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By Jennifer C. Berkshire
When Heather Jack went looking for a charity where she and her then 5-year-old daughter might volunteer together, she didn’t find many takers. While plenty of nonprofit organizations were eager for Ms. Jack’s help, few showed any interest in accommodating a very young volunteer.
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GenerationOn, a global program to spur volunteering, began in October with a $5-million pledge from the Hasbro Children’s Fund.
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
A new charity seeks to help children, even preschoolers, make their mark on the world through volunteering.
There is little doubt that technology, particularly Web and mobile, are pushing the message of the nonprofit sector to all corners of the globe. (Can a globe really have corners?) But incredibly, there are still a few bold-faced managers in the sector who can’t open and respond to an email.
The LEAGUE is a school and online system for service learning, with Learning to Give as its curriculum for teaching K-12 philanthropy. Learning to Give is a leading program that
Of the 2010 graduates who earned the Bachelor of Arts degree at Wesleyan, 21% earned double majors and 25%
Obama spoke to some 5,000 graduates and their families at the ceremony on the National Mall. She agreed to be their speaker after students, faculty and staff met her challenge to complete 100,000 hours of community service.
"I have one more request to make of you, one more challenge," Obama said during her speech. "Keep going. Keep giving. Keep engaging."
Thank you -- President Knox, faculty, graduates-to-be and most honored guests. President Knox thank you for that overly generous introduction. And thank you for embodying servant leadership and for embracing a vision for Wesleyan that restores to higher education its fundamental mandate to cultivate citizen and servant leaders for the world.
Most of the last year’s business headlines have featured financial bailouts, ethical lapses, Ponzi schemes, executive bonuses and a general erosion of confidence in corporate America.
Yet at the same time, corporations have shown extraordinary innovation in how they are leveraging their unique assets to generate positive change in communities.
Increasingly, corporations are seeing not only the philanthropic value of giving back, but also the business value of integrating their community investment into their business practices.
Read the results of the 2010 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey to learn more.
Attachments
On the one year anniversary of Congress's passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, we can declare victory on the battle of ideas. Nearly two years ago, Candidate Obama embraced the agenda of social innovation, he later translated its principles into his Administration and the Congress responded to his call to pass a truly innovative Serve America Act.