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5 College Students Work To Bring Solar Power To 1 Million Homes In Africa

Neil Parmar | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Nyu, Hult Global Case Challenge, Africa, Habitat for Humanity, One Laptop Per Child, Solaraid, Muhammad Yunus, Hult International Business School, New York University Abu Dhabi, Uae, Impact News

"How will you change the world?" That was the question posed at the launch of the third annual Hult Global Case Challenge, which tackles global pover...

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Women Building Homes For Women

Liz Crossman | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Habitat for Humanity International, National Women Build Week, Poverty, Housing, Women Build, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Habitat for Humanity, Georgia, Lowe's, Americus, Gender, Affordable Housing, Impact News

Not too long ago, I met a woman who was volunteering to build a Habitat house. Owning a decent, affordable home had changed her life, and she wanted to do whatever she could to help make that dream a reality for other families.

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Looking To Students To Break The Global Poverty Cycle

Dave McMurty | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Energy, Nonprofit, Habitat for Humanity, Education, Poverty, Hult Global Case Challenge, Housing, Habitat for Humanity International, Impact News

Worldwide, 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing and 100 million are homeless. In the United States alone, 95 million people have housing pro...

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Hult Global Case Challenge Brings New Ideas, Solutions to the Struggle Against Poverty

Jonathan Reckford | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Affordable Housing Solutions, Habitat for Humanity, Poverty, Hult Global Case Challenge, Hult Business School, Poverty Solutions, Affordable Housing, College News

This year, the challenge presented to students focused on alleviating global poverty, and students were to develop solutions along three tracks: affordable education, affordable energy and affordable housing.

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Fighting Poverty Through a More Inclusive Economy

Mara Slade | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: World Population, Population Growth, Habitat for Humanity, Low-Income Housing, Hult Global Case Challenge, Impact News

Our solution is to move Habitat for Humanity to a manufacturer of modular homes that streamlines the building process through employed labor, bringing economic development and jobs to those at the base of the economic pyramid.

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High School Service Director Builds Homes, Improves Medical Care In Uganda

mentor.patch.com | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Lake Catholic High School, Gulu Help Foundation, Lord's Resistance Army, Rock Foundation School, Cleveland, Lra, Habitat for Humanity, Joseph Kony, Uganda, Debbie Jarosz, Habitat for Humanity Uganda, Impact News

Debbie Jarosz didn't spend a lot of time thinking about global problems while growing up. "I was a Cleveland girl," she said. "We did our vacations...

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Ending Homelessness, One Garment at a Time

The Technician | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, Awareness, Fashion, Homelessness, Homeless Veterans, Youth Homelessness, College News

Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross will have to move over for a new company. Its name: KNo Clothing. Their mission: to end homelessness through fashion.

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AmeriCorps Fosters The Next Generation Of Social Entrepreneurs

John Gomperts | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Spring Into Action, Shane Gring, Leed, Social Entrepreneurship, Boulder, Bould, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Spring-Into-Action, Habitat for Humanity, Elie Lowenfeld, Americorps, Jewish Disaster Response Corps, Home News

At a time of increasing social need and tight fiscal restraints across the country, we need more opportunities for service -- through programs like AmeriCorps or others -- to continue to foster the social entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

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It's Quite Simple: Unfollow Trump Jr. on Twitter & 'Fire' Sons From the Show

Randall | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Fired, World Wildlife Fund, Elephants, Zimbabwe, Earth Day, Nurture, Ivanka Trump, Celebrity Apprentice, African Elephants, Wildlife Conservation, Sicko, Leopards, Randall's Animals, Eric Trump, Animal News, Crocodiles, Leopard, Donald Trump Jr., Hunting, Ny News, Honey Badger Don't Care, Donald Trump, Africa, Nature, Habitat for Humanity, Honey Badger, Randall, Endangered Species, Animal Planet, Disgusting Foods, Wildlife, Nsfw, Video, Comedy News

Donald Trump has to deal with his beyond privileged sons, Eric and Donald Jr. Sponsors are starting to pull themselves from Celebrity Apprentice, and why not? As long as these two "sporty" hunters, continue to co-host the program with "daddy," there's no reason to support the show as long as Don Jr. refuses to apologize and drop his "holier than thou," 1983 elitist attitude.

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I Think My Mom's in Love With Jimmy Carter

Meghan O'Keefe | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Habitat for Humanity, Jimmy Carter, Crushes, Dateline, Comedy, Mothers, Ryan Gosling, Comedy News

I'm starting to suspect that the way my mom feels about Jimmy Carter is the way my generation feels about Ryan Gosling, but even that's not entirely true.

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Hugging Those Walls Fills a Neighborhood With Love

Steven Wasko | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Detroit, Habitat for Humanity, General Motors, Detroit Public Schools, East English Village, Detroit Impact, Detroit Education, Detroit News

It would be tempting to blog about DPS' commitment to improve east side neighborhoods through the new East English Village Prep. Academy. But my attention turned to a speaker, a Morningside resident who has lived in her Habitat home since 2009.

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GM CEO Makes BIG Out-of-Pocket Donation To Detroit Revitalization

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Detroit Blight, Detroit Habitat for Humanity, Detroit Habitat for Humanity 25th Anniversary, Video, GM CEO Dan Akerson, Dan Akerson, Detroit Impact, Habitat for Humanity, Detroit Real Estate, Habitat for Humanity Detroit, Daniel Akerson, Detroit Housing, GM CEO, Detroit Education, Detroit News

Just days before home-building charity Habitat for Humanity celebrates its 25th anniversary, the organization will launch a $25 million project to exp...

