Posted 11/29/11 1:15 pm EST by Alexis Tirado in Jobs, Money
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We all know November is a month full of turkeys, annoying relatives and shopping frenzies and now thanks to Prez Obama …it’s also the official National Entrepreneur Month! So what did we do here at MTV Act? Well, we celebrated young entrepreneurs at the best house in America – the White House!
Posted 11/28/11 5:33 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Contests, Money, Resources, Social media
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This holiday season, the Case Foundation is passing out cash to guerrilla photographers with good intentions — the politeparazzi, if you will — as part of the almost-too-easy-to-be-true #GoodSpotting campaign.
Posted 11/28/11 3:01 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Events, Money, Resources, Tech
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We survived Black Friday 2011 only to wake up and switch gears for Cyber Monday shopping mania. The good news is that you can max out on bargains without getting trampled at your local mall. The better news is that if you shop wisely, you can spread the good fortune. Sometimes the best deal is in making a broad impact. Feel like point-and-clicking your way to a clear conscience in honor of this holiday of sorts? Here are a few starting points:
Posted 11/28/11 12:47 pm EST by Alexis Tirado in Jobs, Money
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We’re pretty excited today as we’re headed to the White House (yes, THAT White House) for an event for young entrepreneurs. You know, the future Zuckerbergs and Kardashians (You have to admit: those raven-haired sisters have a good business sense). People who wanna run the world on their own terms and with their very own biz and brand.
Posted 11/24/11 11:00 am EST by Caroline Walker in Bullying Sucks, Money, Resources, School
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We've long been fans of Donors Choose — as have Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, birthday girls/guys who want more than kitsch gifts, and most importantly, students and teachers who bring dream projects to their classroom. Now, it seems, the Townsend Press (a publisher of education materials) is on the fan-bandwagon, too ... to the tune of granting $1 million to Donors Choose.
Posted 11/23/11 12:12 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Celebs, Jobs, Money
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This recession is an equal opportunity offender, hitting men as hard as women — if not more so. Enter the boys. Zack Galifianakis, Twilight's Peter Facinelli, Dwayne Wade and Rainn Wilson are takin' it off (ties, that is) to showsupport for fellow dudes on the job hunt.
Posted 11/17/11 12:57 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Events, Hunger, Money, Resources
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If you see crowds of people lighting candles in your city tonight, it's because Covenant House is asking us to acknowledge the young people who will experience homelessness sometime this year ... the one million young people in America alone.
Posted 11/17/11 12:24 pm EST by Jose Iniguez in Money, Shows
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Real World: San Diego's Alex made her on-air musical debut on last night's episode, performing for a crowd in San Diego with her band, Alex & the Hats. We (and you too, we're sure) just can't get enough! Oh, and can we talk about how she beat out "Team Purple" (Ashley, Zach, Frank and Nate) for the $500 prize at work--on her own?! Werk, girl. Werk.
Posted 11/17/11 9:00 am EST by Caroline Walker in Money, School
Posted 11/16/11 9:00 am EST by Jose Iniguez in Celebs, Health, Hunger, Money
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Back in the day, my momma had me a swear jar, and for every time a swear word "slipped" out my mouth, part of my allowance was taken away. Nowadays, a word or two can "slip" on Twitter. But thanks to SwearJar and Charity Swearbox, you can keep it classy (and mom-approved) on Twitter, too!
