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Civic Geek Catalog Update 1/4/2015

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Diverse focus this week, though I still have a lot of literacy-based charities I need to include (there are many out there).

And don’t forget you can find causes sorted by Geekery or by Focus!

STEM

  • Female Geeks
    • Geek Girl Dinners – Promotes geek girl friendly events, resources, and connection.
    • She’s Geeky – An SF Bay organization that provides events and and conferences around the USA for women in STEM>

Video Games

Writing/Reading

  • Books
    • B.I.G. Books – Recycles used books for those in needs.
    • Milk And Bookies – Promotes literacy and book access by encouraging children to engage in book giving and related events.
    • Reach A Reader – An organization that provides donated children’s and YA books that also promotes authors!
    • Reader To Reader – A public charity that brings books to under-resourced schools and libraries, as well as public libraries. They focus on the poorest communities.
  • Literacy
    • International Book Project – Uses sustainable programs and partnerships to combat illiteracy on a global scale – with the goal of ending it.
    • The Reading Tub – A volunteer-run nonprofit promitng family literacy.

Respectfully,

– Steven Savage
http://www.musehack.com/
http://www.informotron.com/
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/.

Steve’s Update 12/14/2014

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No, I didn’t vanish – but work and the holidays are keeping me real busy.  So what’s going on?

At Muse Hack I did two columns on the question “is there a gap in hiring in IT” – if you work in IT you’ve heard the claim it’s hard to hire people.  In part one I examined the basic numbers and what they tell us, but then dived deeper into specifics and reached some surprising conclusions.  Short form, there’s probably a gap for senior people, it’s concealed due to certain factors – and we’re making it worse.  If you work in IT check it out – it’s very educational

Muse Hack is going to be, as noted, more personal, so I’m still getting it quite right.  I’ve got some more intense, deeper pieces, weekly links, and Way With Worlds as my focus.  Let’s see how it goes.

Another update to the Civic Geek Catalog today – after taking a break.  The more I do this the more I find I like resource gathering, so I may always have one of these “resource” projects in mind for cultivated geek stuff.

Starting to form my next book plans or two.  I’m debating geek citizenship, but i’m also thinking I should bundle up Epic Resume Go! and Quest For Employment with my other job advice columns for a definitive “Steve Talks Careers” book.

Otherwise, some new generator work at the Sanctum planned, you can read more at The Codex.

Thanks everyone, and if I don’t post before Christmas, Happy Holidays!

 

 

– Steven Savage

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/.

Civic Geek Catalog Update

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And here we go, an update – sorry I didn’t do one last week, life got kind of wild.  But now if the Holiday Of Your Choice Spirit has got you looking to do good, here’s more ways to do so at the Civic Geek Catalog!

And as always, it’s sorted by Geeky Interest and Focus!

This time I focused completely on writing subjects and literacy as there’s a lot of programs out there (and a lot more for me to list)

Writing

  • Literacy
    • Behind The Book – New York Based organization that focuses on literacy programs and access to authors for underserved schooles
    • Believe In Books – Supports literacy programs, scholarships, grants, and book distributions in northern New Hampshire and western Mane.
    • Books Through Bars – A multi-state effort, located in Philadelphia, to provide educational books to people in the prison system
    • First Book – Collects and distribute books to programs and schools that serve children in low-income families in the US and Canada.
    • Florida Literacy Coalition – Florida-focused group that supports adult education, adult literacy, and family literacy throughout the state. Many opportunities to get involved
    • Literacy Kansas City – A Kansas community-based literacy effort that uses research to ensure their programs are maximally effective.
    • Lullalee – Lullalee promotes reading, literacy, and social change, including the use of e-learning and technology.
    • Raising Readers in Wyoming – A wyoming-based organization that provides children with books, and parents with ‘prescriptions’ for reading, to promote literacy.
    • Read Indeed – A nonprofit literacy organization, inspired by Maria Keller, that collects and distributes books to children.
    • Reading Partners – Promotes literacy via one-on-one coaching and a structured curriculum

– Steven Savage

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/.