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PHOTOS: 10 Destinations For The Broken-Hearted

BootsnAll | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Yoga, Amsterdam, Bootsnall, California, New York, Verona, Croatia, Mexico, Break Ups, Spain, Bali, Travel, Italy, Kickboxing, Broken Heart, Tokyo, Indonesia, Romance, Barcelona, Meditation, Habitat for Humanity, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Some destinations are super-romantic and may not be ideal options if you're nursing a broken heart, but others seem tailor-made to help you get over your ex.

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'Week Of Action Against Poverty' Is Grass-Roots Movement With Legs

Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Kenora, Kenora Affordable Housing Group, Poverty, Homelessness, Nan Normand, Making Kenora Home, Aamikkowiish, Russell Havil, Habitat for Humanity, People First, Week of Action Against Poverty, Video, Impact News

One city is making the extra effort to raise awareness about poverty. In Kenora, Canada, a group of volunteers gathered to pin hundreds of red bows...

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Teen Impact: Finalist #7

Imran Cronk | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Teen Impact, Habitat for Humanity, Youth Activism, Youth United, Bslide-Universalpictures, High School News

If more people my age are empowered to impact the world for the better by being given positions of leadership and responsibility, we will form a tidal wave of change and social good.

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Tikkun Olam: Repair of the World

Adam_Shapiro | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: New Orleans, National Day of Service, Habitat for Humanity, Volunteering, MLK Day of Service, Impact News

We all thought that we were in New Orleans to help others in need and to enrich their lives; but in the end when we got on our plane to come home it was our group of 23 that had learned so much more along the way.

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Charities See Huge Increase In Foreclosed Home Donations

Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Housing Market Collapse, Video, Charles Konkus, Restoration America, William Brazier, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Rebecca Mairone, Habitat for Humanity, Society of St Vincent De Paul Detroit, Real Estate Donations, Home Donation, Impact News

Forget collecting coins in a red kettle -- charities are increasingly netting donated homes as a result of the foreclosure crisis. And the trend i...

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SLIDESHOW: What Twitter Is Saying On The Last #CharityTuesday Of 2011

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Habitat for Humanity, #Charitytuesday, Save the Children, Online Giving, Nonprofits Social Media, Online Charity, Impact News

On this last #CharityTuesday of 2011, take time to recognize someone who gives at great lengths. Do-gooders don't give to receive recognition, but ...

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1,300 Elementary School Kids Lending a Helping Hand Through Art

Brian Buck | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Kids' Artwork, Habitat for Humanity, Friendly Neighborhood Helpers, Artwork, Holiday Season, Greeting Cards, School Kids, Impact News

Local charity, inspired by elementary student, is raising money for charities and schools by selling greeting cards adorned with kid's artwork The He...

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How Not to Keep Up With the Joneses

Barbara Becker | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Holidays, Social Change, Unicef, Impact News, Mindfulness, Occupy Wall Street, Christmas, Habitat for Humanity, Parenting, Parent News, New York News, Parents News

How can we instill in our children an appreciation for what they already have -- especially when the people around them seem to have just about everything? Here's one family's holiday tip.

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Making a Difference: The World of Giving -- Hunger and Thankful Giving

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Kraft Foods, Philanthropy, Food Pantries, Hunger, Vfw, Senior Citizens, Volunteering, Charity, Thanksgiving, Habitat for Humanity, Pilgrims, Feeding America, Donations, ConAgra Foods, Foodbanks, Impact News

During this time of year, many local grocery stores as well as chains, offer the opportunity for shoppers to purchase a bag of food, a meal or to drop off a food item in a "food barrel".

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5 Places To Meet Post50 Singles

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Meeting People Over 50, Barbecue, Sex, Dating, Singles Organizations, Habitat for Humanity, Women Over 50, Online Dating, Love Post50, Fifty News

Meeting Mr. or Mrs. Right is always a challenge, and that challenge often becomes even harder when you're dating over 50. If your tried-and-true metho...

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Team Rubicon: Helping Vets Heal the World

MeiMei Fox | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Jake Wood, Non-Profit, The Life Out Loud, America, Veterans, Team Rubicon, Unemployment, Army, Volunteering, Airforce, Service, Humanitarian Aid, US, Vets, Marines, Volunteers, Habitat for Humanity, Military Personnel, Skill Building, USA, Volunteerism, Job Skills, William McNulty, Crisis Management, Crisis Response, Joshua Webster, Airborne Ranger, Military, Afghanistan, Services Organization, International Disaster Relief, Veterans Day, Pj, Pararescueman, Impact News

In honor of Veterans Day, here's a much-needed story about the courage, goodwill and valuable skills that our veterans have to offer our society.

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The Real Jersey Shore

Tom Gerdy | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Reality TV, New Jersey, Boardwalk, Jersey Shore, Volunteering, Reaching Out, Giving Back, Habitat for Humanity, Impact News

During the last two decades, we have witnessed the emergence of a phenomenon that has become known as reality television. Reality shows have become a ...

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Long-Term Rebuilding in the Aftermath of Disasters

Jonathan T.M. Reckford | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Disaster, Habitat for Humanity, Natural Disaster, Natural Disasters, Disaster Relief, World Habitat Day, Impact News

As we focus on the global need for adequate shelter on this World Habitat Day, we implore business, government, policy, civic and relief organization leaders to work together to institute practices that support adequate housing in all areas of the world.

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