Peter Buffetâs recent op-ed, âThe Charitable Industrial Complexâ, has been rocking the interwebs since its publication Saturday. His basic but harsh argument, that philanthropy is essentially preserving the status quo while causing small blips of success that allow the wealthy to feel âheroic,â  has some people praising him for finally speaking truth to power, while others… Continue reading Can Philanthropy Save our Educational System?
Month: July 2013
Assessing Efficacy and Skills Impact
As Generation Citizen continues to grow, we continue to assess our impact- both through determining which parts of our our program are working and which we need to improve. Â To do this, we are employing a number of different evaluation tools, including a pre- and post-test survey, and more rigorous process evaluation tools, which involve… Continue reading Assessing Efficacy and Skills Impact
Introduction from RI Program Associate
My name is Emily Flower and Iâm joining Generation Citizen as the Rhode Island Program Associate. From a young age I was surrounded by civic influences. I woke up early everyday to watch a re-run of The West Wing with my dad before work and would follow my mom to community meetings after school. The… Continue reading Introduction from RI Program Associate
Gee(k), I love politics!
âIâmsuchahugefan! Itâssonicetomeetyou! Iâvebeenafanofyourclimatepolicyforsolong! Â MayIbeacompletedorkandgetaphotowithyou?â Â As I gushed, Iâm pretty sure it all came out in one long word. Â Senate Candidate Ed Markey was very kind, saying it was nice to meet me too, and obliged me with a picture. Â After the fact, Christina, our New Sector Fellow in the office this summer, assured me that… Continue reading Gee(k), I love politics!
GC to Receive Funding from Knight Foundation
Today, we’re excited to announce that Generation Citizen has received a transformative grant of $190,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to both evaluate and expand our work.  We are truly grateful to the Knight Foundation for taking a chance on us, and believing in action civics.  See the press release below from… Continue reading GC to Receive Funding from Knight Foundation