Jeff's currently involved in the following projects: building and expanding NewsCloud's grant-funded, open source software platform, building out a coalition for Envision Seattle's Community Bill of Rights and campaigning for tax justice in Washington State. He is also a beginning yoga teacher. He completed the 200 hour Yoga Works teacher training last July.

In 2011, Jeff received a $190,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to make NewsCloud into an affordable, turnkey community software platform.

In 2009, Jeff helped catch Wired Magazine reporter Evan Ratliff in its Vanish contest and received a second $250,000 grant from the Knight Foundation to continue development of NewsCloud’s Facebook application for news publishers.

In 2008, Jeff received a $250,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to research the engagement of young people in news using social networks. Using this grant, Jeff launched Facebook applications Hot Dish and MnDaily.

In 2005, Jeff launched CommonBits and CommonTimes which he later merged in to the progressive news network NewsCloud.

In 2004, Jeff wrote three features for the Seattle Weekly about Microsoft's technology, its corporate practices and about his own socially responsible investing.

In 2001, Jeff founded ActionStudio.org and began building Web-based services for nonprofits. ActionStudio received funding from The Omidyar Foundation and was later acquired by Groundspring.

In 1999, Jeff left Microsoft, raising $2 million in venture capital to found GiftSpot.com, an electronic gift certificate company, later acquired by GiftCertificates.com.

In 1997, Jeff founded Habitat Espresso and the Four Angels Cafe, operating them as community-centered businesses that donated their profits to regional charities. Jeff's efforts were featured on NBC Nightly News, The Lehrer News Hour, Good Morning America and in Seattle media.

In 1991, Jeff joined Microsoft as a Group Program Manager where he helped launch MSNBC.com.