http://www.citizenyou.org/ en Copyright 2010 2010-08-25T15:29:38+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/how-to-help-the-20-million-flood-victims-in-pakistan/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/how-to-help-the-20-million-flood-victims-in-pakistan/ Since early August, unprecedented flooding has devastated much of Pakistan. Despite the urgent need described by aid workers and government officials, international aid for victims of the devastating flood has gotten off to a slow start. 2010-08-25T14:29:38+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/charitywater-100-commitment-to-clean-water/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/charitywater-100-commitment-to-clean-water/ Charity: Water is bravely tackling a fundamental obstacle to global health and development: clean drinking water. 2010-08-13T20:37:04+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/new-film-documents-doctors-without-borders-amazing-work/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/new-film-documents-doctors-without-borders-amazing-work/ An inspirational film that chronicles the incredible work of Doctors without Borders has just been released. 2010-07-30T17:08:28+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/volunteermatch-where-active-citizens-find-their-passion/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/volunteermatch-where-active-citizens-find-their-passion/ VolunteerMatch exposes active citizens to a new world of potential change-making opportunities. 2010-07-23T20:25:18+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/kiva-delpoying-the-internet-to-end-poverty/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/kiva-delpoying-the-internet-to-end-poverty/ Kiva is a groundbreaking organization that facilitates micro-loans from anyone with an Internet connection to people with great business ideas living in the developing world. 2010-07-19T12:41:29+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/jonathan-tisch-featured-at-national-service-conference/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/jonathan-tisch-featured-at-national-service-conference/ Jonathan Tisch joined civic and business leaders yesterday from around the country at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New York City. 2010-06-30T20:52:57+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/rubicon-a-bridge-to-self-sufficiency1/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/rubicon-a-bridge-to-self-sufficiency1/ After the mass closure of California’s state-owned psychiatric hospitals in the early 1970s, a few active citizens jumped in to help fill the gap. 2010-06-24T14:48:27+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/public-allies-cultivating-new-leadership-across-america1/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/public-allies-cultivating-new-leadership-across-america1/ Public Allies caught the eye of Michelle Obama in 1993, and for good reason. 2010-06-23T20:47:24+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/vanity-fair-features-jonathan-tisch-and-citizen-you/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/vanity-fair-features-jonathan-tisch-and-citizen-you/ NBC’s Brian Williams recently profiled Jonathan Tisch for Vanity Fair. 2010-06-16T21:15:08+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/five-citizen-you-tips-on-oprah.com/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/five-citizen-you-tips-on-oprah.com/ Jonathan Tisch and Citizen You are proud to be featured on Oprah.com! 2010-06-03T20:40:26+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/jonathan-tisch-talks-social-entrepreneurship-and-active-citizenship-wi/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/jonathan-tisch-talks-social-entrepreneurship-and-active-citizenship-wi/ Jonathan Tisch recently sat down with the Tufts Journal to discuss Citizen You and the movement to reinvent volunteerism. 2010-06-01T20:46:05+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/your-stories-bruce-wang-and-one-brick-making-a-difference-in-florida/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/your-stories-bruce-wang-and-one-brick-making-a-difference-in-florida/ When CitizenYou.org launched, we asked you to tell us about the new ways you have been finding to make a difference in your community. The response we've gotten has been amazing. Bruce Wang from Florida wrote to tell us about the non-profit chapter of One Brick that he founded. 2010-05-26T18:53:42+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/jonathan-tisch-discusses-citizen-you-on-morning-joe1/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/jonathan-tisch-discusses-citizen-you-on-morning-joe1/ Jonathan Tisch joined Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on Morning Joe yesterday 2010-05-22T17:47:34+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/jonathan-tisch-talks-about-citizen-you-on-the-early-show/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/jonathan-tisch-talks-about-citizen-you-on-the-early-show/ On the Early Show yesterday, Jonathan Tisch talks to Harry Smith about what Citizen You is all about: finding ways to use your skills and experience to make the world a better place. 2010-05-19T15:10:52+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/active-citizenship-how-to-cultivate-change-in-our-communities/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/active-citizenship-how-to-cultivate-change-in-our-communities/ In the business world, a talented, ambitious person can build lucrative new markets through sheer force of will. There's a direct parallel in the world of advocacy and volunteering: A talented, ambitious person with a big heart and a big idea -- or even a seemingly small one -- can build a support network that improves the daily lives of thousands of citizens. 2010-05-18T13:49:51+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/citizen-schools-bringing-professional-passion-to-the-classrooms/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/citizen-schools-bringing-professional-passion-to-the-classrooms/ In a new video CEO Eric Schwartz cites the importance of skilled and passionate volunteers who are dedicated to using their personal experience to enrich the education of children. 