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Sharing. That's right. One of the fundamental things we are taught as a child and as adults we seem to forget. We have this concept that what's mine is mine and not many people truly believe in sharing or sacrifice. One thing we can all do to help social innovation is to work with others and share our ideas. Continue

Waking up to a Saturday with my kids. My daughter is 16 and my son is 12. We decided today to go to Hickory Point which is a local park in Howey in the Hills, Florida. I have organized a cleanup of the park and have asked for volunteers to help. We're going to clean up the trash that has been left by people who have thrown it on the ground. We'll be painting the pavilions and the playground and cleaning up the lake where people launch their boats. It will be a group effort and my kids are… Continue

After putting in a bit of a search for a social innovation role model, I came across Rachael Chong at the Huffington Post. Rachael is the CEO and Founder of Catchafire.org which will place volunteers with organizations that need volunteers, but more than that, they will try and place people based on the skills they have to offer. I love this idea. Imagine going to a website and being able to search through 100 organizations that need volunteers and finding one that needs your exact skill… Continue