This National Volunteer Week, it’s important to remember that community service and instilling its values should start at a young age. While in Atlanta for Girls Night Out at The Biltmore Ballrooms, Shecky’s caught up with Dr. Sue Sehgal, president and founder of the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation/Campus Community Partnership Foundation or, in short, C2P. Sue shared with us... CONTINUE READING 5

Happy National Volunteer Week! We've already introduced you to Catchafire, and we were so happy to see their Powerful Women series profiling women who give pro bono, that we had to share a few favorites with you! Today, we're spotlighting our very own president, Claudia Chan! Claudia has spent a decade creating Girls Night Out gatherings for almost 1 million women across... CONTINUE READING 2

Happy National Volunteer Week! We've already introduced you to Catchafire, and we were so happy to see their Powerful Women series profiling women who give pro bono, that we had to share a few favorites with you! Our next pick is perfect for Earth Month! Sharon Rowe founded Ecobags in 1989, and has been a leader in the sustainable business community ever since.... CONTINUE READING 4

Never volunteered before? Don't have time? Think some of the opps presented to you don't sound that stimulating? Completely overwhelmed by the thought of it? Check out five new ways to give back this National Volunteer Week (April 10-16!). Plus, share what organizations you're involved with and we'll give them a shout-out! -Lynden Halpern Catchafire - We introduced you to founder ... CONTINUE READING 11

This volunteer week (April 10-16), we’re taking it upon ourselves to volunteer you to do something good for yourselves! All too often do we get too wrapped up in our everyday lives and neglect the need to treat ourselves right. This week (and the next and the next...) take a cue from the following four products, all available at Girls... CONTINUE READING 11

Rachael Chong had a vision: to connect every business professional with the opportunity to volunteer for nonprofit organizations that matched their skills and interests. So Rachael started Catchafire, an organization that accomplishes just that. But Catchafire doesn't just place people where help is needed, they ensure the charity you're after is the perfect fit. Besides the amazing opportunity Catchafire provides for... CONTINUE READING 6

Many women, including some of our very own reader’s I’d bet, are sitting at their jobs, slaving away, mindlessly doing work. What many women, including some of our own readers I’d bet (again!), don’t realize, is how fortunate they and we are to be employed. Cue the courageous and inspirational women of the Step Up Women’s Network who have a... CONTINUE READING 9

She is just like Angelina Jolie, always going out of her way to help others. Be it baking a casserole for a sickly neighbor or traveling to New Orleans to help the oil spill relief, her selflessness is so inspiring. Her heart is huge—she never stops at just one cause and is never satisfied with helping on only one issue. “Whether... CONTINUE READING 3