BY HANDSON NETWORK, FEBRUARY 24, 2012

This post comes from Maggie McGuire, Vice President of Kids and Parent Channels at Scholastic. Scholastic employees are always looking for ways to “Be Big” and taking action to make a difference in the community. Maggie spent eight years in the educational arena as a Language Arts and Literature teacher (grades 7 to 10) and [...]

BY HANDSON NETWORK, FEBRUARY 23, 2012

You may have started to notice one big event is on everyone’s mind as of late. It’s in your commercials, news, and favorite websites. As the 2012 presidential election draws nearer, and becomes more prevalent in the public sphere, let’s examine what lessons we can learn from national campaigns to aid the nonprofit community. President [...]

BY LAUREN.WILLIAMS, FEBRUARY 22, 2012

For more than two decades, Points of Light honors and encourages organizations throughout the nation to celebrate National Volunteer Week, providing visibility, thematic focus and resources to enable them to commemorate this signature week of volunteer recognition,. National Volunteer Week is April 15-21, 2012. During National Volunteer Week, we at Points of Light and HandsOn [...]

BY HANDSON NETWORK, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Get your king cake and your mask ready because today is Fat Tuesday! Even though this day is usually remembered as a day full of celebrations and preparing for Lent fasting, we can add another element to the mixture. Let’s make it a day to volunteer as well! Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras is typically [...]