Tonight, more than 68,000 people in Western Tanzania are sleeping safely under bed nets for the first time in many years, protected from malaria. The story of how we distributed 38,000 nets to the people of Nyarugusu refugee camp, a place that had over 62,000 documented cases of malaria last year, begins with you. When you donate $10, $20, or $100 to Nothing But Nets, your money purchases and sends life-saving bed nets to the places in the world that are the hardest hit from malaria and to … [Read more...]
A Solution for Syria – Take Action NOW!
September 7, 2013 by
Just weeks ago the kids in this image were gassed to death in their sleep. There is one peaceful way to stop these massacres - if Iran and the US sit down to talks and bring the warring parties to the table to get a ceasefire. For the first time the two Presidents are showing dialogue is possible. Let's tell them the world wants talks to start saving lives now! Sign the Petition NOW! Just weeks ago the kids in this image were gassed to death in their sleep, but it feels the world … [Read more...]
Charities to focus on performance or attribution?
August 19, 2013 by
Evaluating your organization's impact Understanding how assessing a charity's performance can help to bring about real change in people's lives There's a battle raging in the impact measurement landscape. No single organization creates social impact in isolation. It requires all the necessary ingredients coming together in a certain ratio. Photograph: A.Y. Photography/Getty Images/Flickr RF Our standards of evidence are too low, say experts. To identify the impact of an intervention—in … [Read more...]
Tiffany Bond, 8th Annual Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer Walk!
August 14, 2013 by
Join us for some shopping to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society’s 8th Annual Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer Walk! When: Tuesday, August 20th 6:30pm – 8:30pm Where: Canadian Cancer Society Durham Region Community Office | 12 Stanley Crt. Unit 3 Whitby | 905-430-5770 Who: The shopping vendors below will be attending: Epicure Selections ThinkDIVA Thirty One Why: All hostess gifts earned by our shopping night will be donated … [Read more...]
Why True Passion is Key for the Philanthropist !
August 11, 2013 by
Belief is Everything! If you want to raise money for your charity, then first believe in your cause. When you really believing in your cause, it will be contagious. People know if you are being authentic and passionate about your cause, and they also know if you are simply under the gun (i.e. pressure) of having to raise more money to keep your job. Yes, there is a difference. Also, when you truly believe in your cause you will not job-hop from one charity to another charity over a … [Read more...]
“Real Men Don’t Hit Women!”, Antonio Bandares
July 28, 2013 by
Life isn’t easy for women – anywhere in the world. I grew up in Dois Riachos – a poor, remote town in the north-east of Brazil. Our family didn’t have much money; my mother worked hard to raise me and my two brothers and sister by herself. We couldn’t even afford a football – if we had bought one, we would have gone without food. At the age of 7, I knew I wanted to play football for the rest of my life. But being a girl, the path wasn’t straightforward. Everyone from my brothers to the … [Read more...]
Nelson Mandela – MAN of ACTION™
July 17, 2013 by
A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this powerful example of empathy, faith, kindness, intelligence, perserverence and strength. Rising above extraordinary circumstance and false persecutions, this awakened male energy thrives teaching our world what true forgiveness and integrity and love really is. Always maintaining his dignity and self respect, entering into the land of politics in South Africa, this man never wavered in his devotion to democracy, equality … [Read more...]
What Really Matters? – Leave a comment…and change a life!
Blogust is a month-long digital dialogue bringing 31 of the most influential online writers together to help change the world through their words. The 31 Blogust bloggers will participate in a blog relay, with one blogger posting each day for the month of August 2013. Every comment they receive to their posts throughout the month will trigger a donation by Walgreens to provide a vaccine for a child in need around the world. Every 20 seconds, a child dies of a disease that could have … [Read more...]