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Lyz Glick Best: Remembering Jeremy Glick and Flight 93

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Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee: 'In COVID's Wake' Takes a Non-Partisan Look at the Pandemic's Origins and Response

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Project D.R.E.W.: Where Veterans Tell Their Stories

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Lindy Wood: Westonwood Ranch Gives Young Adults with Autism a Bridge Over the 'Services Cliff'

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Luke Mickelson of Sleep in Heavenly Peace: The Kids Without Beds

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Bill Gurley: Legendary VC Rethinks Career Advice in 'Running Down a Dream'

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Nicole Johnson & Tom Horton: FOXG1 Research Foundation Stares Down The Impossible

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Walter Martin Radio: Learn To Love Music More and Confuse the Algorithms

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Goodwill CEO Steve Preston: Giving Goods – and People – a Second Chance

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Inspired Generosity Awards 2025: The Winners Are…

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Hostage Rescues! Daring Jailbreaks! Bryan Stern of Grey Bull Rescue

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CaringBridge: The Website That Saves Lives

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Brock Holt and Caitlin Fink: How the Jimmy Fund and the Boston Red Sox Hit a Home Run for Fighting Cancer

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Ken's Krew: 'The Perfect Thing' for Neurodiverse Young Adults Needing A Job

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Derek Sivers: Lessons from Making (and Giving Away) a Fortune

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Hal Donaldson: The 'Secret Sauce' Behind Convoy of Hope, One of the World's Biggest Charities

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Drs. Natasha Bray and Douglas Nolan: Fighting the National Doctor Shortage and Creating New Opportunities for Native Americans at the Nation's First-Ever Tribally Affiliated Medical School

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Amy Ard: Motherhood Beyond Bars Helps Incarcerated Moms and Their Innocent Babies

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Allie Amoroso and ROSE Women's Foundation: The Path Out of Poverty

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Tom Bodett, Voice of Motel 6 and Founder of HatchSpace: The Antidote to a Divided World

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Shirley Leung: The Secret to Beating Burnout (From Someone Who's Been There)

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The $55K Giveaway: Supporting Joshua's Heart, Teens4Teens Help, Heart of Mary House Nashville, Pine Ridge Reconciliation Center and more.

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Luther Lockwood and the McColl-Lockwood Lab: A Family's Love Leads to a Medical Breakthrough

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Dan Senor: Bringing Clarity to the Fog of War

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Jenn Drummond, Mom of 7 and World Record Mountaineer

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Justin Miller of Untold: How a College Trip Became a Life-Saving Mission

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Nellie Bowles: The Courage to Engage Controversial Topics with an Open Mind

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'Coupon Mom' Stephanie Nelson: On Faith, Hard Work and Helping Others

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Seth Godin: Doing What Matters. Quitting What Doesn't, and Creating Possibility for Others

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Travis Ellis & Shepherd's Men: Why We Ran 1,300 Miles (And Won't Stop)

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Walter Kirn, Writer Behind the Hollywood Blockbuster "Up in the Air," has a Crazy Idea to Bring America Together. Could it Work?

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Dan Heath, Best-Selling Author, Shares Lessons from 'Made To Stick' and Explores the Deeper Meaning of Everyday Jobs

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Anne Trubek, Founder of Belt Publishing: Sharing Good Books and Good Ideas, Elevating Voices that Might Otherwise Go Unheard, and Staying Afloat as a Small Press

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The Crazy Good Turns $10,000 Award Finalists: Meet Hearts & Hooves, Just Keep Smiling and Joshua's Place

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Shane Parrish of Farnam Street on Making Better Choices, Positioning Yourself for Success and Discovering Superpowers

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Holly Penalver of Indigo Volunteers: Hearing the Call to Serve Others, Creating a Better Way to Volunteer Abroad

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Kimi Culp: Learning the Generosity of Resilience, Leaving Behind Oprah and Network TV, and Finding Your Personal Mission

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Amy O'Dell of Jacob's Ladder: Turning Obstacles into Joy and Hope for Kids

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Bob Goff: How to Live an Undistracted Life

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Kim Scott: On Radical Candor and Ruinous Empathy

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The Return on Generosity, with Shannon Cassidy

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Ryan Backmann: Helping Those Left Behind By "True Crime" Mysteries

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Nancy Gianni and Adrienne Mulligan: The Magic of GiGi's Playhouse

