http://communiteach.com/blog What do you want to learn today? Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:20:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here at CommuniTeach, we are all about finding new ways for people to connect with their neighbors. Our favorite way to do so is by creating opportunities for people to teach and learn from each other for free, but we wanted to take a moment to recognize a few other ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=216 Hi Pittsburgh CommuniTeachers! We have some great Social LearnIts in the works! Click to RSVP for these free classes from your neighbors: Knitting & Crocheting for Beginners on Sunday, August 8, 3-5pm, at South Hills Village Mall Food Court (South Hills), taught by Kim Cooking basics 101 on Sunday, August 15, 3-6pm, at ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=213 In the past 12 months, CommuniTeach... ...was awarded a Sprout Fund grant to help improve the lives of young people in Pittsburgh ...teamed up with a fantastic group of Chicagoans to organize Learnapalooza, an amazing festival with 77 free community classes and over 350 participants ...was featured on TV! Jared Hoffa extolled CommuniTeach's ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=201 As some of you know, CommuniTeach is currently a finalist for the Ideablob competition. Whoever has the most votes by tonight at 12:59 CST will receive $10,000 to fund their idea. We are currently in third place, and every vote counts. Please spend thirty seconds voting for us at http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/6091-CommuniTeach-learning-platform Below ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=187 Last week, I had a great conversation with Rosalyn Lemieux, social entrepreneur extraordinaire, about her work founding and running  LearnapaloozaDC. A Learnapalooza is, as you can perhaps guess, is an all day learning event where community members attend to a variety of community taught classes, learn cool stuff, and have a great time while ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=176 Life as a social venture start-up like CommuniTeach can be tricky, particularly when you're contemplating your need for capital while in a non-profit/L3C/for-profit identity crisis. On the non-profit side, traditional grants and foundations don't exactly jive with your social entrepreneurship sensibilities and desire for unique models of revenue generation and financial ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=165 Ever wanted to learn how to mix a killer cocktail? This Saturday, July 18, at 9:00pm, is your chance, at the first ever Pittsburgh CommuniTeach event! It will be a Group LearnIt on how to mix alcoholic beverages, with instruction from a real live retired bartender, Aarthi! You can also learn some ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=156 Several people on CommuniTeach have expressed an interest in learning how to travel cheaply. Traveling on the cheap happens to be one of my specialties, and I'm happy to share a few of my tricks. 1. Before you go anywhere, join that city's Couchsurfing network. Couchsurfing is an incredible network of ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=142 Know how to cook french toast? Interested in mastering the glory that is quiche? Just want to have a great time and perhaps a mimosa on a Sunday afternoon? Well, you're in luck. This weekend, CommuniTeach will be having our first Group LearnIt for Cooking Breakfast Foods! The Cooking Breakfast Foods LearnIt ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=136 I just come across this great website that shares all major presentations and speeches at MIT with the masses. According to the site, "These free, on-demand videos, available 24/7 to viewers worldwide, reflect and extend MIT’s educational mission—to provide the best education in science, technology, and related fields—to engaged learners anytime, anywhere".  ... http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=123