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A New Era Of Impact Volunteering

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Volunteers in Service, Volunteering, Americorps, Points of Light, Volunteer Generation Fund, Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, National Service, Impact News
Michelle Nunn

It is not often that presidents share a legacy. More typically, the history books and the leaders themselves prefer a unique stamp, a signature achiev...

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Tag -- A Game to Restore Idealism

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gulf Relief, Get HandsOn Tag Challenge, Activism, Grassroots Campaigns, Operation Foundation, Fired Up Sisters, Points of Light, General Elections, Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Impact News
Michelle Nunn

At a time of political bad sportsmanship and increasing cynicism, I want to encourage people to jump into a "game" that celebrates grassroots leaders and idealism and encourages positive action.

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Myra Farr, 95-Year-Old Volunteer, Honored By Florida Governor

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Crist, Volunteer Florida Foundation, Governor Charlie Crist, Myra Farr, Points of Light, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Impact News

As a member of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) in south Florida, Myra Farr has spent over five decades volunteering with programs that hel...

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Presidents Obama, Bush Celebrate

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bush Points of Light, Obama Service, Community Service, Obama Points of Light, Points of Light Institute, George H.W. Bush, Points of Light, Impact News
Michelle Nunn

President Bush built a powerful legacy around making service central to people's lives. The next step in the service movement is to make service central to our nation's priorities.

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Obama, Bush Sr Urge Community Service

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, Volunteering, Barack Obama, George H.W. Bush, Points of Light Institute, United We Serve, Points of Light, Public Service, Impact News

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Calling public service "the essence of our liberty," President Barack Obama on Friday urged Americans to step up and vo...

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Points Of Light Volunteer Of The Day: Hyundai Diversity Action Group

pointsoflight.org | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Giving Life, Volunteer of the Day, Points of Light, Healthy Living News

The Hyundai Diversity Action Team is a group of nearly one hundred Hyundai Team Members that donate their time, energy and money to efforts in the Mon...

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Politics, Personalities and the Business of Doing Good

Jake Brewer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neil Bush, Public Good, Social Responsibility, Volunteers, Collaboration, Non-Profits, Partnerships, Corporate Social Responsibility, Points of Light, Social Sector, Business News
Jake Brewer

Trying to make the world a better place is messy and almost always full of the same back-room shenanigans chronicled throughout the political sectors, but with one difference: those involved act like it's not, and no one talks about it.

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