Welcome to TandemEd
TandemEd propels youth, families, and residents to lead the learning environments of our communities through community-informed media production and investment support.
"Own Your Story" Technical Assistance
TandemEd helps you facilitate a youth-led and elder-supported process for communities to collectively create and ratify community messaging. Drawing on our expertise in organizing and media, we provide support to community organizations, community-legitimate individuals, and any other entities anchored within communities.
Newark, NJ
Pittsburgh, PA
Jackson, MS
Detroit, MI
New Orleans, LA
"Own Your Story" Impact and Project Reports
Read the impact and project reports on the various Own Your Story initiatives. These additionally name the many community-rooted individuals and organizations that have received mini-grants to launch or continue efforts in alignment with their community’s unique Own Your Story campaign.
"Own Your Story" Investment Support
TandemEd supports communities in identifying and building the resources needed to implement the ideas and initiatives to further your community’s interests. TandemEd helps your community garner these resources internally and externally, without the adverse strings traditionally attached to funding. External partners have included:
Our Co-Founders and Senior Partners
Dr. Brian C.B. Barnes
Co-Founder, Senior Partner & Inaugural CEO
Dr. Dorian O. Burton
Co-founder & Senior Partner
Toks Adeshiyan, MBA
Co-founder & Senior Partner
Jason Rivers
Senior Partner