Feeling Good and Doing Good on Holiday
Written by admin in March 1st, 2010
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Israeli GoEco Tours blazes a trail in volunteer tourism for visitors to Israel and for Israelis who want to do good abroad.
With GoEco Tours, an Israeli and world pioneer in the relatively new field of "volunteer tourism," travel doesn't just benefit the visitor - but the visited, as well.
"We believe
Music for Young people; Achievement for Life!
Written by admin in February 22nd, 2010
Even through difficult times, organizations enhance the quality of our children's lives.
"The DC Youth Orchestra Program provides music classes and ensemble training to all students who wish to participate. Because of the program's unique structure and curriculum, no child is turned away and every child is challenged by being placed
People Doing Good: Haiti Women and the Fonkoze Bank for the Organized Poor
Written by admin in February 8th, 2010
Posted in: International Tags: haiti
Able to quickly reach a well-developed network of women throughout the country, an alternative banking system performs while the Haitian economy is in shambles.
A micro-credit program and banking system for more than 200,000 women in Haiti has come to the rescue of the overall economy in the wake of the
Moving mountains: How doing good can be good for you
Written by admin in January 18th, 2010
Posted in: Individual
Kiva – Loans to the Working Poor
Written by admin in July 13th, 2009
Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.
The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When
The Laid-Off Can Do Well Doing Good
Written by admin in June 23rd, 2009
Posted in: Individual
Volunteer jobs are catching on among the growing ranks of laid-off workers, giving them valuable career experience and offering strapped nonprofits access to a bigger talent pool.
Charitable organizations say they are benefiting from a class of skilled volunteers ready to lend their expertise to a cause. And volunteering is giving
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We live in a world where all of us, to various degrees, are affected by the hurt, hate, and dishonesty we experience on a daily basis through the media and in our personal lives.
This blog is one attempt to remind ourselves that, even in the midst of deep darkness, we can still witness the light of "good" through examples of love, compassion, honor and selflessness.
Our hope is that by doing so, we will be encouraged, challenged, and inspired to reflect it in our own lives. Thank you for visiting.