06.03.2008
The pushback is starting to be a trend. Maya Enista, CEO of Mobilize.org (a ServiceNation coalition member), just posted her own take on the attempt to typecast the Millennial generation. Her article...
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Faux-right winger Stephen Colbert put his own hilarious spin on the tried-and-true advice to college seniors. Speaking at Princeton (he was there to pick up his "The Great Princeton Class of 2008...
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January 20th, 2009 will be Inauguration Day for the new President. What do you want him or her to do on Day One?
On Day One wants to know, and they've created a cool contest called "Y in the World"...
06.02.2008
Nashville's Mayor Karl Dean wrote a great editorial for The Tennessean on the value of getting smart, young graduates into public schools. Dean focuses on Teach for America, and lays out the reasons...
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Whenever anyone out there is starting to take themselves too seriously, The Onion is ready to step in. Today, "anyone," seems to be "us," because The Onion happens to be focusing its satirical lens...
Read more »05.30.2008
This week's music inspiration, to send you properly into the weekend, comes from Melissa Biffert, our Director of Strategic Partnerships here at Be the Change, Inc. Melissa is in charge of keeping...
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The federal government isn't doing much to halt climate change - so states are picking up the slack. In lieu of a national response (because a substantial one isn't happening), governors and state...
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Save the world and earn $10,000 to go to college. That's a pretty good deal, right? Well, it's on offer from The Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Asia Society. They want high school students to...
Read more »05.29.2008
From all over China, citizens from every profession are arriving in the Sichuan province to help earthquake victims. The May 12 earthquake (which hit 7.9 on the Richter scale) left tens of thousands...
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Earlier this month, at the Brookings Institution, Reps. Gwendolynne Moore (D-WISC) and Chris Shays (R-CT) spoke about AmeriCorps and service at the event which unveiled the Corporation for National...
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