The internet is great for spreading information and rallying crowds, but you can’t mobilize people to collaborate and create something of lasting value simply by connecting them via the web. To get serious results from a network, you need commitment and a continuity...
Reel Serious has just completed the summer program, Hungry But Not Hopeless in conjunction with the Mayor’s Learn and Serve program and New Bedford Public Schools. This summer, eight teens embarked on a journey of discovery through research, community service and film...
Our original location in New Bedford was demolished and we moved five miles up the road. We've re-opened after having been closed for 12 weeks. We're turning an old golf ball factory into a new Philanthropy Factory, powered by thousands of student volunteers. We need...
When we learned that our New Bedford mill was being demolished and we had to move, the good news was that our new home in Acushnet will significantly increase our impact and greatly reduce our energy costs. We've encountered severe financial challenges in retrofitting...
Jarrett J. Krosoczka, is writing books about why lunch ladies are heroes. We like him a lot!
Every once in-a-while a photo or two arrives in our inbox that makes us smile. Sometimes we smile and are amazed. Sometimes we are flabbergasted! This story starts with two women remarkable women: Annette and Vivian. Annette is an amazing woman and a wonderful...
"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't," says slam poet and teacher Clint Smith. A short, powerful piece from the heart, about finding the courage to speak up against ignorance and...
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor at University College London, talking about how confidence masks incompetence. We were specifically interested on what he had to say about Millennials! (From the Harvard Business Review)
CamRon Frazier, a New Bedford High School Junior, received his second SouthCoast Serves award for committing to and then completing sixty hours of volunteer service. The ceremony was at Thursday night's BaySox game versus the Mystic Schooners. Jim Stevens,...
We struggle constantly, with how to help our volunteers understand the context of child poverty. Towards that end we APPLAUD a Canadian non-profit WoodGreen Community Services. Most children living in poverty are living in female single-head of households. There is an...