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Making a Difference

Chicago's After School Matters Gives Students Apprenticeships

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Chicago's first lady Maggie Daley recognizes the importance of introducing young people to hobbies and opportunities outside of the classroom. In 1991...

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

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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As previously mentioned on Impact, NBC Nightly News is devoting a week of "Make A Difference" segments to profiling celebrities and their charitable e...

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NBC's Brian Williams: Changing the World for the Better

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Jim Luce

Several weeks ago Brian Williams profiled the children of the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO) and its founder Andeisha Farid in ...

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Giving Thanks For The One

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Dr. Judith Rich

This Thanksgiving, when you think about all the things you're grateful for, don't forget to include the person you've been hanging out with, 24/7, for your entire life.

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

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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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...

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Could You Just Get Over Your Negativity About Positive Focus?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Russell Bishop

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

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Your Social Capital: Invest It in Philanthropy

Ron Mirenda | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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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.

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

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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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...

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

MSNBC | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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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...

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

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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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...

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Small Good News: Getting Better One Story at a Time

Karen Stabiner | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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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.

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The Play-Doh Theory Of Life

Tom Gerdy | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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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?"

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A Radical Thought: You Can Make A Difference

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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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...

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