Tag Archives: Connectivity

A Personal Road Trip To Roadtrip Nation

Mark Drapeau (Newport Beach, CA) — Where does inspiration come from? For some young people, it comes from reading stories in books or magazines. For others, it comes from learning at the hand of an older mentor or teacher. For still others, however, inspiration is elusive. Recently, I caught up with an innovative organization called ... Read more »
Civic Hacking, Education, Leadership, Nonprofits, Television, Video
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Technology Training For The Los Angeles Workforce

Celeste Alleyne (Los Angeles, CA) – With a 12 percent unemployment rate in California, 14.6% in Los Angeles, and staggeringly high — 60-70% — LA high school drop out rates, connecting the children making up our next generation with a quality education and decent jobs seems more daunting than ever. However, a new bridge of hope ... Read more »
Corporate Citizenship, Real Impact
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Bridging Digital Divides To Shape The Future

Dan MacFetridge (Seattle, WA) — Connecting children to the Internet and all the resources it provides is one of America’s greatest challenges. Currently, the U.S. is ranked 18th in the world in Internet access to a home user – but there are actions that can be taken to improve that metric. This week at the ... Read more »
Celebrities, Corporate Citizenship, Events, Leadership, Real Impact
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The Long Daily Commute Back To School

Shelley Stern (Chicago, IL) – Everyone knows when it’s Back to School time – buses appear on the streets, students disappear from the malls and parks and other places where they hang out all summer, and everything from calculators to backpacks to lunchboxes goes on sale in store windows everywhere. The other thing that happens is ... Read more »
Corporate Citizenship, Education
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Getting A 140-Character Education

     Andrea Genevieve Michnik (Austin, TX) —   In my opinion, education in America right now looks a lot like the housing market did in 2009 — in other words, slipping down a slope on its way to a crash. Now, that’s not to say that all areas of academia are headed for disaster; there are plenty of ... Read more »
Academia, Education, Events, Quarterlife Crisis
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Connecting Kids With Crayons

Donna Woodall (Washington, DC) — The organization Cradles to Crayons is an innovative, nonprofit organization that provides disadvantaged children with free school supplies. Recently, Microsoft and CVS partnered with Cradles to Crayons in Boston to fill 200 backbacks for kids aged 5-12 with critical back-to-school supplies, as well as personalized notes from our employees. Microsoft ... Read more »
Corporate Citizenship, Philanthropy, Real Impact
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Who To Know: Pooja Nath

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) – Every month at Publicyte, we interview a “rising star” and highlight their work in which they’re using technology for civic good, whether in the private or public sector. This month for our issue on Connectivity, I caught up with Pooja Nath, the founder of Silicon Valley startup Piazza, which makes a ... Read more »
Education, People, Social Software, Who To Know
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Five Public Sector Connectivity Apps

Joel Reyes (Charlotte, NC) — The new Windows Phone 7 from Microsoft is the premiere platform for productivity and for connecting users with the knowledge they need, when they need it. Moreover, we’re working very hard to develop and evangelize Windows Phone 7 apps relevant to the public and civic sectors. In that vein, this ... Read more »
Apps, Defense, Government, Lists
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