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New Poll Reveals: Online Harassment's Still A Problem Despite Action Taken By Social Networks
August 4th, 2016: Folks, two years ago, the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund, Rad Campaign, and Lincoln Park Strategies polled 1,007 Americans to figure out how much people were harassed online. Recently a comparison poll was conducted to see how things have changed. The data that was gathered was put into an infographic, which you can check out here. More -
Journalism Ethics and the Simple-Minded Nerd
August 12th, 2016: I’m a news consumer, and just want news I can trust. I’m supporting trustworthy journalism via efforts like TheTrustProject. org and Wikipedia, but I’ve been fairly ignorant regarding related ethics, so …
Poynter Institute has great online courses regarding journalism ethics, and, I’ve just gotten through the three most related ones, starting with the basics. More -
Why It's Important to Give Back to Veterans and Milfams Year-Round
August 16th, 2016: Folks, I do some work to support orgs helping out service members, veterans, and their families. I figure it's the least I can do to give back. We recently wrapped up our 4th annual Veterans Charity Challenge. If you missed it, big congrats to the Grand Prize Winners:
1st Place: Hero Dogs Inc with $101,852 raised. 2nd Place: Warrior Canine Connection with $91,276 raised. 3rd Place: Dogs on Deployment with $17,234 raised. More -
How Culinary Programs Replace Homelessness, Addiction, and Incarceration in DC
August 23rd, 2016: It's important that we're giving back to communities in need. And my take is that it's most important for people to put food on the table, and then a roof over that table. To help facilitate this, I supported the DC Central Kitchen. One way I did that was to help 'em get some new ovens that we're just delivered. More -
Does Your Neighbor Have the Right to Vote? And Other Questions This Election Cycle
September 12th, 2016: Hey, with the election right around the corner, voting's more important than ever, but getting folks to vote is an ongoing effort. It's up to all of us to ensure the integrity of our voting process by getting registered and encouraging everyone who's able to vote. We've also gotta work to block efforts that prevent people from voting when they're eligible. This is about access. More -
From Barriers to Benefits: Impact of Community Radio in Western Kenya
September 2nd, 2016: Earlier this year, we shared a blog post about overcoming barriers to tech and community radio in Western Kenya. This is a follow up about the impact of community radio on Mfangano Island from the folks at Organic Health Response. . . More -
5 Ventures Founded by Women That You Should Check Out
September 21st, 2016: Folks, I am a big supporter of women in tech and nonprofit ventures like the Women Startup Challenge that showcases women-led startups. This is important because women still make up only a quarter of the tech industry workforce. And women who work in computer and mathematical occupations make 84 cents to every dollar a man earns, according to Narrow the Gapp. Here are 5 startups founded, or cofounded, by women that you should check out:
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40 Years: Rumors of My Existence Are True
September 27th, 2016: Forty years ago today I joined the grown-up work force. My entry point was at IBM in Boca Raton, Florida. Then later at General Motors in Detroit. Fast forward: My first twenty years were in the corporate world; the last twenty were at craigslist. Despite craigslist becoming a household name over the years, Craig Newmark was not. In fact, a lot of people still don't know that there's a real Craig. More -
How You Can Stand Up For America's Heroes Right Now (and win tickets to see Bruce Springsteen live in NYC)
October 13th, 2016: I'm really looking forward to attending the 10th Annual Stand Up for Heroes event on November 1 at at Madison Square Garden. It's a fundraiser for the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF), who's doing really good work to support veterans, service members, and their families. This year, the Craig Newmark Foundation is giving away two tickets to the show. The Foundation is hosting this contest as an awareness building campaign for those who are really giving back to our country. More -
Poll Shows Social Media Usage is Growing, But So Are Concerns On Personal Privacy
October 18th, 2016: Folks, in 2014, the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund conducted a national survey in partnership with Rad Campaign and Lincoln Park Strategies to learn about people’s social media usage and whether they trusted social networks to protect their data and privacy. A follow-up poll was recently conducted on this topic to see how things have changed. More