In the spirit of being present while going to and fro, I want to introduce our latest GIG Spark. Melissa Cheng produced our latest GIG video. Her goal: to inspire you to be more conscious, present, and aware of the beauty that surrounds you.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.07.2012
When I had an idea to quit my job to use mytalents to produce stories about civic engagement, people asked, "What's your return on investment?" and, "How are you going to support yourself?" All relevant, but not the right questions at that time.
Toan Lam | Posted 06.01.2012
When you hear the word philanthropy, what comes to mind? Older. Richer. Later. Larger? Not anymore. A recent experience inspired me to drop the p...
Toan Lam | Posted 04.15.2012
Welcome to Go Inspire Go's first installment of "Tea with Toan" a program created for GoInspireGo.com (GIG). In the spirit of GIG's mission to create ...
Toan Lam | Posted 02.25.2012
If you're feeling down this holiday season, here's a surefire pick-me-up to lift your spirits. Just Google "Secret Santa Kmart" and see the brimming n...
Toan Lam | Posted 01.15.2012
I realized a desperate need for a program that combines technology, social good and storytelling. That's how "GIG Spark," a lesson on compassion, was born.
Toan Lam | Posted 12.07.2011
Jobs fervently said, "You must do what you love" and "trust." Trust that you are exactly where you are supposed to be now -- and that it will lead you to where you're supposed to be.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.21.2011
Here's how you can use social media to make difference NOW.
Toan Lam | Posted 06.11.2011
Tom Shadyac's nonfiction documentary "I Am" is a powerful and eyeopening look into our world. It raises two simple questions: "What's wrong with our world?" and "How can we all can make it better?"
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Jordan is a business graduate-turned-vagabond who hopes his wanderlust inspires you to change by putting down your gizmos, gear and gadgets to engage with one another.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Every Tuesday Herman Travis hand delivers food from the San Francisco Food Bank to residents of his low-income community.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Karma Kitchen is cooking up kindness and generosity across the San Francisco Bay Area. It's a volunteer-run experiment in generosity that is growing.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
Amidst the ongoing health care debate in America, one doctor, out of Oakland, Calif. has a simple solution: just give it away. She decided to volunteer her services full-time, so patients don't have to pay for her services.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Amy Rosenthal's "17 Things I Made" video is so simple, so eloquent, that it has the undeniable power to inspire. She created a movement that brought folks together through her creativity and made me smile.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
Though I've had some amazing teachers in my life, I can truly say that six-year-old Phoebe Russell is the best teacher I've ever had, when it comes to the true meaning of "service."
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011
In 1999, Railway Police commander Jarumporn Suramanee started a daily three-hour program in Bangkok's train station to teach homeless children the basic life skills they were never taught.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
I sit and watch in horror -- the destruction and lives ripped apart by the massive devastation from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Port-au-Pr...
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
For the past two years, Lisa has packed more than 20,000 pounds of kids clothes for underprivileged newborns living in and around Oakland, California -- Kids that would otherwise leave the hospital without the baby basics.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
Laurence and Florence Spungen and their four children sold their PEER Bearing company last fall and gave the money to employees as bonuses (some bonuses were six figures) based on years of service.
Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011
Every single night at 9:30pm, for the past four years, Munoz and his family have been delivering 120 to 140 home cooked meals to those in need, which he calls his "second job" every day.
Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2012