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Comment by Stephanie A. Jansky on March 11, 2009 at 12:36pm

Susie,

I do not think there is a site selection committee. Furthermore, the Social Media Technology Center is not eligible for Third Frontier grant funding. We discovered that we need to have an established venture fund before we can apply for Third Frontier money for a center. So, for the next grant cycle, we can only submit an application for the Social Media Venture Fund.

I should have added that in my previous posting. I apologize.

Stephanie

Comment by Susie Sharp on March 10, 2009 at 9:31pm

I agree. I think Michael's review and blessing is essential to its success, and we may only have one shot at this.

I do think, during the lull, it would be appropriate for the site selection committee to review and assess sites. (IS there a site selection committee?)

And I would love to sit down with Glenn and discuss staffing. He has done a wonderful job of putting together descriptions, but I think in order for the project to succeed initially, it won't be necessary to be that top heavy at first. I think somehow responsibilities need to be combined into 3 positions up front.
Does anyone know Steve Cadwell? He is the immediate past exec director of the Shaker Nature Center and he may have valuable input re: paperwork - I think he procured a bunch of grants as exec director. He is on Twitter and FB.

Comment by Stephanie A. Jansky on March 10, 2009 at 2:32pm

Glen,

After meeting with TechLift and JumpStart, it was decided to forgo applying for the Third Frontier grant for this grant cycle. Once Michael returns from his Europe trip, the group will reconvene to begin working on the proposals for the next grant cycle in late 2009.

Stephanie

Comment by glennhudson on March 10, 2009 at 3:42am

Hi everyone.
I've noticed that no one has posted on this matter in quite some time.
Does Michael's departure tentatively hinder the groups forward momentum, or is the over-all process slow by nature?
If by chance anyone in the group has any information as far as where we stand concerning the groups objectives, please post this information so we might maximize use of our time on the 25th in a break out session, or something along those lines.
Thanks in advance.
-glenn

Comment by glennhudson on March 1, 2009 at 3:24pm

I've sent this to people individually, when I should have been presenting to the group.
Is this adequate? Should I draft another for the other potential positions?
Feedback would be great.

Proposed staffing for the Cleveland Social Media and Technology Center

POSITION: Director

The Director/Manager of the Cleveland Social Media and Technology Center’s primary responsibility will be to work directly with his/her Staff to facilitate, develop and implement an effective IT strategy, helping meet and exceed potential Upstart objectives.

This will include but not be limited to:

• Management of Custom Business Application Development – Working with Upstarts to produce cutting-edge results in the application of Business Models deployed via Social media. The Director/Manager of the Cleveland SMTC will manage these projects.
• System Operations Oversight – The Director/Manager of the Cleveland SMTC will be responsible for overseeing our IT Administrator and ensuring effective performance of over-all system maintenance.
• Support & Help Desk Services – The Director/Manager of the Cleveland SMTC will work with support teams to assist participants in Cleveland SMTC programs. The Director/Manager of Cleveland SMTC will be in charge of overseeing and coordinating this work.
• Business Systems Management – The Director/Manager of Cleveland SMTC will also be responsible for overseeing the staff of 3+ people.

The Director/Manager of Cleveland SMTC will also have the opportunity to work closely with pioneers in the Social Media field.

Salary for this full-time position will be commensurate with experience and very competitive with industry standards. Cleveland SMTC provides excellent benefits to all of its staff members.

This is a unique opportunity to join a young non-profit organization at a dynamic
stage in the marriage and development of Business Strategies in Social Media.

Comment by Susie Sharp on February 22, 2009 at 10:54am

potential site suggestion 2: 1937 Prospect Ave., my old family business bldg. now owned by Lou Frangos. 5 story, 10,000 sf per floor, parking underneath, alley & loading dock, freight and passenger elevator, HUGE electrical capacity, parking lot next door, across the street from the CSU convocation center. Very suitable to installing indiv suites with shared services. Big, big equipment can be easily moved up 5 floors (bldg was originally an automotive assembly plant), concrete floors can support huge weights. Bill Pappas, Cleve photog, had offices on 5th floor and would take his car to work up the freight elevator.

Comment by Susie Sharp on February 22, 2009 at 10:48am

potential site suggestion: Greater Heights Academy downtown - building on Prospect Avenue, not far from Cleveland's Public Square - charter school that closed at the end of November - I think it is relatively remodeled. It is owned by Gibby Singerman. His son is Eric Singerman of Columbia in Beachwood. I have contact info if interested.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/11/greater_heights_academy_shuts.html

Comment by Susie Sharp on February 22, 2009 at 10:43am

I think it would be a good idea if Matt or Michael posted a brief summary of 2-20-09 Phoenix Coffee meeting with who attended, etc.

Comment by Michael DeAloia on February 20, 2009 at 1:26pm

Agreed George let's stay optimistic.

Comment by George Nemeth on February 20, 2009 at 1:20pm

Let's stay optimistic re: this. Everyone's looking for a way to create win/win situations in this economy.

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