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Organizing Young Volunteers with New Media

Simone and Jake Bernstein show that youth can make a difference in their communities through online organizing.
September 15, 2011 at 1:46 PM ET by Barabara Rozen

Leveraging National Resources to Reduce Suicide in the United States

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is an organization dedicated to preventing suicide, including for soliders that might be at risk.
September 3, 2011 at 12:21 PM ET by Jane Pearson

Helping Young People in Times of Crisis

David McFarlan, Interim Executive Director and CEO of The Trevor Project, explains how The Trevor Project is providing suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people.
September 2, 2011 at 5:35 PM ET by David McFarlan

The Future of Suicide Prevention: Changing how we SAVE Lives

Dr. Daniel Reidenberg, Executive Director of Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, the Managing Director of the National Council for Suicide Prevention and the US Representative to the International Association for Suicide Prevention, talks about his experience at the White House Champions of Change roundtable.
September 2, 2011 at 9:08 AM ET by Daniel Reidenberg

Suicide Prevention Resource Center Builds National Capacity

Jerry Reed, director of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), outlines how a national movement to address suicide as a preventable public health problem is helping to save lives.
September 1, 2011 at 6:24 PM ET by Jerry Reed

Making Schools Safer and Creating a More Hopeful Future for LGBT Youth

Eliza Byard, Executive Director of GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, discusses the importance of making schools safer and more affirming for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
September 1, 2011 at 11:02 AM ET by Eliza Byard

Nonprofit Leadership and Making a Difference

Joe Stackhouse, President of the Board of Directors of SAVE, calls on Americans to contribute their time and talents to volunteer.
September 1, 2011 at 8:00 AM ET by Joe Stackhouse

Empowering Military Families and the Civilian Community to Work Together

Pamela Stokes Eggleston, a Founding Member and Development Director for Blue Star Families, a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting military families, shares what Blue Star Families is doing to help prevent military family suicides.
August 31, 2011 at 5:22 PM ET by Pamela Stokes Eggleston

Manufacturing Change

A small manufacturing business in Ohio demonstrates how exports can strengthen the American economy.
August 31, 2011 at 12:25 PM ET by Ari Matusiak

Suicide Prevention at the Community Level

John Madigan, President of the Board of Directors for SPAN USA, addresses what communities are doing to prevent suicide.
August 30, 2011 at 4:45 PM ET by John Madigan

Champions of Change: Engaging the Community in the Movement to Prevent Suicide

Bob Gebbia, Executive Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, discusses steps that are being made to prevent loss of life from suicide.
August 30, 2011 at 1:27 PM ET by Bob Gebbia

Venture for America – Building Businesses

Andrew Yang discusses his experience as an entrepreneur and how young entrepreneurs can learn from others, like in the program he created Venture for America.
August 30, 2011 at 8:00 AM ET by Andrew Yang

Bright Ideas for the Economy and Environment

For Chris Fraga, the bottom line is more than just profit. The founder and CEO of SolarSense, a family of businesses that develops distributed generation, renewable, and alternative energy projects for commercial for profit and not-for-profit enterprises, deeply values being socially and environmentally responsible.
August 29, 2011 at 4:21 PM ET by Ari Matusiak

Following the American Way

With worldwide distribution of its advanced plastic honeycomb-based products, Supracor remains committed to manufacturing all goods in the U.S. President and CEO Curtis Landi also hires employees from local communities in California.
August 29, 2011 at 2:08 PM ET by Ari Matusiak

Creating a Culture of Achievement in Atlanta

Kwanza Fisher, founder of Neighborhood Mathematica in Atlanta, discusses creating a culture of education and achievement in communities.
August 29, 2011 at 12:39 PM ET by Kwanza Fisher

Profitability and Social Responsibility go Hand in Hand

Alex “Papu” Rincon, an entrepreneur in Montana, discusses how a for profit company can have a strong local community focus and invest resources in the arts, music, and more.
August 24, 2011 at 6:10 PM ET by Alex “Papu” Rincon

Caught in the Act of Doing Things Right

Josh Linkner, entrepreneur and the New York Times Bestselling Author of "Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity," shares his thoughts on visiting the White House to be recognized as a Champion of Change.
August 24, 2011 at 3:56 PM ET by Josh Linkner

Share, Growth, Change, and Love for Young Female Entrepreneurs

Jennifer Donogh, is Director of Operations at Ovaleye LLC and Director of Young Female Entrepreneurs, is dedicated to helping young, female entrepreneurs succeed and feel validated and inspired.
August 23, 2011 at 3:14 PM ET by Jennifer Donogh

Finding Resilience in Detroit

Torya Blanchard, founder of Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes, speaks on the commitment it takes to become a budding entrepreneur in unexpected places.
August 23, 2011 at 10:21 AM ET by Torya Blanchard

Improving Childcare Services

Erica Zidel, Founder and CEO of SittingAround, started her company in order to make it easier for families to find and coordinate the highest quality care for their children.
August 22, 2011 at 5:27 PM ET by Erica Zidel

Environmentally Friendly and Fun

Zach Hamilton, Founder of DevilWash, talks about how assistance from the Small Business Administration has been helpful to starting his own environmentally friendly industrial pressure cleaning company.
August 22, 2011 at 2:38 PM ET by Zach Hamilton

A Successful Approach to Dealing with Illicit Drug Use in America

Tim Wagner, Director of the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force Program, emphasizes the team approach to drug law enforcement, bringing multiple federal state and local agencies’ resources together share intelligence and capabilities.
August 19, 2011 at 2:18 PM ET by Timothy Wagner

Champions of Change: Going Green and Increasing Accessibility

Marc Klein is spending his career in the auto industry creating innovative solutions to challenging problems.
August 19, 2011 at 10:52 AM ET by Ashley Baia

Champions of Change: Reducing Drug Use and Building a Healthier America

R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy, honors Champions of Change for their commendable work in drug control, which keeps families together, creates a healthy workforce, and reduces the economic strain of criminal justice.
August 18, 2011 at 1:08 PM ET by R. Gil Kerlikowske

Building Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

Cindy Schaider, Executive Director of the Casa Grande Alliance, explains that when it comes to substance abuse, prevention programs with children and youth is the key to long-term success.
August 18, 2011 at 10:38 AM ET by Cindy Schaider

Reducing Stigmas During Recovery from Drug Problems

For Ben Bass, CEO of the El Paso Alliance, communities of people in recovery from drug problems can help each other with peer-to-peer support, which reduces stigma and discrimination.
August 16, 2011 at 4:00 PM ET by Ben Bass

Uplifting Neighborhoods and Inspiring Young Change-makers

Barbara Notestein, Executive Director of Safe & Sound, looks to empowering youth and adults to work together and create a better, safe community by reducing violent crime.
August 16, 2011 at 1:09 PM ET by Barbara Notestein

The Sensible, Affordable Option of Solar Hot Water Heating

Dell Jones, Senior Vice President of Regenesis Power, notes the many benefits of solar water heating, particularly its cost efficiency and energy conservation.
August 12, 2011 at 1:58 PM ET by Dell Jones

Create a New Gulf Cluster for More, Better Jobs

Andy Brack, president and chairman of the Center for a Better South, advocates that the Gulf should become a national priority for public investment in public health, energy and environmental health research.
August 10, 2011 at 5:01 PM ET by Andy Brack

Connecting with Roots in Cleveland, OH

The Great Lakes Towing Company has played a vital role in supporting local businesses and schools in Cleveland. Its recent Shipyard Expansion project is expected to create 100 sustainable local full-time jobs.
August 10, 2011 at 4:29 PM ET by Ari Matusiak