To learn more about this Denver-based nonprofit organization, watch the following documentary.
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Showing posts with label non profit organizations. Show all posts
Friday, December 2, 2011
Organization Awareness: The 1010 Project
Similar to NEST, The 1010 Project facilitates a cause aimed toward breaking the cycle of poverty; specifally, in Kenya. By building relationships and partnerships with individuals and creative people throughout the world, the vision of The 1010 Project is to end poverty and famine worldwide.
To learn more about this Denver-based nonprofit organization, watch the following documentary.
To learn more about this Denver-based nonprofit organization, watch the following documentary.
Friday, November 25, 2011
D-Lux Events: Organization Awareness
To continue with the theme of non-profit highlighting on Fridays, please get acquainted with D-Lux Events, a San Diego-based company that focuses on creating charitable events for local causes.
Under the direction of the energetic and passionate Meeshie Nguyen, the goal of D-Lux Events is to increase exposure for local charities in an effort to promote missions and positively impact donations made to these organizations.
If you're local to San Diego and want to assist D-Lux Events in furthering its mission, contribute here.
If you're a global or local non-profit and you'd like us to plug your mission, simply leave a comment and we'll work you into our schedule!
Under the direction of the energetic and passionate Meeshie Nguyen, the goal of D-Lux Events is to increase exposure for local charities in an effort to promote missions and positively impact donations made to these organizations.
If you're local to San Diego and want to assist D-Lux Events in furthering its mission, contribute here.
If you're a global or local non-profit and you'd like us to plug your mission, simply leave a comment and we'll work you into our schedule!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Recent NEST Plugs
Not to change the focus of this blog to all things NEST, but I did promise to reserve Fridays for plugging non profit organizations and companies promoting social responsibility. And being involved in one of many successful charitable causes, exposing its press is one of my civic duties, isn't it?
Check out the following sites & articles for recent NEST love:
Unfortunately, the Country Living link does not direct to the specific article. My cooperative little iBook is having too much fun with trickery to allow me to grab the actual URL. And if I sit here and try to outsmart it, then Mr. iBook G4 (I know it's a man because who else would get me all worked up like this!) might find himself smashed through a glass coffee table.
Ahem, anyway, cheers to NEST & its recent accomplishments!
Check out the following sites & articles for recent NEST love:
Unfortunately, the Country Living link does not direct to the specific article. My cooperative little iBook is having too much fun with trickery to allow me to grab the actual URL. And if I sit here and try to outsmart it, then Mr. iBook G4 (I know it's a man because who else would get me all worked up like this!) might find himself smashed through a glass coffee table.
Ahem, anyway, cheers to NEST & its recent accomplishments!
Monday, November 24, 2008
First NEST-Boston Event = Success!
Q): What do you get when you put 75 women, a handful of men, a plethora of unique merchandise, and a variety of classy boxes full of Charles Shaw in one apartment?
A): A lot of empty wine bottles... and our first NEST-Boston event!
With a silent auction, 4-item raffle, donated merchandise, and product made by many of NEST's loan recipients, we ran a very successful trunk show this past Saturday evening in a board member's Charlestown apartment. Thank you to everyone that attended and contributed to our cause - the turn-out was better than we'd anticipated.
Founded in 2006, NEST now has 8 nation-wide city committees. You can find NEST boards in St. Louis, Chicago, NYC, Atlanta, Seattle, Boston, Washington D.C., and San Francisco. With current work initiatives in 8 countries, NEST continues to grow at a rapid rate, and has already successfully aided over 100 women from Israel, India, Turkey, Tanzania, Brazil, Guatemala, Morocco, & Mexico.
To learn more about NEST events & press, visit Bangles & Clay, the organization's blog.
A): A lot of empty wine bottles... and our first NEST-Boston event!
With a silent auction, 4-item raffle, donated merchandise, and product made by many of NEST's loan recipients, we ran a very successful trunk show this past Saturday evening in a board member's Charlestown apartment. Thank you to everyone that attended and contributed to our cause - the turn-out was better than we'd anticipated.
Founded in 2006, NEST now has 8 nation-wide city committees. You can find NEST boards in St. Louis, Chicago, NYC, Atlanta, Seattle, Boston, Washington D.C., and San Francisco. With current work initiatives in 8 countries, NEST continues to grow at a rapid rate, and has already successfully aided over 100 women from Israel, India, Turkey, Tanzania, Brazil, Guatemala, Morocco, & Mexico.
To learn more about NEST events & press, visit Bangles & Clay, the organization's blog.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Primary Source: Organization Awareness
In a prior discussion about interpreting body language, we had been wondering about coalitions or organizations that prepped & educated US teachers about cultural differences. Well, oddly enough, I was reading an email this morning from our NEST founder, Rebecca Kousky, and we may be doing an event with an organization dedicated to educating teachers for global understanding. The organization: Primary Source.
