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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 powerful call to action.” Earth Day 2013 is more prevalent than ever. Why? According to the … Read entire article »
Filed under: ANIMALS, Animals, Celebrities, DISASTERS, EDU, FB, FEATURED, Food & Farming, Fundraising, TWITTER, WATER
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 of support by the business community and individuals who are united in their desire to … Read entire article »
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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 is a “groundbreaking series of online conversations to share advice, stories, and inspiration about motherhood.” … Read entire article »
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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 and Public Relations for the United Nations Foundation and asked him a few questions about … Read entire article »
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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 than millions of people around the world have seen in their lives. Today is March 22, … Read entire article »
Filed under: DISASTERS, EDU, FB, FEATURED, HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, Poverty in America, TWITTER, WATER
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 initiatives with creative campaigns for awareness. One of these unique campaigns comes from Bath Shop … Read entire article »
Philly DoGooder: Making a Difference in the Philadelphia Community Through Storytelling
The first ever, local DoGooder Awards was hosted in Philadelphia, running Sept. 4, 2012 through Feb. 16, 2013. Philly DoGooder, was the brainchild of David Gloss and Kevin Colahan of Here’s My Chance, a “Creative Agency for Good,” dedicated to helping non-profits run successful fundraising and engagement campaigns. Here’s My Chance comes up with “compelling, relevant, provocative campaigns to get people to rally around causes through advocacy, fundraising and engagement,” CEO Dave Gloss said in a … Read entire article »
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What are you standing for? Stand for Freedom
If the 27 million slaves in our world stood side by side, the line would stretch from Los Angeles to New York and back again. These men, women and children are modern day slaves, forced to spend their lives at the will of another human being. Some are coerced into sex slavery, while others are forced to work for little or no pay at all, simply to have food to eat or to put a roof … Read entire article »
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High school students putting an end to bullying in their school via @WestHighBros
The solution to bullying: Don’t be a bully. At least that’s what Jeremiah Anthony heard from a speaker at one of his high school’s “dismal” anti-bullying rallies. There was no other solution given, Anthony says. “Everyone sitting in the auditorium was stunned at how dumb that was.” If simply telling kids not to become bullies is the solution to bullying, Anthony isn’t impressed. Even legislation against bullying falls short in eyes of this high school junior … Read entire article »
‘Unskrptd’ — Positive Programming for a Future Generation
Frustrated by the lack of uplifting, positive programming on television and inspired to act following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Sean McKoy launched Reel McKoy Media. McKoy, who has been in the television industry for more than 10 years (given the nickname “Reel McKoy”), along with his production partner Mark Maiorano, now dedicates his time to creating positive programming with their Internet show, “Unskrptd.” “TV producers have an opportunity to produce positive programming,” says McKoy. “So … Read entire article »
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