Archive for January, 2012

Reduce, Reuse… & Recycle Like a Ninja in the Dark of Night

Little Miss Four and Miss First Grader have turned my recycle bins into toy bins. Maybe you saw the genesis of this transformation here in my old post Do Good One Box at a Time. Last year I began saving all manner of clean recyclables for...

Kinder Book Club: One Hen, How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference

Looking to inspire your kids with the concept of micro-lending? Here is a book that beautifully illustrates how much good just a few dollars can do. One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway is helping me prepare...

Refresh Your Resolutions: New Resources from The Blogunteer

Enjoy this gust post from Stacy Pearson over at The Blogunteer, a great resource for discovering new philanthropic organizations that could use your volunteer efforts. As the dust settles after the turn of the New Year, we can all take a moment...

Literary Toolbox: The Family Dinner

With beautiful illustrations, a treasury of innovative recipes, and great ideas for meaningful, memorable evening meals, The Family Dinner by Laurie David and Kristin Uhrenholdt is a book you’ll want to add to your wishlist. This book...

Better Together

BETTER TOGETHER strengthening families, growing compassion, building community FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012 5-8pm Midtown Global Market – Lake Street and 10th Avenue S, Minneapolis Doing Good Together is partnering with the Midtown Global...

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Enjoy this re-post form MLK Day 2011. My family will be revisiting the crafts and conversations described here. Let me know if you find them helpful too! Today our nation stands still just long enough for us all (or at least those of us with...

Intentional Gifts: Start Your Own Family Foundation

Consider joining my family in starting your own (mini) family foundation. As a follower of Doing Good Together, your mailbox probably looks a lot like ours: crammed with the noble requests of a million charitable organizations. There was a time...

Small Hands, Big Hearts

If you live in the Twin Cities, join Doing Good Together at the Minnesota Children’s Museum for the 3rd annual Small Hands, Big Hearts event: a special celebration devoted to everything good about giving back. You and your little helpers...

Caring Kid’s Cook & Clean

Chores. One  of my family’s New Year’s resolutions is all about chores. I don’t mean Cinderella-style, toothbrush-to-the-floor, scrub-all-day chores. Our family does many things together. We bake together, build forts, read...

Habits for Good: Adopt an Organization

Finding time to help others as a family can be difficult, but if you weave good deeds into your regular routine, the habits become nearly unbreakable. Even the act of reflection can become a routine that sticks. I saw this lesson in action last...