Making a Difference

Could You Just Get Over Your Negativity About Positive Focus?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Russell Bishop

It takes great courage to face adversity, imagine a better outcome, and then get off your butt and do something about it.

Glenn Close Brings Change To Mind On "Making A Difference"

Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact


Glenn Close encouraged people to speak out about mental illness on "NBC Nightly News" tonight. The segment was part of their "Making A Difference" ser...

Jon Bon Jovi On NBC Nightly News: Making A Difference Through Foundation

Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact


As previously mentioned on Impact, NBC Nightly News is devoting a week of "Make A Difference" segments to profiling celebrities and their charitable e...

Your Social Capital: Invest It in Philanthropy

Ron Mirenda | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living


Ron Mirenda

Social capital allows us to invest in the future of society in areas we are passionate about and in those we strongly believe will make a difference in our society.

Broadcasting Good News: Pay It Forward...By Paying For Lunch! (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living


Need some good news? NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams now does a segment called "Making A Difference" that shares stories from viewers of "rando...

Broadcasting Good News: Volunteers Open Young Eyes To Reading (VIDEO)

MSNBC | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living


Need some good news? NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams now does a segment called "Making A Difference" that shares stories from viewers of "rando...

Broadcasting Good News: Co-Workers Donate Paid Time Off To Pregnant Nurse (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living


Need some good news? NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams now does a segment called "Making A Difference" that shares stories from viewers of "rando...

Small Good News: Getting Better One Story at a Time

Karen Stabiner | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living


Karen Stabiner

It's a shared, one-on-one recovery strategy: we can bolster each other with news that takes the edge off the headlines. Send us your stories. The chronicle of our stimulus plan starts here.

The Play-Doh Theory Of Life

Tom Gerdy | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living


Tom Gerdy

Interacting in the world is the same as playing with Play-Doh. You can't without leaving a mark on it. At the end of every day, we should ask ourselves, "What kind of mark did I leave today?"

A Radical Thought: You Can Make A Difference

Julia Moulden | Posted 09.09.2008 | Living


Julia Moulden

In the immortal title of his bestseller, Steal This Book, Abbie Hoffman summed up the radicals of the 1960s. That era was about challenging the establ...