World Harmony Mini-Grants  read more »

More details are emerging about Boston City Councilor Maureen Feeney's plans for a civic enagement summit in Boston.

This morning's Boston Globe has an article about the planned event, set for May 3.  read more »

Operations Associate Job Description
(Temporary)

Generations Incorporated is Boston’s host to Experience Corps, a national
movement to mobilize older adults. Our
older adult members serve as volunteer literacy tutors and mentors for students
in grades K-5 in the Boston Public Schools.
Over the last five years, we’ve grown from 40 to over 300 members. We will continue to grow as we are looking to  read more »

Yesterday we had a conference call to discuss the future of this website. There were a few people who couldn't make the call but were interested in staying involved, and a request to post the call minutes to the site. Here are my notes, including a list of participants.  read more »

Update: Notes from the call have now been posted. Click here to read.

We'd like to invite all site users to participate in the discussion of how the site is used moving forward.

SCI will be holding a meeting via conference call Monday, 12/17 at 3pm to discuss how to maximize use of http://masscivicaction.org. Long term, having a small committee that works with SCI to provide input on the site content, features, etc. will help to ensure the tool  read more »

What are the results of the Massachusetts Civic Engagement Summit? What did people take away from the Summit that has motivated them as they move forward in their communities, neighborhoods, and workplaces? What did people write on the postcards about what they would do and how have they done on these points?  read more »

March 7-9, 2008 This conference is the continuation of a 24-year annual conference previously known as the COOL Conference and more recently known as the Idealist Campus Conference. It's a 3-day gathering of student leaders, campus staff and faculty, and non-profit professionals interested in promoting and strengthening student involvement in community service, advocacy, and other forms of socil action. Click here to read more...

We recently learned that mass.gov has a page up with some pictures and media from the Summit. Click the picture below, or just go to http://mass.gov and search for "civic summit".

Below is Governor Patrick's full speech in a flash player for everyone's enjoyment.

Special Thanks to Tom Sander for the audio of the speech. Visit his blog here: Social Capital Blog  read more »

SCI is looking for a Lynn site coordinator. Click here for more information and to see the position description.