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The rapid growth of iPeace

Many people use the Internet every day to interact in new ways, present company included. Social networks are a large component of this interaction and there are, no doubt, hundreds created every day. While some networks build successful online communities...

This I Believe

In the 1950's Edward R. Murrow hosted a popular radio series called This I Believe. The program featured contributors like Albert Einstein, who in an essay called "An Ideal of Service to Our Fellow Man", spoke about choosing public service...

The Charter for Compassion is born

Stories like this make me glad that I have this blog and the ability to share with you. You may recall previous posts introducing TED.com, an amazing organization which, among other things, names three winners at their annual conference and...

Kalabi gets his Kiva loan in 5 days!

Earlier this month I posted a story about Kiva.org and their microcredit program. It was my introduction to Kiva and I chose Kalabi Elom Assamagan from Agoe, Togo as the first recipient for my new Kiva account. Kalabi had requested...

Bloggers Unite for Refugees United

10,000 bloggers from around the world, members of Bloggers Unite, raise their voice today on behalf of the world's more than 40 million voiceless refugees. I welcome the opportunity to promote two important organizations, The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation and...

World Kindness Week

Tomorrow is the first day of World Kindness Week which runs through Nov 16. It's a nice reminder of the power of kindness and a good reason to visit The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation website. The Foundation's published mission...

Travel for Good with Travelocity

Travel as an agent of positive change. That's the idea behind Travel For Good, Travelocity's "voluntourism" program for volunteer tourist vacations. The folks behind the project are so sure that you will create change, in yourself and those you touch,...

StoryCorps: Conversations of a lifetime

StoryCorps is a one-of-a-kind oral history project founded by Dave Isay in 2003. It's about two people who are important to each other going into a StoryCorps booth and recording a conversation: a son asking his mother about her childhood,...

Be a Kiva Loaner

A few posts ago I reviewed a book by Wilford Welch called The Tactics of Hope and highlighted an organzation called Kiva, an online microlending organization started by Matt and Jessica Flannery. Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending...

Happy Birthday Earth Circle Cinema

Today, Life is Good wishes a Happy Birthday to Earth Cinema Circle (ECC), one year old this month. Founded by Gay Hendricks and Rick Ridgeway, the subscription DVD club offers inspiring visions for our planet. I tend to be more...