New Pew Study Talks War and Sacrifice in the Post-9/11 Era
9/11 was over a decade ago and veterans from the wars have something to say. Here's the deal: the Pew Research Center wanted to figure out how post-9/11 has impacted lives by surveying a total of 1,853...
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Craig Newmark's big issues for craigconnects in 2013
Hey there folks, I'm figuring out what's my deal, what do I spend time doing, and what'll be my main focus for 2013. This seems to be the shortest version which makes any sense to anyone else. A lot of...
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Big IT development at Dept of Vets Affairs
(from the dept of giving-credit-where-it's-due) Peter Levin and Roger Baker leave Dept Veterans Affairs VistA is the Dept of Vets Affairs health record system, and it's been a huge success. VA has open...
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Help me give back to military families via DonorsChoose.org
Okay, teachers in a lot of schools never get a break, and that's often true in schools that serve military families. Remember that the families of active service troops also serve when troops are...
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Help me give back to vets and their families
Hey there folks, I'd like your help, if you're able, to raise money for nonprofits who work with veterans and military families. The Veterans Charity Challenge just launched today, and we'd love for...
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Supporting more effective national service
President Obama and President George H.W. Bush present the 5,000th Daily Points of Light award to Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton, a retired couple from Iowa who founded a nonprofit that has delivered...
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Helping out homeless veterans
Hey, the Department of Veterans Affairs does more and more to give homeless vets a hand: VA triples spending on homelessness problem… "The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday awarded almost...
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Interview: Swords to Plowshares
Hey there, as many of you know, I gave $50k to the CrowdRise Veterans Charity Challenge earlier this month. The total money raised for Veterans and Milfams exceeded $448,000. In my #VetsChallenge...
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The nerd-in-residence
The Department of Veterans Affairs has named me a "nerd-in-residence." You can find more under VA team bios > Craig Newmark. I really am a nerd, old-school, wore a plastic pocket protector, and...
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Government Shutdown Resources for Vets & Milfams
Hey folks, with the government shutdown happening I felt it was real important to share resources for military families and veterans. We'll try to keep it current. VBA call centers (except education)...
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Supporting some nonprofits, and some not, here's the deal
For well over ten years, a whole bunch of nonprofit orgs (NPOs) have asked me for assistance, and I think I've gone way above and beyond to help as much as I could. The vehicle for all that is now...
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Top 10 Veterans Orgs to Follow on Twitter
Hey, Veterans Day is Monday, and there are some good orgs who really have their boots on the ground. Okay, a while back, my wife (then fiance) asked me why I only did my normal level of support for...
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Big Idea 2014: How to Fix Washington's Approach to Tech
Much of the business of Washington is based on getting info around, much of the good news has not been reported, and I'd like to get the word out to make things better. This is the short,...
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Bearing witness: Shinseki does right for vets
Sometimes people in Washington do a really good job, but take a lot of crap unfairly. Sometimes it takes a "nerd-in-residence" to start to set the record straight. This is the short version; every...
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Extra thanks for VBA workers from your nerd-in-residence
(the Winston-Salem VARO before and after pictures, showing VBMS kicking in for real…) The Dept of Veterans Affairs does a lot of different things for vets. Most of the workers are on the VA medical...
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5 More Ways VA is Helping Out Vets
The Department of Veteran Affairs doesn't get the recognition they deserve. They're really working hard to help vets. As the official VA Nerd-in-Residence, I'd like to begin 2014 by reminding folks of...
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Best Advice: Choose Your Fights Carefully
Confrontation is a natural mode for many humans, even nerd-variants like myself. It's a useful emotional vent, but can also be quite profitable by polarizing interested parties, and then selling one's...
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6 reasons to make a difference
Folks, I believe that it's important to help people out when you're able to, and that means making a difference. It doesn't have to be big stuff to really create change. A lot of the work I do on...
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5 veterans who are taking the startup world by storm
Folks, my team and I have been highlighting a lot of important startups and vets recently, and we thought it'd be a good idea to merge the two. We reached out to the community on Facebook and Twitter,...
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How your charity can raise $50K+ for Vets and Heroes
Hey, last year I sponsored the Veterans Charity Challenge to raise money for nonprofits that support veterans and their families. The challenge was so successful that we decided to host the Veterans...
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