Penn State’s student-run philanthropic organization raise $7,838,054.36 for the Four Diamonds Foundation! While THON was this past weekend, the efforts to raise money “For The Kids” is a year ’round endeavor. Take the time to read about THON, and the...

I am struck with how easy it can be to make a real difference in the lives of people we know, and see every day, and yet we are often drawn to making highly visible, grandiose, yet overall meaningless actions....

It didn’t take long before I saw the (incorrect) drawing of a connection between the Burmese government’s refusal to allow relief to enter Myanmar, and the US response to Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast region. (Note, it was far...

“In separate speeches, John Kerry and John Edwards said the administration’s inadequate response to the hurricane revealed a failure of competence and values, while the public outpouring of support for storm victims showed Americans wanted more from their government.” Interesting....

Unfamiliar Tasks For an Organization Used to Disaster – Yahoo! News Yesterday, I wrote about the way technology has been used by individuals to create a virtual community of “The Diaspora.” Of course, many will recognize this as a decentralized,...

Internet is bulletin board for Katrina victims – Yahoo! News The horrific stories continue to emanate from Louisiana (mostly new Orleans). Death. Destruction. Murder. Rape. Drownings and dying from dehydration. And on top of all this, we read that rescue...

Wow… I was all set to learn something useful about FEMA and their response to the crisis in New Orleans, and elsewhere. Then I read the opening line for January 2001 that includes “a crony from Texas.” Yup, THIS is...