Serve & Be Served

We’re going to steal President Obama’s thunder a little bit, as he is set to announce this on June 22nd.  We just wanted our members to be in the know so they can begin thinking and working on this immediately!

Many of our member organizations — from small, one-person outfits to huge, multi-million dollar non-profits — are in need of volunteers to help them with different service projects.  As we already know, President Obama has placed a lot of value on community service throughout his campaign and his tenure in office thus far.  In the days to come, the President and First Lady will be announcing the launch of www.serve.gov — a website where non-profits and community groups of all types can connect with prospective volunteers throughout the country.  And, to specifically get the word out to those who work in the arts, the White House is partnering with the NEA and the Corporation for National Community Service.

What will registering your service efforts on Serve.gov do for you?  Well, millions of Americans will be looking for opportunities to answer the President’s call to service, so you’ll raise visibility and awareness for your cause.  Many listed projects will receive national and local media attention, so by the end of the summer, you should have a

whole new group of folks interested and/or involved with your programming.  And, once your projects are in full swing, you can post videos to that website, as well as to Fractured Atlas’ YouTube page, and you can sync your Flickr account with your Fractured Atlas member profile and post your pictures there.

So, get thee to Serve.gov and wrassle up some volunteers for the summer… because your country says so!