Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Denzel and Ricky and Justin... oh my!
What do Denzel Washington, Ricky Martin, Justin Bieber, Fran Drescher, Rachel Zoe, Richard Gere, Jewel, and scores of other "beautiful people" have in common? Find out HERE.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
A childhood charity icon
The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Telethon was soooooooo a part of my childhood! I vividly remember watching all of the musical acts, watching that electronic board to see how much money was raised (didn't the board have a name? a female name?), and collecting money to donate. I actually remember putting an envelope full of NICKLES, yes nickles, into my mailbox. It must have weighed 5 pounds.
As you may have heard, Jerry Lewis is retiring from the MDA Telethon. He'll still serve as National Chairman of MDA, but no more MDA all-nighters for this 85 year old icon. He has raised BILLIONS of dollars for this worthy cause, and I'd venture a guess that he inspired millions of people in America to make their very first donation to charity.
Hats off to Jerry Lewis! And a big, big thank you.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Giving to Alabama
I just made a donation to the Mid Alabama Region American Red Cross, to help the victims of the recent tornadoes.
Join me! It'll feel good. I promise.
Join me! It'll feel good. I promise.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Admitting Failure
Engineers Without Borders Canada is taking part in (or launching?) a new trend in the nonprofit world: admitting failure. Rather than trying to sweep failures under the rug, the organization started a web site, Admitting Failure, where they talk about their own project failures and encourage others to do the same. That way, the whole field can learn from its mistakes,improve projects and processes, and encourage innovation.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Fly Like A G6
File this under "taking something that went horribly wrong and turning it into something great"...
The American Red Cross took this tweet that accidentally went out under its twitter account:
"Ryan found two more 4 bottle packs of Dogfish Head's Midas Touch beer... when we drink we do it right #gettngslizzerd"
and turned it into a PR coup. More details HERE.
And for your viewing/listening pleasure, here's the Far East Movement song that's inadvertently found its way into this philanthropy story.
The American Red Cross took this tweet that accidentally went out under its twitter account:
"Ryan found two more 4 bottle packs of Dogfish Head's Midas Touch beer... when we drink we do it right #gettngslizzerd"
and turned it into a PR coup. More details HERE.
And for your viewing/listening pleasure, here's the Far East Movement song that's inadvertently found its way into this philanthropy story.
Monday, April 04, 2011
Right Brain Business Plan feature
The awesome Jennifer Lee just featured me in her blog. I'm honored to be a part of it! Check it out HERE.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Madonna's well-intentioned failure
The failure of Madonna's efforts to build a much-needed school in Malawi is less about Madonna (as far as I know), and more about some key issues in celebrity-driven efforts at international development. This according to an article in The Guardian.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Japan relief
Japan devastation. Totally unbelievable. And nowhere near over.
You can CLICK HERE to make a donation to the people of Japan through the Red Cross.
Here's a nifty new way to give: Apple has created a giving icon on the home page of the iTunes store. Just look for the box with the red cross in the middle. It's still a donation to the Red Cross, but you won't receive any receipt or communications from the Red Cross. You'll get an email receipt from iTunes. Basically, it's a way to make a donation for the hyper-lazy (like me) who don't even want to fill in their credit card info online. Cool!
Let's all pray for the people of Japan.
You can CLICK HERE to make a donation to the people of Japan through the Red Cross.
Here's a nifty new way to give: Apple has created a giving icon on the home page of the iTunes store. Just look for the box with the red cross in the middle. It's still a donation to the Red Cross, but you won't receive any receipt or communications from the Red Cross. You'll get an email receipt from iTunes. Basically, it's a way to make a donation for the hyper-lazy (like me) who don't even want to fill in their credit card info online. Cool!
Let's all pray for the people of Japan.
Friday, March 04, 2011
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