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Five Ways to Become Happier Today
Studying and teaching about happiness is, as I understand it, a relatively new field of positive psychology. The new definition of “healthy” is not a neutral state marked by the absence of… more →
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Five Ways to Become Happier Today
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wrote 2 months ago: Studying and teaching about happiness is, as I understand it, a relatively new field of positive psy … more →
Three Critical Practices to Keep Your Family Strong
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wrote 6 months ago: To paraphrase my friend Regg Wilson, there are three things highly successful people can pass on to … more →
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
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wrote 8 months ago: The Obama Administration has been calling for a new era in American public life defined by a spirit … more →
Saturday outing: Global Activism Expo
wrote 8 months ago: Worldview, one of my favorite WBEZ radio programs, provides a fantastic global perspective on issues … more →
Get $100K for Your Charity from Hugh Jackman--No, Seriously
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wrote 8 months ago: Okay, the marvels of Twitter. Hugh Jackman (aka Wolverine), who tweets at @RealHughJackman, is a ph … more →
America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs
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wrote 9 months ago: Every time I get depressed or down reading the news, with its endless warnings about global warming, … more →
President Obama's Special Olympics Run-In
wrote 9 months ago: “Words hurt and words matter.” President Obama recently joked on The Tonight Show, refer … more →
UNICEF Greeting Card Contest
wrote 10 months ago: Does your child use up all your scrap paper, junk mail and the comics section in the daily newspaper … more →
Small Can Be Big
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wrote 10 months ago: We’ve all heard of “the latte factor” in personal finance, which tells us that if … more →
Global Youth Action Network Inauguration Event
wrote 11 months ago: I got an email from Jonah Wittkamper, one of those people who just goes out and does it. He’s … more →
"Giving Game"
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wrote 12 months ago: Remember these VW Beetle Convertible commercials (see above) where someone opens a door for someon … more →
Are You a Social Citizen? Take the Quiz and Enter to Win
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wrote 1 year ago: Social Citizens, a beta site supported by the Case Foundation, is an excellent resource for budding … more →
Vote for Your Hero at CNN. Wait, this is a contest?
wrote 1 year ago: What makes someone a “hero”? According to CNN, it’s “ordinary people who hav … more →
Inspirational Kids: Doing a Lot When You're Little, Part III
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wrote 1 year ago: “Hi, I’m Zoe. If you’re an adult, go away. If you’re a kid, come closer. … more →
Savvy Charity Using Online Approach to Lure Families
wrote 1 year ago: For parents who want to introduce the concept of philanthropy to their kids, a subscription to The C … more →
How to Turn Casual Donors into Committed Supporters
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wrote 1 year ago: In addition to blogging here at The Philanthropic Family, I’m also a regular guest blogger at … more →
The Girl Effect
wrote 1 year ago: “When women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90 percent of it into their families, as comp … more →
How to Encourage Your Socially- Conscious Teenager
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wrote 1 year ago: A few months ago, a set of twins I know turned 18. Their philanthropic impulses had been stirred la … more →
How Does Your Garden Grow?
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wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a great idea from an article in the Baltimore Sun*: Do you have a garden? Too many to … more →
