Tag Archives: alan khazei

What’s hot in New Orleans?

What’s hot in New Orleans?

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Andrew.

0

No, it’s not just that the Saints are going to the Super Bowl − it’s Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu’s candidacy for the mayor of New Orleans.
This Saturday’s election in New Orleans features the latest in a string of campaigns in which a candidate’s core messages include social innovation or civic engagement. Lt. Gov. Landrieu, for [...]

Continue Reading

The Serve America Act is Law

The Serve America Act is Law

Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by Andrew.

0

Yesterday President Obama signed the Serve America Act into law. It is truly a historic day.
Alan Khazei, co- founder of City Year, who now leads Be The Change, Inc. and is a driving force of the service movement, wrote an incredible piece about this historic moment in the Huffington Post.
For more on City Year’s innovations, [...]

Continue Reading