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Help ‘Spread the Love of Reading’ through Facebook
Gerber Life has teamed up with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) to launch Project Open Book. Through this Facebook campaign, visitors can upload a photo of their child to a mosaic and for each photo uploaded Gerber Life will donate $1 to RIF to buy books for kids in need…up to $10,000! “$10,000 will help provide books to 4,000 RIF Kids!” – Carol Rasco, CEO of RIF. Raco from RIF RIF is the nation’s largest non-profit children’s literacy … Read entire article »
Filed under: EDU, FB, FEATURED, Fundraising, Poverty in America
The Battle Against Poverty: Using YouTube to Tell Gripping Stories
InvisiblePeople.tv InvisiblePeople.tv strives “to make the invisible, visible”. By posting YouTube videos of real, raw, and unedited videos of the homeless telling their own stories, InvisiblePeople.tv hopes to spark a conversation, bring attention to this very real issue, and raise awareness for organizations that provide support for poverty and homelessness. View the InvisiblePeople.tv YouTube channel or visit their website at www.invisiblepeople.tv. The Uncultured Project The Uncultured Project is not a formal organization or charity. It is the journey of … Read entire article »
Filed under: HUMAN RIGHTS, OTHER, Poverty in America, YOUTUBE
Wishes Are Now Granted with a Simple ‘Like’
Discovery Bay Games has teamed up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the “10,000 Likes to Support Wishes” campaign. Through the month of October, Discovery Bay Games will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $10,000, for each ‘Like’ they receive for their newly launched Duo Games Facebook page. The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Through the use of this … Read entire article »
That’s A Wrap! Takeaways on #SocialGood
The Social Good Summit, presented by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, and the United Nations, wrapped on Thursday, September 22. This four-day summit explored how technology and social media are being used for, well, #socialgood. Over the course of the four days, the agenda was jam-packed with keynote speakers, Q&A’s, conversations and more with some of the world’s most innovative and influential community members. The event was broadcast each day via livestream and sparked an ongoing conversation … Read entire article »
