A phone call from his brother in 2011 would have a lasting impact on Ryan Paton and the hundreds of veterans he has volunteered for since. After his brother urged him to look up Honor Flight, a nationwide organization that . . .
Being different, showing individuality, is a good thing. Or at least it should be, until those differences inspire bullies to berate and intimidate. As defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Department of Education, bullying is unwanted aggressive behavior, . . .
Jane Veron has a bachelor’s degree from Yale and an MBA from Harvard. She’s held demanding jobs in management and marketing positions at large companies in New York and Boston. These days, she’s donating her top-notch business skills to struggling . . .
Despite a surge of passionate leaders, the social sector continues to struggle with getting volunteer engagement just right while creating sustainable infrastructure for effective volunteer engagement. That’s where the Service Enterprise Initiative comes in. A national change-management approach, the Service . . .
Homeless animals? Check. Child hunger? Check. Local veterans and first responders? Check. There doesn’t seem to be a cause that Eleanor Schoenbrun of El Paso, Texas isn’t passionate about. Since the young age of eight years old, Eleanor has been . . .
Like so many volunteers, 16-year-old Lesly Diaz treasured her opportunity to give back. But she never imagined that what she learned as a junior vet with DogE911 would spare her own dog’s life. A volunteer with the pet emergency training agency . . .
Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, and Starbucks have launched Starbucks Service Fellows, an innovative, employer-led service program inspired and informed by national service. The initial six-month pilot, launched this month, includes 36 Starbucks retail . . .
What makes a person truly empathetic? We know one thing it’s not dependent on: age. At just 16-years-old, Jake Reid’s generous heart and passion for service drive his determination to make a difference in the lives of others. The Spicewood, . . .
12-year-old Catherine Olsen enjoys playing volleyball, basketball and lacrosse. She’s involved in Girl Scouts and is starting 7th grade this fall. What sets this middle-schooler apart from other kids her age? This standout volunteer logs approximately 250 hours of service . . .
A native of Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb outside of Atlanta, Zach Leitz says he was never exposed to the problem of homelessness in his community. However, after becoming a student at the University of Georgia in Athens, he was shocked . . .