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Making A Difference: The World of Giving -- National Mentoring Month

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 03.26.2012

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Lisa M. Dietlin

January is designated as National Mentoring Month. When I learned of this I began thinking about who the mentors were in my life.

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Save the World. Mentor a Child.

Mark Redmond | Posted 03.24.2012

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Mark Redmond

January is National Mentoring Month, and volunteering to serve as a mentor is one way to save a life.

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Bright Lights, Holiday Sights At National Zoo (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Have you noticed the bright lights in Woodley Park? For the fifth year in a row, the Smithsonian's National Zoo is hosting ZooLights, a ...

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Veterans Day and the Heroes at Home

Mickey Goodman | Posted 01.11.2012

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Mickey Goodman

It's not just the heroic servicemen and women who have fought on foreign soils that should be honored this Veteran's Day. The family members who stay behind to keep the home fires burning are also heroes.

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Who's Rescuing Foster Kids, Runaways And High School Dropouts? (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 12.25.2011

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More than 4 million people between ages 16 to 24 were either unemployed or had dropped out of school in 2000, according to Philanthropedia.org. Yet, t...

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Rebecca Carroll

Misty Copeland On Prince And The Curvy Ballerina Revolution

HuffingtonPost.com | Rebecca Carroll | Posted 11.14.2011

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Wednesday's episode of the new documentary series "A Day in the Life" from award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock stars superhot, utterly...

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Partnerships That Work in Celebrating Students

Pat Yongpradit | Posted 10.17.2011

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Pat Yongpradit

Academic achievements need to be celebrated as much as athletic achievements. It might be weird at first to hold a pep rally for a science fair, but that is exactly what Will.i.am has done.

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Saved to Serve

Ryan Leslie | Posted 10.11.2011

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Ryan Leslie

You may know the Salvation Army for it's signature bell-ringing and red kettles outside of department stores during the holidays, I know the organization as a remarkable prism of social service.

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Investing in National Service

AnnMaura Connolly | Posted 09.17.2011

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AnnMaura Connolly

There are smart investments the federal government can make that will create jobs, guarantee a return on taxpayer investment and power organizations that find cost effective approaches to social challenges. National service is one of them.

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Giving Back In Honor Of The Dad Who Gave To You

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 08.16.2011

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Lisa M. Dietlin

Dads are making a difference daily in the philanthropic world but are not recognized for the level of support they provide. Let's change that.

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Run, Zoe, Run

Mickey Goodman | Posted 08.03.2011

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Mickey Goodman

Preparing for the trip took nearly six months. Her plan was to fly to Huntington Beach, Ca., dip her toes in the Pacific Ocean, then begin running toward home.

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Teaching Financial Literacy To Children Across The Country

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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This post is part of our month-long series featuring Greatest Women of the Day, in recognition of Women's History Month. To nominate a Greatest Wom...

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Obama Honors Lakers, Joins Them In Service Project

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Honoring a second straight NBA title for the Los Angeles Lakers, President Barack Obama on Monday bypassed the traditional White Ho...

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Storm Troopers Get Ready To Invade Comic-Con

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — On the outside, they all look the same: White armor, white helmets, black blaster rifles. Imperial soldiers from a galaxy far, far...

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Boys & Girls Club To Make Millions From LeBron Announcement

WSET | Jeremy Mills | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Boys and Girls Club's national headquarters will make millions from Thursday's announcement that will come from James' announcement show on ESPN....

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LeBron Announcement Special To Benefit Boys & Girls Club

AP | TOM WITHERS | Posted 05.25.2011

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AKRON, Ohio — LeBron James' dramatic and historic free agency will have a fitting conclusion – on TV. ESPN reported Tuesday night that Ja...

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NBC, Boys & Girls Club Team To Promote Parenthood Project

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — For a good cause, NBC stars including Amy Poehler and Peter Krause and anchorman Brian Williams are weighing in on what parenthood...

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Nick Cannon's HALO Shines Bright

Timothy Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Timothy Cooper

As we piled into a reserved room at the tony Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Mr. Cannon, looking the part of his position of chairman at Teen Nick, came off as a humble and down- to- earth guy.

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Change and Charity: How You Can Ensure They Both Survive

Ron Mirenda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ron Mirenda

Here are five ways you can make a difference, create change in our country and, at the same time, ensure that young people will grow up being able to effect change in their lifetimes.

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Q & A With Elmo's Creator

Huffington Post Living | Dequan Foster & Diamante Suarez | Posted 11.17.2011

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DEQUAN FOSTER: When you were growing up was there ever a mentor in your life that really had such a big difference? KEVIN CLASH: Oh yeah. I had som...

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