Jim and I just finished our first BlogTalk Radio episode, with guest Noelle Gentile, creator of the Facebook Group YES WE CAN - VOLUNTEER!!!. You can listen to the entire broadcast here: BlogTalk Radio is a really fun format and a great way to loop people into a conversation, both in real time during the show as well as through blog audio. This first one was a bit experimental (Jim and I could hear ourselves...

On Thursday May 14 from 1 to 1:15 p.m.., ChangesBrooklyn will host a radio show on Blog Talk Radio. Call (646) 595-3504 or click here to listen. Noelle Gentile, creator of the Facebook group “YES WE CAN-VOLUNTEER!!!” will talk with us about the enthusiasm of Brooklynites for volunteering – and how it’s taking shape since President Obama took office. We hope you can join us.

Susan Voelker, left, and Susan Meyer, volunteers at 826NYC, show off the fruit of a recent workshop. If you’re into Brooklyn’s literary scene, you’re likely familiar with 826NYC, a tutoring and writing center for kids tucked behind a secret bookcase in the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. Writer and McSweeny’s founder Dave Eggers founded 826 Valencia in San Francisco in 2002 to provide...