If you are walking near Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in New York City or along Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and happen upon a crystal snowflake hovering overhead, please take a moment to consider why it is there.
Simple, I know. But nonprofits and individuals can often let their enthusiasm distract them from the basic needs of others that must be met.
So congratulations to Facebook. Peace on Facebook is a great start. But world peace it ain't (yet). Let's think ambitiously for a minute -- how could Facebook do more to promote world peace?
Generation Y's thirst is to create something lasting that works -- sustainable projects that will continue to affect the lives of those in rural communities for years to come.
Fifty hours was all I needed. This was the thought in my mind when I first came to a Global Kids meeting ten years ago.
No personal mission has resonated so deeply with me as the one I am currently pursuing with the TOMS movement. I would like to share it with you in hopes that you will hold me accountable for fulfilling it.
"During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future," Menchu Tum says with conviction.
Time and again people across the country share with me what a gift the act of volunteering has been for them. It's time to share what we have to prevent the frightening increase in homelessness, especially among families and children.
Has it become an accepted fact of life in the United States that the machinery of justice applies almost solely to people of color?
It's Mid-November, which means it's still not too late to support Movember -- and grow a moustache for prostate and testicular cancer.
Donors tend to feel empowered after the donation. Donating seems to create a sense of belonging to the community, and the donors also feel a sense of participation in the journalistic process.
It turns out that one of the most basic things we all learned as children -- treat others how you would like to be treated, the Golden Rule -- is the most powerful idea in the world.
What makes Being Generous, by Ted Malloch, especially powerful is his description of his own journey from self-described narcissism to compassion.
