- my good friend Tad Agoglia and The First Response Team of America were featured earlier this week once again by CNN. Check out the story here. They need help financially to continue to serve victims of the recent tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia. Please help. - Here are several ways to get involved in helping the victims of the tornadoes last week on the Catalyst blog.

- good thoughts from Perry Noble- 10 Leadership Convictions he has. Check it out.

- if you are a social entrepreneur, then check out Praxis. The Praxis Accelerator Program allows social entrepreneurs to go through a mentorship process to help them build world class organizations. You can apply to be a part of this brand new experience, and receive up to $100,000 in funding to help launch your idea.

- a preview of Catalyst Atlanta 2011, October 5-7 at Gwinnett Arena. Really, really excited about this fall and the conference!

[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/22853288[/vimeo]

- this is really funny. reminds me of myself in 5th grade....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MUVNuD3MiU[/youtube]