The Phoenix Innovation Foundation is a Phoenix, Arizona-based Nonprofit whose mission is to educate and promote the development of the local Phoenix-metro community through community-based art, science, and technology events.


We sponsor any or all free, public, and community-run events—whose mission parallels our own—through the donation of logistical and legal support, as well as the administration of charitable funds.


PodCampAZ 2011

What comes to mind when you hear – PodCampAZ? Did you just assume I’m talking about an event only about Podcasting? If you did then you really need to take another look. We have a free five-year running New Media unconference gem here in the valley. Are you interested in blogs? What about video or social [...]

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Laid Off Camp April 2011

Laid Off Camp Phoenix is taking place again tomorrow! And while it’s been sold out for weeks, we wanted to be sure that everyone out there is aware of this fabulous event. If you’re lamenting that you didn’t get a ticket to this one, there will be another one in October. You can also follow along with [...]

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PodCamp AZ 2010

Interested in new media? Take some time this weekend and check out the fourth installment of PodCampAZ. Anyone thinking about creating content to put on the web should be there. Some of the Valley’s top minds will be sharing their knowledge Saturday and Sunday at the University of Advancing Technology. PodCampAZ is a FREE networking media unconference, [...]

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AZ Entrepreneurship Conference – The Great Reset

Entrepreneurship has a mighty strong base in the Phoenix area, and the AZ Entrepreneurship Conference is an excellent sign of its health! In its fifth year, AZEC is focusing this time on the Great Reset: In the Great Reset, some economies will come out stronger than before. According to Richard Florida, the long and deep [...]

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Announcing the Phoenix Innovation Foundation!

frWe are excited to launch the Phoenix Innovation Foundation, a non-profit corporation designed to support community events in the arts, technology, and social communities.  The Phoenix Innovation Foundation (PIF) came out of a need for Ignite Phoenix to have a corporate entity behind it to help organize sponsorship, venues, insurance, and other support items. It [...]

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Announcing the Phoenix Innovation Foundation

We are proud to announce the launch of the Phoenix Innovation Foundation (PIF)!  Our mission is to educate and foster the local Phoenix community through community-based art, science, and technology events. There is an incredible number of great, free conferences, un-conferences, events, meetups, and groups across the Phoenix Metro Area, who all share some common [...]

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