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Posts for September, 2012

Sep 28
Friday Volunteer News Round Up
Posted by cmurphy to Friday Volunteer News

Happy Friday! There have been lots of exciting conferences this week including the Social Good Summit and the Clinton Global Initiative. We hope to showcase recaps and take-aways from these events next week on the blog. Here are some other great news from the week:

1) How Your AmeriCorps Experience Can Help You Get Into Grad School

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Sep 27
Change Notes: Target Builds Brighter Futures
Posted by cmurphy to Michelle Nunn
Friends, Target believes that every child deserves a bright future. Since 1946, Target - a longtime partner to Points of Light - has given 5 percent of its income to support and enrich the communities it serves. Today that equals more than $3 million every week to support education, the arts, social services and volunteerism, plus a commitment to contribute $1 billion for education by the end of 2015.
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Sep 27
Be A Hero For Our Heroes This Holiday Season
Posted by cmurphy to military initiatives

We are passionate about bringing you cool campaigns that are doing good and making differences in people’s lives. Sears and Rebuilding Together are doing good for the military community.

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Sep 26
UnitedHealth HEROES Service Learning Grants
Posted by cmurphy to generationOn, Youth

School is back in session and we want to share with you cool ways to get involved in service-learning.

GenerationOn’s partners at YSA are offering UnitedHealth HEROES grants of up to $1,000 for youth-led projects that encourage kids to get active and healthy. Grants are available for youth-led service-learning projects which aim to combat childhood obesity through walking, running or hiking programs.

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