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Oct
01
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by Gigaom
Starting this week, voters can go to three new online platforms to watch the Obama-Romney presidential debates and to see how their views on 11 issues compare to those of other Americans. The forums will help educate voters while also...
Sep
27
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by The Case Foundation
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As you may have heard, we are currently searching for America's Most Fearless Changemakers! We need people to ask themselves… Did you make a big bet that paid...
Sep
26
2012

by Fast Company
“A gamer put it in great terms once when he said, 'If the 20th century was about cinema, this next one will be about gaming, because it’s participatory,’” says Feast Conference co-founder Jerri Chou.
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Sep
25
2012

by Jean Case
Update: We are pleased to announce that the Goldhirsh Foundation is joining us as a Supporting Partner for Finding Fearless. Their contribution means that there is up to $670,000 in grants and prizes available to the winners. Additionally, because...
Sep
20
2012

by Fast Company
While some people continue to take a narrow view of smart cities by seeing them as places that make better use of information and communication technology (ICT), the cities I work with (and most of the participants in the #smartchat, a monthly...
Sep
18
2012

by Fast Company
A new contest found four online tools that help people be more engaged in politics and their communities--from finding out which candidates’ policies help you more to archives of photos of your neighborhood.
Sep
12
2012

by HuffPost Impact
The social sector today is at incredible inflection point -- traditional models of nonprofit engagement are being taken over by a new era of mission-driven social enterprises and an entrepreneurial spirit that runs counter to what many believe the...
Sep
11
2012

by Jean Case
Today marks the 11th Anniversary of the day we will never forget — the terrorist attacks of September 11th. As we reflect on the memory of loved ones lost on that day, and support those who survived, we also lift up those who have risen in...
Sep
11
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by Fast Company
More than 350,000 students are at loose ends this week as teachers of the nation’s third-largest school district go on strike. But while school’s out, technology could help them keep up with their homework or even get ahead.
Sep
11
2012

by Points of Light
Last year My Good Deed launched The I Will campaign for the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. The result was extraordinary. A remarkable 33 million Americans, from all 50 states, engaged in good deeds and charitable service as a constructive way of...
Sep
07
2012

by City Year Blog
As I sat down with the humbling task of addressing our 24th corps as a national organization, I found myself reflecting upon City Year’s most basic and fundamental value or what we call our magnetic north. A powerful reality that everyone who dons a...
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