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ServiceNation is a campaign to inspire a new era of citizen service in America.

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With summer finally upon us (although you’d never know it judging from all the rain we’ve had, at least around Boston), you might be looking at a little bit more free time. And, especially if the rain keeps up, more than you might want...
Pramodhini
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4th
Michelle
Michelle
7th!
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Here’s some inspiration to send you off into the holiday weekend inspired and happy. A while ago we did a piece on Playing for Change. The goal of Playing for Change is to bring people together through music and they’ve certainly been doing that...
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Getting ready to move to a new city and have no clue which one to pick? Relocation.com’s list of Top Cities for a Fresh Start can certainly help you out there. The criteria...
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BTC’s Alan Khazei was at the White House event President Obama held yesterday, announcing the goals of the new Office of Social Innovation. Why was AK there...
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The staff from BTC had a fabulous week in San Francisco at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, which brought together more than 4,000 service leaders to celebrate the passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act and craft a plan to take service in America into the future...
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Here’s an update of the fabulous speeches and the hard work of members of the Massachusetts Service Alliance (MSA) and the local organizations of ServiceNation...
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If you work for a non-profit, donate to a non-profit or even just benefit some of the great things that non-profits do — and you probably do — then the V3 Campaign is fighting for you...
Bob
Bob
We will help if needed. We support MAKE A WISH at our store.
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1. Let’s start with a feel good story: a National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team is helping out with the Green River Community Center in Emery County, Utah to assist with its summer camp program...
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There’s an old saying that says many hands make light work, and this is truer than ever in President Obama’s home state of Hawaii...
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Imagine sitting for a test that would decide your whole future — where you go to college, what job you have, even what social status you will have in your community...
Beverly
Beverly
WOW! Reading this makes you want to dig deeper into the methods used.
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Politico has some very nice video of the First Couple helping kick off their “United We Serve” summer of service campaign with a service event to support our troops.
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In honor of Michael Jackson, we devote this week’s Peace Out to the inspiration his music will always provide (his YouTube channel is here). Whatever his demons, he cared. Let’s start with the iconic, MJ-produced, “We Are The World”: And how about “Heal The World”...
Mindy
Mindy
Why? What makes it inappropriate?
Mohammad
Mohammad
I was looking forward to see your monster coming back, MJ you may rest in peace
Kevin
Kevin
Nah, he wrote a song or two that put millions of dollars into global aid and relief organizations hands. He visited tens of thousands of sick and ill people over the past 40 years in countries too many to name. He rallied support for the Ryan White Act and services for burn victims. He donated monies to build a burn unit in 7 hospitals. He used... Read More his music to draw attention to the suffering of the hungry, sick, poor, and the environment. Nah, no tie to service at all, Barbara none whatsoever. Clicks the DO NOT LIKE button.
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Join ServiceNation allies Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore in the fight against hunger. Last month, Ashton released a video challenging Americans to help put an end to hunger through awareness. The website End US Hunger says 1 in 8 Americans live with hunger every day...
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What do you know about child-trafficking? Probably not as much as you could learn on July 1. That’s the day that the kids of the Virtual Video Project will be premiering their movie, Discovered, the story of a young Mexican girl who is sold into sexual slavery...
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The Eli Segal Award for 2009 went to Shawn Rubin, an AmeriCorps alumnus who founded Longitude, a non-profit organization that aims to build grassroots initiatives for education and human rights in developing countries...
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Ross Cohen, BTC’s Director of Civilian-Military Partnerships, is out in San Francisco and reports on an action-packed first day: Monday was an amazing day for service. The biggest highlight was, of course, First Lady Michelle Obama’s amazing keynote speech...
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There’s been a lot of great action at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service being held in San Francisco, CA...
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Got a service project for the President’s “United We Serve” Summer of Service campaign? Looking to find one to join? Just want to see what others are doing...
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It’s all happening out in San Francisco this week, at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. But that doesn’t mean we lack for interesting news from all over the land...
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Here’s a song to send you off to your weekend with a little bit of inspiration: Rascal Flatts’ Stand. It’s all about standing up for what you believe in, no matter what the issue is, because you’re stronger than you think...
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ServiceNation Watch First Lady Michelle Obama open the General Session of the National Conference on Volunteering & Service at 2:30 PDT. Streaming live on http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/live/opening-session.cfm

