Tuesday, November 29th was Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that started in 2012 to kick off the charitable season that typically occurs when people are focused on holiday and end of year giving. Always the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and after the big shopping days of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, […]
Philanthropy Friday: #BlackFriday Gifts That Give Back
I’m not one to actually shop on Black Friday. I tried it once, and I immediately regretted it. I was up far too early and people were lined up around the block waiting to get into the stores. If I remember correctly, I made it into the store and didn’t even find what I wanted. […]
Philanthropy Friday: #GiveaShit on World Toilet Day
Tomorrow, November 19th, is World Toilet Day. Do you give a shit? You should. Because 1 in 3 people worldwide (that’s 2.4 billion) do not have access to a safe, private toilet. The theme of World Toilet Day 2016 is “toilets and jobs,” focusing on how sanitation, or the lack of it, can impact people’s livelihoods. […]
Philanthropy Friday: Helping Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
By now you are well aware of Hurricane Matthew, a storm that left destruction from the Caribbean to the United States. Hardest hit was Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. From the Food for the Poor website: According to Reuters the death toll in Haiti has risen to over 1,000, with Haitians burying some of […]
Philanthropy Friday: Don't Forget to Smile Today #WorldSmileDay
Today is World Smile Day, a “holiday” started by Harvey Ball, the artist behind the smiley face in attempt to have one day where his iconic creation “knows no politics, no geography and no religion.” As I’ve written here in the past, a smile is quite possibly the easiest and best way to give. Think about […]
Philanthropy Friday: Recapping Social Good Summit 2016 in Tweets #2030NOW
“The great promise of our generation is not to connect the world with more technology, but to connect it with more humanity.” This was the inspiring quote that opened the Social Good Summit last Sunday, September 18th at the 92nd Street Y in the upper east side of New York, NY. The event is described as […]
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