Caroline Collective now hosts monthly Jellies!

Jellies are casual coworking events where people come together to work for the day. We provide chairs, wireless internet, and interesting people to talk to, collaborate with, and bounce ideas off of.

On the second Friday of every month we’ll waive the drop-in fee for coworking, so bring a friend or come by and make a few! A little change in scenery and socialization might be just the cure for your home-office blues, or perhaps it’s the catalyst in your next creative breakthrough. You’ll have to see it to find out.

Towards the end of the day things will slowly shift into the weekly office happy hour!

WHERE: Caroline Collective! 4820 Caroline, HTX, 77004
WHEN: Friday, November 11th 10AM-6PM
HOW MUCH: Free!

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JR has made supporting the local businesses and community into a Houston-based grass roots movement with #SLGT (Support Local Grow Together), and we couldn’t be more excited about it.

Thanks, JR!

Due to the increasing demand for dedicated desks, we are issuing six new desks! Dedicated desk membership (full membership) includes everything from our light membership plus 24/7 keyed access to the facilities, a filing cabinet, a mailbox, and a secure area to park your monitor. Full members can also reserve the event space at no additional cost.

More info about membership can be found on our membership page! Please contact us at carolinecollective@gmail.com or at 832.429.6867 for details.

UPDATE: We’ve gone live on online signup for Full Membership. We have only a few spots left in the new space!

Thankfully, there are sites emerging that match nomad workers with coworking spaces throughout the country, or in some cases the world! A few of our favorites include Desks Near Me, Desksurfing, and Loosecubes.  These listing sites make it easy to see what amenities the spaces provide as well as which communities the spaces cater (tech, arts, entrepreneur, etc).

What’s more, many of these coworking spaces offer reciprocity to members of other coworking spaces through participation in a coworking visa program. Participating spaces generally allow three days of drop-in membership at no cost.

Participating spaces will use an image like this

Next time you’re out of town, why not collaborate with other nomads in a new coworking space? It’s not difficult with these resources.

TheSquareFoot Houston is a resource for anyone in need of information in the realm of office space. Geared toward educating the everyman, TheSquareFoot helps visitors evaluate their needs in commercial space and recommends practical, informed solutions. Their mission is to to ensure an ideal commercial lease for tenants in Houston. The project is still in its infancy, but we recognize the potential it has to Houston’s community. Check them out!

The Arts Marketing intern will work closely with Fresh Arts Coalition to aid with:

• Creating and implementing marketing plans for arts based events and campaigns
• Designing and implementing an arts-based social media strategy
• Designing and sending weekly email newsletters
• Attending arts events

The Branding and Public Relations intern will work closely with AYN Brand to aid with:

• Managing social media campaigns surrounding events and brands
• Identifying and targeting conferences, speaking opportunities, and request for proposals
• Maintaining a contact database
• Conceiving and designing events and brand marketing plans

The Video intern will work closely with Paynter Media to aid with:

• Editing, shooting and producing web video
• Designing and implementing a social media strategy employing web-based video
• Identifying and targeting individuals, bands and companies in need of web video content

Please submit resumes along with a cover letter to carolinecollective@gmail.com by Wednesday, July 28 at 6:00pm EST. Please include your area of interest, whether that is arts marketing, video or branding.

On Thursday, March 25, people in hundreds of cities around the world will come together offline to rally around the important cause of Education by hosting local events to have fun and create awareness. Twestival™ (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good. All of the local events are organized 100% by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go direct to projects.

This year’s beneficiary is Concern Worldwide, dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. All proceeds from Twestival will go directly to Concern Worldwide’s efforts to improve education and build schools around the world.

Twestival Houston is sponsored by Saint Arnold Brewery, Red Bull, Coffee Groundz, Beaver’s, BB’s Cajun Cafe, Tacos A Go Go, Yelapa Mexicana, Digital Memories Photobooth, Caroline Collective, Culture Pilot and ayn Brand.

NO COVER! Raffle tickets available for $1/each or 6 for $5. Attendees can also get a little silly with the Digital Memories Photobooth for $1 per photo – all donations go directly to Concern Worldwide. All online and offline friends welcome. There will also be chances to win fabulous nifties from Houston arts organizations and local businesses such as Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Children’s Museum Houston, Aurora Picture Show, Ani DiFranco Tickets and Swag courtesy of Vonwolffe Studios, Blackhorse Ranch Golf Cub Gift Cards courtesy of EatCypress, Art Car VIP Passes courtesy of The Orange Show, Blonde Salon Cut/Style & Product courtesy of Grace Goodson, original photos and art from Mark C Austin, Crystal Cooper, Tim Dorsey and Matt Manalo. Plus tons of gift certificates from area restaurants like Paulie’s, Franks Pizza, Sugarbaby’s, Te House of Tea, Mezzanine Lounge, and more!

