...Saving the World in Style
A sobering statistic: More than 20,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year – and only about half will live to see the five-year mark. To suport research, L’Oreal Paris is donating a dollar of every purchase from its Color of Hope Collection – a line of glosses, shadows, lipsticks and laquers – to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Check the products out at your local drugstore.
Celebrating grassroots goodness efforts nationwide is the ongoing mission of the Tom’s of Maine annual “50 States for Good” program. 50 States for Good is a national initiative to support the goodness behind grassroots community projects. Six organizations will share in a $150,000 sponsorship fund, including one organization that will be given $50,000!
Lauren Bush’s FEED Projects has joined with French cosmetics company Clarins for its most ambitious partnership yet: They are aiming to feed 1 million children in two years. FEED, which supplies meals through the United Nations World Food Programme, has raised over $6 million and delivered over 60 million meals since it was founded in 2007.
Lauren Bush continues to up the ante with her FEED bags. The resulting organic cotton, recycled nylon-lined makeup bags are packed with travel-sized versions of Clarins Moisture-Rich Body Lotion, Hand and Nail Treatment Cream, and Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector.
As with all of her bags, the new addition to Bush’s collection of totes and clutches includes a number—15—denoting how many meals it will provide for children in need through a donation to the United Nations World Food Programme.
Clarins and FEED Makeup bag, $30, available July 15 at www.nordstrom.com.
Recycling Your Bras in 4 easy steps:
Wash It. All bras should be washed.
Tag It. Fill out Bra Recycling Form.
Box It. Place your bras in a box or large envelope.
Drop It Off or Mail It to:
3317 S. Higley Rd, Ste 114-441
Gilbert, AZ 85297
Great things come in a small packages! That’s what I learned today after hearing about TicketsforCharity.com. The next time you’re looking to score seats for a fabulous event, take a look at this website www.ticketsforcharity.com to access hard-to-find seats and support important causes!As Laura Bresnahan of Charity Partners, Inc explains,
Tickets-for-Charity believes small incremental donations/actions can really add up to large positive change for charities and foundations. Here is a bit more about our organization:
Working directly with top performing artists from Brad Paisley and John Mayer to U2 and James Taylor & Carole King, Tickets-for-Charity (TFC) makes premium concert and theater seats available (at the same or better price you’ll find elsewhere) to support leading charitable causes. Here’s how it works:
· 100% of the ticket face value goes to the artist and tour
· 100% of the benefit of the donation amount goes directly to partner charities selected by artists and customers
· We proudly host both artists and partner charities on the TFC platform for free
· We keep our lights on by charging an industry-standard service fee
TFC offers artists a great way to engage fans with important causes while offering them access to some of the best seats on the house. We also give fans the opportunity to see some of the biggest names in entertainment while benefiting the causes they care about most. We work with a wide variety of charitable organizations that stretches across many different cause areas.
For a snapshot of our work and mission, please feel free to check out this quick video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqBJ9hfAMM or visit our website at http://www.ticketsforcharity.com/ for a complete list of Charitable Sale™ events and partner charities.
Charity Partners is a national fundraising platform dedicated to supporting the world’s most admired charities.
We are proud to partner with the following organizations: The Actors Fund · Artists Against Hunger & Poverty: A Program of WHY · Autism Speaks · Big Brothers Big Sisters of America · Boys & Girls Clubs of America · CARE · Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation · City Year · Communities In Schools · CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation · Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation · Farm Aid · Feeding America · The GRAMMY® Foundation · Habitat for Humanity International · Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation · Jumpstart for Young Children · Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International · The Leary Firefighters Foundation · The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Malaria No More · MusiCares® Foundation · National Center for Missing & Exploited Children · The National Children’s Cancer Society · National Federation of the Blind · Natural Resources Defense Council · Outward Bound · Partnership for a Drug-Free America · Peace Games · Red Sox Foundation · United Way of America · Wildlife Conservation Society · YouthBuild
Right about now you’re probably wondering what this has to do with Giving Back. Well I want to show you how easy this style of giving really is. And if you’re wondering, really how much of a differene can soup can labels make? Today, over 80,000 schools and organizations are registered with Labels for Education, benefiting more than 42 million students. Over the years, people like you and me who collect soup can labels have helped Campbell’s to provide more than $100 million in merchandise to America’s schools!
The old adage, every little bit helps, really comes into play here.
But today can be different…
In just 5 minutes you could:
Even five to ten minutes is enough time to start shaping your ideas of what it means to do good. Every little bit counts!
On Saturday, May 8th, 2010, Post offices across the United States will be collecting food items and deliver them to local food banks to help millions of Americans, including an estimated 49.1 million Americans who are at risk of hunger. Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest one-day food drive!
