HelpOthers.org gives you idea about how to help out in your community, or just how to be a better person.
If you've been inspired by the President's call to service and want to do more than volunteer, check out the 10 steps on how to become a social citizen.
Karmatube, videos about "doing something. " Find something inspirational!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Take Action Round Up : June 23
Continuing his dedication to national service, President Obama has launched the Summer of Service campaign. Find out what others are doing and join a group at myImpact.org.
YouTube has also just launched a volunteer program aimed at those of you with video skills. Help NPOs make video by becoming a Video Volunteer.
Game time! Play Feeding America's trivia game and food will be donated to those who need it.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Volunteer Recognition, 2009
On Tuesday, 40 volunteers and their families joined Met Council staff to celebrate their achievements from the past year. Five volunteers were presented with awards for their outstanding commitment to fighting poverty, and two more were given the President's Volunteer Service Awards for the amount of hours that they had spent working at Met Council. In total our volunteers clocked in over 3,000 hours of volunteer service in the past year. Congratulations to everyone! You have done an amazing job and we sincerely appreciate your efforts.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Take Action Round Up : June 17
Benjamin Moore is donating fresh paint to a shelter near you. Submit your shelter nomination.
Check out Facebook's birthday causes. Instead of getting stuff for your birthday, because you live in a way small new york apartment which cannot fit one more inch of material, get your friends to donate to your chosen cause instead.
Time banking is all the rage! Ok, perhaps its not, but maybe it could be. Time banking works when a bunch of people who have skills (anything from painting and baking to accounting) want to share their skills in exchange for the skills of other people. So if you are super good at making cakes, but need help driving your mom to her doctor's appointment, then you could trade cake making for car rides. awesome!
Check out Facebook's birthday causes. Instead of getting stuff for your birthday, because you live in a way small new york apartment which cannot fit one more inch of material, get your friends to donate to your chosen cause instead.
Time banking is all the rage! Ok, perhaps its not, but maybe it could be. Time banking works when a bunch of people who have skills (anything from painting and baking to accounting) want to share their skills in exchange for the skills of other people. So if you are super good at making cakes, but need help driving your mom to her doctor's appointment, then you could trade cake making for car rides. awesome!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Holocaust Survivors Share
Yesterday 25 students from PS 149 in Brooklyn trekked out to the JCC of Canarsie to listen to 4 survivors of concentration camps and Nazi occupation tell their histories. Their teacher, Sebastian Turner, had been teaching about genocide and WW II when he met Met Council staff at a recent event. From that meeting a plan was formed to give his students a first hand account of what they were learning in class. The survivors spoke honestly about their experiences, and urged the students to study hard and make the most of their lives, especially considering those in the Holocaust who never had the same opportunities.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Take Action Round Up: June 8
Some of us living in New York are lucky enough to have garden space, and perhaps with so much rain this season you are looking at a bumper crop of zucchini. Consider donating your excess vegetables to food pantries who have trouble getting fresh produce to feed their clients. Learn more about this project at AmpleHarvest.
Mother Jones, Campus Progress, and WireTap have proclaimed their first annual Hellraisers awards. They are taking nominations for "noteworthy student campaigns and other creative feats of campus activism." Actually, you don't have to be in college to be involved, as long as you are a student you are eligible.
Are you a graphic designer with altruistic tendencies? cause/affect is a biennial graphic design competition which celebrates the work of designers and organizations who set out to positively impact our society. All work entered in the competition must promote or support social good and actively engage in enriching our lives. All we ask is that it doesn’t contribute directly to the profit of a commercial organization. This is a competition for do-gooders, who do good work. And it is open to all.
Mother Jones, Campus Progress, and WireTap have proclaimed their first annual Hellraisers awards. They are taking nominations for "noteworthy student campaigns and other creative feats of campus activism." Actually, you don't have to be in college to be involved, as long as you are a student you are eligible.
Are you a graphic designer with altruistic tendencies? cause/affect is a biennial graphic design competition which celebrates the work of designers and organizations who set out to positively impact our society. All work entered in the competition must promote or support social good and actively engage in enriching our lives. All we ask is that it doesn’t contribute directly to the profit of a commercial organization. This is a competition for do-gooders, who do good work. And it is open to all.
Homeless Story
Hardly Normal (Mark, who does the Invisible People stories on Vimeo), put together this slide show of a woman who was just evicted from her home. Check it out on Whrrl.Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Take Action Round Up: June 3
If you are in need of help or want to help, check out betterplace.org, which places project teams who need assistance with those who want to help.
Make something happen. Start a campaign on The Point to gather people behind your cause, or get behind someone else. Changeagents works much in the same way. Find the people you need to make your dream realized.
Make something happen. Start a campaign on The Point to gather people behind your cause, or get behind someone else. Changeagents works much in the same way. Find the people you need to make your dream realized.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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