AwesomeGov Fund

Participate and Make a Difference!

GovLoop, the premier social network for government, now brings the "awesomeness" to the next level by tying in philanthropy with government 2.0 through the AwesomeGov Fund. To celebrate the launch of the fund, GovLoop will donate $1.00 for each new government professional who joins GovLoop between Nov. 15 and Dec. 15. The process will be community-driven. GovLoop members will submit charity recommendations, vote for their favorite causes and the total amount will be donated to the winning charity.

HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP:

1. Invite all the government employees you know to join GovLoop.
2. Tell them to submit or vote for a charity or non-profit organization
   
   
3. Make sure to give to CFC, join the CFC dialogue and participate in the other fine drives that are going on now.

More about the AwesomeGov Fund:

GovLoop is a big believer in social entrepreneurship – companies like Tom’s shoes that donate one pair of shoes for every pair of shoes purchased. We've been a big supporter of initiatives like the GovLoop Kiva Microlending Team where over 65 GovLoopers have already come together to donate over $10,000 to charity. We're also huge fans of the fine folks at the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and have even staged a forum on GovLoop to promote CFC giving in agencies.

With that approach in mind, we came up with the idea for the AwesomeGov Fund, which aims to highlight, honor and support government by raising awareness about government-related individuals, groups and programs that are inspiring in their ability to create impact and make government better. We are committing a minimum of 5% of all revenue in 2010 to the “AwesomeGov” Charity fund.

We are still defining the projects and initiatives (and we intend to engage you in determining next steps), but the key is that we want to give away a meaningful amount of any revenue we generate from the site to achieve our ultimate mission: connecting and improving government.

The purpose of the fund is to:

• Support the people in government and their efforts to do good. Fund monies will be used to encourage:

• Training and education
• Good government programs
• Effective government communication with the public
• Nonprofit work
• Organizations that support government

• To engage the public sector in giving back to the community.
• To utilize the premier government social network to build awareness and support of giving back to the community.

The AwesomeGov Fund represents the new way government is doing good for the community…the Web 2.0 way. We hope you agree that it's...well, awesome!

Follow and discuss the AwesomeGov Fund and other stories about awesome government on Twitter, by using #AwesomeGov.