Welcome to Freelance Cafe, a support, networking and resource center for freelancers, artists, contractors, and other independents. This group was founded in 2007 to help bring together the San Francisco Bay Area freelance community, and we have since expanded to the Hudson Valley, NY. We meet the last week of every month for food and drink at Pacific Coast Brewing Company in Old Oakland, CA, and at The Black Swan in Tivoli, NY. We hold an annual Summer BBQ and Winter Holiday Party. We also have occasional special events and workshops at Sandbox Suites, a co-working space in San Francisco.
This group is open to anyone who is currently freelancing full or part time, has freelanced in the past, or is considering freelancing in the future. We are primarily journalists (print, radio, film/tv, photo, multimedia) but we welcome independents of all kinds – designers/illustrators, musicians, photographers, artists, web folks, contractors, consultants.
Postings to our email list include job opportunities, fellowship/grant offers, event notices, and any other information relevant to freelancers. This is a moderated list, but we welcome any posts that fit the criteria mentioned. To join our email list, contact mia@freelancecafe.org. Let us know what kind of freelancing you do and how you heard about us.
Freelance Cafe is also on Facebook, Twitter, and Delicious (coming soon). Any questions, comments or suggestions are welcome. Contact MIA LOBEL.
Happy to have you, and spread the word!
