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Photo Heart Connection: Balancing a Paying Job With Your Passion Project (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Photography, Inspiration, Money, Kat Eye Studio, Life Purpose, Passion, Go Inspire Go, Goinspirego, Kat Sloma, Photo Heart Connection, Video, Impact News

When I had an idea to quit my job to use mytalents to produce stories about civic engagement, people asked, "What's your return on investment?" and, "How are you going to support yourself?" All relevant, but not the right questions at that time.

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GIG Spark: Spreading Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Toan Lam | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Gig, Charity, Volunteering, Inspiration, Gig Spark, Inspiring Stories, Good Deeds, Goinspirego, Inspiring Youth, Video, Impact News

We know that people (especially youth) care and want to do something good for others, but just don't know how. So why not teach compassion to kids and adults in your life?

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Photo (Flash Mob) Walk Inspires Connection Online and Offline

Toan Lam | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Photography, Inspiring News, Inspiration, Goinspirego, Kat Sloma, Social Do-Gooders, Video, Good News News

What do you get when you gather social do-gooders, add creativity + community + conversation with a splash of social media? A Go Inspire Go (GIG) Phot...

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Join The Secret Santa Movement

Toan Lam | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Kmart, Volunteer, Christmas, Secret Santa Kmart, Secret Santa, Toan Lam, Go Inspire Go, Goinspirego, Annette Pride, Christmas Gifts for Poor, Christmas Gifts, Charity, Video, Impact News

If you're feeling down this holiday season, here's a surefire pick-me-up to lift your spirits. Just Google "Secret Santa Kmart" and see the brimming n...

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Steve Jobs Inspired More Than Technology

Toan Lam | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Steve Job Dead, Apple, Inspiration, Goinspirego, Go Inspire Go, Remembering Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs, Impact News

Jobs fervently said, "You must do what you love" and "trust." Trust that you are exactly where you are supposed to be now -- and that it will lead you to where you're supposed to be.

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Happy Social Good Day (and Week)! How You Can Take Action

Toan Lam | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Social Media, Social Media Day, Mashable, Go Inspire Go, Goinspirego, Social Good Day, Impact News

Here's how you can use social media to make difference NOW.

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London Riots Won Over by a Nation of Tea Lovers

Toan Lam | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Tea Heroes, Hope, Toan Lam, Oli Cohen, Glamour Magazine, London, Jonny Walker, Prime Minister, Times Magazine, Inspiration, Fiona Pattison, Philippa Walker, Goinspirego, David Cameron, Looting, Times, Impact News

What happens after your life has been threatened and in danger and you've successfully run to safety? According to Jonathan Walker and his wife, Philippa Morgan Walker, "Put the kettle on!"

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Millions of Youth Unite in Global Weekend of Service

Toan Lam | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Ysa, Youth, Desmond Tutu, Goinspirego, Global Youth Service Day, Service, Impact News

This weekend, from April 15 - 17, millions of youth around the world, spanning 100 countries and six continents, will join Youth Service of America to celebrate Global Youth Service Day.

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Why One Man Is Walking From Canada To Mexico

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ipod, Inspire, Apple, Inspiration, Toanlam, Toan Lam, Lovewallah, Shift, Goinspirego, Go Inspire Go, Technology, Awakening, Jordan Bower, Connect, Cell Phone, Impact News

Jordan is a business graduate-turned-vagabond who hopes his wanderlust inspires you to change by putting down your gizmos, gear and gadgets to engage with one another.

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Karma Kitchen Serves up Generosity (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karma Kitchen, Generosity, "Viral Mehta, Pavi Mehta, Volunteering, Inspiration, Toan Lam", Deepak Chopra, Charity Focus, Goinspire, Go Inspire Go, Goinspirego, Inspire, Nipun Mehta, Impact News

Karma Kitchen is cooking up kindness and generosity across the San Francisco Bay Area. It's a volunteer-run experiment in generosity that is growing.

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Bullied to death -- and How the Power of Pink (and YOU) Could Thwart Suicide

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Ellen Degeneres, Go Inspire, Ellen, Sea of Pink, Gay, Goinspirego, Tyler Clementi, Anti-Bullying, Toan Lam, Toanlam, Suicide, Impact News

Think about what you, your friends and -- your children could do to help save someone's dignity -- to save someone's life.

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Sunflower Power -- How One Cancer Survivor's Garden Inspires Community of Hope

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sunflower, Go Inspire, American Cancer Society, Nancy Siegler, Cancer, Goinspirego, Toan Lam, Impact News

Nancy Siegler started planting sunflowers last year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She believes it helped her get through some very scary times.

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Doctor Gives "Gift" (Free) Health Care

Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aumatma Shah, Free Healthcare, Toanlam, Toan Lam, Charity Focus, Karma Clinic, Karmaclinic, Go Inspire Go, Goinspirego, Healthcare, Gift Economy, Video, Healthy Living News

Amidst the ongoing health care debate in America, one doctor, out of Oakland, Calif. has a simple solution: just give it away. She decided to volunteer her services full-time, so patients don't have to pay for her services.

