Stop "Making A Difference"
Thomas Sowell:

"Among the many mindless mantras of our time, 'making a difference' and 'giving back' irritate me like chalk screeching across a blackboard. I would be scared to death to 'make a difference' in the way pilots fly airliners or brain surgeons operate. Any difference I might make could be fatal to many people." Read on.

HeavyHanded suggests that if someone tells you "they want to make a difference," clutch your wallet firmly and run like hell because sure as heck, their idea is to use your money to fund their plan.