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Help Seva Foundation fight blindness

Hey, for decades, Seva has served people around the world who are struggling for health, cultural survival and sustainable communities. They call it "compassion in action" and just had a big announcement: For the first time in history, the number... Continue reading

Posted Mar 4, 2011 at cnewmark

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The Thank You Economy (a book recommendation)

Sometimes we forget that we really do live in civil society, where people generally get along, and that's to everyone's benefit. In particular, people use the Net and social media for mutual benefit in a big way, something I've observed... Continue reading

Posted Mar 3, 2011 at cnewmark

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Social security customer service

Hey, the folks at the Social Security Administration are moving head, providing increasingly better customer service through the Net. Think Social Security is just for your grandparents? Think again! You probably didn’t know that, in addition to making retirement payments... Continue reading

Posted Mar 3, 2011 at cnewmark

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Millenials reimagine America’s future

Okay, it's time for young Americans, millenials, to figure out what their version of the American Dream is, and to figure out how to get there. The folks at the Roosevelt Campus Network are getting maybe 8000 young citizens to... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2011 at cnewmark

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The World Wide Web Foundation

Hey, there are a lot of good groups advancing the cause of the open net, and also extending that to people who need a break. One particularly effective group is the World Wide Web Foundation, and it has notable credentials.... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2011 at cnewmark

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SeeClickFix gets local gov't stuff done

Hey, if you see some kind of local problem that the city should fix, the folks at SeeClickFix really do have an app for that. You can report the problem with a photo and geotagging, informing local gov't. In San... Continue reading

Posted Feb 23, 2011 at cnewmark

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An open source approach to Veterans Affairs medical info

For years, the VA has run the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), which is their Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Turns out it was written by clinicians themselves, and has served well over years. However, the VA... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2011 at cnewmark

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Industry innovation for veterans from Veterans Affairs

Okay, the deal is to work with private industry in the spirit of "public/private innovation" and to figure out new tech to better help vets in the field, in areas including medical tech, housing for homeless vets and tools to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2011 at cnewmark

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Springtime in Cole Valley

Townsend's Warbler, flowering tree already losing petals. (click for larger) Continue reading

Posted Feb 7, 2011 at cnewmark

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Funding for public service media in trouble

It turns out that large and small stations alike along with NPR and PBS are in danger of losing the public support that they've received since 1967. There are already three bills before Congress to eliminate federal funding for public... Continue reading

Posted Feb 7, 2011 at cnewmark

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VA Blue Button moves ahead with vets health records

The Blue Button is a way for a vet to download their personal healthrecord, maybe to bring to a doctor or clinic. It's a moving target, abig step toward getting more info available and accessible. It's one of many efforts... Continue reading

Posted Feb 3, 2011 at cnewmark

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Smoke-Free Super Bowl help

Hey, the folks at American Legacy Foundation are the real deal, set up by lots of states as part of a settlement deal with the tobacco companies. They run the Truth campaign, trying to prevent addiction among the young. Here's... Continue reading

Posted Feb 2, 2011 at cnewmark

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A new Greatest Generation via the Roosevelt Campus Network

Okay, the deal is the that the people of the Depression era changed the world, inspired by a President with a vision and who got stuff done. The Roosevelt Campus Network is trying to replicate that, and here's more: On... Continue reading

Posted Feb 2, 2011 at cnewmark

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Organic Health Response/Inveneo: using the Net to fight AIDS in Kenya

The folks at Organic Health Response are doing really good stuff, using IT and environmental sustainability on Mfangano Island in Western Kenya to work against HIV/AIDS across Lake Victoria. They're working with Inveneo, their deal is to get IT, such... Continue reading

Posted Feb 1, 2011 at cnewmark

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Lung Cancer: The Bold and Beautiful Perspective

Hey, my dad died of lung cancer when he was very young, and I was only thirteen. Please consider watching The Bold and the Beautiful on February 7 on CBS to learn more about lung cancer. Lung Cancer is the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2011 at cnewmark

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Beth Noveck, a major contributor to Open Government, returns to teaching law

Hey, Open Government covers a lot of ground; it's about how a democratic government gets the job done increasingly well. That's been a big challenge in an environment where there had been no incentive for gov't workers to provide good... Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2011 at cnewmark

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VA Improves Services Through Employee Innovation

A principle of Open Government is that workers can build solutions to real problems and get the attention of top management. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been doing a lot of this recently, providing better customer service for Vets,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 25, 2011 at cnewmark

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Turning Shelters into Homes in Haiti

Hey, the folks at CHF International get real stuff done, working with the people they help. They've built over 4600 earthquake and storm resistant shelters since the quake, housing over 28,000 Haitians. The Haitian people get a lot done with... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2011 at cnewmark

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A "wall of hair"

That's a wall of hair as Elaine from Seinfeld was described as sporting. I did have that, as you see, around forty years ago. Credit: Peter Vidor at www.petervidor.com Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2011 at cnewmark

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Happy (belated) squirrel appreciation day!

Seriously... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2011 at cnewmark

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Connected: a new film from Tiffany Shlain

Hey, Tiffany does great, thoughtful documentary work like The Tribe, which I like a lot. Today, at the Sundance Film Festival, she premieres Connected, and here's what they say at Sundance: With wonderful heart and an impressive sense of scale,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2011 at cnewmark

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"Veteran PTSD and Higher Education"

We need to stand up for people who've served our country. Derek Neuts speaks regarding veterans' experiences way better than I ever could: With the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, colleges and universities around the country are now... Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2011 at cnewmark

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Getting good advice about storytelling from Peter Guber

Hey, nerds need help getting more effective helping the causes they believe in, and Peter gives really good advice from a lot of real-life experience. (Yes, I'm one of those nerds, gotta expand my comfort zone by diving in, and... Continue reading

Posted Jan 19, 2011 at cnewmark

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Public/private partnership with FEMA

When something goes really wrong, we really need a hand... and we need to let people know how to get that help via social media. That's what some FEMA folks came to talk about in Silicon Valley, including the Administrator,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2011 at cnewmark

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