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Social Advocacy – Be the Solution
The end goal needs to be written first. It all comes back to a backward-design process. A process that helps professionals be able to make the best decisions. Decisions that will provide someone else with the best possible outcome for life. SOCIAL ADVOCACY Social advocacy is a process. Often, it is the humanitarian that we have to train first. We train them to be able to make meaningful referrals, and why we make them. It may take time, but by learning why, who, and when to make referrals, you may save a life. You guard your community. While my background is inconsequential, I do understand enough to know when to…
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Random Acts of Kindness
Random Acts of Kindness by: JB Radcliff The simple things in life matter the most. Providing clean water, food, and aid, to those in need, to name a view. Collaborating with like-minded businesses, individuals, churches, and organizations, one person at a time to make a difference – has a rippling effect. How we pass along those attributes of giving to the next generation, is a secondary gift. Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your modus operandi & change your world. ~Annie Lennon Random acts of kindness help to “feed your soul”. It is in the doing of kindness that you find contentment in your own soul. Who doesn’t want to…
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What Ever Happened to the term – A Gentleman’s Agreement
What Ever Happened to the term A Gentlemen's Agreement? There was a day when men shook hands and agreed to a gentlemen’s agreement. Integrity, respect, and honor – there really isn’t any amount of money that can buy those attributes.
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Charity Begins At Home – When the Last Horn Blows
Charity Begins At Home Charity Begins At Home – When the Last Horn Blows. There is an old saying, that Charity Begins At Home. This proverb was originally documented in English, in a somewhat different format, in John Wycliffe’s Of Prelates (c. 1380); “Charity should begin at himself.” It was later quoted as “Charity begins at home” by Terence. Charity begins at home ~ Terence There are many ways to give right inside your own company, organization, religious or educational institution, and your own home. Yet, I understand that there are also situations in other countries that do require much-needed aid. From time to time charity will not involve money. Sometimes it is…
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Common Sense – Work and the Professional Volunteer
I often volunteer for a host of recreational events, but I also volunteer my time with a number of non-profit / charitable organizations. It’s a lot of time management on my part, but I think it helps me maintain a balance in my life. I can’t be all work and no play. Yet I can’t be all causes and no work either. Finding that life balance and using common sense to keep things positive I feel is a gift.Finding that Life BalanceIn the business world and in education, common sense sometimes gets uprooted by causes. Taking up a cause can in reality become a distraction toward your own professional goals…