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National Volunteer Week Challenge: Submit Photos From All 50 States!

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Video, Volunteering, Soup Kitchen, Spring-Into-Action, National Volunteer Week, Points of Light Institute, Slidepollajax, Volunteerism, Veterans, Impact News

National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, isn't just about random acts of kindness. The movement urges you to make giving back part of your life. Volun...

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A Transcendent Man

John Bridgeland | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, U.S. Senate, George H.W. Bush, Service, George W. Bush, USA Freedom Corps, Points of Light Institute, Lyndon Johnson, Harris Wofford, Peace Corps, Impact News

Bipartisan outpourings are rare in Washington these days. So when they happen, they should make news. The occasion was the birthday celebration of eight decades of service by Harris Wofford.

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Bringing President George H. W. Bush's Points of Light Vision to Life

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Volunteers in Service, Points of Light Institute, Volunteering, National Service, Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Impact News

Underlying the sweeping reforms and essential institutional responses to disaster, to poverty and to all forms of need has been the one reliable but often unheralded individual volunteer.

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A Day To Give Back And Volunteer With Your Kids

The Huffington Post | Sarah H. Lee | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Volunteer With Family, Family Dinner Download, Family Dinner Table Talk, Dinner Download, Generation On, Hands on Network, Kids Volunteering, Youth Volunteers, Points of Light Institute, Volunteer Centers, National Family Volunteer Day, Parents News

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: As we head into the giving season, we'll be doling out all kinds of...

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Celebrating The Peace Corps' 50th Birthday

Michelle Nunn | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Community Service, Peace Corps, Volunteerism, Points of Light Institute, Michelle Nunn, Peace Corps 50 Years, Activism, Impact News

On Sept. 22, 1961, Congress approved legislation creating the Peace Corps. This organization was born not of politics, but rather the enthusiasm and idealism of students responding to a speech by President John F. Kennedy that lasted under five minutes.

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Social Entrepreneurship: A Currency for Change

Gary A. Officer | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Points of Light Institute, Social Entrepreneurship, Jeff Skoll, Skoll Forum, Kennedy Center, Oxford, Social Entrepreneur, Oxford University, Impact News

At Oxford University this week Jeff Skoll (first employee and President of EBay) will use his wealth as a catalyst for bringing together social entrepreneurs from around the world to meet and exchange ideas.

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All Together Now? AmeriCorps and the Thousand Points of Light

Shirley Sagawa | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Points of Light Institute, Corporate Volunteering, Americorps, George W. Bush, Impact News

AmeriCorps members are the recruiters and leaders of millions of community volunteers, the full-time, consistent presence that makes so much possible.

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Stronger Together: All for Good Joins Points of Light Institute

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Ethos Water, All for Good, Peggy Noonan, Volunteering, Volunteer, Starbucks, Nonprofits, Sam Nunn, Points of Light Institute, Volunteerism, All-for-Good-Web-Site, Mergers, Ivolunteer, Google, Charity, Meetup, Causecast, Procter & Gamble, Mergers and Acquisitions, The Gap, serve.gov, idealist.org, Truist, Aarp, Aarp Create the Good, Corporation for National and Community Service, Impact News

Since nonprofits exist to solve problems rather than build bureaucracies, the notion of consolidation to cement our gains and improve our efficiencies seemed like a worthwhile option.

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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

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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America's Best Export

Stuart W. Holliday | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Points of Light Institute, Public Diplomacy, State Department, Volunteerism, Service, Foreign Policy, Corporation for National and Community Service, World News

As America looks for ways to engage the world -- and not compromise its core values in the process -- promoting our culture of volunteerism and service stands out as a promising avenue.

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The Heroes Who Choose to Do More Than Show Up

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Volunteering, Giving Back, National Volunteer Week, Hands-on-Network, Hurricane Katrina, Points of Light Institute, Technology, Volunteerism, Newman's Own, Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Impact News

April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week, an apt occasion to pause and celebrate the millions of Americans who have seen the needs in their communities and asked, "what can I do to help?"

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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

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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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

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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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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Greening Hollywood: Green Leadership, ATHGO International and the U.N.

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greening Hollywood, Electronic Recyclers International, The Green Book, UCLA Sustainablity, Dell, H.E. Cheick Sidi Diarra, U.N., Boeing, Green House Videos, Milbank, Green Conversion Systems, Athgo, Points of Light Institute, Ibm, Los Angeles City Public Works, Dr. Armen Orujyan, Green News

ATHGO International recently gathered 100 students and young professionals together for a 4-day Forum held, this time, at UCLA (past ATHGO Internation...

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