April is National Volunteer Month!
What is National Volunteer Month? National Volunteer Week began in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed an executive order establishing the week as an annual celebration of volunteering. Every president…
United Planet to Announce Intergalactic Volunteer Quest
Joining visionaries like Elon Musk of SpaceX and ambitious missions like the MarsOne project, United Planet is announcing the expansion of their Quest programs to Mars. The program will be…
The Olympics as a Cross-Cultural Incubator
The World’s Attention Was on Sochi, Russia. Ironically, while the polar vortex had a freezing grip on most of the U.S., the Olympics in Sochi, Russia was experiencing a warm…
Giving Thanks Year-Round
Only a handful of countries celebrate the festival of Thanksgiving. Today in the United States, it’s more recognized as a time for family gatherings and food than for its historical…
Announcing the United Planet Day Contest Winners!
We are so excited to announce this year’s winners of our annual United Planet Day Photo and Video Contest! We hold this contest every year to seek visual submissions that…
We Think The World Needs More #Community
Today is World Humanitarian Day, a United Nations-sponsored day observed every year on August 19th in remembrance of aid workers who have lost their lives providing service to communities around the…
