The 21st Century Citizen. How do we Get Involved Today?

For the past ten years my partner at qmedia solutions and I have been doing a lot of pro bono work for a number of not-for-profits and charities. We've really enjoyed it but we wanted to do more. First we wanted to tell stories about some of the amazing people who had inspired us. And so we started with TV storytelling and on October 26th Get Involved had it's World Premiere on TVO-- Ontario's premiere public broadcaster. So far we have produced 25 profiles of amazing innovators, social entrepreneurs and activists. Take a look at our stories. Tell us what you think. Tell us about people or organizations that inspire you. During our research we sensed a growing movement growing all around us-- people realizing their skills and their expertise can be used not only to bring them financial rewards but deeper connection and meaning in their lives. And so our next step was to concieve of a website that would transform the inspiration of the television profiles and help propell people into action and Getinvolved.ca was born. Join the conversation...

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Save the day: May 3 - Walk for Kids Help Phone!


Sunday May 3rd is the annual Walk for Kids Help Phone (check out their profile here on Get Involved) Canada’s only toll free, 24 hour bilingual and anonymous phone counseling and internet service for youth and children. Every single day, professional counselors provide immediate, caring support to young people in urban and rural communities across the country.
But times are tough and Kid’s Help Phone is a charity – and there have been times when some web posts aren’t answered because there simply aren’t enough counselors available to answer. Please help out – and help us make sure the web never has to be closed again!

There are many ways to help with the Walk – you can…
1. Raise pledges and walk with your friends. There are walks in over 55 cities in Canada. Click here to find out more…
2. Click here to volunteer to help with the walk in your community…
3. If there’s no walk in your community, you can pledge the counselors walk by clicking here.
Kid’s Help Phone has more than 10,000 volunteers across the country, including about 1,700 youth volunteers. If you’re interested in volunteering, contact your local kids Help Phone Chapter. Check here for details.

Join the Walk for Kids Help Phone. C'mon - Get Involved!

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