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Geek Catalog Update 10/11/2014

October 11, 2014 by Steven Savage

Big update this week for you Civic Geeks!  As always you can find the full Geek Focus list here, and the Community Focus here.

Comics

  • Free Speech
    • The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund – A non-profit organization focused on protecting the First Amendment rights of everyone in the comics/publishing/reading chain. Provies legal referrals, representation, advice, assistance and education.
  • General
    • Critlcal Care Comics – Distributes comics to kids in hospitals to make their stay easier!
    • Comics For Heroes – Gets comics to people who can’t normally get them, from troops overseas to kids in hospitals.

Computing

  • Education
    • Coder Dojo – A network of volunteer community programming clubs for people 7-17 to help them learn how to code.
    • Code 2040 – A nonprofit assisting communities of color by creating paths for education, professional, and entrepreneurial success in technology.

Fans-My Little Pony

  • Charitable Work
    • Bronies For Good – A Brony organization that runs and allies with various worthy causes.

Steampunk

  • Creativity
    • The Artifice Club – A Steampunk club that supports creatives as a nonprofit, especially with events. Has a strong media presence

Video Games

  • General
    • Games For Change – Aids the creation and distribution of socially impactful games that act as tools in humanitarian and educational efforts.
  • Military Support
    • Operation Supply Drop – A military gaming charity that delivers video game care packages for American and American allied soliders in both combat zones and military hospitals.

Writing

  • Accessibility
    • Bookshare – An international charity to make book access easier for people with challenges via digital accessibility, publicity, and technology.
  • Literacy
    • International Board On Books For Young People – A non-profit that brings books and children together, focusing on international understanding, access, quality, support, research, and human rights.
    • Reading Is Fundamental – The largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States, working with kids, parents, and community to bring the benefits of reading to children.

– 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/.

Categories Community, Geek As Citizen Tags bookshare, Bronies For Good, CBLDF, civic engagement, Code 2040, Coder Dojo, Comics For Heroes, Critical Care Comics, Gaming for Change, geek as citizen, geek catalog, geek causes, IBBY, Operation Supply Drop, RIF, The Artifice Club 1 Comment

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