Peter S. Crosby

Current

Founding Partner at AllTogetherNow Consulting

Past

Chief Technology Officer at International Rescue Committee
Managing Director / Africa at Anglican Malaria Project
Board Director, Chair 2004 Convention at Social Enterprise Alliance

Advisory Board at TechSoup.org
Chief Operating Officer at TechRocks / ebase® - Supporting Organization of the Rockefeller Family Fund
Co-founder, CEO, Chairman at GirlGeeks.com/.org
Business Site Producer / Architect at Channel A.com
Executive Producer / Director at Belly of the Dragon ®

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Education

Beijing Film Academy
Kanazawa University
UCLA

Trinity College-Hartford

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Peter S. Crosby’s Summary

Serial entrepreneur in for-profit & non-profit environments specializing in workable information & communications technologies that leverage org strengths for greater productivity, effectiveness and ROI/SROI.

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Web sites: http://www.AllTogetherNow.com

Peter S. Crosby’s Specialties:

Enabling socially-beneficial organizations to better operate, communicate and fundraise through strategic use of integrated media, knowledge management and apt technology.

Peter S. Crosby’s Experience

Founding Partner

AllTogetherNow Consulting

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

September 2001 — Present (8 years 3 months)

Working with nonprofits, foundations and social enterprises to increase strategic planning, operational effectiveness and access to capital thru cost-effective uses of information & communications technologies.

Clients include:
> Rockefeller Family Fund's TechRocks
> Tides Foundation's Groundspring.org
> James Irvine Foundation - Tech Innovation Fund
> CompuMentor / TechSoup.org
> Bay Area Video Coalition / GirlGeeks.org
> Interra Project - Community Credit Card
> dotSUB - crowd-sourced video subtitles
> Green World Campaign - tree-planting / carbon credits
> SeniorNet (Interim CEO) - reorganization
> The Hunger Project - website/CMS/CRM tech
> Global Security Institute - strategic CRM/CMS for Zero Nukes
> Sustainable Global Leadership Alliance - media literacy
> Branch Home - Sustainable by Design
> Intern'l Child Resource Institute
> American Civil Liberties Union
> Beaconfire Consulting
> TechSMART Group
> Anglican Malaria Project
> Women's Technology Cluster (Astia) - Mentor
> Building Blocks International - Advisor
> Social Enterprise Alliance - former Board
> Together Against Malaria - Advisor
> Gifts of Grief - Film / Workbook - Advisor
> India Development Gateway - Advisor
> Reality Digital / Clip Shack - Advisor
> Media Venture Collective - Brain Trust
Chief Technology Officer

International Rescue Committee

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

December 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 3 months)

The International Rescue Committee is a refugee relief organization founded in 1933 by Albert Einstein to protect, repatriate or resettle innocent people from persecution, war and naturual disasters.

Headquartered in New York City with 50+ offices from Afaganistan to Sudan, the Balkans to Thailand, the IRC is a rapid-response intern'l NGO with a $225M annual budget and diverse technology needs that range from mainframe databases to donated PCs, from satellite telephones to bicycle-cranked generators.

Our tech team of 14 is strategically planning, integrating and syncronizing the IRC's global reach for increase productivity, effectiveness and more lives saved.
Managing Director / Africa

Anglican Malaria Project

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

September 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 4 months)

Demonstration project to attract international funding for new anti-malaria program in Mozambique and Swaziland, Africa in conjunction with nonprofit leaders: Acumen Fund, Earth Institute, Stanford's MobileMedia, Freedom From Hunger, GreenStar and the Anglican Mother's Union. See more details: www.AnglicanMalariaProject.org
Board Director, Chair 2004 Convention

Social Enterprise Alliance

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

May 2002 — April 2004 (2 years )

Social Enterprise Alliance is an international membership organization leading communities of nonprofit organizations and funders advancing earned income strategies to foster sustainability and independence.

Come join our social enterprise community at SEA's next Gathering in LongBeach, CA - April 2007 . Info at: http://www.se-alliance.org
Advisory Board

TechSoup.org

(Information Technology and Services industry)

April 1999 — March 2004 (5 years )

First came up with the name 'TechSoup,' and advised on e-commerce strategy (DiscounTech), IT company partnerships & operations planning for this best-of-breed tech nonprofit. Learn more at: www.TechSoup.org
Chief Operating Officer

TechRocks / ebase® - Supporting Organization of the Rockefeller Family Fund

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

December 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 1 month)

Led restructuring / repositioning & organizational merger of non-profit CRM software + services: ebase®. Generated new foundation and earned revenue sources while cutting expenses 65%. Managed finance/admin/legal, partnering, training, tech support & web relaunch.

Initiated, facilitated, fundraised merger into Groundspring.org for the continued development of opensource CRM / ASP + services. More details at: www.ebase.org or www.groundspring.org
Co-founder, CEO, Chairman

GirlGeeks.com/.org

(Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1998 — December 2001 (4 years )

GirlGeeks.com was the first online content community & commerce website for fostering young women's empowerment, training and job hunting in the IT industry. VC funded and partnered with the leaders in tech such as MSN, COMDEX, RealMedia, iVillage and SmartForce. GirlGeeks.com grew into a community of 20k users assisted by mentors such as Anita Borg, Esther Dyson, Carlene Ellis, Mary Furlong, Dr. Moira Gunn, Kim Polese, Jeanette Symons, Ann Winblad, and many others.

This double-bottom line social venture now continues on as a nonprofit educational resource at www.GirlGeeks.org.
Business Site Producer / Architect

Channel A.com

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1997 — December 1997 (1 year )

First online community website for Asian-American content and advocacy. Early to the .com market, and funded mainly by Asian capital sources that dried up during the Asian financial market 'contagion,' Channel A.com morphed into an Asian goods e-commerce site that was unable to drive enough revenue to reach the .com bubble.
Executive Producer / Director

Belly of the Dragon ®

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

January 1993 — December 1995 (3 years )

Created, financed and completed cross-China (Beijing to Hong Kong) photojournalistic bicycle journey for National Geographic's Explorer TV & 12-part Monitor Radio series. Sponsored by Canon, Fuji Film, Sugoi, Burson-Marsteller and corp. partners.

See the video at: http://pscrosby.com/belly/belly.html

Peter S. Crosby’s Education

Beijing Film Academy

Chinese Language & Filmmaking 1993 — 1994
Kanazawa University

Japanese Language 1990 — 1991
UCLA

Journalism 1986 — 1988
Trinity College-Hartford

BA , Economics

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Peter S. Crosby’s Interests:

Peace, Sustainability, Fairness, Digital Divide, Malaria Prevention; Asia, Africa, Canada; Yoga, Meditation, Singing, Swimming, Skiing, Biking, Hiking, Camping.