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Awesome Member of the Week: Patrick McDonnell Encourages You to Define Your Own Success

GOOD is featuring interviews of devoted members each week on good.is. Patrick McDonnell is a civic hacker, urban designer, and all-around creative.

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What Failing Taught Me About Positioning a Social Venture For Long Term Sustainability

I know what it’s like to fail and walk in one’s personal hall of shame. In 2009 my first nonprofit venture, the Global Giving Circle, failed after its first event, which ironically was an incredible success.

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Finding Success By Letting Go of Control

When I first launched my site I would obsess over the pageviews. All I cared about was how many people were visiting the site. I had spent...

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How I'm Living a Life By Design

I’m passionate about living a life by my design instead of someone else’s default. I’m passionate about living the good life, one built on the following pillars...

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Awesome Member of the Week: Jonny Miller Encourages Us to Be More Adventurous

GOOD is featuring interviews of devoted members each week on good.is. Jonny Miller is the Co-founder of Maptia, a beautiful way to tell stories about places.

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In An Era of Opportunity, Five Tips For Modern Entrepreneurs

The story of women advancing around the globe is starting to become a norm. In the long line of women within my family, I am the first to graduate from college...

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Awesome Member of the Week: Jay Ku Offers Insight About Being a Leader

GOOD is featuring interviews of devoted members each week on good.is. Jay Ku served us for six years as a leader, working his way up to Head of Corporate Sponsorships. He's leaving us for another opportunity, but his insight will always be valued. Here's what he has to say.

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Six Lessons I Learned While Pledging to Donate Every Month

Since I declared my Giving Pledge - to donate to at least one nonprofit each month - I’ve blogged about whom I’ve donated to and why. My goal was for my husband and I to give to more organizations and feel better about our philanthropic efforts at the end of the year.

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A Social Entrepreneur's Guide: Start Making the Mistakes That You Will Never Regret

I liken being a social entrepreneur to being a New York City resident; you don’t really feel like you belong until you can show others around. After celebrating two years of being a social entrepreneur, I've turned mistakes into a meaningful enterprise.

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Refusing to Quit and Failing While Trying: The Best Way to Come Out on Top

This time last year I had been out of school for two years, I was living at home, and I was working the same job I had in high school. I was interviewing for jobs but I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do. So, last December I quit my job and decided to spend 2013 talking to interesting people about their careers. The goal was to create a website that would provide an educational, entertaining, and inspirational look at a wide variety of career possibilities.