Peace Out

We’ll admit it. We at BTC Boston are indie hipsters (especially Mike Sager, our Director of Technology). Here’s some music from the Silversun Pickups, recommended by Chief Geek Mike. Now, personally I’m not really a hipster kind of girl — as you might have gathered from the last couple of Peace Outs. But these guys [Read More..]

Serve America Act Is Fast-Acting Stimulus (And Deserves Full Funding)

It’s appropriations season on Capitol Hill, and as we noted yesterday, the Serve America Act is currently going through the funding process. To give it a little nudge, BTC CEO Alan Khazei and Civic Enterprises CEO John Bridgeland have penned an excellent op-ed that is in today’s Politico. In it, they argue that fully funding [Read More..]

Peace Corps Gets New Director and Honors Volunteers

Lots of really exciting things have been happening in the world lately, and we thought it would be a good time to talk about the fabulous folks at the Peace Corps. As Congress works to figure out a new budget, including funding for the Peace Corps, President Obama was faced with the task of appointing a [Read More..]