Primary Source focuses on professional development for K-12 teachers in History and Humanities. The organization connects educators with people in cultures all over the world. By providing learning opportunities, curriculum resources for K-12 educators, and introducing global content, Primary Source enables and shapes the way educators & students learn. This concept helps to form the basis for a deeper knowledge and more flexible thinking leading to more open-minded & enriched discussions.
Founded in 1989, Primary Source is led today by Executive Director, Kathy Ennis. The organization offers learning opportunities in the content areas of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. With a concentrated focus on educators in the New England area, Primary Source maintains a partnership with 45 schools and school districts.
Get involved with Primary Source to see how you can significantly impact the efforts to globalize the K-12 curriculum in your district. All that is required is a passion for education.
Primary Source focuses on professional development for K-12 teachers in History and Humanities. The organization connects educators with people in cultures all over the world. By providing learning opportunities, curriculum resources for K-12 educators, and introducing global content, Primary Source enables and shapes the way educators & students learn. This concept helps to form the basis for a deeper knowledge and more flexible thinking leading to more open-minded & enriched discussions.
Founded in 1989, Primary Source is led today by Executive Director, Kathy Ennis. The organization offers learning opportunities in the content areas of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. With a concentrated focus on educators in the New England area, Primary Source maintains a partnership with 45 schools and school districts.
Get involved with Primary Source to see how you can significantly impact the efforts to globalize the K-12 curriculum in your district. All that is required is a passion for education.
Friday, October 31, 2008
GuluWalk: Organization Awareness
GuluWalk is a humanitarian effort devoted to supporting and saving the thousands of abandoned children of northern Uganda.
An initiative founded by two Canadians, Adrian Bradbury & Kieran Hayward, GuluWalk strives to raise voices and awareness about the horrific acts of violence and destruction that have remained prevalent in northern Uganda for more than 20 years. The effort highlights the plight of the Acholi children. This group of young and innocent children has been forced to trek to town centers in the middle of the night to avoid being beaten, battered, raped, abducted and killed. By the Lord's Resistance Army.. an inhumane mission spear-headed by Joseph Kony.
Despite all morality, Kony and his rebels have been stealing children between the ages of 3 - 17 to staff his gruesome army. Forced to kill or be killed, the youth of Uganda has been trained to murder mothers, fathers, and siblings with no remorse. Devoid of emotions, ethics, and morals, Kony's army has been destroying civil life in northern Uganda since 1987. With the hope of escaping titles of soldiers or sex slaves, tens of thousands of children called "night commuters" walk up to 12 miles each night to seek safety & solace from Kony's crew.
What child deserves to live like this? What child deserves to live with such ghastly memories? How do these children find hope for the future?
In its short 3+ years in existence, GuluWalk has evolved into a worldwide movement for peace. With a dream of eradicating what has come to be known as "the world's most neglected humanitarian crisis" and "one of the biggest scandals of our generation", GuluWalk has raised over $1 million for the children of northern Uganda.
Get involved with GuluWalk to find out more about how you can help this team achieve its goals & complete its mission.
An initiative founded by two Canadians, Adrian Bradbury & Kieran Hayward, GuluWalk strives to raise voices and awareness about the horrific acts of violence and destruction that have remained prevalent in northern Uganda for more than 20 years. The effort highlights the plight of the Acholi children. This group of young and innocent children has been forced to trek to town centers in the middle of the night to avoid being beaten, battered, raped, abducted and killed. By the Lord's Resistance Army.. an inhumane mission spear-headed by Joseph Kony.
Despite all morality, Kony and his rebels have been stealing children between the ages of 3 - 17 to staff his gruesome army. Forced to kill or be killed, the youth of Uganda has been trained to murder mothers, fathers, and siblings with no remorse. Devoid of emotions, ethics, and morals, Kony's army has been destroying civil life in northern Uganda since 1987. With the hope of escaping titles of soldiers or sex slaves, tens of thousands of children called "night commuters" walk up to 12 miles each night to seek safety & solace from Kony's crew.
What child deserves to live like this? What child deserves to live with such ghastly memories? How do these children find hope for the future?
In its short 3+ years in existence, GuluWalk has evolved into a worldwide movement for peace. With a dream of eradicating what has come to be known as "the world's most neglected humanitarian crisis" and "one of the biggest scandals of our generation", GuluWalk has raised over $1 million for the children of northern Uganda.
Get involved with GuluWalk to find out more about how you can help this team achieve its goals & complete its mission.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
NEST: A Bird's Eye View with Rebecca Kousky
Another small tribute to NEST. Executive Director and founder of NEST, Rebecca Kousky, was recently interviewed on KSDK - St. Louis. She gives a brief background of NEST's mission and how the organization works. Rebecca also plugs a local event in St. Louis, although I believe the event actually occurred yesterday. In any case, view the video below to learn more about our unique social mission.
