Some great highlights for me in the past few weeks having to do with community technology.
1) The CTCNet Conference
This was great, if a bit small.  It gave me and fellow VISTAs from the CTC VISTA Project to get together and hang out.  For a few of them, it was their first conference.  The conference was [...]

I’ve taken up a bit of a personal research project and am asking the question of this post on various networks.  What are the roles of community technology centers in building a national community service infrastructure? I hope to be able to compile and synthesize a brief report on themes that emerge.
Given the current socioeconomic [...]

The great thing about the internet is that it allows those with access* connection to people and ideas in a lot of easy, organic ways.  However, while the tools to do this are always changing and evolving I’d argue that the techniques are timeless and work online as well as offline.  Regardless of technology, you [...]

‘Intergenerationalness’ seems to be a pretty hot topic in the world of online writing/blogging. In light of my own development as a young professional, I wanted to share these websites/blogs that I refer to for knowledge geared towards developing my own capacities as as professional.  The blogs below have a focus on HELPING. [...]

Yesterday, I began participating in the Be the Media Project: The Social Media Empowerment guide for Nonprofits. It’s a collaborative project curated by N-TEN with wiki curation by Beth Kanter. Here’s the blurb from the site:
The Be The Media Project is a community of people from nonprofits who are interested in learning and [...]

A few months ago, I saw a call for entry for a print publication called the Squealer.  The Squealer is a semi annual media arts journal put out by Squeaky Wheel, a grassroots, artist-run non-profit media arts center in Buffalo, New York.   The issue’s theme was Codes & Community.  As these are two topics I [...]

The following is a brief list of things I’m learning about the connection between your passion and your purpose. Hopefully it grows as I continue on my path.
A purpose is most powerful when connected with your passions.
It is from your purpose that all other actions flow.
Sharing your purpose with others is generally [...]

(picture from Danielle Martin - thanks Danielle!)
Last week, I returned from NAMAC’s 2007 conference in Austin - The Frontier is Here: Create, Engage, Act. Being a dilettante professional relatively new to the field, this conference was a great view from the frontier. From meeting other media makers and supporters from the ‘old school’ [...]

I was recently interviewed by my director for piece she’s going to publish about my recent hire with NAMAC. Here’s the outcome of that interview:
1. Who are you and how did you get involved with CTC Vista?
My name is Morgan Sully and I enjoy using my passion for technology to inspire and connect [...]

This past week, the corporation paid for me to go out to a VISTA Leadership Training in Minneapolis as part of my preparation to be a VISTA leader. I found it pretty informative with lots of useful information. I may only use about 10% of it, but that 10% will be a VERY [...]

Upon my arrival back from the VISTA Pre Service Orientation and Training, this will be the building that I go to work in. It’s called the 9th Street Independent Film Center. It’s home to 8 different media arts organizations doing really cutting edge work while providing support for the independent film community in [...]

“The great thing about humans is that we’re capable of looking far enough into the future to avert tragedy that comes from our actions.”

I’ve recently picked up doing some web work for the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation . The CMS for managing the site is Joomla and [...]

In my regular paid work for the Media Arts Center San Diego, I have picked up a few hours volunteering for the San Diego Latino Film Festival. Last week, the director told me that I am ‘great’ for managing myspace account/communications/promotions. It felt really good. The use of community technology at [...]

In the summer of 2006, I participated in the Community Technology Centers’ Network (CTCNet) 15th Annual Conference. It was held on July 27-29, 2006 in Washington, DC. With the 15th Anniversary as a milestone, the 2006 conference was an opportunity to reflect on the growth and progress made by the community technology movement in [...]