Lately, I have been running into people whose concept of doing GOOD has to be some grandiose idea like peace in the Middle East or feeding the world. That is only half the story. I think making a difference and keeping it simple; can be anything you want it to be. Want to make it[...]
"Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." Mary Ritter Beard As parents and leaders it is our job to prepare the next generation for the challenges and obstacles life may bring. We at recruiting for good are making it[...]
"We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own." Cesar Chavez People often ask me what I love about my life...."I love helping people." With that said, I have[...]
3 Reasons to Fund Student-Teacher Travel for Good 1) A book can only tell you how things are, but to see it in person you can truly experience it. Think about how it feels to be in the Coliseum in Rome or stand next to the leaning Tower of Pisa. 2)When you travel with your[...]
Imagine what education would be like in the United States, if every teacher was financially empowered to spend $5,000 in their classrooms every 3 months..... I Am You Well before my days as a recruiter and social entrepreneur, I started in education, I worked as a Teachers Assistant, Spanish Teacher, and even worked in Special[...]
With Thanksgiving behind us, we look to Christmas and New Years to seek meaning and give purpose to our lives. The questions that often come up are; what will next year bring? How can I contribute? Will I find adventure, love, or a great new job? What if all that was possible.....We launched our co+op[...]
A friend of mine, Lauren Schneider introduced me to Corazon de Vida. When I met Hilda Pacheco-Taylor, the founder, and she told me her story about how she came from the orphanage I was enamored with the opportunity to use recruiting for good to help the orphans. Most People don't know that I am[...]
Travel Teaches Compassion "Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends." Maya Angelou "We want to live in a country where anyone can afford to study abroad, learn, teach,[...]
Blog and website (GotoSpaceforGood.com) inspired by a conversation with Ian Murphy. What would life be like if everyone could afford to travel to space? Right now, we have some of the most wealthiest people on earth lining up to pay 100's of thousands of dollars to be the first to travel to space. What about[...]
"For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment." Viktor E. Frankl In Loving Memory, I attended my nephew's Bar Mitzvah, and[...]