Last September, Youth CITIES participated in an open-source philanthropy event sponsored by TUGG (Technology Underwriting the Greater Good). For the event, our Founder, Vicky, spent the evening networking with hundreds of Greater Boston’s entrepreneurs and technology professionals to tell them the story of Youth CITIES. Then, at the end of the night, attendees had to choose from among a handful of worthy social-enterprise ventures (like Youth CITIES) and vote for which organization would receive some grant funding.
Youth CITIES is a great program, obviously, and Vicky did a terrific job of sharing her vision with everyone she met that night, including me. From that event, Youth CITIES won a small but valuable grant from TUGG, and the funds are committed to this year’s March-to-May Bootcamp.
Coming up, on January 31st, TUGG is holding another event to help support New England’s most promising social innovation programs. (Any adults interested in attending the event can learn more here.) A friend of Youth CITIES, David France, who is a regular at our Monthly Mini-Hack, will be participating as one of the grant-seeking organizations.
David, a professional violinist, founded Revolution of Hope (ROH, a youth orchestra based in Roxbury, MA) with the mission of strengthening individual youth competencies that promote pro-social, anti-aggressive, and civically minded behaviors.
If you are reading this post, remember to spread the word about TUGG and the efforts being made by Boston’s tech community to support organizations like Youth CITIES and ROH, those striving to make a difference in our communities. Good luck to David and Revolution of Hope on Jan 31st (and beyond)!!!