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Memes to Live By
December 23rd, 2015: (Craig learns the hard way)
Sometimes I learn things the hard way, like ignoring trolls, and I'm not the only person who needs reminders, I get a lot of feedback to that effect. So, as a public and personal service, here's how I remind myself to minimize my own stupidity, and to encourage my better angels. I'll just be posting these periodically, sometimes at random, sometimes as a useful response to bad actors on the Net. More -
Amazing: $4.7M (and Counting) Raised for Charities in Holiday Challenge
December 15th, 2015: The CrowdRise Giving Tower Holiday Challenge is an annual fundraising competition that runs from November 24th through January 7th and raises millions and millions of dollars for charities doing good work. Collectively, over $4. 7M has already been raised. The Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund (CNPF) has been involved the last few years, and this year's no exception. More -
$100K to Support Teachers Working in Military Family Classrooms - Can You Help?
December 18th, 2015: Hey, I've said it before and I'll say it again: teachers don't get the support and recognition that they deserve. And, too often, they're taking money from their own paychecks to support their students and their classrooms. I'm excited to announce the launch of the Almost Home Military Family Match in partnership with DonorsChoose. org. The Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund (CNPF) is giving $100K to support teachers that are working with military families, but this requires your help. More -
Wikipedia and the Year of Science
January 14th, 2016: Folks, good news: 2016 is the Wikipedia Year of Science. While every year should be the year of science (says the old school nerd), this is a specific initiative to improve Wikipedia’s potential for communicating science to the public. Wikipedia's doing this by connecting higher ed classrooms to the publishing power of Wikipedia. And there's more: the Wiki Education Foundation is helping future scientists learn about science communication, while continuing to improve Wikipedia’s science coverage for readers worldwide. More -
How to Address Issues Military Families Face in the Civilian World
January 1st, 2016: Folks, I'm a big supporter of Blue Star Families and am on their board. They recently released their annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey, which provides a more complete understanding of the experiences and challenges encountered by military families. Military families are much like their civilian neighbors. More -
Using Tech to Really Help Out in Kenya
December 26th, 2015: Folks, if you haven’t heard about the Organic Health Response (OHR), you should check 'em out. Over the years, I've supported and watched the Ekialo Kiona Center on Mfangano Island, Kenya grow, and they've done a great job with their innovative integration of tech into community programming. More -
Give Back to Teachers Supporting Military Families
December 24th, 2015: Folks, the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund (CNPF) recently donated $100K to DonorsChoose to fund teachers and classrooms that support milfams. I've got some good news: in less than a week, we've already helped to fund over $50K for military classroom projects. More -
How $118K+ Was Raised for the Children of Military Families
January 7th, 2016: Folks, by way of DonorsChoose. org, the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund (CNPF) donated $100K specifically to support teachers who are working with kids of military families. Here's how it worked: The Almost Home MilFam Match funded down every classroom project costing $1,000 or less, down to $98, so long as the class project contained the phrase "military families. More -
How Women Veterans Are Succeeding in Business
January 27th, 2016: Folks, I'm a big supporter of both veterans and small businesses. Recently, I heard some good news regarding women veterans success in business. According to the National Women's Business Council, there are 384,548 veteran women-owned businesses in the United States. This reflects an increase of 296% from 2007. Just to compare, the number of veteran men-owned businesses decreased by 7. 7%
Here are a few more stats that NWBC provided:
Veteran women-owned businesses generated a total of $19. More -
5 Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. That're Relevant Today
January 18th, 2016: Folks, on MLK Day, it's important to remember the work that Martin Luther King, Jr. did to fight against injustice. Lots of the same issues are still a concern today, and these quotes are still timely. . . Which of Dr. King's quotes is most inspiring to you? More