Paul Brainerd
{{short description|American computer programmer in the field of computer-aided editing, design and publishing}}
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Paul Brainerd (born 1947) is an American businessman, computer programmer and philanthropist. In 1984, he co-founded the Aldus Corporation, which released Pagemaker, the first consumer-use desktop publishing software. Brainerd has since coined the term "desktop publishing". Since 1995, he has been involved in philanthropic efforts, including the founding of Social Ventures Partners in 1997, a global organization that connects local investors with non-profit community organizations.
Life
Brainerd was born in Medford, Oregon, to Phil and VerNatta Brainerd.{{cite web|url=http://mailtribune.com/news/obituaries/vernetta-brainerd|title=VerNetta Brainerd|date=19 March 2017|website=Mail Tribune}} He attended the University of Oregon, where he received his BA in business administration, followed by an M.S. in journalism from the University of Minnesota.{{cite book|author1=Anthony Hallett|author2=Diane Hallett|title=Entrepreneur magazine encyclopedia of entrepreneurs|url=https://archive.org/details/entrepreneurmaga00hall|url-access=registration|date=24 October 1997|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-0-471-17536-0}}{{cite web|url=https://journalism.uoregon.edu/paul-brainerd|title=Paul Brainerd|date=17 December 2017|website=U. of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication}} He was the editor for the school's paper, the Oregon Daily Emerald. Following graduation, he worked at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.{{cite journal|title=SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research|journal=Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly|volume=28|issue=4|pages=500–501|doi=10.1177/0899764099284008|year = 1999|last1 = Barber|first1 = Putnam|doi-access=free}}
Desktop publishing
Brainerd co-founded the publishing/printing software company Aldus in 1984.{{cite book|author=J.K. Petersen|title=The Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YH_LBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA124|date=29 May 2002|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-4200-4067-8|pages=124–}} The company subsequently brought PageMaker to the market.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/31/business/company-news-aldus-founder-to-give-up-two-jobs.html|title=COMPANY NEWS; Aldus Founder to Give Up Two Jobs|first=Lawrence M.|last=Fisher|work=The New York Times |date=31 August 1993|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}} Brainerd is also known for having coined the term "desktop publishing".{{cite web|url=http://www.optimism-modernity.org.uk/documents/index.html#note1|title=The optimism of modernity: recovering modern reasoning in typography|first=Department of Typography and Graphic|last=Communication|website=www.optimism-modernity.org.uk|accessdate=10 December 2018}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cWRHALn9tLoC&q=%22paul+brainerd%22&pg=PA157|title=Responsibility at Work: How Leading Professionals Act (or Don't Act) Responsibly|first=Howard|last=Gardner|date=21 December 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|via=Google Books|isbn=9781118047507}} He stepped down from his position of president and chief executive of Aldus in 1993, ten years after its founding.
Philanthropy
In 1995, Brainerd founded the Brainerd Foundation, a small family foundation that provides innovative grantmaking to Pacific Northwest communities and nonprofits to build a lasting conservation ethic at the local, state, and federal level.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/northwest/the-brainerd-foundation|title=The Brainerd Foundation|website=Inside Philanthropy}}
Brainerd founded Social Ventures Partners (SVP) in 1997. The organization works by matching philanthropists, who provide funding and mentorship, with local community organizations.{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article137817128.html|title=To help social entrepreneurial ventures grow, SVP launches in Miami|website=miamiherald}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/31/business/sharing-their-talents-and-their-dollars.html|title=Sharing Their Talents and Their Dollars|first=Allen R.|last=Myerson|work=The New York Times |date=31 January 1999|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/in-the-lead/itl-2016-reports/2016/05/19/Social-Ventures-Partners-launches-new-program-to-reach-more-nonprofits/stories/201605270002|title=Social Venture Partners to take a deeper dive into social issues|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}{{cite book|author1=Jane Wei-Skillern|author2=James E. Austin|author3=Herman Leonard|author4=Howard Stevenson|title=Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a9Lt2V5bSXIC&pg=PA68|date=24 May 2007|publisher=SAGE|isbn=978-1-4129-5137-1|pages=68–}} By 2017, the organization consisted of 3,500 venture philanthropists in 43 cities and nine countries. The group's collective investments total more than $63 million in over 800 organizations.
In 2000, Paul Brainerd founded Islandwood, an environmental learning center created to improve access to meaningful, nature-based learning experiences for the region's children. The center is located on Bainbridge Island, Washington.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2006/06/16/philanthropy-leadership-donor-cx_tw_0616spreadingwealth.html#6863d62a7408|title=Spreading The Wealth|first=Tara Weiss and Hannah|last=Clark|website=Forbes}}{{cite web|url=https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2005/03-30/39550_outdoor_education_center_losing_.html|title=Outdoor education center losing about $1 million a year|website=products.kitsapsun.com}}
In 2018, Brainerd founded Camp Glenorchy,{{Cite web|title=US couple 'give back' with trailblazing Glenorchy camp ground|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/us-couple-give-back-trailblazing-glenorchy-camp-ground|last=Roxburgh|first=Tracey|date=2018-03-14|website=Otago Daily Times |language=en|access-date=2020-05-15}}{{Cite web|title=Taking the top-of-the-lake road to Glenorchy|url=https://www.noted.co.nz/life/life-travel/taking-the-top-of-the-lake-road-to-glenorchy|last=Noted|website=www.noted.co.nz|language=en|access-date=2020-05-15}} an accommodation provider that operates in Glenorchy, New Zealand. Camp Glenorchy is designed, built, engineered and operated in line with the philosophy and principles of the Living Building Challenge, a sustainability standard for buildings.{{cite web|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2018/paul-brainerds-extraordinary-career-went-revolutionizing-publishing-empowering-enviros/|title=How Paul Brainerd's extraordinary career went from revolutionizing publishing to empowering enviros|date=29 July 2018|website=GeekWire}}{{cite web|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/us-couple-give-back-trailblazing-glenorchy-camp-ground|title=US couple 'give back' with trailblazing Glenorchy camp ground|first=Tracey|last=Roxburgh|date=14 March 2018|website=Otago Daily Times }} The establishment of the camp was controversial with the local community.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11410084|title=Foreign investment in the South Island: Strangers in Paradise|date=1 March 2015|publisher=|via=www.nzherald.co.nz}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/66628780/null|title=Glenorchy rift 'ripping the town apart'|website=Stuff |date=24 February 2015 }}
References
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Sources
- [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7657 HistoryLink Essay: Paul Brainerd]
- [https://islandwood.org/overview-page/about-islandwood Brainerd Foundation]
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Category:Philanthropists from Oregon
Category:American computer programmers
Category:University of Oregon alumni