Communications to Power Knowledge

Mission Forward with Carrie Fox · Dec 8, 2022 · 26m

Craig Newmark calls himself an “old-school nerd.” The way he frames his work is simple and modest: “doing what I can to support the people who fight to protect the values that America aspires to: fairness, opportunity, and respect.”

His work is, at its core, about connection. In fact, many of his efforts today in philanthropy stem from lessons clearly learned in his earlier outings. As founder of craigslist.com, he brought people together in an unprecedented fashion, paving the way for communities of exchange that still thrive to this day.

Through Craig Newmark Philanthropies, he’s become an…