AwesomeGov Fund

Giving Project #1: Member Donation Drive (December 2009)
Adventures For the Cure Gets $1,789 Donation
A great charity startup founded in 2005 by two Gen Yers (Adam Driscoll, who works for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Patrick Blair, who is a government contractor) who affected by Type 1 diabetes created their own charity to give back. They have an awesome camp every summer for kids with diabetes and also spend time and money to help kids with diabetes in Kenya. Plus they have had four bike trips across the country and even a documentary filmed made about their awesomeness. Visit our blog posting for more details.

Giving Project #3: Help a GovLooper (March 2010) ($2,500)
Help a GovLooper Achieve a Dream - Cancer, Slovakia, Triplets & Medical Bills
GovLoop is more than a website, more than a social network...it truly is a community. And when someone in the community is in need...we help them out. So we have launched a drive to help out one of our members: David Broadwell. He is a former USGS employee who (worked at 3 different agencies) and GovLooper, whose wife Antonia was diagnosed with an extremely rare, high grade cancer just eight months after giving birth to triplets. Her one goal in life now is to spend her remaining months in her native country (Slovakia) surrounded by friends. You can read more about David via our Member of the Week feature as well as David sharing the story in his own words below and on his website: forantonia.wordpress.com/

Giving Project #5 - CityCamp London (October 2010) ($500)
CityCamp LDN is a real first. As part of the original CityCamp movement started in Chicago in 2010, CityCamp LDN took it to the next level with two intense days of collaboration and learning. The event brought together London's leaders from government, communities, academia, and organizations, providing fertile ground for stimulating dialog around how technology can seed the future of London. GovLoop donated $500 to ensure a successful camp was shared by all.