“People who volunteer at the recycling center or soup kitchen through a church or neighborhood group can come to feel part of something 'larger.' Such a sense of belonging calls on a different part of a self than the market calls on. The market calls on our sense of self-interest. It focuses us on what we 'get.'” PeopleFeelsDifferentSelfInterestChurchGroupsKitchenNeighborhoodBelongingVolunteerSoupSelf InterestSense Of SelfRecyclingSoup Kitchens Author:Arlie Russell Hochschild
“We are in a time when the Peace Corps mission is more vital than ever, and the organization is at a 30-year high in the number of volunteers in the field. The Peace Corps is currently in 69 posts and serving 75 countries across the globe.” YearsCountryNumbersFieldsOrganizationMissionsPostsServingGlobesVolunteerPeace Corps Author:Kenny Marchant
“We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We need entrepreneurs to sell those technologies. We need workers to operate assembly lines that hum with high-tech, zero-carbon components. We need builders to hammer into place the foundations for a clean energy age. We need diplomats and businessmen and women, and Peace Corps volunteers to help developing nations skip past the dirty phase of development and transition to sustainable sources of energy. In other words, we need you.” NeedsHelpingAgePastEnergyNationsGrowsLinesTechnologyDesignSourceDevelopmentMen And WomenScientistFoundationSellsEntrepreneurCleanClimateWorkersDevelopingDirtyFuelZeroTransitionFarmersEngineersPhasesVolunteerCarbonBusinessmanComponentsHammersNeed YouAssemblyNew TechnologyBuilderSkipDiplomatsClean EnergyAssembly LinePeace Corps Author:Barack Obama