Giving Back

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Volunteers will create One Million New Businesses

Jerry Chautin | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

The common denominator among SCORE volunteers is that they will be passionate about creating new jobs and helping their clients launch new businesses successfully.

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Weddings That Give Back

Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact

Read More: Nuptuals, Wedding Donate, Weddings That Give Back, Giving Back, Charities, Weddings, Impact News

Weddings these days are often about excess: lavish flowers, designer dresses and expensive party favors that gather dust in car trunks and closets for...

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Giving Getaways Help Travelers Give Back On Vacation

Posted 11.27.2009 | Impact

Read More: Red Rocks, Travel Tips, Giving Back, Ritz Carlton, Traveling, Giving Back to the Community, Impact News

Traveling this holiday season? The burgeoning trend of trips that give back has entered the mainstream, with many top destinations and travel guides c...

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So Much To Be Thankful For

2morrowknight | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Diversity, Family, Huffingtonpost Bloggers, Nonprofits, Charities, Community Service, Friends, Bloggers, Thanksgiving, Community, Obama, Giving Back, Thanksgiving Commentary, Huffingtonpost Impact Section, Living News

I love the Thanksgiving holiday. I love cooking great food, sharing tall tales with loved ones, and having nothing but big fun. I always use this day to reflect on where I am personally and professionally.

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Clinton Presidential Library Celebrates Fifth Anniversary, Gives Back To Community

Posted 11.15.2009 | Impact

Read More: Five Days of Giving, William J Clinton Foundation, William Jefferson Clinton, Bill Clinton, Giving Back, Impact News

In honor of the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library, the institution has initiated Five Days of Giving. The library's...

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Tea Leoni: How UNICEF Became A Halloween Treat

Posted 10.30.2009 | Impact

Read More: Halloween, Children, Giving Back, Tea Leoni, Donating to Charity, Unicef, Giving, Children's Health, Trick or Treat, Impact News

I grew up under the impression that I was the best trick-or-treater in the whole wide world, because my grandmother invented it!...

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16 Amazing Men on Twitter and the Awesome Charities They Support

2morrowknight | Posted 11.01.2009 | Impact

Profiles of sixteen men doing extraordinary work, and who value service and volunteerism. And, an inside look at which nonprofits are making a difference and positively impacting our planet.

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The Troops Have Landed, to Help us Build

Tom Gerdy | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Blitz Building, Habitat-for-Humanity, Marines, Community Service, Our Troops, Sailors, Volunteering, Giving Back, Impact News

As I looked over the crowd gathered to build houses for Habitat for Humanity, I saw the faces of about 100 Marines and sailors who had come out to help.

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What Affirmative Action Babies Can Give Back

Natalie Holder-Winfield | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Race, Giving Back, Volunteerism, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News

Too often, those of us who have benefited from affirmative action forget how and when to give back.

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100 Things to Do While Alive

James M. Lynch | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Do Something, The Hamlet Secret, 100 Things to Do Before You Die, Inspiration, Activism, Bucket List, Sting, Awareness, Lynch, Giving Back, Living With Meaning, Living News

I'm not racing or chasing death, living under a perpetual doomsday clock; I'm making sure that I live every day as fully as I can.

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Change and Charity: How You Can Ensure They Both Survive

Ron Mirenda | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Boys and Girls Club of America, Philanthropy, Volunteering, Charity, Giving Back, Business News

Here are five ways you can make a difference, create change in our country and, at the same time, ensure that young people will grow up being able to effect change in their lifetimes.

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Manic Mommy's Virtual Blog for Blood Drive

Stephanie Elliot | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Blood Types, Kids, Children, Health, Giving Back, Helping Others, Hospitals, Donating Blood, Donations, Moms, Families, Death, Life, Living News

Giving blood is not painful, and you'll come away from this experience feeling like you've just given someone the greatest most expensive gift: life.

