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Mar 04
Posted by cmurphy to civic incubator

Today's post is a series featured in the Huffington Post featuring thoughts and ideas from Civic Accelerator participants, a program that helps civic startups successfully launch and scale solutions to our nation's social challenges by providing mentorship, education and investment. The Civic Accelerator is a joint venture between Points of Light and Village Capital and includes founding support from The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc., and Starbucks Foundation. Today's post is written by Cedric Hodgeman co-founder of UBELONG and republished from the Social Entrepreneurship section on Feb. 28, 2013.

Mar 01
Posted by cmurphy to Signature Events

Today's post is written by Delores Morton, President of the Points of Light Programs Division.

The word supper means different things to different people, but for this Louisiana girl it evokes memories of red beans and spicy Andouille sausage or, in winter months, a large pot of gumbo. 

Supper time in our household was a raucous event full of stories and the occasional argument. It was a time for encouraging dreams and providing comfort in disappointment. It was a time for prayer and praise, music and laughter. 

Mar 01
Posted by cmurphy to Friday Volunteer News
Happy Friday! It's March get ready for National Nutrition Month, March Madness, St. Patrick's Day, and Red Cross Month. There's plenty of fun things to get involved in this month. This puppy is excited for a cool month ahead. What are you going to do this month? Share with us in comments.
Feb 28
Posted by cmurphy to generationOn

Today's post is written by Jonah and Kayleigh, New York City Civic Corps members serving their terms as Service Coordinators with generationOn.

On Valentine’s Day, Scholastic store put on a 50th Birthday Bash for Clifford the Big Red Dog at their flagship store on Broadway. The iconic publishing house partnered with generationOn to throw an event that would celebrate a titan (in more ways than one!) of children’s literature and give back to the community at the same time.

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