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Redditors Celebrate Arbitrary Day: Gift-Giving For No Reason

Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Reddit, Orphanage, Luis Francisco González, Gift-Giving, Anthony Omari, Scott Widak, Arbitrary Day, North Carolina, Video, Impact News

Reddit users are known for marching to their own beat, so it comes as no surprise they're preparing to celebrate their own unique holiday: Arbitrary D...

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Formerly Homeless Woman Starts Orphanage In Kenya

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Orphanage, Tumaini, Video, Kenya, Homelessness, Charity, Africa, Eunice Kairuki, Global Motherhood, Nairobi, Denver, Impact News

Eunice Kariuki, a formerly homeless mother of two, experienced her share of struggles on the streets of Denver. Now, she's making sure other children ...

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Casting My Lot

Hayden Bixby | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Orphanage, Invisible Children Kony, Disney, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Kenya, International Development, School, Victoria Safford, Adrienne Rich, World News
Hayden Bixby

Not for the first time since I got involved with Cura Orphanage, I wonder whether critics like those who chastise and even mock IC's efforts would say similar things about my work, were it more bold, more public.

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Storytelling

Hayden Bixby | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Orphanage, Africa, International Development, Kony 2012, Storytelling, Invisible Children, Post-Colonialism, Impact News
Hayden Bixby

The key concern for me was whether and how it was possible to tell what is essentially someone else's story in a way that provides meaningful advocacy.

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Contemplating Disappointment

Hayden Bixby | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Ngo, Orphanage, International Development, TED Talk, Non-Profit Work, Kenya, African Orphanages, Cura Orphanage, Education in Africa, Kenyan Orphanages, World News
Hayden Bixby

It is precisely when a child's independence asserts itself most strongly that he or she needs the most loving and careful guidance but what happens when your commitment is to 50 kids, and one insists on an alternative path?

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Happiness

Hayden Bixby | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Orphanage, Charity Work, Happiness, Good News News
Hayden Bixby

We strive for happiness in our home, and we talk endlessly about increasing satisfaction (aka happiness) at work... But my favorite recent quote about happiness comes from a perhaps unlikely place.

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Being a 'Connector'

Hayden Bixby | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Orphanage, Connector, Networking, International-Development, Volunteers, Linkedin, Impact News
Hayden Bixby

Making introductions among those who work and live across the globe comprises a great deal of what I do in my development work.

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Atlanta 'Housewives' Visit An Orphanage In South Africa

Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: TV Canada, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, South Africa, Orphanage, Video, NeNe Leakes, Charity, Rhoa, Tv Replay, Phaedra Parks, TV News

Bravo split the latest episode of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on Bravo) into two almost completely separate segments. The first...

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Reddit Donates $80,000 To Orphanage After Man Trying To Save Kids Attacked With Machete

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Reddit, Orphanage, Social Media, Internet, Ngong, Video, Omari, Kenya, Charity, Donations, Faraja Orphanage, Thelake, Impact News

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Changing Lives in Guatemala -- Including Our Own

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Orphanage, Philanthropy, Guatemala, Developing World, Charity, Impact News, Third World, Service, Charitable Giving, Good News News
Keith Ferrazzi

I am feeling more committed than ever to weaving volunteerism and service into corporate America's culture. As in all real relationships, the benefits are mutual -- we receive as much or more than we give.

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How A Volunteer Trip Will Change The World

Conor Grennan | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Orphanage, Travel, Guatemala, Vacation, Volunteering, Nepal, Voluntourism, Volunteer Vacations, Impact News
Conor Grennan

Your volunteering story -- not the story about how you almost killed yourself zip-lining through the jungle or the time when the monkey pooped on your head -- is what your friends will remember.

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When a Kid Needs a Home, Not Just Any Home Will Do

Pat LaMarche | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless, Orphanage, Rape, Mental Retardation, Developmental Delays, Adoption, Impact News
Pat LaMarche

Paige was given away at five. A story was written about her in the newspaper and interested parties were invited to take her home and see if they wanted to keep her.

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Long After Tsunami, Rotary's Youth Centre Continues in Aceh, Indonesia

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William B. Boyd, Australia, Aceh, Rotary International, Bill Boyd, Sri Lanka, Manado, Banda Aceh, Haiti, Rotary Youth Centre Aceh, Jakarta, Oiww, Tsunami, Dedek Arahman, Indonesia, Sumatra, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Jim Luce, Orphanage, Arkansas, Bush and Clinton Foundation, John Hewko, International Development, Orphans International Worldwide, Fulbright Tsunami Relief Program, Bali, Fulbright Scholars, Turramurra, World News
Jim Luce

I arrived in Aceh a few weeks after the catastrophic Tsunami of December 2004. As founder of Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW), I wanted to use ...

