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Oct 02
News and Recaps From the Clinton Global Initiative
Posted by cmurphy to social good

The Clinton Global Initiative annually convenes a community of global leaders to forge solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. The mission of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is to turn ideas into action.

I am convinced that cooperation, not conflict, will define this century

-- President Clinton, 2012

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Oct 01
Internet Highlights from the Social Good Summit
Posted by cmurphy to social good, Social Media

The Social Good Summit was this past week; such a great conference bringing together change agents and leaders all over the globe to share new initiatives and ideas.  Here is a compilation of highlights from mashable, bloggers, YouTube and Pinterest we found over the internet. 

Philanthropy is about using the resources you have at your fingertips to improve the world.

--@MelindaGates

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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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