Here’s the latest Geek Catalog update for those of you interested in civic geekery. You can find the entire catalog sorted by geek interest and community focus as well.
Comics
- Charitable Work
- Heroes Alliance – Cosplayers who use their skills for charity and community events.
Computing
- Charity
- Free Geek Chicago – A Chicago nonprofit that recycles used computers and parts to provide computers and job training to those in need.
- Free Geek (Portland) – A Portland nonprofit that recycles used computers and parts to provide computers and job training to those in need.
- Motor City Free Geek – A Detroit nonprofit that repairs and recycles computers, teaches and educates, and works on Open Source.
General
- General
- Geek Market – A philanthropic company in Ottawa that provides markets for geek artisans, promotes community, and raises money for charities.
Video Games
- Charity
- Extra Life – A gamer organization that supports the Childrens Miracle Network via personal sponsorship.
- General
- Childs Play – The famous organization that provides games and consoles for hospitalized children.
Writing
- Literacy
- Stan Lee Foundation – An organization that builds alliances among various groups to promote literacy.
- Might Writers – A Philadelphia organization that supports writing and literacy by providing free classes and teaching.
Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach. He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.