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Why I Gave Up a High-Paying Corporate Career to Start a Charity

Source: Parade Magazine

Jim Ziolkowski left a high-paying job in the financial industry to start buildOn, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping teens give back to their communities through public service. Read the article to find out more.

This entry was posted in The Bonds Between Us and tagged Culture & Society, People on January 2, 2014 by .

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