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 their friends, and unfortunately themselves, being laid off. Prices have been rising. The environment is stressed out. People wonder: what can I do?
The answer is simple: do something – but it’s not always as simple as a slogan like that. People get stuck on how to get started and whether they’ll actually make a difference. What organizations can they hook up with on their cause of choice? Which of their friends wants to join them? Does it matter if they’ve never been an active player in their community before? This gap between wanting to be involved and actually being in action is what AllForGood is helping with online, and what we’ll be helping with on Saturday at Boot Camp.
It’s great to see that President Obama is making this movement “official” by encouraging us all to get involved this summer through United We Serve and serve.gov (whose listings are powered by AllforGood).
If you’re near the San Francisco Bay Area, a great way to kick off this summer’s efforts is to join us at Boot Camp this weekend. It’s a huge gathering of not only folks who have gotten into action and made pretty spectacular change, but also people just like us, people who are psyched to get involved and just need a little knowledge and a turbo boost to help us get started strengthening our communities.
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