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The Peace Corps Returns

Josh Ruxin | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Rwanda, Health, Barack Obama, Peace Corps, World, Volunteering, Giving Back, Africa, Community, Jfk, Peace Corps., World News

Though the Peace Corps was founded nearly 50 years ago, the program is still extraordinarily vital, and the need for Peace Corps volunteers is greater today than ever before.

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Obama and the Science of Altruism

Jamil Zaki | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Togetherness, Community Service, Helping the Needy, Emotion, Charity, Empathy, Hope, Children, Brains, Altruism, Helping Others, Martin Luther King Jr., Science, Psychology, Obama Community Service, Peace Corps, Barack Obama, Helping the Poor, Giving Back to the Community, Emotions, Neuroscience, Brain, Martin Luther King, Volunteering, Kids, Service, Giving Back, Evolution, Politics News

Why would we have evolved to feel each other's pain? Two aspects of empathy can help explain this, and the reason that evolution may have selected for strong empathizers in the first place.

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Betting His Legacy on Public Participation

Shunit Harpaz | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Socializing, Helping the Needy, Library, Libraries, Helping Others, President Obama, Donating to Charity, Ivy League, Eco-Friendly, Environmentalism, Community, Obama Administration, Community Organizer, Obama Community Organizer, Helping the Homeless, Barack Obama, Giving Back to the Community, Helping the Poor, Government, Change, Literacy, Volunteering, Giving Back, Environment, Community Organizing, Barack Obama Community Organizer, Barack Obama Community Organizing, Getting Involved, Living News

There is a great potential for a positive change in our society, a change where people take charge of serving the public, living a life that is meaningful and satisfying.

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Moving from 'Yes, We Can' to Yes We Are!

Michelle Cote | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living

After this week's celebrations end, we will have to follow Dr. King's example and reinvest our energy and optimism into efforts whose benefits many not be fully seen for many years to come.

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The Giving Garden

Bridget Mason and Kayomi Wada | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Helping the Needy, Children, Sustainable Food, Economy, Sustainable Agriculture, Community, Obama Service, Mlk, Mlk Day Service Day, Call to Service, Obama Call to Service, Giving Back to the Community, University of Washington Tacoma, Obama Canvassing, Farms, Volunteering, Kids, Service, Giving Back, Vegetables, Financial Crisis, Community Organizing, Poor, Gardening, Teaching, Learning, Volunteering for Obama, Farming, Community Service, Low-Income, Economic Crisis, War, Martin Luther King Jr., Science, Washington State, Barack Obama, MLK Day of Service, Harvesting, Helping the Poor, Tacoma, Organic Food, Martin Luther King, Fruit, Homelessness, Environment, Food, Sustainability, Mlk Day Community Service, Japanese, Donations, Gardens, Canvassing, Living News

Judging by the almost 80 volunteers who came out to build a garden in Downtown Tacoma, I would have to say there are a lot of Americans out there just waiting for an opportunity to give back!

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Bringing Service Back: Why Obama is Better than Prozac for Today's Adolescents

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Community, Depression, Youth, Anxiety, Service, Barack Obama, Teenagers, Charity, Helping Others, Volunteer Stories Obama, Giving Back to the Community, Volunteering, Giving Back, American Youth, Obama Youth, Donations, Politics News

Barack Obama is bringing service and community back to American youth and this is good for the country and good for kids.

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What Can You do as an Individual to Uplift Humanity?

Mallika Chopra | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

The power that each of us has in our families, particularly as mothers, is incredible. We shape the world view, the biases, the sense of understanding and compassion in our children.

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Social Return on Investment Remains Strong Despite Lagging Economy

Michelle Cote | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Boston, Raising Money, Charitable Organizations, Charity, Giving Back, Economy, Cancer, Dana Farber, Donations, Giving Money, Fighting for Cancer, Fighting Cancer, Living News

The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge was born 29 years ago when a young adventure athlete named Billy Starr decided to bring together a group of his friends to raise money to fight cancer.

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