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Burning Man Project
http://www.burningman.com/Last activity: 19.08.2015
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The nonprofit Burning Man Project provides the essential infrastructure of Black Rock City, and works year round to bring Burning Man culture to the world and the 10 Principles to life.
But it does not do this alone. Burning Man has given rise to a global network of communities that produce more than 90 official Burning Man events and create a range of initiatives based on the 10 Principles. Burning Man Project connects and empowers this creative ecosystem of builders, makers, doers, and community leaders through grants, education and training initiatives, and art and civic engagement programs like Burners Without Borders and the Fly Ranch Project.
But it does not do this alone. Burning Man has given rise to a global network of communities that produce more than 90 official Burning Man events and create a range of initiatives based on the 10 Principles. Burning Man Project connects and empowers this creative ecosystem of builders, makers, doers, and community leaders through grants, education and training initiatives, and art and civic engagement programs like Burners Without Borders and the Fly Ranch Project.
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Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Employees
51-200
Founded date
1986
Mentions in press and media 23
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| Feb 17, 2015 | Working 24-7 To Bring a 747 To Burning Man | “It’s so intense. This city feels like New York now,” Ken Feldman said right as we sat down for coffee in the Mission. Feldman last lived in San Francisco in the early 1990s, well before the first dot-com bubble. Now he’s back at the height... |
| Dec 25, 2014 | Bitcoin, Burning Man And The Gifting Economy | Bitcoin was a terrible investment this year, but that hasn’t stopped non-profits from asking for them anyway. Wikipedia, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Khan Academy and now even Burning Man will take those bitcoins off your hands in the fo... |
| Sep 11, 2014 | How I Work: OrderUp’s Kyle Fritz | Kyle Fritz is VP of engineering at OrderUp, the Canton startup that facilitates food delivery in roughly three-dozen markets nationwide. In August, OrderUp wrapped a $7 million round of Series A financing led by Revolution Ventures and Livi... |
| Sep 5, 2014 | The One Where Grover Norquist And I Decompress From Burning Man | The Libertarian-leaning Republican leader of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist went back to Washington, D.C. this week after his first visit to Burning Man. The two of us were able to catch up this week and decompress – a word burne... |
| Sep 4, 2014 | Elon Musk Is Right, Burning Man Is Silicon Valley | Burning man is both an intrinsic part of Silicon Valley and a DJ party in the desert. It’s a place where folks are free to run around in sparkles and spandex and leather and nothing, covered in dust. A place for rich people to party and nud... |
| Aug 23, 2014 | Is Burning Man Just Work? | It’s that time of year again. Summer is over for most people and has just begun for San Francisco. And this week, the city becomes emptier than a VC parking lot at 5 p.m. as many of SF’s denizens head to Burning Man, a festival that celebra... |
| Aug 22, 2014 | How Burning Man's Camp Bitcoin Became Camp Dogecoin | Black Rock City excludes buying and selling by definition. Rising from the Nevada desert for the annual Burning Man festival, it's a temporary community where rental van logos are covered to avoid commercialism and where a bike ride mi... |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Tech Elites Aren’t Ruining Burning Man. They Get Their Hands Dirty, Too. | Don’t believe the hate. While it’s a juicy narrative that rich people spoil everything the common folk hold dear, there are plenty of tech bigwigs at Burning Man that work hard to contribute and embody the event’s ideals of inclusion. And t... |
| Aug 4, 2014 | Here's Why Republicans Should Not Be Getting Into Burning Man | Photo by Vito Fun If you pay attention to the American political scumbag carnival, you’ve probably heard of Grover Norquist. He’s the head of Americans for Tax Reform, a lobbying group known for keeping tight reins on the Republican Party t... |
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FAQ about Burning Man Project
When was Burning Man Project founded?
Burning Man Project was founded in 1986.
What has the press written about Burning Man Project?
Parsers VC has collected 23 articles mentioning Burning Man Project, among them “Working 24-7 To Bring a 747 To Burning Man” (Feb 17, 2015) and “Bitcoin, Burning Man And The Gifting Economy” (Dec 25, 2014).
Is Burning Man Project still active?
Yes, Burning Man Project is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 19, 2015.