TIME Magazine

Teens Team Up to Give Back

City Year offers students an inspiring intro to the world of community service

The King of Crown Heights

A struggling student became a proven principal. Now he's a model for others

An Investment with Meaning

Want to do more than write a check? Create your own nonprofit organization

A Shoe That Fits So Many Souls

For each pair of Toms sold, the company gives one away to a child in need

Certain Charity

Former lawyer Cameron Gray gets food to the poor and personally documents delivery for the donors

A Climate for Change

Everyone has to get serious, and soon, about energy use. What must nations do? What can you do?

The Big Green Apple

The Hearst Corporation is building New York City's most environmentally friendly skyscraper

Green and Pleasant Lands

For the green-minded tourist there's nothing like scenic beauty plus a clear conscience. Two universities rank which holiday destinations are kind to Mother Nature

Why Micro Matters

Wall Street is figuring out how to profitably package tiny loans to Third World entrepreneurs

Committed to its principles of sustainability, The Dow Chemical Company harnesses the power of science and technology to help provide customers around the world with everything from food and fresh water to pharmaceuticals and paints.

Ordinary people do extraordinary things to improve the lives of others. If you or someone you know has taken to heart the difficulties facing our world, and devised a plan to cope with them, please share those ideas with us. Your story may be featured in an advertisement in TIME this September.

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