GOOD Ideas for Cities: Developing Local Support for Portland's Public Schools
When a team from Wieden + Kennedy confronted its challenge to engage the community in public schoolsfor GOOD Ideas for Cities Portland, a surprising statistic came to the forefront: 85% of people in central Portland have no children of school age. With so few residents with a natural link to education, Portland’s public schools are struggling to develop community support.
"Our research with schools and supporting organizations showed that a few simple things—books, food, clothing
GOOD Maker: We Helped a Group of Sixth Graders Learn How to Lead
Back in March, GOOD Maker and The Guiding Lights Network joined forces to crowdsource great ideas for revitalizing citizenship. We're happy to report that thanks to the challenge's $1,000 award, the winning idea became reality this month.
The brains behind the winning idea, the Youth Revitalization Project, were AmeriCorps mentors Shannon Keleher and Liz Lanning. They held a two day spree of citizenship and revelry on June 11 and 12 tailored just for sixth
At the Imagine Cup: Flash Food, a Hunger Fighting App
Every night millions of Americans go to bed hungry while their local restaurants chuck perfectly good uneaten food into dumpsters. Getting that food into the hands of the hungry could soon become a reality thanks to Flash Food, a student-designed social media-powered project that fights hunger and reduces food waste. The project's one of 106 student ideas that headed to Sydney this week to compete in Microsoft's Imagine Cup, an annual student tournament that encourages the next generation of STEM geniuses to use their skills to addresses