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Booting Up Tanzania With Help From Google

BY David Zax | 01-28-2011 | 9:17 AM | ETHONOMICS

An organization founded by a Stanford computer science student and former Peace Corps volunteer, Envaya aims to get East African grassroots organizations online. It recently snagged funding from Google.READ MORE›

The 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps

BY Jeninne Lee St. John | 11-01-2010 | 2:00 PM | MAGAZINE

Fifty years ago this month, President John F. Kennedy gave a name to his idea to send Americans abroad "to encourage mutual understanding between Americans and other cultures of the world." A look at the numbers behind the venerable Peace Corps.READ MORE›

DoSomething Winner Returns to Save His Stricken Hometown

BY E. Luse | 07-29-2010 | 12:01 PM | INNOVATION

After he graduated, development major Mark Rembert applied for the Peace Corps, thinking he could help developing countries strengthen their communities. But when his hometown's largest employer shut its doors, Rembert found that rural Ohio needed him most.READ MORE›

How Do You Attract and Retain Generation Y? Learn From Google, Intuit and Disney

BY Bea Fields | 06-17-2008 | 7:12 AM | CAREERS

Generation Y (the young men and women born after 1977) are different from other generations in many respects, from their political views to the careers they choose (or don't choose). Their presence in the workplace is truly ...READ MORE›