2010-05-12T20:43:20+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/new-video/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/new-video/ In this new Citizen You video, Gerald Chartavian of Year Up tells a story about mentoring. It shows how enlightening the mentoring process can be not only the mentee but also the mentor. 2010-05-07T19:11:18+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/experience-corps-leveraging-the-skills-of-older-adults/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/experience-corps-leveraging-the-skills-of-older-adults/ CEO Lester Young talks with Citizen You about Experience Corps, a program that places adults 55 years of age and older in urban classrooms around the country. 2010-05-05T20:05:17+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/citizen-you-book-launches/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/citizen-you-book-launches/ Today is the official launch of Citizen You: Doing Your Part to Change the World. Order your copy today! 2010-05-04T14:22:23+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/get-active-become-an-entrepreneurial-volunteer/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/get-active-become-an-entrepreneurial-volunteer/ Let's say you live in a major American city, and you notice that there's no safe way to cross a certain major highway on your bike. Problems like this are a matter of both safety and convenience, and you know that fixing them will benefit your entire community. Who do you tell? How do you get involved? 2010-05-04T13:32:04+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/rebecca-onie-on-young-volunteers-and-project-health/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/rebecca-onie-on-young-volunteers-and-project-health/ Rebecca Onie of Project Health talks about how college volunteers can get involved in addressing problems of health and poverty. 2010-04-28T19:52:05+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/active-citizenship-a-new-approach-to-volunteering/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/active-citizenship-a-new-approach-to-volunteering/ In my last post, I introduced Citizen You, the movement I've spearheaded to encourage Americans to utilize their professional skills to help others. This new kind of volunteering, which has come to be known as "active citizenship," is a fresh, innovative solution to an old problem: Countless busy Americans would love to help others, but simply don't have the time to figure out the perfect way to be useful. 2010-04-27T15:15:34+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/michael-brown-city-year-and-building-a-service-movement/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/michael-brown-city-year-and-building-a-service-movement/ Michael Brown, co-founder of City Year, talks about active citizenship and the impact service can have on our communities. 2010-04-21T16:41:47+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/nyc-service-setting-a-national-example-for-volunteerism-and-civic-engagemen/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/nyc-service-setting-a-national-example-for-volunteerism-and-civic-engagemen/ Since April 2009, NYC Service has already engaged over 160,000 New Yorkers in citywide programs such as Flu Fighters, which recruited nearly 1,400 New Yorkers to perform influenza outreach and education in their communities and NYC Civic Corps, a force of nearly 200 VISTA corps members that work throughout the year to help 56 nonprofits and public agencies improve their volunteer recruitment, engagement, and retention practices. 2010-04-21T13:22:54+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/new-video-kabooms-darell-hammond-talks-about-playgrounds/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/new-video-kabooms-darell-hammond-talks-about-playgrounds/ Recently we recorded this video of Darell Hammond talking about the great work of KaBOOM!, the organization he founded to build playgrounds for children who need them. 2010-04-16T14:15:34+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/ben-berkowitz-and-seeclickfix.com-empowering-communities/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/ben-berkowitz-and-seeclickfix.com-empowering-communities/ While most cities have, at best, a 3-1-1 hotline where residents can alert the city to problems, SeeClickFix invites the community to report problems publicly - and even take care of them themselves if they can. 2010-04-09T13:04:38+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/introducing-citizen-you-a-new-kind-of-citizenship/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/introducing-citizen-you-a-new-kind-of-citizenship/ This year, millions of young men and women will graduate from colleges and universities in the U.S. Each of them is a trendsetter -- not because of their mastery of the latest technology or their social networking skills, but because they'll graduate with the expectation that joining the workforce won't mean checking their ideals at the door. 2010-04-08T18:50:35+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/john-rice-helping-mentor-the-next-generation-of-minority-leaders-in-busines/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/john-rice-helping-mentor-the-next-generation-of-minority-leaders-in-busines/ In establishing Management Leadership for Tomorrow, John and his team work to build the next generation of African American, Hispanic, and Native American business leaders by bringing some of the best examples of business leadership to college students around the country. 2010-04-08T16:54:48+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/share-your-story-how-can-you-make-a-difference/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/share-your-story-how-can-you-make-a-difference/ What are you doing to make the world a better place? The stories you share can inspire others to take action in their communities. 2010-03-26T18:57:36+00:00 http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/banker-by-day-citizen-teacher-in-his-sparetime/ http://www.citizenyou.org/blog/entry/banker-by-day-citizen-teacher-in-his-sparetime/ Back when he was a student, Chris Schmidt had often felt that there was a disconnect between school and the real world outside. During a lunch-and-learn session organized by his employer, Chris realized he wanted to help bridge the gap. 2010-03-26T18:49:47+00:00