Arianna Huffington
At HuffPost, we've always aimed to be more than just a trusted source for news and information -- we've also wanted to be a catalyst for engagement. As such, we've worked to combine the power of social media and online journalism by taking our users beyond just reading stories about their community and their world, and providing ways for them to become involved in those stories.
It's why we launched HuffPost Impact in
As I wrote at the time, it was an idea I'd been pursuing in one form or another for more than 15 years. Back in the early '90s, before I recognized the power of 24/7 engagement made possible by the Internet, I remember making the rounds in
It's also why we decided to kick off the first official week of the new
Earlier this month, on every section of HuffPost we featured stories about organizations and individuals who are taking action to help others -- including our page showing all the ways you can support relief efforts currently going on in
For instance, HuffPost World spotlighted
HuffPost Business featured the story of
And our
As part of the Service Challenge,
Engagement and empathy are especially important during hard times. We can choose to isolate ourselves and refuse to see what's going on around us, or we can choose to connect and engage. When we choose to reach out, the beneficiary isn't just the person or community we're helping, but ourselves as well.
It's a concept more and more companies are embracing. And we hope to strengthen that embrace, which is why I'm so happy to announce that Biz Stone, the co-founder and creative director of Twitter, will be joining us as our strategic adviser for social impact. In this role, he'll advise
As Biz puts it: "The definition of success is changing as we begin to understand the value of helping others. My goal in partnering with
It's our hope that through Giving Back stories, we can harness the power of online journalism to help people get involved, work together, and bring about real change.
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Available at Amazon.com:
Aftermath: Following the Bloodshed of America's Wars in the Muslim World
Displacement and Dispossession in the Modern Middle East (The Contemporary Middle East)
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Running Out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve Our Most Precious Resource
Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water
Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
At War with the Weather: Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes
Friendly Fire: Losing Friends and Making Enemies in the Anti-American Century
Dining With al-Qaeda: Three Decades Exploring the Many Worlds of the Middle East
Uprising: Will Emerging Markets Shape or Shake the World Economy
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