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National PTA and Discovery Education Hit the Road to Fight Bullying

3BL Media — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:08:10 +0000

Bullying is not a new problem but it’s one that has escalated and gained visibility in the last decades. It can destroy lives and cause untold misery to people who [...]

The Orchestra of Recycled Instruments Played by Children from the Dump

3BL Media — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:29:07 +0000

Unfortunately, too many children are born into the world with little or no hope. Imagine being born without hope, that it has been taken from you even before you have [...]

Why Hire People with Nonprofit Experience?

Ryan Scott — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:28:39 +0000

There are plenty of reasons employees jump from nonprofits to work in the private sector. While the benefit of improving a community through a nonprofit’s work is unparalleled in the [...]

Phuket, Thailand: The Beach Hell – Part 1/2

Children of the Mekong — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:26:27 +0000

On the dream-like beaches of Phuket, in South Thailand, hotels are sprouting up everywhere. Few people know that these buildings and the economy coming from them rest on the sweat [...]

TerraPass Helps VivaTerra Green Up its Shipping

3BL Media — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:38:48 +0000

Online and catalog green lifestyle retailer VivaTerra will make its operations even greener by purchasing carbon offsets and renewable energy credits (RECs) from TerraPass, a leading provider of such products. [...]

FedEx Leading the Way as a Trusted Business in the U.S.

3BL Media — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:08:01 +0000

Thought leadership has become a buzzword that is considered important for both Consumer (B2C) and B2B (Business to Business) companies; especially important in B2B, because of the complexity and length [...]

Social Entrepreneurship Is Bringing Purpose To Higher Education

Ashoka — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:07:57 +0000

Higher education in the United States is facing a crisis. The rising cost of tuition is often how this crisis is defined, but when we listen carefully to the discourse, a different issue emerges: [...]

How Does Cognitive Dissonance Turn Students Into Leaders?

Ashoka — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:15:54 +0000

This is the sixth post in a series highlighting some of the most high-impact and replicable innovations in social entrepreneurship education through the lens of the 2013 Ashoka U – Cordes [...]

3 Ways Colleges Can Build a Bridge for Future Leaders

Ashoka — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:07:50 +0000

Abby Falik and Noam Unger of Global Citizen Year on how colleges can better prepare young leaders. This is the seventh post in a series highlighting some of the most [...]

Home Depot Launches Spring into Service Program to Help Veterans

3BL Media — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:08:00 +0000

The Home Depot Foundation has launched the first edition of the Spring into Service campaign, a seven-week initiative to complete dozens of spring projects for U.S. military veterans and the [...]