Change Notes: When University of Phoenix Employees Volunteer, Everybody Wins

Friends, Points of Light is pleased to count University of Phoenix among its Leadership Partners. In 2011, its parent company, Apollo Group, and…

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Change Notes: Celebrating People In Action for National Volunteer Week

Friends, Sunday marked the start of National Volunteer Week. Points of Light will lead the nation in a celebration of people doing…

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News Flash: Buy a Tumbler, Help HandsOn Network

When you pick up your morning coffee this week, keep an eye out for a flashy Starbucks tumbler that does more than…

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IBM: Making Volunteer Service a Celebration

This post is written by Diane Melley, Director, IBM, Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs, who will be hosting a free live webcast,…

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My Turning Point Came When I Realized that the Having the Ability to Help Meant Also Having Responsibility to Help

Today’s Turning Point comes from guest writer, Max Wallack, 15, a 2011 Hasbro Community Action Hero, an award recognizing outstanding young service leaders…

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Teaching Was My Turning Point Into Service

The theme for this year’s National Conference on Volunteering and Service is “Turning Point.” At Points of Light we are highlighting turning…

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Change Notes: Reflections on MLK Day

Friends, This weekend, I joined with millions of Americans to reflect and act upon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words and life.…

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Change Notes: 50 Years of Global Impact

      Friends, On Sept. 22, 1961, Congress approved legislation creating the Peace Corps. This organization was born not of politics,…

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HandsOn Tech Will Boost Sector’s Use of Technology

HandsOn Network, the volunteer arm of Points of Light Institute, is partnering with Google to create HandsOn Tech, an initiative designed to…

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Reimagine Service at NCVS!

Reimagining Service is a national coalition of multi-sector representatives from nonprofits, government, education, faith-based organizations, funding entities, and corporations. Reimagining Service views…

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