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Kiren Bansal

By Kiren Bansal

Lessons on Leadership from a Nobel Laureate and Youth Leaders

Judge Shirin Ebadi

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the twenty-third annual National Service Learning Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The conference was jam-packed with excellent workshops, best practice exchange seminars, inspirational stories, notable leaders and motivational speakers. The goal? To invigorate thousands of individuals who lead and represent the global youth service-learning movement – students, educators, non-profit professionals, volunteers and more! As I begin to reflect on the week of learning I’d like to share a few highlights and takeaways that are fresh on my mind… More

04/19/12

Mei Cobb

By Mei Cobb

In Celebration of Women

Did you know that today is International Women’s Day and an official holiday in 27 countries? While we don’t officially observe International Women’s Day in the U.S., we do observe the achievements of women during the entire month of March, which is designated as Women’s History Month both here and in the United Kingdom. More

03/08/12

Brian Cox

By Brian Cox

Brian Gallagher Speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Photo by Moritz Hager, Copyright World Economic Forum

Brian Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way Worldwide, is captured during the session 'Building Trust' at the Annual Meeting 2012 of the World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2012. More

01/30/12

United Way of Mumbai Community Impact Project Recognized

A community impact project of United Way of Mumbai, United Way Mumbai Helpline, has been shortlisted for the Best NGO Award by the Times Group's Social Impact Awards. Vote for the project today! More

09/06/11

Kiren Bansal

By Kiren Bansal

Volunteers Pledge Service in Remembrance of September 11th

United Way Worldwide will again join in support of the National Day of Service and Remembrance by promoting the day across our global network to encourage volunteer service. More

08/09/11

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