When I first saw the commercials featuring Ms. Piggy daydreaming about Taye Diggs, I greatly empathized. Not for the obvious reasons (smile) but because I love the idea of being able to get those who have never considered service to volunteer for a day for an incentive.

Grab your cell phones and get ready to text because tonight American Idol will encourage viewers to support relief efforts in Haiti by donating to the United Nations Foundation.

In case you didn’t know, theGrio.com is the first video-centric news community site devoted to providing African-Americans with stories and perspectives that appeal to them but are underrepresented in existing national news outlets.

These days anyone can be a philanthropist.