Rich joins other national leaders for "Boot Camp" Panel
June 21 2009
( Harwood Online
)
On
June 20, Rich Harwood joined a panel of
national leaders like Craig
Newmark (Craigslist) and Arianna
Huffington (Huffington Post) to discuss the
role of technology and volunteerism in creating
change in our communities. The panelists were
part of the Craigslist
Foundation’s 6th Annual Boot Camp.
Some key ideas which emerged from the
talk:
Keys for non-profits: Intentionality and
purpose.
There are tons of tools,
programs and practices for non-profits, but
first groups have to be focused and be clear
about they're doing, and what space they
occupy. This focus is the starting place for
impact.
Individual volunteerism is critical AND
we need to build public will.
New
efforts like All for
Good are using technology to make it easier
to volunteer - so people can take a first step
into public life. During the panel, Rich talked
about the great potential of these sites and
efforts. He stressed, however, that to address
systemic issues like vulnerable children takes
a different kind of engagement. On these
issues, we need to create a common
understanding of the challenges - and that is
something we can only do together, we cannot do
it by aggregating indivual efforts.
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