Our No-Vacation Nation - CBS Sunday Morning - CBS News

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Of the 33 richest nations on Earth, the U.S. is the only one with no required paid vacation for employees. 25% of U.S. employees have no paid vacation. Only 10% of U.S. workers take two weeks off per year.

We are born Socialists...and then we change. #meritocracy #education

Meritocracy Concept Starts at Grade School, Says Study : http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1992369,00.html

Administration found that children start out as strict egalitarians, preferring to divide resources equally among peers. But as they grow older, by late adolescence, they come to prefer a more meritocratic method of resource distribution -- based on individual contributions or performance.

Reinventing Memorial Day: Social Media Moment of Silence #memorialday

What if we all shut down our social media after Taps in observance of Memorial Day?

http://m.fastcompany.com/design/5691/

If Charities Can’t Capture Attention, What Should You Do? #fundraising #highereddev

Only 35% of donors spend time researching the charities they support.
How do we make it easier for donors to learn more about our cause?

http://m.fastcompany.com/leadership/5669/

Reinventing Memorial Day: Creating Inconvenience and Relevance

Convenience Is the Enemy of Meaning

Convenience Is the Enemy of Meaning. What are your thoughts about that statement. Where else do we see this? Thinking about this in the context of your professional and personal lives, what examples can you give where convenience causes a less meaningful experience?

TIME Mobile: Skinbook: #Facebook for 21st Century Nudists

Skinbook: Facebook for 21st Century Nudists : http://bit.ly/auBXTr

TIME Mobile: Silly Bandz Bracelet Craze: School Ban Over Distraction #education

Silly Bandz Bracelet Craze: School Ban Over Distraction : http://bit.ly/92wehU

Using Social Media to Connect with Wired Wealthy Donors | Social Media For Nonprofits #fundraising #highereddev

Got this one from my friend @the_optimist.
Who says there is no place for Social Media in major gift fundraising?

http://www.rositacortez.com/fundraising/using-social-media-to-connect-with-wi...

How Businesses Can Improve the #Education System

http://m.fastcompany.com/leadership/5334/

Do you agree? Why or why not? What's missing?

J-PAL Is Research in Action. You should be aware of them if you aren't. #poverty

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a network of 44 affiliated professors around the world who are united by their use of Randomized Evaluations (REs) to answer questions critical to poverty alleviation. J-PAL's mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence