Write Your Cause: 5 Ways To Use Your Writing Talent for Good
Food for thought: has there ever been a more effective change agent than the written word? Between books, magazines, newspapers and blogs, writers shine a spotlight on our world’s most pressing issues...
View ArticleGuest Post: My Study Abroad Semester in Ecuador
I’d wanted to study abroad ever since I knew it was an option. My family has always been a “summer vacation” type of family, and I knew I wanted to see more of the world. So when I found out about a...
View ArticleGuest Post: Captivated by Capetown
Guest blogger and Mount Madonna school senior Talia shares her life-changing experience visiting South Africa with a group of classmates: Bleary-eyed but full of excitement, we piled onto the bus....
View ArticleTraveling With an Open Heart: Meeting the Dalai Lama
Most people dream their whole life of meeting the Dalai Lama, but for Amber Zeise, that opportunity came before she’d even entered college! Meet Amber Zeise, a 2013 graduate of Mount Madonna school in...
View ArticleA Fashionista’s Top 5 Secrets to Soliciting Donations
Remember that fabulous fashionista Allyson Ahlstrom? You know, the young mastermind behind Threads for Teens, a Northern Cali-based non-profit and boutique that provides head-to-toe outfits for...
View ArticleShe Stops Hate with Compliment Grams
It’s a kinder, gentler place at West Virginia’s Winfield High School, thanks to superstar Jillian Carney. In 2012, she followed Emily-Anne Rigal’s cue and started a WeStopHate club at her school. The...
View ArticleVolunteer Clubs We Heart
Chew on this: 55 percent of youth ages 12-18 participate in volunteer activities. (That’s nearly twice the volunteering rate of adults!) All of that volunteering adds up to more than 1.3 billion hours...
View ArticleFashionable Causes: Five Stylish Charities
Being a girl often = having a passion for fashion. But as anyone who has just been back-to-school shopping knows, keeping up-to-date with the latest trends require some major moolah. So just try to...
View ArticleGet Political! The Art of Political Volunteering
Fall means many things. Pumpkin lattes are back at Starbucks, you can finally wear your new boots, and…election season. About the time you pull on your favorite old fall sweater, political volunteers...
View ArticleVolunteering Your Way to the Dream Job: A Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, there was a girl (with a Heart of Gold). Her dream was to make it in the arts. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to run a performing arts center or curate a museum, but she knew she...
View ArticleMy Year in Americorps VISTA
It’s no wonder Kate Shepherd’s career revolves around serving others—after all, it’s all in the family. Every year, her family teams with friends to buy Christmas gifts for all the foster kids in a...
View ArticleHALO, World! Two Inspiring TeenNick Changemakers
The TeenNick’s HALO Awards (aka the Helping And Leading Others Awards) celebrate unique teens “who took their personal experience and, through service, made it meaningful on a bigger level—a level that...
View ArticleGo Ahead…Ask! The Art of Finding Donations
Let’s say you’re in charge of your school’s annual blood drive, or you’re setting up a 5K to benefit leukemia research. Or maybe you even want to launch your own non-profit organization—like so many of...
View Article5 Causes To Have On Your Radar This Holiday Season
As usual, Oprah knows best. We’re loving this great approach on seasonal gift giving from O Magazine: the “half and half” holiday. The idea, coined by Gregg Easterbrook (author of The Progress...
View ArticleLive SEVA-Style: Start Volunteering Now!
Want to make a difference and give back? Here’s the secret: SEVA. This Sanksrit word is all about selflessness—meaning giving your talent, your energy and your time without expecting anything in...
View ArticleThese Teens Took the Phrase “Elf Yourself” Seriously
Giverny Daboll and her younger brother Michael couldn’t help noticing something was wrong. Volunteering together at a Toys for Tots distribution day, the Los Gatos, Calif. teens saw how few gifts there...
View ArticleSurf Angel: Miranda Fuentes Helps Kids With Autism Ride the Waves
When Miranda Fuentes was 10, she was having a hard time. She knew her younger brother had autism, but didn’t know much about his diagnosis or why he acted the way he did. And she didn’t know other kids...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Success: Teen Edition
Got a great idea for helping a community you care about, but not a lot of cash? Consider crowdfunding! Crowdfunding is when you ask your social network to make a donation—usually online—to help you get...
View ArticleWomen Helping Women
Wondering where to focus your philanthropic pursuits? Think female. Women face numerous obstacles in our world, and around the globe. Fortunately there are incredible organizations—big and small—that...
View ArticleTeen Changemaker: Meet Morgan Wood, Girl Up Crusader
Ever heard of Girl Up? If not, it should have a spot on your list of things to support—it’s a campaign sponsored by the United Nations that encourages American girls to help girls around the world by...
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