Hello everyone!
My name is Jon Kalan, and you’ll be seeing a bit more of me these days. After an incredible 4 month internship working on the launch of Causecast last year, I finished up my final year as a Global and International studies student at the University of California, Santa Barbara… And Now? I’m back in full action at Causecast, where among several jobs working on greening Causecast, working on CSR initiatives, business development research, and working hard to keep Causecast sailing smoother than ever, I’m here to keep this blog fresh and alive with cause content. Along with the rest of the Causecast team submitting daily blogs, I’ll be keeping you posted on some of the special events, breaking news, and cool happenings here at the office.
Since we’ll be spending a bit of time together, you readers and I, I’d love to share a bit of my background with you. Born and bred in a little town called Weston, Connecticut, I came out to California for college, in search of, well, non-arctic temperatures and warm waves! I had never really actively volunteered or done much in my community- but that was soon to change…
My initiation into the “world of good”, one could say, came about after getting involved as a young freshman in organizing a large sustainable community action based festival, under the direction of none other than Causecast VP Levi Felix. The man just radiates positive vibes of change, and if you’ve ever come into contact with him, I’m sure he’s coaxed you into doing something good.
Fast forward four years of college, and working towards improving the livelihood of communities around the world has become my mission. Whether is using my photography to
Bringing renewable energy to villagers in Nepal
publicize Human Rights Watch and Red Hand Campaign events up in Santa Barbara, to spending a year in India and Nepal researching sustainable development, renewable energy, and poverty alleviation through enterprise, to helping form a local pilot program of One Laptop per Child in Santa Barbara, I am eager to use all I have been given for good!
So that’s more than enough about me… Send me a message on Causecast if you want to know any more!
What about you? I’d love to know how you started getting involved in your “world of good”, what inspires you, and what you’re doing now to make the world just a little bit better…. Leave comment!
Until next time,
1 response so far ↓
TannersDad // July 8, 2009 at 1:01 am |
Thank you for your passion desires and dreams for a better world. Autism has put many of my dreams on hold. I fight for a better world for families dealing with Autism. Children, adults, family, friends, caregivers, and society have been impacted by this Rising Autism Pandemic Evolution On Twitter I ask people to Retweet. “Rt #APE of Minds continues” Strong words I know but we are quickly becoming a have and have not society. Some recovered some not. Some have insurance some not. Some have respite services some not. This is only one cause on Causecast. You are truly changing the world. Go get them. Do it for yourself. Do it for me. For Tanner The World. Thank You!