Civic Engagement News

U.S. Secretary of Education to Help at D.C.'s Ron H. Brown Middle School as Part of Community Service Project

From Education Newsfeed: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Under Secretary Martha Kanter and more than 50 Department of Education employees and their families will participate in City Year?s service project in Washington D.C. at Ron H. Brown Middle School...


The James Irvine Foundation Announces $7 Million in New Grants; Grants Fund Arts Service Organizations, Support Civic Engagement Practices Among Local Public Officials, Restructure a High School

From Ascribe Newsfeed: The Board of Directors of The James Irvine Foundation has approved 23 grants totaling more than $7 million in support of the Foundation's mission of expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant,...


Blue Ribbon Commission Calls for Urgent Attention to the Information Needs of America?s Communities

From: Knight Foundation: Warning of an erosion of democracy with the creation of "second-class citizens" in the digital age, a blue-ribbon national commission today calls for universal broadband access to help meet the information needs of America's communities. The Knight...


Mott Foundation Grant Helps Launch National Land Use Organization

From Ascribe Newsfeed: Helping communities "unlock" the value of abandoned and underused properties, and transform blighted neighborhoods into vibrant and sustainable assets will be the focus of a new national organization being launched in January with the help of a...


Enter the Global Social Venture Competition

Global Social Venture Competition: GLOBAL SOCIAL VENTURE COMPETITION -- CALL FOR ENTRANTS! The Global Social Venture Competition is the largest and oldest student-led business plan competition providing mentoring, exposure, and $45,000 in prizes for social ventures from around the world....


MacArthur Fellow And Project HEALTH Founder Rebecca Onie and Harvard's Judith Kidd to Discuss Social Entrepreneurship at Babson

From Ascribe Newsfeed: Rebecca Onie, founder of Project HEALTH, and recipient of a MacArthur Genius Award, and Judith Kidd, the first funder of City Year and recent Associate Dean of Harvard College for Student Life and Activities, will discuss social...