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An Exploration of Service Learning
Earlier this year we teamed up with The Phoenix Project to look at the state of service learning. For those unfamiliar with service learning, it’s where a service project is integrated with classroom learning. This was a great opportunity for us to get a glimpse of how young people are actively engaged in strengthening their [...]
Craig Visits St. Anthony Foundation Tech Lab
Yesterday, Craig and I spent the morning with the great folks at St. Anthony Foundation in the SF Tenderloin.
Inspiring and important community building work going on there! Their Tech Lab is a great model. They are helping bridge the digital divide and enable those in need with some very valuable online time and instruction (from [...]
Upcoming Events
At Craigslist Foundation, our mission is to connect people to the resources they need to build stronger and healthier communities.
As part of that mission, we like to let you know about a few Bay Area events in October that you may want to check out:
October 22-23 – BizTech Day in San Francisco
October 29 – 2009 [...]
Nonprofit Pick of the Week
We’re flattered to be this week’s featured organization at Nonprofit Pick of the Week.
All for Good Coming to a Community Near You
One of the reasons we like the AllForGood application so much is that it’s such a match for what we do: connecting people to ways they can strengthen their communities. AllforGood is really one small part of a cultural shift that’s been brewing for a while. The news tells us the economy’s bad. People see [...]
Win The $100,000 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
The Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University has announced the call for applications for the 2009 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation. All US-based 501(c)3-registered organizations are eligible.
Applications and more information are available here. Submissions are due by July 1 at 3pm PDT.
If you have questions about the application or award process, please [...]
Need Your Help On Service Learning
We’ve been doing some research with The Phoenix Project through a Learn and Serve America grant about service learning. Over the past few months, we’ve been talking to students and faculty in small group meetings about their current service learning experiences and what would make them better. Now we’d love your input. We’ve put together [...]
6th Annual Boot Camp Registration is Open!
Reserve your spot today…
The 6th Annual Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp on June 20 at UC Berkeley is an opportunity for nonprofit professionals, civic leaders, philanthropists, volunteers, educators, service-learning professionals and citizen activists from all over the world to network, share and inspire one another.
Boot Camp includes a full day of community building tips, workshops, one-on-one [...]
3rd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Contest
The DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards highlight organizations that are using video to inspire and ignite social change. This year’s theme, “Everyone’s Doing It”, is meant to include submissions of all shapes and sizes, from organizational vlogs, to staff-produced web clips, to high-end, professionally produced videos.
(Deadline is this Thursday)
If this year’s videos are anywhere close to [...]
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