My primary goal with the events that I organize on Mixergy.com is to give startups the connections that’ll help them leave their mark on the world.

I recently got some help with my mission from the Annenberg Program on Online Communities (APOC) @ the University of Southern California.

APOC is helping to pay for my events, and we’ll produce some events together.

If you’re entrepreneur, you’ll love how APOC works. They don’t just teach their students how to build online communities. They give them money to do it.

Here’s APOC’s Director, Karen North, describing the program and why she’s supporting Mixergy.