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The chance to make a difference -- the opportunity to leave things just a little better than the way we found them -- when you think about it, that's what really drives most of us throughout life.
Sabiha remembers the sense of panic among people in Shikarpur who were terrified by the threat of floods. Her neighbors trusted her, and lives were saved. "I realize what it means to be brave," she said.
Think the debate over health care reform is over? President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in late March after nearly a year of debate and deliberation. But the real work is only just beginning.
I know every generation faces its own challenges, but there is a magnitude and lethality to today's issues that troubles me.
It is our obligation as the Jewish people to give future generations a world more peaceful, more secure and more just than that which we inherited from our parents and grandparents.
I'm so excited for the new school year: the most brilliant feeling is when I step into Staples and smell the scent of fresh notebooks and pencils. But many kids in homeless shelters don't know this feeling of excitement.
70% of India's population is excluded from formal financial services that most people reading this blog take for granted. If financial services are to become a reality, they have to be delivered non-traditionally.
Ten year plans, multiple-year homeless initiatives, homeless management information systems - that's billions of dollars invested to addresses homelessness. Seems a bit excessive when I know the steps toward housing hurting people are simple.
If you don't believe we can solve this social crisis called homelessness, watch this interview with Linda Kaufman and learn about her amazing organization, Pathways To Housing.
It's vital that people in slavery are engaged in developing their own solutions. They tell us that boycotting slave-tainted and conflict-tainted products will only make their lives worse.
Instead of talking about the problem, I want to be part of the solution. I pledge to be that black nerd who shows young men that there's a world outside of music and sports.
Three years ago, my friend and now business partner and I set out on a mission to change the lives of girls and women. PROUDgirls on the MOVE teaches girls to feel beautiful and powerful while doing good things for others.
What can we do to support Wounded Warriors? One of the the many meaningful ways is through the Gift of Laughter program.
Fall is upon us, and kids are heading back to school. Sadly, for too many children that means 7 hours a day with no free play. That's because more schools are slashing recess to make time for the "serious" classroom subjects.
We need a peer network to support us, to help us realize that not only do we have something to give, but that it is possible to make a difference.
We should not think of corporate responsibility as a separate program or box on a company's org-chart. Instead, these concepts should be considered essential tools for industry.
Six participants, racing in two teams of three people, were the first homeless women and men from St. Vincent de Paul Village to join in the triathlon.
For the first time ever, I feel connected to where I live. I feel engaged with my neighborhood and my city. Through NeighborGoods, I have become a more active local citizen.
Nonprofits are finally recognizing the uses of the new methods of communication. Even e-mail is starting to take a backseat to Facebook.
Rob Densen, 2010.09.03
