Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission

Overview:

Grant for community media (must utilize INET) projects. Range is $3,500 to $280,000. Requires 50% matching funds.

Proposal:

Free Geek creates industry partnership to provide matching funds for education program expansion. Funding for:

• Finish classroom - construction, acoustics, lighting ($7,500).

• Complete sound system installation ($4,000).

• Purchase DV camera(s) for broadcast quality production ($3,000 - $5,500).

• Sublimental hardware for video editing system (Cinelerra) ($1,000)

• Program "staff" - Internship ($18,000).

Rough estimate of ask: $34,500 - $36,000

Goals:

• Provide series of education videos from Free Geek programs.
  • Card sorting
  • Evaluation
  • Build
  • Adoption Class
  • Recycling
  • Commandline Class

• Provide volunteer opportunities/trainings around community media projects using Free/Open Source Software.
  • Production
  • Editing
  • Camera use
  • Lighting
  • Streaming

Partners: (brainstrom list)

• Flir
• Infocus
• HP
• Intel
• OSDL