By Amanda Ponzar @LivingUnited As we approach Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday, Hanukkah, Christmas and the general holiday season (no matter what you celebrate), it's time to start thinking about giving –- and giving back. So, here's a list to get you started. 1.) Tweet: After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber... Read more →

By Amanda Ponzar A new study, “Gender and Corporate Responsibility: It’s a Matter of Sustainability” by Catalyst and Harvard Business School finds companies with more women board members and leaders outperform financially but also give significantly more to philanthropy. For example, “the average donations of companies with three or more... Read more →

By Amanda Ponzar Now more than ever, during this joyous holiday season with all the hustle and bustle, it's a good time to think about what really matters. Like patience -- not giving other drivers the finger during bad traffic (I can't tell you how often this happens to me... Read more →

By Amanda Ponzar “I don’t want to lose heart. I want to believe as he does.” -- Robert the Bruce in the epic film BRAVEHEART about William Wallace, a commoner who inspired the Scots to rise up and fight. I want to believe too. I want to believe that what... Read more →

By Amanda Ponzar Today, Bill Gates Sr., Microsoft Founder Bill Gates III, Libby Gates Armintrout and a host of VIPs –- from major corporations like Microsoft, Nationwide and Deloitte to million-dollar donors to my Virginia Congressman Jim Moran -– came to United Way Worldwide (where I work) to dedicate the... Read more →

Anyone else hooked on the new reality show, Undercover Boss? I watch it with a critical eye, hoping to find mistakes and areas where the gray of life is presented as black and white. But, I think it's well done and I find the employees credible. The men who are... Read more →