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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Monday, January 4, 2010

Get Your Children Engaged in Volunteering

FootprintsCheck out TVO's fantastic article on how to teach your kids to contribute to society and donate to a worthy cause! You will be surprised by how passionate kids can become when they get involved. There's lots of fun opportunities too, volunteering is no longer about simply stuffing envelopes. It's a great way to give back this holiday season and an even better bonding experience for you and you family.

TVO Parents: Engaged Philanthropy and Power of the Hour. TVO Parents logo


Need extra help getting your family inspired? Check out this great video on Ryan Hreljac, the seventeen year old creator of the Ryan's Well Foundation - which has provided clean water to over 580 000 people around the world. CLICK HERE


Check out our other videos on superstar volunteer teens: Quinn Runkle, Bilaal Rajan, Amanda Belzowski and Abbey Simbrow.
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