Sign me up! (Week 37)
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth." It was impossible not to listen when Muhammad Ali spoke. So I heeded his wise words about volunteering during a week spent in service to others. I'm going to start by telling you about a company called Benevity . Besides being my employer for the past 4 years, it's also my constant source of inspiration. We're in the business of developing "goodness software," which allows people to make donations to the charities of their choice through their employer. They can also volunteer their time and get rewarded. In our case, we earn donation currency valued at $20 per hour for our volunteer work, which we can then use to donate to any charity we want. It's pretty much the ultimate win-win. Putting in the occasional volunteer shift is fairly easy. A lot of people do. In fact, more than 4 in 10 Canadians volunteer for a charity at least once a year. I'm guessing there aren'...