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Mission: Craigslist Foundationis a nonprofit organization that produces events and online resources that help emerging nonprofit leaders get established, gain visibility, develop the skills and knowledge required for long-term success, and connect with peers, potential supporters, and valuable industry resources.

Name of founder: Craig Newmark

Year founded: 2000

Accomplishments:

• 2,500 attendants at two nonprofit bootcamps in 2006 earned a ninety-seven percent approval rating.

Profile: Craigslist Foundation doesn't take sides; its mission is to empower and help people connect. As a neutral community catalyst, Craigslist Foundation plays an invaluable role in the nonprofit community by helping:

• Introduce budding leaders to the landscape of possible partners and valuable support resources
• Produce events and resources to train and empower the next generation of nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs
• Connect leaders with the peers, potential supporters and resources their organizations need to succeed
• Create networks in specific nonprofit sectors that collaborate and share information among like-minded organizations and the government agencies and corporations that impact their sector
• Create online version of its nonprofit bootcamp

To volunteer, make a donation, or become otherwise involved, please go to the foundation's Get Involved page.

–Huntington W. Sharp, Editor, Homepage & Special Projects, Red Room

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