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Want a Self-Esteem Boost? Throw Away Someone's Trash

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Selfless Acts, Happiness, Happiness Resolution, Random Acts of Kindness, Acts of Kindness, Kindness Tips, Self-Worth, Your Happiness Project, Psychology, Self-Knowledge, Happiness Tips, Self-Esteem, Do Good, Doing Good, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

"Do good, feel good" is a happiness truism that really is true. Act like a considerate citizen of the world, and you'll also boost your self-esteem.

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SLIDESHOW: Top 10 U.S Cities That Donate The Most

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Harrisburg, Video, Greenville, Charity, Volunteering, Volunteer, Memphis, Minneapolis, Detroit, Salt Lake City, Washington DC, Do Good, Giving, Teen Impact, Impact News

Local market consumer research firm Scarborough Research released a study this week detailing the most generous cities in America -- and the numbers a...

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An Epidemic Of Apathy Toward World Affairs

Adora Svitak | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Awareness, Charity, World Affairs, Do Good, Prius, Donation, Activism, Shallow, Apathy, Charitable, Adora Svitak, World Issues, Current Affairs, Impact, Superficial, Adora, Impact News
Adora Svitak

We try to live in a bubble of Priuses and occasional donations, shopping trips to buy sustainably made $40 shorts with our friends, conversations about school events and neighborhood redecorations.

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Join us for this year's Family Circle clothing drive

Jim Gibbons | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Donate, Diane Papazian, Family-Circle-Magazine, Donation Impact Calculator, Clothes, Donations, Job Training, Do Good, Goodwill, Back-to-School, Clothing Drive, Jim Gibbons, Healthy Living News
Jim Gibbons

Last year, Goodwill teamed up with Family Circle to invite their readers across the country to donate clothing to their local Goodwills. Our goal was...

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'Doing Good' Isn't In Your Genes, Study Says

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dna, Altruism, Nurture, Nature, Do Good, Ethnography, Adrian Bell, Culture, Video, Impact News

What makes people help others? Evolutionary scientists have long debated whether our genes have anything to do with behaviors that make us help strang...

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Giving Thanks for Action

Bob McKinnon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Actions Speak Loudest, Bill Clinton, Do Something, Children, Politics, Thanksgiving, change.org, Martha Graham, Action, Climate Change, Childhood Obesity, Volunteer Match, Mike Huckabee, Margaret Mead, Henry David Thoreau, All for Good, Carbon Rally, Health Care, Books, Policy, Do Good, Distraction, Politics News
Bob McKinnon

When habitual distractions trump deliberate actions we focus on politics instead of policy, the selfish vs. the selfless, and the "urgent" vs. the important. We much change the action-distraction equation.

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What If You Could Only See Good Ads Online?

Christine Escobar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Faisel M. Sethi, Influence of Marketing on Kids, Good Browser Plug In, Positive Social Action, Marketing and Advertising Messages, Green Parent Chicago, Do Good, Impact News
Christine Escobar

Recently, DoGood Headquarters contacted us about their new DoGooder browser plug-in that helps people take positive action. Here's how it works.

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