Source: www.volunteeringandservice.org
Watch the opening general session of the National Conference on Volunteering and Service featuring First Lady Michelle Obama live today at 2:30 p.m. PDT!
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There has been a lot of buzz about the White House’s plans for a “Summer of Service” (and I say White House, because the First Lady is as intimately involved as the President)...
Aaron
Aaron
so glad to see this initiative launch! Our Summer of Service program is in full-swing: http://equaljusticeworks.wordpress.com/
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It’s always interesting, and motivating, to see how idealists found their inspiration and transformed it into concrete action...
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What’s happening in the world of AmeriCorps (sorry, you have to provide your own coffee): 1) The WSJ notes that an increasing number of AmeriCorps volunteers are arriving with significant business and legal experience. Here’s a snippet (incl...
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Here’s some inspiration from KarmaTube to help get you psyched up to make a difference this week. The backstory: The Angel of Queens Jorge Munoz is one of the most inspiring people you’ll ever meet. A school bus driver by day and an angel by night...
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There’s nothing more important than doing whatever can be done to take care of those citizens who make the greatest sacrifices for our nation: those who serve in the military and their families...
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The crisis in Darfur has been boiling away year after year, displacing and killing the innocent...
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We surf ‘em, so you don’t have to (though I should be clear that this is a highly random and subjective process). 1) Our pal Britt Bravo over at Have Fun * Do Good celebrates the fact that Kiva now allows you to make small loans to American entrepreneurs. Read Britt’s post here...
Justin
Justin
well thats great!!!!!
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Last week we wrote about the fight to save service funding in Massachusetts (and the irony that the state legislature in Massachusetts–a birthplace for national service as well as the home state for Senator Edward M. Kennedy, as in the Edward M...
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The fact that it is not surprising doesn’t make it any less problematic (though the news is not as bad as one might expect). According to the Giving USA Foundation, charitable donations overall are down 2%...
Kara
Kara
yes but volunteerism is up, no? Lots of unemployed either taking advantage of free time to give. Or just bored. Or hoping the volunteering will open doors to jobs. Whatever the motivation, charities are benefitting, no? Hopefully the boost in volunteering offsets the decline if $$ giving?
Judy
Judy
Looking for volunteer opportunities for a 14 year old in Austin TX--any ideas?
Sarah
Sarah
try a local hospital,animal shelter,or a parks and recreation,or maybe a food bank, sometimes churches have opportunities too...hope this gave you a few ideas:)
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Marcia L. Stuart

Marcia L. Stuart As a grandmother I'm excited to be joining the cause - for the future I/we leave to our grandkids but also because it's time for an inter-generational approach - we have much to learn from each other and won't it be FUN!

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Social change sites are all the rage, and it’s nice to see so much energy going into mobilizing and connecting citiizens with important issues, to learn, share and take action...
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Help Us Keep Service in the Budget!
The Massachusetts Service Alliance, the organization that manages the federal funding for AmeriCorps programs across the Commonwealth, and the 22 community programs it support...
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Time:12:00PM Tuesday, June 16th
Location:Boston Common
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We’re burning up a few brain cells here at BTC HQ, thinking through how to best use celebrity supporters videos to inspire and inform. Just came across this interesting video for Charity:Water, featuring Jennifer Connolly...
Karyn
Karyn
As a Public Affairs Director I think the PSA has to be memorable and to the point. When I say memorable I mean one that stays with you for several days if not weeks.

The one that comes to mind is currently running on stations in Indiana...Optimism Pass It On. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQU6PW83bQI

My motto is, if it can't be said in 20 to 30 seconds then it's not worth saying at all. Take half a second to remind someone to volunteer and the world will be changed through volunteerism.
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Spanning the globe (sort of)… 1) Greed Is Not Good?: Harvard Business School graduates take a new oath upon graduation, including to “Serve the greater good.” Hey, could make a difference. 2) Throwing away $11 million...
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Service on national lands has a long and proud tradition, dating back at least to FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps...
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ServiceNation Boston Herald has an article about the Americorps funding cuts in Massachusetts. If you live in the state, help by emailing your state legislature at http://www.servicenation.org/savemass

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A nonprofit agency that administers the AmeriCorps volunteer program in the Bay State is fighting back against $750,000 in legislative penny-pinching that could cost the state $11 million. “We have a really strong presence in the AmeriCorps world and we can’t jeopardize it....
Chandler
Chandler
their best song
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KarmaTube brings us another inspiring video about the power of citizens to take on big problems and show major impact...
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It’s been raining for years here in DC, and that makes it feel like a Johnny Cash kind of day here at Peace Out HQ. First up, Johnny Cash, who spent time in prison, singing to prisoners in San Quentin about how how much he hates San Quentin...
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President Obama recently signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, honoring the life, service and ideals of Massachusetts’ senior senator, and Massachusetts is the birthplace of City Year, Citizen Schools, Jumpstart and a galaxy of innovative and exemplary service organizations...
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We here at Be the Change, Inc. love Cameron Diaz. Who doesn’t? But it’s nice to know that she loves us, too...
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ServiceNation Action Alert! Live in Massachusetts? Service funding is about to be cut in-state! Tell the Mass Legislature to keep Service in the Budget! http://www.servicenation.org/savemass

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ServiceNation ally Geoffrey Canada, and his inspiring Harlem Children’s Zone, are setting the standard in fighting poverty and creating opportunity...
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Eventually, it seems you’ll be able to do just about everything from your mobile phone (so far, I e-mail, listen to Pandora, post to Twitter and Facebook, and take pics and video). And mobile technology is opening up all sorts of cool options for non-profits and cause-based campaigns...
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You have to love PBS’s “The Newshour.” Not only did host Jim Lehrer give one of the greatest service-related commencement addresses (Harvard, 2006)...
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Be The Change, Inc. recently had a board meeting, and our Boston media team pulled together a nice video celebrating Phase I of the ServiceNation campaign, which ended with President Obama signing the historic Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act...
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There’s always something interesting happening in the world of service...