PTAs, faith communities, professional associations, workplace/brownbag gatherings and school staffs. NMLC seeks to become a resource center for materials about media literacy. We consult with groups and individuals interested in media literacy as a topic or as a way to resolve personal and family issues surrounding media use.	▸ Conducting a "Crash Course in Media Literacy" ▸ Creating a resource library to fulfill requests for ideas, materials, curricula, books, videos and learning tools on the subject of media literacy - both hard copy and electronic. ▸ Strives to create awareness of media literacy and encourages the public to think critically about the media sources of information.	▸ NW Media Literacy Center would like to partner with other media organizations on educational programs. ▸ Programs and Organizations the NMLC has worked with: American Academy of Pediatrics - Dr. Bob Mendelson, media spokesperson; Battleground School District - Washington State; Columbia River Eating Disorder Network; Commercial Alert - Gary Ruskin founder; Coos County Commission on Children and Families - Youth Leadership Summit 2002; Da Vinci Middle School - Portland, OR; Educational Service District 112 - Southwest Washington State; Expanding Your Horizons Conference 2002 [girls 6-12 years] - Portland, OR George Middle School - North Portland, OR; Girls Initiative Network - Girls Summit 2001 and 2002 [8-18 years] - Portland, OR; KBOO Radio  - live broadcasts and call in discussions; KOIN Channel 6 - news feature Superbowl Advertising focus - 2001; KPAM Radio - live broadcasts on the Victor Boc Show; Lewis and Clark College - various classes and programs; Multnomah County Health Department; Northwest Film Center - Summer Media Academy for Teachers; Oregon Episcopal School; Oregon Media Production Association; Oregonian Newspaper media writer Peter Ames Carlin; Parents and Teacher’s Association; Portland Public Schools; Portland State University - various classes and programs; Rieke Elementary School; Synergy School in San Francisco, CA; Unitarian Universalists of Salem; University of Oregon; University of Portland; Violence Prevention Summer Institute - Oregon State University - 2001 and 2002; West Sylvan Middle School; Westview High School; Willamette Week Newspaper; World Affairs Council of Oregon - International Speaker’s Series	▸ Organization is still in first stage of development.
Objective Lens	Contact: Jason Porath Phone: (503) 705-0847 Web Site: http://www.objectivelens.com Email: jason@objectivelens.com Mail: 1130 SE 30th Ave. Portland, OR 97214
One Economy	Contact: Dave McConnell Phone: (503) 478-7370 Web Site: http://www.one-economy.org/ Email: dmcconnell@one-economy.com Mail: 711 Alder St., Suite 200 Portland, OR 97205	One Economy is a national nonprofit organization created to be a catalyst for innovation and change. One Economy's mission is to maximize the potential of technology to help low-income people build assets and raise their standard of living. One Economy helps bring access to technology to low-income affordable housing residents around the country and use that technology to connect people to information and tools they can use to take action and improve their lives.	▸ Using technology to help low-income people end their isolation and transform their lives. ▸ Developed a web page (the Beehive) dedicated to providing information on jobs, health, family, education and money to low income individuals.  ▸ Focus on three areas of the poverty divide: Internet access to low income families in their home); content accessibility in terms of information low income families want and need (such as health care, jobs, financial services, etc.); and training that bridges cultural barriers so that families make technology a part of their life. ▸ Created a digital youth corp to assist adults with technology training.	▸ Looking for alternative transport options like I-Net, IRNE or shared DSL. ▸ Partnerships to get computers into low-income homes. ▸ Portland Youth Builders; McCoy; Cisco Fellows.