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How to Play Hooky From Grad School and Still Start a New Business
Kate Bryant | January 4, 2010

If you're like me, starting a new business can mean acquiring a multitude of new skills. Enough so that I keep circling back to the same question: Should I go to grad school? For many people thinking of striking out on their own, graduate school may be a perfect place to sharpen business acumen, network, or fine-tune a business idea. And for those who aren't finding work right now anyway, returning to school may actually work out in their favor. But for those weighing the loss of present income against future gains, it can be a tough decision.

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National Service Resources Center
| November 24, 2009

The Resource Center, administered by ETR Associates, is the knowledge management training and technical assistance provider to the Corporation for National and Community Service. It is the best source for connecting service programs with targeted training and information.

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IWRI: If We Ran It
| November 17, 2009

If We Ran It promotes youth culture and the fresh thinking it engenders.  They incubate ideas, manage young talent and connect the generational divide.

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Creative for a Cause
| November 17, 2009

This is a collaborative resource for educators of Visual Communications who wish to instruct their students on the importance of adopting a social and ethical approach to their work.

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Educating Youth to Design Solutions for Social Issues
Scott Ballum | April 13, 2009

When it comes to utilizing design or creative thinking to shape our society, few avenues are more direct or have more potential than reaching out and fostering a commitment to social responsibility within our schools and our children.

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Kids Learn Target Marketing from the FTC
Scott Ballum | February 25, 2009

Competition? Mergers? Supply and demand? Find our what’s cooking at the Food Court. These are the kind of directions you’ll find as you make your way through the Saturday Morning Cartoons style website You Are Here, created by the Federal Trade Commission to teach kids how marketing and advertising are influencing the way they shop.