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What Has Become of Empathy?

Rachel Ben-Avi | Posted 04.23.2012

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Rachel Ben-Avi

She is real to me now. I want to send her things, meet her, talk to her, hug her. I see her; both she and her people feel real to me. In fact, I want to go to her. But that's silly, isn't it?

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Anna Bahr

SLIDESHOW: Etsy Artist Paints Colbert, Fey, Angelou, Other Inspring People For Charity

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Bahr | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Etsy, Education, Poverty, John Steinbeck, Donate, Homelessness, Good Works, Charity, Modest Needs, Arts, Nina Simone, Maya Angelou, Impact News

Last April, artist Ryan Wollard was fed up. Programs for the arts and teaching programs were being cut left and right, and labor unions were under att...

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Serving Others To Change The World

Rev. Larry Hollon | Posted 07.11.2011

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Rev. Larry Hollon

Think what could be accomplished if everyone spent an occasional weekend helping a neighbor or volunteering our time.

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How To Build A Liveable City

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toronto, Deloitte, Good Works, Volunteering, New Radicals, Careers, Business, Cities, Diversity, Julia Moulden, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Julia Moulden

I adore city life, but recognize that living and working together in close quarters presents huge challenges - and that it's not going to get easier as we continue to grow and welcome people from around the world.

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Even New Radicals Get The Blues

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

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Julia Moulden

Maybe we need to acknowledge to ourselves - and say aloud to one another - that it's hard to be out on the edge all the time. That exhaustion comes hand-in-hand with exhilaration.

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Your Social Capital: Invest It in Philanthropy

Ron Mirenda | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Good Works, Charity, Social Responsibility, Funding Non-Profits, Funding, Legacy, Social Capital, Donating to Non-Profits, Fundraising, Community-Reinvestment, Making a Difference, Healthy Living News
Ron Mirenda

Social capital allows us to invest in the future of society in areas we are passionate about and in those we strongly believe will make a difference in our society.

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Does Evangelical Giving Do the World Good?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Generosity, Evangelical Christians, Altruism, Freethought, Good Works, Volunteering, Missionary, Christian, Healthy Living News
Valerie Tarico

When a person's altruistic impulses are directed toward winning converts, it is valid to ask whether they are actually serving human well-being or simply serving a mind virus.

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