tarrant makers - our community value proposition
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An overview of what the Tarrant Makers foundation and membership offer to the creative community and parties interested in the maker movementTRANSCRIPT
Randall Arnold, Tarrant Makers public relations
WHO ARE TARRANT MAKERS?
Organization: the Tarrant County Maker Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2012 to create and improve local educational and entrepreneurial experiences
Community: artists, programmers, hardware hackers and “do-it-yourselfers” of all kinds
WHAT IS OUR VISION?
To be a community of makers supporting member and public education, innovative projects, and one or more member-accessible workshops (aka makerspaces). We will accomplish this by staying on top of technological advances and will implement all programs with consideration for life enhancement and environmental sustainability
Through the support of our sponsors and mentor members, and using grassroots approaches, we put tech in the reach of anyone, and aim to fill in gaps in existing public education and corporate learning approaches by following concepts like STEAM
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education
entrepreneurship
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
• meetups• hackathons• mixers• contests
• classes• projects• field trips
• mentoring• connecting
experiences
education
entrepreneurship
OUR GOALS
• meetups• hackathons• mixers• contests
• classes• projects• field trips
• mentoring• connecting
experiences
education
entrepreneurship
Partners
• NRH Library
• Ft Worth Museum of Science & History
Partners
• BRIT
• UTA
• Endeavor Cinema Group
Partners
• Tech Fort Worth
• IDEA Works FW
• Launch DFW
OUR SUPPORT
• meetups• hackathons• mixers• contests
• classes• projects• field trips
• mentoring• connecting
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Partners
• NRH Library
• Ft Worth Museum of Science & History
Partners
• Tech Fort Worth
• IDEA Works FW
• Launch DFW• meetups• hackathons• mixers• contests
• classes• projects• field trips
• mentoring• connecting
Partners
• BRIT
• UTA
• Endeavor Cinema Group
WHAT WE NEED NEXTCivic Support.
Now that we are gaining commercial sponsors and gathering momentum, Tarrant Makers would like to add municipalities to our partners, in the areas of:
• Collaboration• Guidance• Promotion• Gathering and work spaces
WHAT WE WILL PROVIDEExperiences.
Tarrant Makers will put our cutting-edge skills and knowledge to work for the benefit of our community. We will connect the public, particularly K-12 students, with emerging technologies by providing:
• Accessible demonstrations• Examples of STEAM educational and industry best practices• Mentorship• Opportunities to meet, share and develop• Fun!
EXAMPLES THAT INSPIRE US
GeneratorBased in Burlington, Vermont, it’s a novel city/community collaborative venture
http://generatorvermont.com/
venturelabA San Antonio, Texas hands-on innovation and entrepreneurship academy
http://venturelab.org/
New FactoryA dynamic city/community managed resource in Tampere, Finland
http://newfactory.fi/
Dallas MakerspaceOur neighboring maker community
http://dallasmakerspace.org/
BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
To achieve our goals, in addition to contributing our own “sweat equity”, Tarrant Makers will continually pursue grassroots fundraising, in-kind donations, corporate giving and partner provisions
In turn, we will do our part to connect interested Tarrant County residents with leading-edge opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. We will do this anywhere and everywhere, but plan to one day establish our own Resource Center
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION
Tarrant Makershttp://[email protected]
We look forward to what develops next!