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  • Latest addition: How We See You as More than You Already Are
  • Coming attractions: Understanding Abstractions Can Save Hundreds of Millions of Lives - and Yours, Too

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Coming Attractions: Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Understanding Abstractions Can Save Hundreds of Millions of Lives - and Yours, Too

We humans have trouble understanding abstractions. It's easier to move people to give a dime to a beggar - even though we suspect such "donations" often go for alcohol or drugs - than to contribute to organizations that really help the homeless put their lives together.

Moving people to end extreme poverty and hunger is even more difficult, even when the fate of hundreds of millions of people - and our own survival - may depend on this.

Here's why it also threatens our survival, and here's the solution...

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Latest additions: Tuesday, March 27, 2007

How We See You as More than You Already Are

If you're like most people, chances are good that you don't fully realize your potential to change the world. Big problems like global poverty, terrorism and the environment may seem abstract and out of reach.

"What difference can one person really make?" you may ask.

I'm glad you asked. :) The answer is: Plenty. Perhaps much more than you ever imagined...

More than you are
Here at Hearts & Minds, we have no way of knowing who most of you are. Unless you take the trouble to contact us, we may never even know you've visited our website.

Still, we see you as more than you already are. We see you as someone who can change his or her whole life in ways you may never even have dreamed of. We also see you as someone who can help change the whole world.

You can Join us today. Together, we can change the world.

You Can Help End Global Hunger and Poverty by 2012

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