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Volunteer Kansas
Did you know that the Corporation for National and Community Service has a website that allows you to see the ranking of each state in volunteerism? Based on this data, the state of Kansas is ranked...
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If you made a New Year’s resolution, you have probably either forgotten about it or given it up by now…just like the majority of people who make them. Today’s profile is about a couple who have made a...
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Sparked
In today’s interconnected world, volunteering is evolving from something you must do in your local community to something you can do anywhere, for anyone, and you don’t even need to leave the house...
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Kaboom
This week is Screen Free Week. Formerly known as TV Turnoff week, this is a week to encourage kids to have less time in front of a television, computer screen, video game, or handheld device. Studies...
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1000 Prayers for Japan
In March we profiled Love & Water Designs - a company giving back one t-shirt at a time. They recently launched a special relief project for Japan called “1000 Prayers for Japan” in response to...
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Catchafire
A few months ago I profiled an org called Sparked that connects volunteers willing to give a bit of time with organizations who could use their expertise. Today’s profile is another organization that...
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501 Connect
Have you ever seen something and thought, “somebody should do something about that”, but then just moved on with your day? The founder of today’s organization saw a need and did something about it....
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Project Noah
Typically I write about organizations…but in honor of Geography Awareness Week(November 13-19, 2001) and the third annual Blog-A-Thon hosted by the National Geographic Society, I am posting something a...
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Modest Needs
Many people are living paycheck to paycheck, scheduling bill payments and trips to the grocery store around their next payday and having a constant fear that something, anything, could happen to cause...
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Givepocalypse
The end of the world came and went on December 21, 2012. The end of the world also did not happen on December 31, 1999. I am not up on my apocalypse dates, but I am sure there are many other...
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