{"id":476,"date":"2016-12-20T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golden2.wpenginepowered.com\/follow-the-golden-rule\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:20:32","slug":"follow-the-golden-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldenvolunteer.com\/blog\/follow-the-golden-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow the Golden Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do unto others As you\u2019d have them do unto you.<\/strong>&nbsp;This is the single principle underlying everything we do. Every detail of our experiences, resources, legal agreements, internal communications, and value created from our platform is derived from human beings making sound decisions for themselves that may positively affect other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Golden, we have an understanding that everyone would rather things be better than worse. 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