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Open Volunteer Positions

Monthly Newsletter Producer, for ServiceSpace Forest Call

Every month, we host 4 Forest Call interviews and post thoughtful blog entries after each one. At the end of the month, we would like to send a digest of these wonderful interview, with...

Outreach Volunteer, for ServiceSpace Forest Call

Forest Calls feature very inspiring guests every week, who share great stories and insights. This volunteer position is about making that opportunity to join Forest Calls more accessible to...

DailyGood Story Scout, for DailyGood

The DailyGood editorial team is perennially on the lookout for stories of compassion, beauty, wonder, resilience and hope from widely diverse fields! We particularly enjoy shining a light on...

Video Reviewer, for KarmaTube

If you love watching inspiring videos, here’s your chance to play Ebert & Roper. Video Reviewers watch videos submitted to KarmaTube and evaluate them for a “fit” based on guidelines for...

Graphics Designer For Wisdom eCards!, for ServiceSpace SpreadLove Team

We are looking for a graphics designer who can create beautiful ecards with thoughtful quotes. The volunteer should be familiar with Photoshop and have some experience with creative projects.

KarmaTube Syndication, for KarmaTube

Reach out via email or phone to creators of videos that we want to syndicate on the KarmaTube site and highlight in our weekly newsletter. Collaborate with them to get ideas on how people can help...

Smile Shippers required (for Canada), for HelpOthers.org

Smile cards are shipped around the world for free to anyone who requests them on the HelpOthers website, thanks to a team of international volunteers who ships in their local countries. An...

Community Weaver, for HelpOthers.org

The HelpOthers kindness portal has a social networking component called Smile Groups, which enables members to anonymously share stories about acts of kindness (they use nicknames). The Community...

KarmaTube Community Liaison, for KarmaTube

KarmaTube encourages viewer engagement through comments and pledges for each video on the site. The Community Liaison volunteer supports this community by responding to questions or proposals...

Writer For Videos, for KarmaTube: Watch. Be Inspired. Act

On KarmaTube.org, we post social-change videos with a descriptive write-up and three be-the-change actions that every viewer can engage in after watching the video. If you are a writer, prolific at...



Upcoming Events

Awakin Meditation Gatherings

Join for an hour of meditation, followed by a circle of sharing and dinner in silence. They happen in varying frequencies in different cities but always a joy to catch one!

WHERE: Santa Clara NYC Oakland Ahmedabad London, Singapore, More...

Upcoming Forest Calls

Call into our weekly conference call, every Saturday, as a few Service Space coordinators share inspirations from the previous week and interview an inspiring guest speaker!

WHO: Marc Ian Barasch Anupam Pathak Sara Schairer

Karma Kitchen Sundays

Imagine a volunteer-run restaurant where all guests pay forward for people after them. While frequency is different at different locations, you can volunteer any week.

WHERE: Berkeley Washington DC Chicago Hayward Tokyo ...


Awakin Delhi: Saturday evening, Sat, May 25, 2013
Wednesday Meditation, Wed, May 29, 2013
Kindness lift - Bangalore, Sun, Jun 2, 2013
Awakin Youth Retreat, Sat, Jun 8, 2013
Wednesday meditation gathering, Wed, Jun 26, 2013

Volunteer Reflections

imageMay 20: I Think One Of The Best ... I think one of the best feelings in the world is when you walk into a random place and find a smile card waiting for you! Last week I was in a cafe in Mount Abu and I thumbed through the book...
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imageMay 22: Imagine Waking Up To Your Daily ... Imagine waking up to your daily newspaper and read an article on Random Acts of Kindness as the lead story on the front page! Totally made my day.. A dream come true..
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imageMay 12: Yes, Fumi Is The Change! Some of you might remember Fumi as the teacher that did the generosity workshop with his kids.  Today, after our Miles of Smiles event in Berkeley, he tagged Madhu with this...
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imageMay 15: Pancho Magic! First read of the morning: This beautiful interview of our Brother Pancho, A Citizen of The World. Then, I was taken to another DG article about him! Had tears flowing freely early in the...
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imageMay 21: I Will Let This Video Do ... I will let this video do most of the talking... but truly a great soul walked among us for a few short years -- a simple young man who was realized with the grace, beauty and love that is life and...
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imageMay 12: Yesterday I Was At The Showing ... Yesterday I was at the showing of the new Krishna Das documentary with Anne-Marie (One Track Heart). Fantastic film! After the showing, apparently due to more intimate size of audience, the...
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imageMay 13: Miles Of Smiles In Berkeley Audrey strikes!  She galvanized a bunch of local people to spread smiles on Mother's Day, as Leah offered her apartment as our homebase and off to the streets we went. So many hundreds of...
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imageMay 15: A Beautiful Day Wow!  Today's DG shows stunning photos and places.  It inspired me to reflect on this morning in Toronto: It is grey outside and as the train silently hums towards the city I can hear...
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imageMay 15: Silent Wednesday, On A Tuesday Here ... Silent Wednesday, on a Tuesday here in Nigdi, Pune made special by Nithya Shanti....as he quotes "How Wonderful!" So much inspiration, so much insight and yet the Silence flows............
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imageMay 16: Summer In The Forest :) Movies have a strong summer line-up and so do Forest Calls!  Our  latest confirmation was Marina Gorbis, head of Institute for the Future and author of 'Nature of the Future'...
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