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Culture
Who Is the Peace Corps For: American Volunteers or Communities Abroad?
Losing and then having to find your culture again is a circuitous route to becoming a better citizen.
Education
Project Goodness Wins $2,500 from GOOD's First Ever LA Fund
GOOD Maker will award a $2,500 grant to an education nonprofit that's teaching Los Angeles fifth-graders about the importance of volunteering.
News
Join the Do Good Bus and The Hub LA on a Surprise Service Adventure
The next outing of the Do Good Bus departs this weekend, for a special adventure co-sponsored by the new co-working community The Hub LA.
News
Barack Obama Launches 2012 Presidential Campaign on YouTube
President Obama kicked off his 2012 presidential campaign this morning. In a sign of the times, he did it with a YouTube video recruiting volunteers.
News
Next Stop, Volunteering! The Do Good Bus Makes Community Service Easy (and Fun)
Part mobile volunteer unit, part feel-good party, The Do Good Bus travels around Los Angeles, delivering eager do-gooders to causes that need them.
News
Interactive Transparency: The Power of Volunteering
We're visualizing the number of hours people work and the causes they work for so that we can see the collective power of participatory philanthropy.
News
The GOOD Guide to Volunteering: Intro
There are limitless ways to match up your passions with your desire to do some good in the world. Here are just a few ideas based on your interests.
News
Would You Volunteer More If You Could Do So in Your Pajamas?
Have a skill to share but can't find the time? A new website lets you do good for others from the comfort of your own home.
Lifestyle
In London, Joggers Run Errands for the Isolated and Immobile
The Good Gym matches people who jog for exercise with elderly and isolated people who could really use a visit. It's a brilliant idea.
Business
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Pando Projects is Proving Millennials Will Volunteer If You Give Them Tech Tools To Do It
These charming local activists have 15 new plans to fix a neighborhood problem they know a lot about, and they're getting help to do it.
Business
Pando Projects: An (Aspiring) Support Network for Community Projects
Pando Project wants to help you improve your neighborhood-with a mentor, money, training. But right now, Pando needs help to start.
Education
Teach For America Focuses on Closing the Hispanic Achievement Gap
Hispanic children are three times as likely to live in a low-income community, and thus attend a lower-performing school. Find out how you can help.
Business
A New Way to Match Nonprofits With Skilled Volunteers
Professional volunteering is not new. In fact, it fits a fairly classic strategy for people looking for meaning in their life: Go to work, go...
Education
When Is the Last Time You Voluntereed, and What Did You Do?
Education
Four Tips for Volunteering at Your Local School
One thing almost every school has in common these days is figuring out how to provide a quality education despite budget cuts. The days of...
The Community Board
The Give and Take of Volunteering
What I learned in 2009http://tinyurl.com/yjbmch7I had an adventure in 2009 which I define as an experience without a predetermined outcome....
Culture
Transparency: Where We Volunteer
nEven in these tough economic times, Americans are still taking the time to volunteer in their communities. See where inside.
The Community Board
Presidential Address on Service
In my efforts to be a conscious citizen, I try to keep up with President Obama's weekly Saturday morning addresses to the nation. I thought he...
