LaMar Campbell Dancing to End Alzheimer’s Disease on Dancing Stars of Atlanta

by Melody Harstine

Alzheimer’s disease affects more than five million Americans. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. One in … Read more »

It’s Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week

by Julia Walker Crews

This week marks the sixth annual Habitat for Humanity Women Build Week. Women Build is Habitat for Humanity’s program for women who … Read more »

Celebrate World Wish Day with Make-A-Wish and John Cena

by Melody Harstine

Today is World Wish Day – A global celebration of wish granting. On this day in 1980, Chris Greicius received his wish … Read more »

Win Troy Polamalu's Super Bowl Trip

            Troy Polamalu is hosting a raffle for a trip for two to this year's Super Bowl.  Troy … Read more »

Win Troy Polamalu's Super Bowl XLVII Tickets!

    Troy Polamalu and TwitChange are yet again raising money for great causes with a raffle for a … Read more »

Do Something Now! "Together We are a Force for Good."

Do Something Now is a movement rooted in the belief that together we are a force for … Read more »

It’s Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week

This week marks the sixth annual Habitat for Humanity Women Build Week. Women Build is Habitat for Humanity’s program for women who want to learn construction skills and build homes and communities. This week is a week to celebrate and empower women around the nation to help improve their communities by building homes for those in need. Women Build provides an … Read entire article »

Celebrate World Wish Day with Make-A-Wish and John Cena

Today is World Wish Day – A global celebration of wish granting. On this day in 1980, Chris Greicius received his wish to be a police officer for the day, inspiring the creation of Make-A-Wish® and the organization’s wish-granting movement. In the last 33 years, more than 300,000 children around the world who are suffering from life-threatening illnesses and diseases have … Read entire article »

Stephen Curry and Reilly Rick join UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets to Fight Malaria this World Malaria Day

Every 60 seconds, a child dies from malaria–a disease spread by a single mosquito bite. Each year, more than 200 million people around the world are infected with malaria, and more than 600,000 of those die from the disease. Children under five account for more than 90 percent of all deaths from malaria; most of these deaths are in Africa. Shocking, … Read entire article »

Participate in Earth Day 2013: The Face of Climate Change, an interactive mosaic by the Earth Day Network

Climate change isn’t simply a problem for the government to solve; it’s a fact affecting individuals, animals and communities. On April 22, we will celebrate Earth Day. This year’s global theme: The Face of Climate Change. The goal of Earth Day 2013 is to “personalize the massive challenge that climate change presents, while uniting people around the globe into a … Read entire article »

Help Boston Recover, Donate to The One Fund Boston

Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino have raised more than $7 million (as of Wednesday, April 17) to aid victims of Monday’s terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon. The One Fund Boston was established “to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15, 2013.” “I am humbled by the outpouring … Read entire article »

UN Foundation’s Global Mom Relay Raising Awareness and Unlocking the Potential of Moms Everywhere

Yesterday, Times Square in New York City lit up with two new public service announcements from Jennifer Lopez and her sister, Lynda Lopez as part of the UN Foundation’s Global Mom Relay. Global Mom Relay is an initiative to raise awareness and highlight the power of moms to improve the lives and health of women and children around the world. It … Read entire article »

GoodxGlobal Ignites Discussion About Utilizing New Media and Technology for Social Good at SxSWi

On March 10, World Food Program USA, United Nations Foundation and Social Good Summit Austin hosted a day of programmed discussions, talks, breakout sessions and mentoring at Austin’s City Hall. This day, dubbed “GoodxGlobal” took place during SxSW, the wildly popular, annual music, film and interactive festival held in Austin. We recently caught up with Aaron Sherinian, VP for Communications … Read entire article »

780 million people do not have access to clean water. How will you help end the #watercrisis? #WorldWaterDay

When you woke up this morning, did you stumble into the kitchen to brew a pot of coffee with clean, filtered water before stepping into your shower to wake up under a stream of hot water? Did you use your toilet? Brush your teeth? Before you even headed out the door to work or school, you used more clean water … Read entire article »

UK Bathroom Retailer – Bath Shop 321 – Raises Awareness About Water Consumption with World Water Day Campaign

Friday is World Water Day — a day set aside to raise awareness about the global water crisis and encourage people across the world to do their part to protect our fresh water supplies. The theme of the 2013 World Water Day is International Year of Water Cooperation. Organizations big and small, for profit and non-profit, are organizing World Water Day … Read entire article »