All you need to do is just put out a couple non-perishable food items by your mailbox on May 8th and either your carrier or a volunteer will pick it up and deliver it to food banks. To Learn more go to helpstampouthunger.com About Campbell Soup Company
Campbell Soup Company is a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality foods and simple meals, including soup, baked snacks, and healthy beverages. Founded in 1869, the company has a portfolio of market-leading brands, including “Campbell’s,” “Pepperidge Farm,” “Arnott’s,” and “V8.” For more information on the company, visit Campbell’s website at http://www.campbellsoup.com/.
About Feeding America
Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 63,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. Feeding America is based in Chicago. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit http://www.feedingamerica.org/. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Feeding America or follow our news on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Feedingamerica.
About the National Association of Letter Carriers
The National Association of Letter Carrier union is the collective bargaining representative for all city delivery letter carriers of the U.S. Postal Service throughout the United States, with 295,000 active and retired members. It is an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
About the United States Postal Service
A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no direct support from taxpayers. With 36,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, the Postal Service relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $68 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 28th in the 2009 Fortune 500.
Drink Haiti Hope and Give Haiti Hope.
News: HumanityCalls combines social media and philanthropy in the form of online fundraising tournaments at www.HumanityCalls.org.
$50,000 from eBay for Fundraising Tournament. Top-voted Nonprofits Win.
New York, NY, April 28, 2010 – HumanityCalls.org today launched its initial fundraising tournament with $50,000 from eBay. For 8 weeks, a global community will vote on the top environmental nonprofits around the world to determine how this money, and much more, will be split up.
The tournament is at the heart of a movement in which organizations use online voting to inspire philanthropy. Unique to Humanity Calls, however, is a primary focus on social media and game play elements, which are expected to drive greater participation and charitable giving.
While Humanity Calls aims to conduct multiple tournaments over time, its first revolves around environmental issues, such as climate change, conservation, renewable energy and pollution. Over 100 nonprofits have signed up for the tournament, with more expected to join.
“Humanity Calls will invigorate the fundraising process and make it fun,” says Humanity Calls Director, Ron Bouganim. “Through game mechanics and social networking, many small acts of kindness can add up to real change on a planetary level.”
Ready To Make An Impact? Here’s What To Do Now:
Nonprofit organizations focused on the environment register at no cost, create a profile at HumanityCalls.org and reach out to their supporters asking for their vote.
· Simply logging in to HumanityCalls.org provides anyone with an initial vote to cast in favor of the organization they believe to be most worthy to share in the tournament cash pool.
· Additional votes can be earned by donating directly to participating nonprofits, donating to the larger tournament cash pool and referring others to HumanityCalls.org.
· At the tournament close, the top-voted nonprofits share in the cash pool, consisting of the original $50,000 sponsor donation from eBay plus all donations made by individuals to the tournament cash pool during the tournament.
· 100% of all donations collected by Humanity Calls during the tournament (less third party payment processing fees) are passed along to nonprofits.
“eBay is proud to be the first company to support a Humanity Calls fundraising tournament,” said Robert Chatwani, head of Global Citizenship for eBay. “Their emphasis on crowd sourcing and social networking to drive online fundraising is a model that we intuitively understand at eBay, and the immediate focus on the environment gives us the opportunity to support an issue that is high priority for us.”
The eBay Fundraising Tournament for the Environment will run through June 22, 2010. Humanity Calls plans to host future fundraising tournaments for global causes such as health, education, poverty and human rights. For more information about Humanity Calls, the eBay Fundraising Tournament for the Environment, a complete list of currently participating nonprofits or information on becoming a corporate sponsor, visit www.humanitycalls.org.
About Humanity Calls
HumanityCalls.org is a fundraising tournament website designed to bring together nonprofits, companies, and individuals focused on addressing global challenges such as the environment, health, education, poverty and human rights. Humanity Calls is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization powered by volunteers that supports itself through direct individual donations and corporate sponsorship fees.
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community . . .
—George Bernard Shaw
Serving your community—the place where you live and work and where you’ve planted roots—is everyday philanthropy at its most relevant. Because when you serve your community, you serve yourself.
Today’s Give Back Action: Backyard Philanthropopy
Serving the Community Where You Live
United We Serve (serve.gov) is the U.S. government’s nationwide service initiative to encourage Americans to get involved in community service and develop “do it yourself” service projects. The website is a fantastic volunteer resource that enables citizens to search for service opportunities in their area or post their own. Here you’ll find handy toolkits for organizing a book drive, supporting a community garden, preparing your community for disasters, or tips on creating and managing your own project.
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