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Former Model Uses Fashion Startup To Fund Orphanage in Kenya

Tonic | JOSIE RAYMOND | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kenya, Orphanage, Bébé Ravi, Siamanda Chege, Patrick Chege Memorial Orphanage, Orphan, Impact News

It's a remarkable biography: Siamanda Chege, the eldest daughter of a homemaker and a missionary, grew up in Nakuru, Kenya with eight siblings. After...

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Absurd Dilemmas Caused by Secrets in Closed Adoptions

Jean Strauss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Orphanage, Gay Ellen Brown, Adoptees, Elizabeth Cooper Allen, DNA Test, Orphans, Birthparents, Adoption, Brca, Politics News
Jean Strauss

The secrets inherent in closed adoptions can create a lifetime of frustration and feelings of being second-class citizens -- and can also create absurd dilemmas.

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Improve the World (and Yourself) One Grateful Child at a Time

Lisa Haisha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Impoverished, Orphanage, Cambodia Children's Fund, Developing Countries, Volunteering, Cambodia, Just Do It, Third World, Scott Neeson, Orphan, World News
Lisa Haisha

Imagine saying good-bye to your big house and luxury car so you can live among the impoverished. That's exactly what one person did, and he's never regretted his decision.

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The Waiting Children: The Personal Is Political

Ethan Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Orphanage, Moscow, Orphans, Video, World News
Ethan Silverman

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New Jersey 20-Year-Old Builds Orphanage in Nepal

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ramana?S Garden, Do Something Foundation, Nepal, Gen X, Maggie Doyne, Asia, Brian Swibel, Nepalese Refugees, Maoist Rebels, Rishikesh, Maoist Insurgency, New Jersey, Orphanage, Kopila Valley Children?S Home, Ngos, Volunteering, India, Orphans International Worldwide, Peter Yarrow, Surkhet, World News
Jim Luce

Maggie Doyne is your typical girl from New Jersey.  She happens to live in Nepal caring for 27 orphans - in an orphanage she built ...

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Friendship in Real Life vs. This Emotional Life

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Socializing, Orphanage, Therapy, Coworkers, Relationships, Divorce, Negative Feelings, Children, ?€ Conflict, Pbs, Bullying, Exclusive Relationships, Npr, Suicide, Singles, Myths, Positive Feelings, Adoption, Happiness, Attachment, Infidelity, Relatives, Marriage, Emotions, Loneliness, Boss, Workplace, Lovers, Health, Friendship, ?€œThis Emotional Life, Partner, Family, Asperger?S, Media News
Bella DePaulo

This first installment of the PBS series This Emotional Life consisted of three segments: family, friends, and lovers. Each was oddly ominous, seeming to warn us of the worst that can happen.

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NBC Viewers Donate Over $50,000 To Afghan Orphanage

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kabul, Orphanage, Msnbc, Afghan Child Education and Care Organization, Afceco, Afghanistan, NBC Nightly News, Impact News

NBC Nightly News viewers have raised more than $50,000 for an orphanage in Afghanistan, the program reported Tuesday. Last Friday, Nightly News aired ...

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Indian Film Director to Open Orphanage

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tribeca Cinema, Orphanage, Oregon State University, Orphans International India, Suspense Thriller, Eternal Mind Productions, ?€œSlumdog Millionaire?, Marche Du Film Market, Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Jim Luce, Mumbai, M. Night Shyamalan, Indian Film Director, Global Citizens, Alfred Hitchcock, ?€œWhere Are You Sophia?, Brad Pitt, Independent Film, Wall Street, Orphans International Worldwide, Shekhar Kapur, Thought Leaders, Cannes Film Festival, Nagendra Karri, Mira Niar, India, World News
Jim Luce

Karri believes that as an Indian national he will be particularly adept at guiding OI India towards successfully raising 'global citizens' in India.

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Addressing Phi Theta Kappa on Social Responsibility

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Facebook, Paradox of Affluence in America, Episcopal, Technology With a Conscience, Mother Jones, Twitter, The Learning Tree, Mathew Luce, AIDS Orphans, Haiti, Daiwa Bank, Mayflower, Starfish Story, Harvard, Jim Luce Story, Merrill Lynch, Thomas Dudley, Vow of Poverty, Wall Street, College of Wooster, Phi Theta Kappa, Orphans, Social Responsibility, Celebes Islands, Stanford Leonard Luce, Frances Alleman-Luce, Jim's Rule, Orphans International Worldwide, Japanese Studies, Shel Silverstein, Mathew's Rule, Orphanage, Phi-Theta-Kappa, Careers, Healthy Living News
Jim Luce

One person can make a difference. You can make a difference.

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