About

 

 

Craigslist Foundation empowers people to strengthen their communities by connecting them to the resources they need to effectively engage in community building.

The Need

With the rising interest in community service and volunteerism, we are committed to ensuring everyone has access to the tools, technology, knowledge and resources that enable effective community-building both online and in-person.

Our Vision

We believe everyone should work together to build stronger communities. The nonprofit sector cannot do it alone. As an operating foundation that does not provide grants, Craigslist Foundation leverages its experience as a community connector to bring together nonprofit leaders, business, government, philanthropy and community members to take greater responsibility for where we live, play and work. We are a catalyst for individual and collective action for the public good across America, helping communities:

Discover — Community building begins with discovery—discovering where a community wants to go, what the best paths to success are and what role each of us can play. We help develop community leaders nationwide, through events such as our annual Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp. We believe sharing stories of success, failure and innovation inspire others to achieve success.

Engage — Craigslist Foundation believes engaged communities are the backbone of our society. We participate in the development of tools and technology to empower people to revitalize their neighborhoods. For instance, we helped create allforgood.org, through our recent work in a volunteer coalition which included Google, craigslist, members of President Obama’s Transition Team and others. Allforgood.org helps people find meaningful service opportunities to fit their geography and passions. We continue to expand the reach and impact of this and other innovative open source applications.

Impact — We connect individuals and organizations with tools and resources to measure the impact of their community-building efforts. By enabling communities to see their progress, we create an ongoing positive cycle of change.

Read more about Craigslist Foundation’s theory of change.

For questions or more information about our work please contact us at info@craigslistfoundation.org.

Want to Get Involved?

We are always looking for interested and capable Boot Camp volunteers.  Email bootcamp@craigslistfoundation.org for more information.

Looking for craigslist?

Craigslist Foundation and craigslist.org are separate organizations. The best way to communicate directly with craigslist.org is through the craigslist.org help page. We are unable to respond to inquiries or issues regarding craigslist.org.

About Craigslist Foundation

Founded in 2000 by Craig Newmark and others, Craigslist Foundation (www.craigslistfoundation.org) is a publicly supported, non-endowed 501(c)3 operating foundation (i.e. not a grant-making institution). Our 501c3 acceptance letter as well as tax information for 2006, 2007 and 2008 are available your reference.