In keeping with the theme of this week’s City Trends report, Instant Karma, here is an example of one company working to engage the public in community service.  Starbucks, as part of its Shared Planet initiative, intends to motivate people to 1 million hours of community…

Even though the nation seems to be in a sour mood, people seem to be in a giving move. Two stories I've been carrying around from USA Today make a point.

One is headlined, "Boomers in the mood to give back to society."  A new survey from civicventures.org shows millions…