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Laurie Zaleski of Funny Farm: Lessons from Rescuing 600+ Animals

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Senator Rob Portman On Finding Agreement and Fighting Addiction (With Neil Tilow, CEO of Talbert House)

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Heroes of 2022: Life-Saving Rescues and Other Great Stories

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Bernie Marcus 'Kicks Up Some Dust', Shares Lessons from Five Decades of Philanthropy and Business Leadership

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Jason Feifer: Overcoming Change, Turning Loss Into Gain, and Learning to Recognize Overconfidence

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The $50 Thank You Campaign Returns

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Matt Zeller, Janis Shinwari, and The Afghan Underground Railroad Fight to Save Thousands of U.S. Allies From the Wrath of the Taliban

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Adam Nash: Donor Advised Funds For Better Giving and Lower Taxes, Inevitable Optimism, Charitable Crypto, and Unlocking the Next Trillion for Good Causes

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Benjamin Todd: High-Impact Careers, The World's Most Pressing Problems, and How You Can Help Solve Them

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David Perell and Write of Passage Graduates: How to Build a Sane, Responsible, Enriching Internet

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Author David Whyte: Asking Beautiful Questions, Learning Conversational Leadership, Developing Greater Presence, and Discovering How to Give Properly

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Survivor Kristi Nelson on Facing Death, Reducing Regret, and Living a Life of Authentic Gratitude

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Alexa Cortes-Culwell: Bridging the Gap Between Major Donors and Local Needs

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The Generosity of Storytelling with Caroline Slaughter

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Reflections on Gratitude, Known and Unknown

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Insights from Servants of Service

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Troopster: Serving Those Who Serve Our Country

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How To End Diabetes through Generosity

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Why Kids Need Money Education - And Who Is Bringing It

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The Freedom and Philanthropy that Set America Apart

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Mastering Your Domain with David Perell

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Cash In On Better Thinking with Morgan Housel

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Dana Gioia and the Intimacy of Literature

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Quincy Larson: Free Code Champion

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Imparting the Inquiring Mind of Tyler Cowen

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Lighten Your Heart With Gratitude

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Uncovering Your Superpower with Adrienne Bankert

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Philanthropy Upgrades by NextAfter

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Nicole Phillips is High on Kindness

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Improving Lives 10 Minutes At A Time: Lee Rankinen

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Leading Through Gratitude: David Novak

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Teaching Kids How to Make a Real Difference: Kids Boost

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The Fight Against COVID-19

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Sending Crazy Good Thanks: Gifts for Good

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An Unexpected Hero 'Unlocks' a Path Out of Homelessness

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How to Turn Adversity Into Opportunity: Chaeli and Zelda Mycroft

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Surprising Lessons from "The Happiness Lab"

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Austin Kleon and The Shape of a Good Life

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Cat Hoke and the Art of the Comeback

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The Power of Mission: Why 88-year-old Florence Phillips Won't Slow Down

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'Partners' Changing Health Worldwide: Ophelia Dahl and Paul Farmer

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Radical Creativity, Problem-Solving, and Helping Nonprofits Do More: NPX Advisors

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Overcoming Negative Self-Talk and Thinking Much Bigger: Dan Pallotta

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"Commit and Figure It Out" - How to Overcome the Impossible - Mick Ebeling and Daniel Belquer of Not Impossible Labs

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Giving Sight to the Blind, Helping You Discover Your Purpose: Jordan Kassalow and VisionSpring

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Radical Generosity: A New Way to Look at Work and Money

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How to Transform a Life: Edward Bailey and No Longer Bound

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Nancy Lublin: Saving Lives With Text Messages

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The Cafe That Keeps Kids Out of Jail

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LIMBS International Makes a Difference for Amputees Around the World

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These Tech Wizards Want to Make 911 More Like Uber: RapidSOS

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To Stand Up to Cancer, They'll Get Punched in the Face

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Volunteer Your Debt Away: These Women Have a Clever Answer to the Student Loan Crisis

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Sue Desmond-Hellmann: Five-Star General in the Global War on Poverty and Disease

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Frank Blake on What's Next for Crazy Good Turns

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Two Roads to Redemption: The Last Mile and Cul2vate

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The 'Predatory Givers' Who Make Medical Debt Disappear: RIP Medical Debt