All For Good launched very recently as an aggregator of service opportunities within the United States. Earlier this spring I got involved with Social Actions, which is an aggregator of worldwide service and micro-loan opportunities. Both offer APIs for creating apps and republishing their data, and both are open source projects of one form or [...]
In the spring of 2009 we helped create a unique tool for connecting people with volunteer and donation opportunities, as part of the Change the Web challenge. It’s a great contest, and a cool technology, but it needs some explanation….
While on my way home from Thanksgiving and my 10 year high school reunion, I had plenty of time to read through this report by the Hewlett Foundation and McKinsey & Company. Why? We sat on the tarmac for 2 hours due to a snowstorm, but I was planning on reading it anyway, I promise. [...]
