Trained as a journalist, Susan Skog has written about humanitarians and their projects for 20 years. The author of five nonfiction books, including Peace in Our Lifetime and Embracing Our Essence, her work has also appeared in many leading magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, Newsday, Family Circle, Prevention, Good Housekeeping and AARP magazine. Her latest book, The Give-Back Solution, was published in March 2009.

Skog has worked with and volunteered for BeadforLife, which supports Ugandan women, many of whom are HIV-positive refugees.

She is a former manager at Engineers Without Borders-USA, which helps developing world communities realize clean water, energy, and sanitation.

Blog Entries by Susan Skog

"Ponzied" and Poorer in Stuff, But Richer in What Really Matters

Posted November 5, 2009 | 08:49 PM (EST)


Millions of us are actively engaging, volunteering, and serving as never before. And I find it amazing how often the lives we save include our own.

Helping other people reach for a brighter day helped me not just survive, but soar, after staggering Ponzi losses. Three years ago, my...

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