February, Schmebruary. For some, there is no worse month. It may be short, they say, but when will it ever end? I love February. February comes from a Latin word, “februa” — to cleanse, to purify. The Roman Februalia was a month of purification and atonement. February is the month…

“My life goal is to always be truthful to myself,” says Maria Boyan-Azumally, a student at Southern New Hampshire University, aspiring private investigator, mother of two, and PIPs for School (P4S) Scholar, “Whether it’s in my personal life or…in my career…I just want to hold [on] to that part where…

People have been known to snicker when I tell them we award PIPs, or Positive Impact Points, to our PIPs Rewards™ App users for taking the bus, refilling water bottles, and recycling. …

Can you think of a game that uses some form of currency (coins, tokens, etc.) to encourage people to keep playing? Have you ever gotten hooked on such a game, motivated to earn a reward? Now, imagine if instead of virtual coins that allow you to level up or unlock…

We did it! Thanks to help from our donors, PIPs for School (P4S) Scholars is kicking off its second year with two more NYC-based Host Partners and nearly four times the number of Scholars. …

The PIPs for School (P4S) program “helps you to set everyday goals that help the environment,” explains a University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) student participant. “You feel accomplished at the end of each day.” Nearly 3,000 UCCS students joined in the P4S program, which started in August 2019 and…

As the pilot year of the PIPs for School (P4S) Scholars program, hosted by RIVER FUND NY, the poverty-fighting Community Based Organization (CBO) in Queens, wraps up, and we ready ourselves to triple the number of Host Partners and students in the program, we’re pausing to take stock of how…

What if you could earn gift cards by streaming your favorite shows and movies on Netflix and Disney+? Well, thanks to ThinkHuman.tv (TH), a proud PIPs Partner, students in classrooms all over New York City will be earning PIPs’ currency of good for engaging in social-emotional learning (SEL) modules while…

Cale Kennamer, an ecology student at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), aims through his studies to learn ways to “mitigate and even reverse some of the human-mediated effects of environmental change.” …