Welcome to Our New Fellows!
I am very proud to announce that we have chosen our first Advance Humanity Fellows!You'll be hearing a lot more from them in the coming weeks, but first I'd like to introduce you. I'll start from the top left in the photo above and include where they are in the world: Amir Ashour (Iraq), Ashley Sicard (Vermont), Chris De Bruyn (Iraq), Kendall Theroux (Vermont), Julie Nelson (Azerbaijan), Dr. Hector Rengifo (North Carolina), Frisca Hutagalung (Indonesia), Heath Mitchell (Mongolia), Shahed Kayes (Bangladesh), Nomindari Goulden (Massachusetts), Jake Haehnel (Vermont), Serenity Bolt (Vermont), Kevin Wood (California), Karen Ross (Vermont), James Shreve (Malawi) and Justin Bibee (Vermont). As you can see they are a diverse class from all over the planet and their dream projects range from becoming Fulbright Scholars and ...
more details »May 18, 2013
Never Be a Victim of Circumstance
Things change a lot, all the time in fact. You could say life is change and you'd be right at the microscopic level and every other level we know.Some people fight change tooth and nail - they can't accept it and they try to create as much permanence in their lives as they can. Routines. Plans. Expectations. They try their best to stem off change but despite their best efforts, change comes. It feels like it takes all their energy just to stay afloat.Other people use change to their advantage - they accept it, embrace it and roll with it the best that they can. Others call them creative, flexible, ahead of the curve, visionaries, change makers. But truth be ...
more details »April 15, 2013
Welcome to Our New Fellows!
I am very proud to announce that we have chosen our first Advance Humanity Fellows!You'll be hearing a lot more from them in the coming weeks, but first I'd like to introduce you. I'll start from the top left in the photo above and include where they are in the world: Amir Ashour (Iraq), Ashley Sicard (Vermont), Chris De Bruyn (Iraq), Kendall Theroux (Vermont), Julie Nelson (Azerbaijan), Dr. Hector Rengifo (North Carolina), Frisca Hutagalung (Indonesia), Heath Mitchell (Mongolia), Shahed Kayes (Bangladesh), Nomindari Goulden ...
March 15, 2013
Unexpected Surprise
I had an unexpected surprise yesterday when Brian, one of our fans on Facebook, wrote in to say that the new Advance Humanity Fellows site was down. "Maybe," he guessed, "it's too much traffic the night before applications are due?" I was surprised to see that he was right. Apparently the traffic was so high yesterday that it really slowed everything down and even put the site offline for a little bit. Everything is great now though and I'm happy to say that applications ...
March 01, 2013
Advance Humanity Fellows
Today I'm very happy to announce the launch of a new program called Advance Humanity Fellows! It's something I have been dreaming about for a long time, but today it is officially a reality.The Advance Humanity Fellows program is designed for everyday humanitarians, nonprofit visionaries and social entrepreneurs who have exciting ideas about how to make the world a better place. It's designed for you. Individuals supported through the Advance Humanity Fellows program will range from college students and Peace Corps ...
February 25, 2013
Create an "Easier Life" List
An easier life list isn't another to-do list. In fact, it's something like a not-to-do list. We are all familiar with to-do lists. Maybe too familiar. They remind us of tasks and can be helpful, but they can also be overwhelming. Looking at to-do lists constantly reminds us of all the things we have to do. Necessary, but not super fun. An easier life list is a simple way of identifying ways to make your life simpler, easier, and better. ...
