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ServiceNation Needs You!

July 28, 2008

Since our founding, Commongood Careers has stood behind the idea that citizen service can unite Americans, help address some of our greatest societal challenges, and strengthen our communities and our democracy.

We recently blogged about our involvement with ServiceNation, a national campaign promoting voluntary citizen service. The ServiceNation campaign will officially kick off with a national summit Sept. 11-12, in New York City.

On the evening of September 11, the Summit will open with a presidential candidates forum on citizenship and service. Senator John McCain has agreed to participate, and Senator Obama may agree to attend as well.

Then, on September 27, ServiceNation will stage a nationwide Day Of Action, with hundreds of events across America celebrating the power and potential of voluntary citizen service.

ServiceNation truly has the potential to transform our nation, and Commongood Careers is committed to helping drive this incredible campaign. But we can’t succeed without your help and your involvement. 

As a first step, you can help us let our leaders know that we are ready to become a ServiceNation by taking our service poll, and submitting a question to be asked at the Sept. 11 presidential candidates forum. (To inspire you, ServiceNation will select up to five of the best questions and offer the authors a ticket to the event!)

Take the poll at: http://www.bethechangeinc.org/servicenation/take_action/poll/careers

We hope that you are as excited by the potential for ServiceNation as we are, and that you will join us in this bold campaign. 

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OneCommunity Helps Close the Digital Divide

July 08, 2008

One Community certainly gives Akron, Ohio residents a reason to come together.  Working to bring economic and civic progress to communities through innovative uses of technology, OneCommunity has some great success stories in its archives and its most recent gives Akron an excellent opportunity to connect. 

Last week, the Akron City Council gave the go ahead for an agreement between OneCommunity Akron Mayor Donald L. Plusquellic to create a network that will provide wireless Internet connectivity in an 11-square-mile area of the city.  The agreement puts into action the first $250,000 in matching funds from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s $500,000 challenge grant.

Akron will also be the new home of the OneCommunity Knight Center for Digital Excellence, which provides resources to spread broadband access programs so that communities can fully participate in today’s digital world. 

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Teach For America Makes the Top Ten

July 01, 2008

Teach For America has proven once again that it can pinpoint fresh opportunities for talent. It earned 6th place on CollegeGrad.com’s list of Top Entry Level Employers. The organization works to close the education gap in America by recruiting recent graduates from across America to invest two years in teaching in urban and rural public schools.

A little while back, Alice Lunsford, Teach For America’s Director of External Talent Recruitment, told us about some opportunities for entry-level jobseekers at her organization.  She said that “[Teach For America] is filled with people who are passionate about their work and working in a smart manner toward measurable goals.  It’s the culture that I think makes it a great place to work, especially coming out of college.” (Read the whole article here.)

That sounds to us like CollegeGrad.com had it right when they chose Teach For America for the top of their list!

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