Come on out for a drink and some fabulous food from our sponsors, listen to some great local bands, play some games provided by Extra Life Houston, and support a a great cause!

Twestival Houston 2010 Details :

• WHEN: March 25, 2010 : 5:30pm-11:00pm
• WHERE: Caroline Collective : 4820 Caroline, Houston 77004 | www.carolinecollective.cc | @carolineco

Music – Main Stage :

• 6:00pm – Insert Name Here | @INHpunk | myspace.com/inhpunk
• 7:00pm – Wayside Drive | @WaysideDrive | www.waysidedrive.com
• 8:00pm – The Last Place You Look | @LastPlaceULook | myspace.com/thelastplaceyoulook
• 9:00pm – Winter Wallace | @WinterWallaceis | www.winterwallace.com

Music – Gallery :

• 10:00pm – Prairie Cadets | @PrairieCadets | www.prairiecadets.com
• 10:30pm – Gretchen Schmaltz | @SchmaltzWaltz

Games :

• 5:30p-10:30p – Extra Life Houston | @extralifehou

Photos :

• 5:30p-11p – Digital Memories Photobooths | @DMPhotobooths | www.DigitalMemoriesPhotobooths.com
• Photographer : Steven David | @thestevendavid | www.stevendavid.com

Twestival Sponsors & Donors :

• Design : AYN Brand | @aynbrand | www.AYNbrand.com
• Interactive Visualizations : Culture Pilot | @culturepilot | www.CulturePilot.com
• Community Sponsor : Aptekar Productions | @K_A_Productions

About Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide was founded in 1968 to meet the needs of people living in extreme poverty, for whom every day is a fight for survival. Concern is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of poverty. Their mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives – improvements they can sustain without ongoing support. Concern meets the needs of these people in a caring and personalized manner, respecting their human and cultural dignity. They are committed to reaching the most vulnerable, even in the most difficult of circumstances. Concern’s work is informed by a vision for change and their education programs target the poorest people in the poorest countries in the world, with particular emphasis on reaching out-of-school children such as girls, orphans, street children, working children, children affected by conflict, children affected by HIV and AIDS, and children with disabilities. Concern’s education programs currently reach over 700,000 people in 25 countries across the regions of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Please follow @concern on Twitter to get a glimpse of their staff tweeting from around the world; including their efforts on the ground in Haiti.

The program allows for members of coworking spaces in one city 3 days worth of access at Caroline Collective (or any other participating coworking space) whenever they are in Houston. This program strengthens the collaborative nature of coworking by allowing different spaces throughout the United States and the rest of the world to work together to spread the joys of coworking. By creating a network of spaces, participating spaces work to strengthen the core of coworking by allowing any and all members access if they are in town.

The program works very simply: if you are in Houston and are a member of a coworking space in your hometown, you simply come in to Caroline Collective, tell Matthew or David your name and your home base, and you’ll be able to work from Caroline Collective for three full days for free. After the third day you will be required to pay the regular $10 daily fee, but this allows the visiting coworker the opportunity to experience coworking in a different city and with a different twist than they are used to. Since so many coworkers are traveling business (most people who travel a lot don’t want a permanent office…. hence coworking), we expect this will create a big upswing in activity here at Caroline Collective, especially considering that Houston is such a central point in so many industries in the business world. We are incredibly excited to make sure that all business travelers who use coworking to be able to use this program at Caroline Collective and any other coworking spaces that participate.

For a list of other participating coworking spaces, check the Coworking Visa page.

For a list of coworking spaces in Texas, check the Coworking Visa Texas page.

As members of the design team we strive to support the larger vision including collaborating on an exceptional design, meeting the timelines set, and doing it within the allowed budget. If that means getting creative with readily available strip lights and track heads, then that is what we will do. In fact we welcome the challenge.

We promise not to dig our heels in when lighting isn’t the client’s main concern. It’s our job to make it beautiful anyway. We promise not to spec the most expensive fixtures available, regardless of budget, and then call it a day.

We have a broader range than that and owe it to our client to respect their needs. Exceptional, sustainable design, on time and within budget.
It’s what we do.