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How a Lovely Lady with a Yellow Umbrella Will Make You Smile

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Becokoning of Lovely, Inspiration, Whoisamy, Toan Lam, Toanlam, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Goinspirego, Go Inspire Go, Impact News

Amy Rosenthal's "17 Things I Made" video is so simple, so eloquent, that it has the undeniable power to inspire. She created a movement that brought folks together through her creativity and made me smile.

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Haiti Still Needs You: How Go Inspire Go Movement is Moving Students to Help

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

There are so many untold stories that are just now emerging from Haiti. Go Inspire Go hopes to continue shedding light on how inspirational people are helping others in Haiti and beyond.

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Phoebe Russell: Six-Year-Old Inspires Movement, Feeds 120,000 People (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sf Food Bank, Phoebe, Tyson Hunger Challenge, Toan Lam, Go Inspire Go, Phoebe Russell, Tyson, Gig, Inspiring, Volunteering, Service, Toanlam, Phoebe sffb.org "San Francisco Food Bank, Goinspirego, Food Bank, Inspire, Impact News

Though I've had some amazing teachers in my life, I can truly say that six-year-old Phoebe Russell is the best teacher I've ever had, when it comes to the true meaning of "service."

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Children of the Trains (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Children of the Trains, Homeless Children, Inspiration, Homeless, Toanlam, Toan Lam, Inspirational Story, Goinspirego, Go Inspire Go, Childrenofthetrains, Impact News

In 1999, Railway Police commander Jarumporn Suramanee started a daily three-hour program in Bangkok's train station to teach homeless children the basic life skills they were never taught.

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N.J. Reverend's Mission to Build School in Haiti

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rev. Lemaire Alerte, Haitian People, Haiti, Toan Lam, Julian Cohen, Haiti Earthquake, Goinspirego, Jamie Cahn, Reverend Alerte, Impact News

The need for a junior high school is even more urgent as many children, orphans -- Haiti's future -- are migrating to Rev. Alerte's hometown for refuge, schooling and hope.

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MedShare and GO Inspire GO Urges You to Act Now!

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Inspiration, Hope, Toan Lam, Haiti Relief Efforts, Haiti, Toanlam, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Goinspirego, www.goinspirego.com, Inspire, Impact News

I wanted to begin a dialogue, so I asked everyone who has reached out to share their experiences of how they're helping -- so that others would be inspired to act through the actions of others.

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Cancer: Big C To Little c (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gig, Cancer Cure, Toanlam, Lee Ann Kim, Breast Cancer, Cure, San Diego Asian Film Foundation, Cancer, Sdaff, Cancer Awareness, Goinspirego, Mammogram, George Lin, Health, Video, Healthy Living News

While it's not a fun topic to talk about and in many cases and cultures -- taboo -- talking about cancer could save your life or the life of someone you care about. I've experienced that the hard way.

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Congratulations, You've Been Laid Off. Now Round Up the Elephant and Discover Your Power!

Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Enemployment, Lynn Billett, Spirit, Economy, Toan Lam, Aging Beautifully, Laid Off, Goinspirego, www.goinspirego.com, Spirituality, Aging Beautifully Now, Lynn Lam, agingbeautifullynow.com, Yoga, Healthy Living News

My sister, like many of us who either hate our jobs or are just ready for something new, was afraid to muster up the courage to say, bon voyage, farewell, see ya later (gulp) job.

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Help Haiti! What Can You Do?

Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Port Au Prince, Haiti, New York Times, Toan Lam, Toanlam, Haiti Earthquake, Huffington Post, Go Inspire Go, Goinspirego, Arianna Huffington, Healthy Living News

I sit and watch in horror -- the destruction and lives ripped apart by the massive devastation from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Port-au-Pr...

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5-Year-Old Girl Feeds Nearly 18,000 Hungry San Franciscans; What Can You Do? (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Phoebe, Community Service, Food Banks, Service, Homeless, Nonprofits, Donations, Goinspirego, $18,000 5-Year-Old Phoebe, 5 Year Old Phoebe, What Are Some Hobbies for a Five Year Old Girl, Video, Healthy Living News

While Phoebe does not fully comprehend the complicated problems of world hunger, she did know that seeing hungry people made her sad. So she did what she could, and the rest, well... Oprah, are you listening?

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Loved Twice: Mother Gives 20,000 Lbs Of Clothes To Underprivileged Newborns (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011

For the past two years, Lisa has packed more than 20,000 pounds of kids clothes for underprivileged newborns living in and around Oakland, California -- Kids that would otherwise leave the hospital without the baby basics.

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'Surprise!' An Angel In Queens, NY Follow-Up--The Gift That Keeps On Giving (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New York, Gig Go Inspire Go, Jorge Munoz, Queens, Hope, Surprise, Economy, Angel in Queens, Toan Lam, Arianna Huffington, Angel, Toanlam, Angelinqueens, Huffington Post, Jorgemunoz 000 Meals, Goinspirego, Love, Hungry, Video, Healthy Living News

I hopped a flight to New York this weekend to shoot a follow-up on Jorge Munoz's story on GoInspireGo.com. Journalism got really personal and emotiona...

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