Good Deeds

GIG Spark: Spreading Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Toan Lam | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Gig, Charity, Volunteering, Inspiration, Gig Spark, Inspiring Stories, Good Deeds, Goinspirego, Inspiring Youth, Video, Impact News

We know that people (especially youth) care and want to do something good for others, but just don't know how. So why not teach compassion to kids and adults in your life?

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Sweet Idea! Using Chocolate to Create Compassion

Toan Lam | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Gretchen Burley, Hot Chocolate, Good Deeds, Volunteering, Homelessness, Making a Difference, Gig Spark, Video, Good News News

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Phylicia Rashad Talks Good Deeds and Occupy Wall Street

Dustin Fitzharris | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Phylicia Rashad, Tyler Perry Good Deeds, Good Deeds, Tyler Perry, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Pop Culture, Occupy Wall Street, Black Voices News

While Tyler Perry's new movie, Good Deeds, may be just another film for movie-goers, for Phylicia Rashad, it provides an opportunity for her to encourage others to stop and examine what is happening in their lives and the world today.

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Tyler Perry Talks 'Good Deeds'

Black Film | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Good Deeds, Tyler Perry, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

After 11 films, including the Madea and non-Madea films, producer-writer-director-actor Tyler Perry is venturing into a new platform, his first romant...

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PHOTOS: The Glamorous Premiere Of 'Good Deeds'

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Good Deeds Movie, Video, Gabrielle Union, Beverly Johnson, Fashion-Beauty, Thandie Newton, Hair-Beauty, Good Deeds, Good Deeds Movie Premiere, Tyler Perry Movies, Tyler Perry, Tyler-Perry-Good-Deeds, Black Voices News

Tyler Perry was joined last night in Hollywood by the star-studded cast of "Good Deeds" for the flick's Valentine's Day premiere. Perry serves as ...

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The Three Dollar Check

Conor Grennan | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Inspiration, Giving, Faith, Philanthropy, Strategic Philanthropy, Donating to Charity, Good Deeds, Donations, Good News, Impact News

There are a lot of ways to inspire people. But there is one common strand of DNA that unites all those inspirational people out there. They are committed.

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Man Finds $17,201 Outside Bank, Returns It

AP | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Robert Adams Cash, Chicago Suburbs, Arlington Heights, Stealing, Good Deeds, Atm, Robert Adams, Chicago Impact, Good Samaritan, Chicago News

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) -- Robert Adams craved an ice-cold drink after finishing his shift on a sweltering workday, but not having enough money to ...

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Are We Wired For Feelings Of Elevation?

Mark Matousek | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Inspiration, Elevation, Good Deeds, Vagus Nerve, Elevation Feelings, Feeling of Awe, Oxytocin, Vagus Nerve Oxytocin, Feelings of Elevation, Feelings of Awe, Healthy Living News

The mere act of witnessing character, virtue, beauty, and truth tickles our vagus nerve, which stimulates oxytocin production and evokes in us the desire to be better people living better lives.

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Coming to Do Good

Shari Arison | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, How to Get Involved With Social Causes, Good Deeds, Business, Strategic Philanthropy, Day of Service, Service, Impact News

About five years ago, I initiated Good Deeds Day in Israel. My initiative was based on my firm belief that every person can give something of himself.

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Are Love and Good Works Enough?

Jules Siegel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Self-Improvement, Self Growth, Good Deeds, Self-Growth, Self Help, Self Improvement, Healthy Living News

Love leading to good works is not necessarily a doomed course; and doomed or not, is good in and of itself.

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What Is A Conscious Consumer?

ElephantJournal.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Consumer, Yoga, Consumerism, Donation, Good Deeds, Fair-Trade, Conscious Consumer, Organic, Healthy Living News

In the name of living our yoga, we spend more money on organic items, buy fair-trade and goods made in the USA, and we donate our old yoga mats to tho...

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Mohammad Sohail Spares Robber's Life, Gets 'Thank You' And $50

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Long Island, Islam, Robber Pays Back Man Who Spared Him, Giving Back by Paying It Forward, Good Deeds, Mohammad Sohail, Sohail Robbery, Video, Impact News

Mohammad Sohail, the proprietor of a deli on Long Island, didn't hesitate when he was accosted back in May by a man with a baseball bat who demanded h...

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Obama-Style Community Organizers Prep NYC For Uptick In Volunteers

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: All for Good, Nyc, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Service, Local, Volunteer, Good Deeds, Nycservice, Nyc Serivce Corps, Ee, New York News

Click the participate button below to join HuffPost's hunt for the most vital community service activities in New York. Answering President Obama's c...

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Saving Marriages Strained By The Recession

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Counseling, Marriage, Community Service, Therapy, Unemployment, All for Good, New Jersey, Divorce, Volunteering, Service, Volunteer, Layoff, Foreclosure, Recession, The Giving Life, Good Deeds, Healthy Living News

Jobs have been lost and homes have been lost, but if Dr. Alan Singer can help it marriages will not be lost to this recession. Singer is a family t...

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Creative Cook Feeds Homeless

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Community Service, All for Good, Volunteering, Santa Monica, Cooking, Service, Volunteer, Serving, Chef, Ingredients, Cook, Creative, Good Deeds, Doing Good, Healthy Living News

We asked for you, our readers, to tell us how you or someone you know is serving the community and you sent in stories of volunteerism from across the...

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Who Are The Unsung Heroes Of New York?

The Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Giving Life, All for Good, Volunteering, Service, Volunteer, Good Deeds, New York, Eyes and Ears, New York News

New York is filled with an untold number of unsung heroes who volunteer their days to help those in need, and in these difficult times their deeds can...

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Want To Volunteer, In Your PJs?

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Help From Home, New York, Volunteering, New York City, Service, Volunteer, Good Deeds, Good for All, Ee, Healthy Living News

One man is attempting to change the way we think of volunteering. He doesn't think volunteering should be difficult. There's no need to break a sweat...

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People of the Book are one Another's Trusted Friends

Harun Yahya | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Koran, Jews, Islam, Bible, Catholicism, Judaism, Understanding, Catholic, Tolerance, Religious Tolerance, Friendship, Islamophobia, Catholic Church, Catholics, Torah, Quran, Christians, Good Deeds, Muslim, Healthy Living News

Islam is the religion of peace, love and tolerance. However, nowadays certain circles are trying to give Islamic morality the wrong image. The religio...

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10 Ways To Change The World

beliefnet.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: How to Change the World, Good Deeds, Random Acts of Kindness, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News

Like ripples circling outward in a pond, individual acts of kindness, taken together, can have world-changing effects. We asked Beliefnet users to des...

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When a Tombstone Reads 'Light of the World'

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charity, Judaism LGBT Rights, Judaism, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Religious Right, Humanity, Good Deeds, Religious Humanism, The Inner Life, Faith, The Rebbe, Politics News

The Rebbe replaced religious judgment with an impassioned humanity. His message became a mantra: give charity, pray daily, offer hospitality, and love every stranger as oneself. He gave faith back its heart.

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