We’re so excited about the new program we’ve put in place to help entrepreneurs in North America. We thank you for inspiring it and for being a part of it too!

If you haven’t heard about it yet, please register your name and email address so we can send you more information as the program unfolds. (Just click on the Register tab at the top of the web page.) (more…)

It’s been awhile since we featured someone in our 60-second spotlight but I think you’ll agree it was well worth the wait when you hear this young giver’s story!

Meet Bilaal Rajan, a giver since the young age of 4, and the author of Making Change, a book that shows us all how to start small and give big.

Although he has just turned 12, Bilaal has been recognized around the world for his fundraising efforts and he’s really just getting started making his dreams a reality!

After reading all about his giving story in my previous post, please check out his web site at www.handsforhelp.org to learn more about this enterprising and truly inspirational young man.

Caught an interesting item in The Economist earlier this week. It was a story about Barack Obama called Explaining the Riddle.

I had no idea Obama was something of a “comeback kid”. His life was very different eight years ago. He’d lost a congressional primary in Chicago, and both his political and personal bank accounts were empty. He couldn’t get a floor pass and had to watch the proceedings from a big screen in a car park. And the rental car company had even rejected his credit card. Haven’t we all experienced our own version of these… shall we just say “down times”?

But just look at (more…)