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Wayne Kursh and Races2Run give a leg up to charitiesRaces2Run has organized more than 3,000 running and walking events that benefit a wide range of charitable causes.
Dallas mosque feeds the hungry at a 'Day of Dignity'Through its Beacon of Light community center, Masjid al Islam mosque in southeast Dallas serves more than 15,000 free meals per year, mostly to non-Muslims.
How do I raise a kind son?A new father thinks about how to bring up his son to treat women with respect. The group Men as Peacemakers offers education for boys and men aimed at preventing violence against girls and women.
Justin Auciello turns Facebook into journalism with Jersey Shore Hurricane NewsJersey Shore Hurricane News, a platform on Facebook, is a 'two-way news outlet' that combines the crowdsourcing power of social media with the watchful eye of an editor.
Edward Zellem publishes proverbs to promote Afghan literacyUS Navy Capt. Eward Zellem’s new book of Afghan proverbs provides a step toward greater literacy for many Afghans.
Shutdown EPA workers clean up a river anywayIn response to the federal government shutdown, a group of Environmental Protection Agency staffers in Georgia made cleaning up a local creek a 'do it yourself' project.
Donors pay death benefits to military families during shutdownThe Fisher House Foundation and private donors will pay military family death benefits during the government shutdown. And other philanthropists are helping keep Head Start programs running.
Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai wins EU human rights prize16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, the education advocate who won the European Union's annual human rights award Oct. 10, is also a favorite to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Few women are carpenters: Meet the master builder who wants to change thatMaria Klemperer-Johnson is getting women ready for the growing and high-paying field of carpentry by teaching them to build tiny eco-friendly homes.
In a town in Peru money does grow on treesHow a long-range forestry project transformed a small farm town in Peru.
'Ghost Fishing' divers remove old nets that kill fishGhost Fishing, a global network of highly skilled volunteer divers, is cleaning up the underwater mess in oceans caused by abandoned fishing nets.
The Sunshine Nut Company provides tasty employment in AfricaFormer food company executive Don Larson founded The Sunshine Nut Company to create good jobs and bring other benefits to Africans.
Stand Down events help vets, including women, in needAt events known as Stand Downs, which take place in more than 200 cities and towns across the United States, military veterans from all walks of life gather to support one another.
Comet, a cuddly canine pal, cheers nursing home residentsVisits from so-called therapy dogs like Comet, a golden retriever, help those in nursing homes stay engaged, active, and communicative.
The mass shooting that didn't happen: What we can learn from Antoinette TuffWhat can we do to help men who seek to commit violence find another way to deal with their problems? The story of Antoinette Tuff suggests that kindness is part of the answer.
What happens when a social enterprise and an oil giant join forces?Social enterprise d.light has teamed up with French oil and gas company Total to sell solar lights to low-income rural households in Africa and India.
'Alternative Nobels' awarded to Congolese surgeon, Swiss pest control pioneer, and two othersThis year's four Right Livelihood Awards winners will share $312,000 in prize money. The winners are an American anti-chemical weapons advocate, a Palestinian human rights campaigner, a Congolese surgeon who helps wartime rape victims, and a Swiss pioneer of pest control for sustainable agriculture.
For Sandy Martin The Little Nature Museum is a lifelong passionStarted in Sandy Martin's bedroom when she was 13, The Little Nature Museum has received thousands of visitors who experience the results of her intimate knowledge of and love for nature.
Angelique Namaika finds strength in God to help the displaced in the CongoSister Angelique Namaika – a nun working in the Congo – has helped transform the lives of more than 2,000 women and girls forced from their homes and abused by the Lord's Resistance Army.
SunFunder uses crowdsourcing to finance solar projects in Africa, IndiaMore than a billion people lack access to electricity. Solar power could be a big part of the answer, says SunFunder founder Ryan Levinson.
