BY MMELENDEZ, JANUARY 30, 2015

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The Joy Maker Challenge "gave us the perfect means to donate new toys to needy children by using the two resources we can afford – time and talent,” said North Carolina teacher Renee Halpin of the campaign run by generationOn and sponsored by Hasbro. “It was also refreshing to see how they transformed from 'I want' to 'I want to give.'"</div></div></div> [...]

BY MMELENDEZ, JANUARY 29, 2015

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">At UJA-Federation of New York, we wanted think about volunteer engagement in radically new ways. We knew an important first step to engaging more volunteers at our nearly 100 beneficiary agencies was to invest in the capacity of select organizations to engage volunteers in their critical work.</div></div></div> [...]

BY MMELENDEZ, JANUARY 28, 2015

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">“When children are chronically ill, the first thing they lose is their freedom and self-esteem,” says Leah Bernthal. “I wanted to change that.” Bernthal co-founded CoachArt in 2001 in response to a profound need for support and enrichment programs for chronically ill pediatric patients outside the hospital.</div></div></div> [...]

BY MMELENDEZ, JANUARY 27, 2015

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Volunteering tends to be viewed as the ultimate selfless act – after all, you’re giving up your own time and resources to help others without receiving anything tangible in return. But a growing body of research suggests there are actually numerous social, physical and psychological benefits to be gained from charitable pastimes.</div></div></div> [...]