The concept of "giving back" to one's community is not new, but the people and organizations highlighted in this selection of features are learning how to use technology to improve their lives and their communities, and bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots in modern society.

Genius at Change

Social entrepreneur Bill Strickland offers advice from the front lines of change -- San Francisco's nonprofit Bayview-Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology. Anni Layne

62 Ways to Give Back

Fast Company leaders offer inspiration and guidance for giving back during this holiday season. Fast Company

He`s a Model Citizen for the 21st Century

Silicon Valley`s Tom Hayes is a man with a plan -- to create charities as smart and agile as their counterparts in business. Michael S. Malone

Health and the Profit Motive

Victoria Hale creates the country`s first nonprofit pharmaceutical company. Alison Overholt

Here, Charity Begins On-Site

One Click Faster Amy Wilson Sheldon

Making Unseen America Visible

Bread and roses transforms ordinary working americans into artists with cameras. Daniel H. Pink

Here`s a Business Plan to Fight Poverty

The social entrepreneur who pioneered `microlending` has launched a new company. Its goal: a cell-phone in every village. Peter Carbonara

Can We Stay As Smart As Our Stuff?

In a new era of smart everything -- tires, airplanes, and appliances -- humans may be hard-pressed to keep up. Christopher Meyer

Unwiring the World

Small, intelligent communities are working to combat the digital divide. Bonnie Schwartz

Digital Rx

When leaders of the Detroit Medical Center launched a major financial turnaround two years ago, they saw that they had a big money problem. Here`s how the DMC is using digital remedies to treat its fiscal condition. Scott Kirsner