Stories from July 2, 2009 in the Service Wire tagged blog

Personal Democracy Forum Superlative Roundup

Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 14:46

Personal Democracy Forum (PDF), the largest conference covering the intersection of government and politics, drew about 1,000 people to New York this week for its sixth annual gathering. There were lots of highlights, so I'm just decided to award a few superlatives, but I encourage you to check out the techPresident blog and others for more highlights.

Crowdsourcing Philanthropy

Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 14:00

Posted by Scott Stadum.

Say one has quite a bit of money to donate to a good cause, but isn't sure who to give it to. How might she or he decide where the money should go?

MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship Honors Innovative University Service Programs

Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 07:53


Students at the Urban Health Program at the Aga Khan University in Pakistan provide health and socio-economic support to Karachi residents.
Guest post from Innovations in Civic Participation Intern, Alice Wu.

Funding the Kennedy Serve America Act: Appropriations Process Begins Soon in Congress

Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 07:39


Obama signs the Serve America Act, 4/09
Beginning in early July, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will mark up the fiscal year 2010 Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations bills.