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A resource for change makers and hour counters! Look here for tools and tips from Power of the Hour, Get Involved, and Volunteer Canada.
Little Ideas become a BIG Inspiration at Elephant Thoughts
Volunteering at Elephant Thoughts are extremely unique. They are always looking for students, interns, University Grads & teachers alike to assist with a number of different positions. Here are just a few of their “one-of-a-kind” opportunities:
Go Public with local televison
TVO is changing the face, and the name of the “idiot box”. TVO has proven time and time again that public television can be a powerful force for good. It fosters literacy, celebrates diversity, and brings communities together and inspires them. Unfortunately, it’s tough times for TVO, as they need $10 million dollars annually, to continue and expand their initiatives.
Digital U Series Launches on TVO!
Do you want to know more about Facebook, Twitter and the power of social media? Getinvolved.ca presents Digital U a series that explores how social media is affecting social change.
TVO will air all eight different three-minute Digital U shorts, involving interviews with over 20 social media experts including; Mitch Joel, Twist Image, Jason Mogus, Communicopia, Meghan Warby, Argyle Communications, Beka Economopoulos, Fission Strategy, Craig Heintzman , World Wide Web Foundation, Christopher Berry, Critical Mass, and Sacha Chua, IBM. Episodes will air 3 times a week on Fridays, right after Heartbeat, starting in March. But, if you can’t wait, ALL of the 8 episodes are on Get Involved HERE or check out a full schedule and descriptions.
Digital U has made learning easy, and if you want to find out even more about social media, listen to our 20+ full length podcasts and become an expert yourself!
For more details check out our CNN Newswire Press Release.
Manulife’s turning little frowns upside down!
The first day of school. We all remember it – you’re wearing a whole new outfit and shiny shoes, your parents gently nudge you through the school’s front doors, your older brother or sister telling you horror stories about your new teacher, and more children your age than you’ve ever seen. But the minute you find another kid with the same Scooby Doo lunch box – you are in your element, and you start having fun.
Great Inspiration in the face of Adversary
Olympic athletes inspire us – they show us the true beauty, and the potential of the human body. The Olympics are grueling mentally and physically, but what if your body didn’t respond as fast? Imagine that walking down the stairs takes every once of energy of you have. Or imagine relying only on the smells, sounds around you to see. Now imagine, throwing yourself down an icy hill. Crazy? Hardly – it’s just the mentality of a paralympic athlete.
The Paralympics Games
The Olympic Games are thrilling, heart-breaking, uplifting – pretty much all around amazing! But did you know that there are two Olympic Games? The first games, happening in Vancouver as I write this, are the ones we have all watched and been moved by. The results cover the news, the papers and the web. But I would love to draw some light on the less-known Paralympic games, where some truly amazing and inspiring athletes are constantly pushing the limits of their physical and mental abilities.
One Gold Medal and Two Heroes
I took 23.17 seconds for Alex Bilodeau to become the first Canadian EVER to win an Olympic gold medal on Canadian soil. Interview requests poured in from all over the world, for both Alex and his older brother Frederic. That’s right, there are two heroes in this story. One can fly over moguls at warp speed, and the other can barely walk.
Go Public with local televison
TVO is changing the face, and the name of the “idiot box”. TVO has proven time and time again that public television can be a powerful force for good. It fosters literacy, celebrates diversity, and brings communities together and inspires them. Unfortunately, it’s tough times for TVO, as they need $10 million dollars annually, to continue and expand their initiatives.
Great Turnout for Power of the Hour Launch!
We had 200 guests, 10 CEOS and executives from their not-for-profit partners, all show up yesterday (1/13/10) at the TSX for the launch of Power of the Hour and the Corporate Council on Volunteering’s pledge of 814,900 employee volunteer hours over the next year!
How To: Get Your Children Engaged in Volunteering
Check out TVO’s fantastic article on how to teach your kids to contribute to society and donate to a worthy cause! You will be surprised by how passionate kids can become when they get involved. There’s lots of fun opportunities too, volunteering is no longer about simply stuffing envelopes.
Google to Give $10 Million Funding for Organizations
Do you know of an organization that might be able to help implement one of Google’s Project 10^100 ideas? If so, they could be eligible for the $10 million that Google has committed to help fund up to five of the best ideas. Project 10^100 looked to the general public for ideas to change the world by helping as may people as possible. And the response to the call was overwhelming – thousands of people from over 170 countries submitted more than 150 000 ideas.
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