Drupal for Good

The Sunlight Foundation has 10 minigrants of $1000-$5000 to give away
this year, so please let your networks know, and apply yourself -- all
the details are here:

http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/node/2058

The grants are for creative projects that serve Sunlight's purpose of
using technology to strengthen the link between Members of Congress
and the people they represent -- through Metavid-like video or
AZCongress-Watch like close reporting.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Zephyr

Sorry, drupalistas, but this is a goodwill project for NYC teachers. Coquille, my good friend/teacher/activist wants to create a really really simple site to teach other NYC teachers how to recycle. By law the schools are to recycle, but the school system refused to educated nor provide supplies for recycleing. So enter my friend, armed with a dozen or fellow teachers to do data input and create content. They need something simple that will be functional and hopefully get a bit of press (IE... free advertisement for you.)

I'm just the connector here... So please be nice. ;)

Noel

I'm looking to create a website to encourage recycling in NYC schools. I'd like the site to start with teacher and student-generated content created by our school, with the idea that our resources/recycling system could be easily replicated in other schools. Eventually, other schools could join in authoring content. Currently, few schools are recycling in NYC, which is totally frustrating because it's the law and, more importantly, the right thing to do.

My name is Mack Hardy, I am the technology manager for a non-profit called Post Carbon Institute.

Post Carbon Institute is running OG for its Relocalization Network (http://www.relocalize.net/grouplist). We all need communication tools to organize, only when we are organized can we be effective. We want to enhance og2list so that our users can choose to use email as the primary interface to other people in their groups. OG2List is promsing, but has a couple outstanding features which we are going to fund further development of.

The scope of the next stint of work will be:

So, I have been doing my monthly round up of really cool sites, and have been coming across a number of candidate Web sites using podcasting and / or multimedia solutions.

While I am not ready to tack any modules onto Drupal.org, I wanted to write about some low cost ways podcasting and multimedia can be added to a campaign budget. As I see it, the main benefit of adding audio and video in a campaign context is it is a direct appeal from a candidate to potential voters and donors and really gives people a chance to present themselves in the best light. Every campaign I know of has video of speeches and debates that probably should be shown in some context, and there are a number of really cheap ways to pull all this information into a site without a lot of effort.

Last month, the NYPD attempted to change the rules on sidewalk usage and the right to freely assemble.

http://assembleforrightsnyc.blogspot.com/2006/08/response-to-nypd-withdr...

Through a successful grassroots campaign, we were able to convince the NYPD to rescind their rule's change, but the fight is not over! This month, we will be launching a campaign petitioning the city council to adopt legislation protecting our right to freely assemble and speak freely.

I am wondering if you are interested in helping us. We need a network of designers, programmers, and bloggers to promote our message and run our website. Starting small we need a designer to create graphics, an admin to run our Drupal site, and a network admin or programmer to help us institute a broadcast SMS system. On Wed - 13 September, we will be launching a basic site to promote our draft legislation. Once our campaign is launched we need bloggers to promote our message.

If you are interested please email Noel Hidalgo at noel(a/t)nonecknoel.com.

I'm Gregory Heller with CivicActions, we are a firm specializing in Drupal websites for good.
you can check out some of our current and past clients at http://www.civicactions.com

Currently I am working with 2 state conservation voter leagues on drupal websites (in the USA) as well as http://www.defectivebydesign.org a campaign of the free software foundation that aims to raise awareness about DRM (digital rights/restrictions management).

Hi Everyone

Keeping this short is tough (and off to a bad start ;) - at home (South Africa) there is huge social disparity which is perpetuated by only the well-off having access to resources that could potentially break the cycle. We are focused on education. Many students in poorer schools (>50%) do not even have sufficient textbooks. Enter our project - a note: without publishers', editors' and authors' royalties a hard cover 250 page books costs less than ZAR20 (<$2.5) to print:

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FHSST (Free High School Science Texts) is a project that aims to provide free science and mathematics textbooks for Grades 10 to 12 science learners in South Africa.

Hello,

A quick note to the Greenpeace support group members: some of you might be interested in the new Drupal for Good group just started by Jason.

If Greenpeace ends up adopting Drupal, someone might want to list their site here. You can do the same for your sites that are, one way or another, working to create a better tomorrow for ourselves and our planet.

Blessings to all.