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Starbucks, HandsOn Network Host Global Month of Service

Cliff Burrows | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Corporate Giving, Corporate Social Responsibility, Nonprofit Partnership Charity, Csr, Corporate Community Service, Handson Network, Impact News
Cliff Burrows

With service events around the world, our goal is to reach 200,000 hours of service from our partners and customers in 30 days.

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Return To The Dinner Table

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Handson Network, MLK Day, DC Central Kitchen, America's Sunday Supper, Impact News
Michelle Nunn

Yet, the image of a modest table where families gather is more than just a symbol of modern-day angst. It is also being rediscovered as the venue where bonds are reaffirmed and where breaking bread actually breaks down barriers.

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A New Approach to America's Mortgage Crisis: Innovation and Collaboration

Richard French | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Housing Market, Mortgage, Home Foreclosures, Raise the Roof, Handson Network, Business News
Richard French

So far, there have been few solutions for upside down/underwater homeowners and the mortgage lenders and servicers who own these loans.

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The World's Largest Game of Online Tag

Allison Fine  | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Good, Handson Network, Corporate Social Responsibility, Volunteerism, Get Handson Challenge, Handson Network's Tag Campaign, Impact News
Allison Fine 

Players are asked to be "it" and make a volunteer commitment, then tag their friends, family and colleagues -- their social networks -- via Facebook, Twitter, email, or other online channels.

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9/11: A 'National Day Of Service And Remembrance'

HuffPost | Diana Grubb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Seprember 11 Memorial and Museum, September 11, National Day of Service and Remembrance, Volunteer, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Handson Network, Volunteerism, Corporation for National and Community Service, Slidesplash, Slideshow, Impact News

Correction: While this article states that 911dayofservice.org is a newly launched website, it was actually launched in 2002 by the nonpartisan nonp...

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Hitting the Trifecta: The Volunteer Generation Fund, a Winning Federal Investment

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Volunteer Generation Fund, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Business Volunteer Council, Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Michigan Coalition for Clean Forests, Handson Network, National Assessment of Education Progress, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News
Michelle Nunn

Federal policy-makers need look no further than the Volunteer Generation Fund for the perfect trifecta: low cost, proven effectiveness and return on investment.

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The Power to Change the World

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonprofit, Points of Light Institute, Volunteering, Handson Network, Public Service, Community Service, Wesleyan College, Impact News
Michelle Nunn

In my commencement address at Wesleyan College, I reminded students to take the bounty of their education and, whatever their path, find a way to serve others.

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True Angels in the City of Angels: The Top 5 Social Enterprises in LA

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: City Year, Chrysalis, Treepeople, Arne Duncan, Liberty Hill, Operation USA, Green Dot, Matt Petersen, Ed Norton, Los Angeles, Mark Gold, Mario Lopez, Social Enterprise, Brad Pitt, Steve Barr, Social Entrepreneurship, Alan Khazei, United Way, Handson-Network, Adlai-Wertman, International Medical Corps, Leonardo Dicaprio, Global Green, Heal the Bay, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Greenblatt

Despite the negative press, LA is a vibrant hub of ethnicities and ideas, a thriving metropolis that spurs continuous innovation for the common good.

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You Only Need a Heart Full of Grace

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., Handson Network, Points of Light Institute, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day of Service, Impact News
Michelle Nunn

On Martin Luther King Day, millions of Americans around the country will take a "day on" not a "day off." This year, every individual has the opportunity to answer President Obama's call to serve.

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"Morning Joe" Broadcasts Live From NOLA: Help Rebuild John McDonogh High School

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, City Year, Community Service, Msnbc, Morning Joe in New Orleans, Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski Morning Joe, Handson Network, Katrina Relief, Public Service, Joe Scarborough, Morning Joe New Orleans 2009, Starbucks, Morning Joe New Orleans, Digger Phelps Joe Scarborough, Hurricane Katrina, Mika Brzezinski, Brewing Together, Video, Impact News

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