In your spare time (who really has that nowadays) peruse Games that Give, an online game site that donates money to up to 16 charities when you play. Games include Sudoku, Gems and Word Search among others so give it a whirl!So far donations are going to DoSomething, the American Heart Association, Feeding America (Formerly America's Second Harvest) and others. ...
Big Bright Bulb - Ideas & tools for tiny businesses with tinier budgetsOne word - genius. Check it out. Have a biz idea you're dying to get out? Tell me about it. ...
Cleveland's Negro League baseball team, The Cleveland Buckeyes was the 1st major baseball team to integrate when they brought on a white pitcher in 1946.Sam Jethroe of the Cleveland Buckeyes joined the Boston Braves in 1950 at the age of 32. He is hailed as the oldest person to win Rookie of the Year. To date, no one has broken his record.Read up...
The list is out! The Nonprofit Times has listed the 50 Most Powerful and Influential People in Nonprofits. Have a look here: The Nonprofit Times Power & Influence 2009I just learned about The Harlem Children's Zone (via a HBS case I did in Marketing class) so I was glad to see its director, Geoffrey Canada made the list.So did Robert Egger, of DC Central...
See, sometimes judging a book by its cover is cool. :-) Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson is my pick o' the month. I haven't finished it but the cover caught me and I'm glad it did. Mortenson takes you on a journey (no, really) he began in 1993 while hiking the 2nd largest mountain in the world. He got lost, some villagers...
I have loved this song for a long time. Its a great pick me up and reminder that God is 1. Always in control2. Just a prayer awayEnjoy![Verse 1:]When you fall There are angels there To catch you when you fall There's a saviour who Can hear you when you call When you fall When you cry and you cannot Figure out the reasons why Know that weeping only endures For a night When...
My classmate and former co-worker is hiking the Appalachian Trail, a 2,178 mile stretch from Maine to Georgia. She started on 7/8/09 and will finish in December. In honor of her huge trek she and her travel companion created a site, 2 more steps. They're giving up a lot to travel this trail and fulfill a goal so they are asking you (and...
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Need help managing your finances? Look no further than Mint.com. Ms. K.B. taught me about this site this summer. You can create a budget, save for retirement, pay off debt and dreaded student loans all on the same user-friendly site. No need to be a financial guru to understand the money-ese its written so anyone can understand, and even better, actually utilize the...
"When you are sitting right on the edge of something daring and scary and creative and powerful and perhaps wonderful... and you blink and take a step back. That's the moment. The moment between you and remarkable. Most people blink. Most people get stuck. All the hard work and preparation and daring and luck is nothing compared with the ability to not blink." Seth...
I am seriously asking myself these 2 questions as I craft my personal mission statement:What would you do if you were not afraid? What would you do if you knew you could not fail?So, Blogosphere, what would you do? ...
Camp ended Friday and I couldn't be happier. Parents came to the awards reception and were blown away by how much their children had learned in just 7 weeks. It felt good to hear heartfelt thanks from moms, dads, aunts and guardians who appreciated how much we loved their child while he/she was in our care. In that light, I can definitely say...
