Good Works

October, 10 2011

Trio Ditches Corporate America to Serve Nonprofits

Two bankers and a computer expert leave industry giants to help nonprofits become more tech savvy.

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August, 8 2011

Baby Boomers Lead All Age Groups in Volunteering

Using a lifetime of work and life experience, the generation is making a big difference by serving others.
June, 28 2011

Impact Investing Goes Small-Time

Taking the lead from Pierre Omidyar, Bill Gates and Steve Case, now even regular folks are diving into investing with a social conscience.
June, 27 2011

Travel to Help Tornado Victims

Consider planning your own disaster relief "vacation" to a tornado-ravaged area this summer.
June, 27 2011

7 Ways to Aid Tornado Relief Efforts

Here's how you can connect with relief agencies and volunteer groups in hard-hit U.S. communities.
March, 11 2011

Hot Topics: Bill Gates Drops to No. 2 on Billionaires List

Also in the news: $100,000 grants available for social innovators, a comedian finds success in podcasting, and Barbie's boyfriend turns 50.
March, 2 2011

Civic Ventures Names LaunchPad Winners

Over-45 social entrepreneurs who won include the founder of a Chinese cancer support group and an organic farmer researching homegrown bio-fuels.
March, 1 2011

Peace Corps Turns 50

Since 1961, more than 200,000 Americans -- many of them boomers -- have served around the world.
February, 8 2011

From Ad Exec to Scuba Therapist

A former Tribune Co. executive created Diveheart, a novel nonprofit that aids disabled children and adults through underwater rehab.
January, 12 2011

Year After Haiti Quake, UNICEF Debuts Web Project

Haiti365 is an online hub where people around the world can create video messages to the island nation's children.
December, 28 2010

Volunteers in Medicine Expands to the Bay Area

The Vermont-based network of clinics staffed by volunteer doctors and nurses now reaches 25 states.
November, 4 2010

Bakery Puts Developmentally Disabled to Work

This novel cafe offers jobs and independence to adults who often have trouble finding work.
October, 28 2010

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

Former exec makes it his business to bring books to 5 million children ... and counting.
October, 1 2010

The Ghost of Jerry Garcia Fights World Hunger

WhyHunger will auction off rock 'n' roll memorabilia, including a 'pelon' signed by original members of the Grateful Dead.
September, 3 2010

Saving Dolphins on Vacation

An eco-volunteer revels in a nature expedition to the Greek islands, her latest volunteer trek around the globe.

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