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John Petillo: Transforming Young Lives in a Cynical Age

2013-05-16T17:55:29Z

Amid all the hand-wringing and soul-searching that higher education is going through about the value and the cost of a liberal arts education, we lose sight of one fundamental truth - it changes lives. For the better.

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Veronica Ruelas: 'Help Me, Help You' -- How Service Made Me Fall in Love Again, With Myself

2013-05-16T12:54:37Z

Yoga helped awaken those early latent lessons and now, coupled with my medical skills, I could help the less fortunate. This provided me with an optimal vehicle to exercise my karma yoga in the world.

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Wendy Spencer: Senior Corps: Making a Difference for Generations

2013-05-16T09:10:52Z

For generations, seniors have been making a powerful impact in their communities, and their service is more important now than ever. Let us pay a special tribute to these remarkable seniors, who do so much to improve our communities and nation.

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Richard Koch: What if Einstein Had Been in Business?

2013-05-14T17:20:10Z

Time is not an independent variable in business. It is part of the fabric of your product offering. It is part of what we all offer. It is the route to higher profits and happier customers.

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AVODAH: Wealth Accumulation, Race And The American Ashkenazi Jewish Experience

2013-05-14T11:19:28Z

"She's not white, she's Jewish." Sometimes I would like to say this about myself, but it is untrue. I am a proud Jew and a proud white person, but that's not so easy to say. Is there reason for white people to be proud of their race after this country's legacy of racism?

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Robert G. Zuckerman: Carresse Warren: New York City, April 23, 2010

2013-05-13T15:01:55Z

We smile and shake hands. "Keep me posted!" I say. "I will for sure!" And we each go our way beneath the sunny sky, in the afternoon warmth.

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Leslie Gerwin: An Unseen cost of Sequester: Closing Public Service

2013-05-10T11:42:33Z

As more of our best and brightest are lured into the private sector, many into lucrative but socially unproductive jobs, we reduce the prestige and desirability of government service. This could have devastating effects for the future.

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Anjali Varma: Children's Hospital Patient Play Day

2013-05-08T13:58:13Z

Many patients live in the hospital for days, weeks, or months -- often longer. Some are outpatients but cannot risk going to children's enrichment facilities and play areas because of their weakened immune systems. These kids were unable to come and play at Kidville, so we brought Kidville to them!

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Christopher Yao: Solution: Service

2013-05-06T16:06:47Z

Let all these tragedies not be times to mourn, but times to reflect on ourselves. Starting with this youth generation, we need to build a strong generation from the ground up through service.

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Kathy Mulvany: Calling All Companies: Military Veterans Bring Dedication, Motivation, and Leadership

2013-05-06T10:11:51Z

Here in the United States, we lack enough trained people to fill the information technology (IT) jobs that are vital to every industry. At the same time, our returning military veterans need work, and they represent a valuable talent pool that can help meet a growing need.

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Dedrick Muhammad: Why Summer Jobs Matter

2013-05-03T16:19:47Z

With African-American and Latino communities already experiencing disproportionately high rates of unemployment, it's important to seize opportunities that position our youth to compete in a 21st century global workforce.

Read more: Success, Community Service, Internships, Volunteering, Money, Management, Opportunity-Working, Black Voices News

Nuggets Star Wins Huge NBA Honor

2013-05-01T16:07:29Z

Denver Nuggets' star forward Kenneth Faried was awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his outstanding work in the community, the NBA ann...

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Michael Brown: Corporate Civic Engagement Goes Big: Thousands of Comcast Volunteers Unite to Revitalize Communities

2013-04-26T17:28:30Z

On Saturday, April 27, more than 70,000 volunteers in cities from Boston to Los Angeles, will pick up their paintbrushes and hammers for a remarkable day of service, Comcast Cares Day. It is the nation's largest single-day corporate volunteer effort and a model of how a company can give back to its community.

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Ken Harbaugh: A Nation of Selfless Service

2013-04-23T09:35:53Z

Imagine what we could accomplish if an army of Americans spent the next year serving in our schools, our hospitals, our communities struggling with poverty or disaster.

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EF Education First: Students Reforest Mangrove Trees

2013-04-22T14:52:25Z

By Ben Austin and Izzy Gray, Freshmen at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Mass.

Reforesting mangrove trees is hard work. It's dirty, t...

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How To Do Good On Your Next Vacation

2013-04-21T08:31:49Z

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue

By Stephanie Oswald

Nine volunteer programs to expand your cultural horizons at home and abroad

Clearing debris from...

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Levi Novey: Volunteer With Service and Conservation Corps on Earth Day

2013-04-18T09:42:31Z

Earth Day is a great opportunity to volunteer within your community or at a local park. This year, I recommend spending your time with Youth Service a...

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Joseph Peterson: Turning Points: A Personal Essay On Service and Answering the Call to Volunteer

2013-04-15T22:00:44Z

Being a part of the Millennial generation, I feel like my peers and I have heard a million times how "special" we are and how each individual can make a difference. I'm not sure exactly how helpful it is to buy stock in our own "special-ness," but I know that I can make a difference.

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Michelle Nunn: Join the Largest Commitment of Pro Bono Service in History

2013-04-12T10:27:51Z

Has your nonprofit received pro bono support from a business? Or does your company lend its talent and expertise to a local nonprofit? Tell us about it.

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Paul Schmitz: Richard Murphy: A Powerful Example of Servant Leadership

2013-04-10T16:11:05Z

Last month, New York City and our nation lost such a leader, Richard Murphy, whose legacy should serve as an example of true servant leadership for all social entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders. Here is only a partial list of his innovations and impacts.

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Shawn Healy: Alternative Spring Break Gives CPS Students Voice Through Community Service

2013-04-08T10:22:29Z

Student voice has been largely absent from the debates of the last year centering on teacher contracts and school closings.

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Crawford Hill: A 360-degree Approach to Teen Summer Service Travel

2013-04-05T17:36:16Z

A true educator recognizes that the destination and the central experience are strong platforms, which can either be woefully under leveraged or embedded in a powerful experience for your child that is leveraged to the max. This is rare.

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Kevin M. Ross: We Must Not Forget the Value of Learning by Doing

2013-04-05T15:12:17Z

As much of the higher education industry continues to focus on the possibilities of MOOCs, we must be careful not to forget that learning by doing in real life situations brings a value that the online experience can not fully replace.

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Tom Fox: A great speech on why to go into public service

2013-04-05T11:28:05Z

Tom Fox is a guest writer for On Leadership and vice president for leadership and innovation at the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. He also ...

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Ariel Bleth: Service and Travel: The Call to Delight in One Another

2013-04-01T18:43:41Z

I think it is time to admit it: I'm nearly a professional volunteer. I haven't always been. For a long time I managed my impulse toward service in a way that allowed me to keep my normal life pragmatically rolling along steady, even occasionally service-oriented.

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