Technology, Media and Culture: A Funder Briefing with Douglas Rushkoff

Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media
Thursday, May 20, 2010
12:00pm - 1:00pm
http://gfem.org/node/877

New media technologies are having an impact on the ways people, cultures, and institutions create, share, and influence each other's values. What role can or should philanthropy play in ensuring these new tools are supporting civil society? Douglas Rushkoff, best-selling author of Life, Inc., teacher and documentarian will be our guest on a GFEM funder briefing call on Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 12 noon ET. As a follow-up to his exciting presentation at South by Southwest Interactive, "Program or be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age" (See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imV3pPIUy1k) Rushkoff will be available to address your questions and concerns about our brave new world.

Douglas Rushkoff teaches media studies at the New School University, serves as technology columnist for The Daily Beast, and lectures around the world. Learn more about Mr. Rushkoff at www.Rushkoff.com.

Please RSVP to sarmourjones@gfem.org for conference call information.
This is a funders-only event and the call will be recorded.