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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. Now, at just 23 years old, Maggie’s work has been featured in the New York Times, and her remarkable story has earned her the DoSomething & CosmoGirl awards.

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Take Command -- How To Be A First Responder In Business (Interview With Author Jake Wood)

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This week, Wood, answered questions about his book, the lessons he teaches, and the remarkable work of Team Rubicon. Jake Wood is cofounder and CEO of Team Rubicon and a former Marine sniper with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. "And we can all benefit from a strategic way to approach problems and decisions," he adds.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

She has been the recipient of many awards, including Fast Company's 2007 Social Capitalist Award, and the League of Women Voters' Women Who Could Be President Award. I like to remind people of the fact that for $50 you can put a young girl through school in Afghanistan for a year. It's something worth thinking about.

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