Success Story

IAVA Presents CommunityofVeterans.org at PdF 2009
July 2 2009

On June 29th, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) joined Ning CEO Gina Bianchini and Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark to introduce its groundbreaking Veteran Support Campaign, anchored by CommunityofVeterans.org, at the 2009 Personal Democracy Forum in New York City.  

PdF is the world's largest and best known conference on the intersection of technology and politics, attracting the highest level of speakers and participants.  At the conference, IAVA Founder and Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff and Director of Online Strategy Daniel Atwood joined Bianchini and Newmark to show conference participants how CommunityofVeterans.org, a Ning-based social network, is revolutionizing outreach efforts to our nation's newest generation of veterans.

PRESS COVERAGE:


• Read about the journey of IAVA Member Veteran Reynaldo Leal, Jr. (right) through the community in this feature "Hello, My Name is User01" from the Wall Street Journal.
• Check-out this editorial from IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff: "Marine Finds Unlikely Reinforcements Online: Nerds."
• Watch an interview from the conference with Paul Rieckhoff:
  
  

  GET INVOLVED:

• Are you an OIF/OEF veteran? Click here to learn more and register for CommunityofVeterans.org.
  
• Join the movement! Click here to become an IAVA Member Veteran and learn about free access to upcoming WWE events, Incubus concerts and more.
• Not an Iraq or Afghanistan veteran? Click here to become an IAVA Supporter!