What We Do
The Broken Brick Initiative provides useful support services to government, businesses, and non-profit organizations. As copywriters we specialize in written reports, marketing materials, success stories, newsletters, proposals, web content, and social media. We are committed to social justice, accountability, and access to information for all communities.
Latest News
The Broken Brick Initiative has started a A Small Dune in Arabia. A social media channel on YouTube and Facebook that explores news, travel and life on the Arabian Peninsula.
Climate of Denial is a crowd-sourced knowledge base which tracks climate change denial across the country. As of 2022, we have established intern partnerships with a growing list of universities and colleges have connected with over 80 student interns who want to write for the wiki and develop educational climate change media.
Our Community Libraries and Information Centers initiative responded to the COVID-19 crisis with a Public Health in Public Spaces project. Our public COVID-19 information presentations displayed the latest COVID information and current guidelines for businesses, colleges, and organizations throughout the city of Burlington, Vermont. See a fast moving example here.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Libraries and Information Centers discussed a pilot project (now on hold) with the National Library Service in Malawi to build small libraries and information centers . Our goal was to make traditional library materials available, but also to bring electronic and computer resources to communities which may have had limited access to information technologies.
Ongoing
As a United Nations volunteer, the Broken Brick Initiative works with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) China to proofread publications, reports, and newsletters. Through the same program, the Brick finished a project to create a flyer and associated publicity material for the Swedish Organization for Global Health.
Additionally, the Broken Brick Initiative has worked with Merlin USA, a leading medical relief organization, to develop effective newsletters highlighting Merlin’s efforts to provide desperately needed healthcare around the world. Review the issues from Summer 2013, Winter 2013, Spring 2012, and Fall 2011.
The United Nations has recognized the Broken Brick Initiative’s efforts with a UN Online Volunteer Certificate. As part of the network of United Nations Volunteers, the BBI completed the 2011 Annual Report for Volunteer Partnerships for West Africa. VPWA has a number of exciting projects in Ghana, and the Broken Brick Initiative was happy to help VPWA spread the news about its work to expand environmental programs, while supporting business development, healthcare outreach and education programming.
Broken Brick Initiative has also provided writing services for publishers and other business including, Vermont Design Works, a cutting-edge web and design firm based in Burlington, VT. David has written web content for their client, Mountainside Financial, a national leader in manufactured home financing.
David Curtis, President
David is the executive director of Climate of Denial and co-director of the Community Libraries and Information Centers project. A copywriter who specializes in written reports, marketing materials, success stories, newsletters, proposals, web content, and social media, he currently serves on the board of the Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center. With a master’s degree in public administration, he has studied the growth of democracy movements and the development of accountability standards. He has served in municipal government and as a union steward and labor organizer. He has a wide range of experience as a freelance writer and has written non-profit newsletters and annual reports, as well as press releases, catalogue copy, and other publicity materials.
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