Threads of Community, Roads to Success
The Craigslist Foundation’s Nonprofit Boot Camp this month proved a great first event for Quire. We talked to many open-minded “idea people” who were excited about MyQuire and full of insight about how to take our product to the next level.
Just as with any non-profit, a strong, engaged community is integral to our success. MyQuire’s vision is not just to provide integrated tools, it’s also to build a network where users can find new resources (volunteers, donors, and services) simply by being able to search within the MyQuire community of users. What’s a world where we aren’t all helping each other?
Quire donated two Boot Camp attendance scholarships to two non-profits whose missions are also centrally rooted in the idea of community: Good Cents for Oakland and California Revels.
Good Cents for Oakland is a non-profit whose work takes them into Oakland, California schools to guide children through a 10-week Penny Roundup Program that teaches them about community while developing their skills. At the end of a Roundup, each student votes for the non-profit organization they believe should receive the sum total of funds. Success for these children is about being a collective team. The children here of Emerson School in Oakland are being recognized for the funds they raised for the Oakland Animal Shelter.
California Revels is a non-profit that performs a stage production of ritual, song and dance each December as a way for the community to come together in celebration. Each year, the winter holiday customs of a particular historical and geographic period in time/place are re-enacted. For many, the Revels is something they look forward to participating in with their families every year. Here the Revels audience and cast are celebrating with song and dance in the lobby at intermission during the 2002 show.
As Quire’s success continues, our values are in giving back and sustaining those early adopters growing with us. We look forward to your partnership and ideas on what features will keep MyQuire the most useful all-in-one technology for managing your projects and teams!