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Startup Aims To Help College Grads Volunteer Their Way Out Of Student Debt0
- Personal finance
- November 2, 2012
Two twentysomethings have founded Zero Bound – a platform that allows students and recent grads to pledge hours of service to not-for-profit organizations in exchange for donations toward reducing their debt from sponsors in their communities. Forbes, 10/26/2012
READ MOREStars perform to help victims of Sandy0
- Celebrity Causes
- November 5, 2012
New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi joined Sting, Christina Aguilera and other music stars on Friday in a televised benefit concert to raise funds for victims of superstorm Sandy. NBC News, 11/2/2012
READ MOREStars Get Hairy For Charity During Movember0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- November 12, 2011
In our Making a Positive Difference news category, we recently reported on Movember– the men’s health charity that asks men to grow a moustache for 30 days in November to benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LiveSTRONG. Now, it turns out, some big name celebrities are participating and/ or supporting the cause, including Seth Rogen,
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Starbucks to Subsidize Workers’ Online Degrees0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- June 25, 2014
Starbucks is becoming a trend setter in the best possible way. And it doesn’t have to do with their newest latte flavor or their fair-trade coffee bean programs. They are adding something new to the menu of their employees’ benefits program.
READ MOREStamp out workplace fear0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 29, 2011
Fearing for your job in the workplace can actually lead to reduced productivity and unnecessary stress. According to Tom Reiger, author of "Breaking the Fear Barrier," on-the-job anxiety is "caused primarily by a fear of loss: fear of not getting a bonus, not meeting a goal, losing decision rights, losing something." Unless workers resolve to
READ MOREStagnant Life, Stagnant Health0
- Fitness
- April 26, 2011
Turns out exercising doesn't necessarily outweigh the detrimental effects of sitting for extended periods of time. According to a 14-year study conducted by The American Heart Association, sitting for more than six hours a day increases the risks of heart disease and diabetes. And Alpa Patel, lead researcher for the Cancer Society, says “Research and
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