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Just make music and share it: Podington Bear’s music for storytelling and podcasts
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/chad_crouch.jpg)
In 2007, the artist Chad Crouch began releasing three instrumental songs per week under the pseudonym Podington Bear. Crouch revealed his identity in July 2008 upon the release of a box set of his work, ending a speculative mystery covered in NPR, KEXP, Wired, and the Globe and Mail. According to his bio on Free…
Job Opportunity: Director of Product Engineering
by Ryan Merkley About CC post![claudio-carolina](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/22237589255_c8c1bd5582_z.jpg)
On February 7, 2017, Creative Commons released a public beta of CC Search. Our goal was to inspire discussion, debate, and ideas on how we can build a front door to the commons, and make content more discoverable and usable, and foster a culture of collaboration and gratitude. Now we’re looking for a Director of…
Open Innovation and the Creation of Commons
by Cable Green, Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/25988294296_ae0d9a0e87_z.jpg)
In March we hosted the second Institute for Open Leadership, and in our summary of the event we mentioned that the Institute fellows would be taking turns to write about their open policy projects. Below is a guest post by IOL Fellow Katja Mayer, a postdoctoral researcher in Science, Technology and Society at the University of…
New Job Opportunities at Creative Commons
by Ryan Merkley About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/22359007740_443dbf3447_z.jpg)
I’m very excited to share three new job postings with Creative Commons today, supporting three essential areas of our work: technology, communications, and fundraising. It’s a very exciting time for CC: we have new revenues, a new strategy, and a growing Commons and an energetic movement around the world. There is new energy, a great…
TAACCCT Standout Vignettes
by pstacey Uncategorized postStarting with the first round of grants in 2011 Creative Commons and a team of partners have been actively supporting US Department of Labor (DOL), Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grantees. This multi-year, nearly $2 billion grant program provides funds to US community colleges who in partnership with industry, employers, and…
Project Gooseberry: Full-length CC BY animated film
by elliot Uncategorized postHere at CC, we’re big fans of the Blender Foundation, which supports the open-source Blender 3D animation suite and produces beautiful animated films. The films are built entirely with open technologies and are licensed under CC BY. Big Buck Bunny, one of the early Blender films, raised a lot of awareness about Creative Commons licenses…
Creative Commons’ Foundation Engagement Project
by iris Uncategorized postCreative Commons received a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to survey the licensing policies of private foundations, and to work toward increasing the free availability of foundation-supported works. We are still pursuing this objective, but here’s where we are at the moment. Tax-exempt private foundations are non-profit institutions exclusively devoted to benefitting…
British Columbia Government Lends Support to Open Textbooks
by Cable Green Open Education postVisual Notes of Honourable John Yap’s announcement at #opened12 / Giulia Forsythe / CC BY-NC-SA The government of British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province, has announced its support for the creation of open textbooks for the 40 most popular first- and second-year courses in the province’s public post-secondary system. The texts will be available for free…
Engage 2012 Student Video Competition
by elliot Uncategorized postIf you work with K-12 students in the United States (or if you are one), then you’ll want to know about this video competition. Engage 2012 asks young people to create short videos about political issues impacting their communities. All entries will be uploaded to YouTube under CC BY, meaning lots of great fodder for…
Another Job Opportunity: Communications Manager
by Jane Park Uncategorized postCC is seeking a new Communications Manager! If you have run successful web campaigns while working with diverse stakeholders and community members from around the world, this job may be for you. We want a savvy web and social media expert that is familiar with open practices and tools, and can engage the individual CC…