If you're having trouble viewing the video, please visit the following link:
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=158713&catid=14
If you're having trouble viewing the video, please visit the following link:
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=158713&catid=14
Friday, October 24, 2008
JHillDesign: A Calendar with a Cause
Jennifer Hill of JHillDesign has combined her involvement with the Alzheimer's Association and her passion for design to create a Block Island calendar print, a special print that will always be the month of November in her calendar. November is recognized as National Alzheimer's Awareness Month. A portion of the proceeds from this print will go directly to the Alzheimer's Association. The design was inspired by her father who lost the battle to Alzheimer's 3 years ago.
Author of the blog Places I Have Never Been, Jennifer's writing & designs are inspired by her imaginary vacations to far off places. She's a truly talented artist with unique visions and a strong heart. As a preview to her 2009 calendar, here are the patterns that you can expect:
Each month's pattern features pieces of information about the particular place including its language, its distance, and the inspiration for the design.
Allow Jennifer's 2009 Wall Calendar to help you imagine your dream vacation.
Author of the blog Places I Have Never Been, Jennifer's writing & designs are inspired by her imaginary vacations to far off places. She's a truly talented artist with unique visions and a strong heart. As a preview to her 2009 calendar, here are the patterns that you can expect:
- January: Easter Eggs in Kiev, Ukraine
- February: Bridges of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- March: Gorse in Galway, Ireland
- April: Rainbow Trout in Sun Valley, Idaho
- May: Chateau Gardens in Loire Valley, France
- June: Silver in Zacatecas, Mexico
- July: Tart Cherries in Traverse City, Michigan
- August: Hops in Portland, Oregon
- September: Cowboy Boots & Music in Austin, Texas
- October: Black and White Clocks in Chester, England
- November: Birding in Block Island, Rhode Island
- December: Zeppole Festival in Positano, Italy
Each month's pattern features pieces of information about the particular place including its language, its distance, and the inspiration for the design.
Allow Jennifer's 2009 Wall Calendar to help you imagine your dream vacation.
Survivor Corps: Organization Awareness
Reader, Kwolph, brought to our attention a global network of people that help each other to overcome the effects of war and conflict, and give back to their communities. This organization? Survivor Corps.
The main objective of this group is to break the cycle of violence. Easier said than done? Yes. But this is something that we all want, isn't it? Initially bred as Landmine Survivors Network, the movement was founded in 1997 by Jerry White & Ken Rutherford, two landmine survivors.
Focusing on the unique contribution & leadership of conflict survivors, the organization has received praise, partnership, and support from esteemed names like Princess Diana of Wales and Queen Noor of Jordan. Survivor Corps believes that those who have survived war are the most effective, equipped, and motivated people to break the cycle of violence.
The movement operates a peer support program that successfully connects survivors with survivor role models to provide encouragement and motivation. The program serves as a vital component in helping new survivors find hope, jobs, and the strength to move on with their lives.
Courtesy of their community building programs, survivors connect diverse survivor groups with former enemies through collective action plans in order to rebuild communities broken by war. With the assistance of survivor advocates who campaign for their rights, the movement is able to change the world by speaking out together and addressing & acknowledging the challenges they face in their lives after war.
Historical Campaigns & Conventions of Survivor Corps:
Learn more about Survivorship and how you can help. After all, we all need each other to make this one life a proud life, a life worth living.
The main objective of this group is to break the cycle of violence. Easier said than done? Yes. But this is something that we all want, isn't it? Initially bred as Landmine Survivors Network, the movement was founded in 1997 by Jerry White & Ken Rutherford, two landmine survivors.
Focusing on the unique contribution & leadership of conflict survivors, the organization has received praise, partnership, and support from esteemed names like Princess Diana of Wales and Queen Noor of Jordan. Survivor Corps believes that those who have survived war are the most effective, equipped, and motivated people to break the cycle of violence.
The movement operates a peer support program that successfully connects survivors with survivor role models to provide encouragement and motivation. The program serves as a vital component in helping new survivors find hope, jobs, and the strength to move on with their lives.
Courtesy of their community building programs, survivors connect diverse survivor groups with former enemies through collective action plans in order to rebuild communities broken by war. With the assistance of survivor advocates who campaign for their rights, the movement is able to change the world by speaking out together and addressing & acknowledging the challenges they face in their lives after war.
Historical Campaigns & Conventions of Survivor Corps:
- Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Goal to end discrimination and bring equal opportunity to 650 million people world-wide with disabilities.
- Convention to Ban Cluster Munitions: Negotiated in 2008 to end the use of cluster bombs & help victims of this weapon.
Learn more about Survivorship and how you can help. After all, we all need each other to make this one life a proud life, a life worth living.
Friday, October 17, 2008
KIVA: Organization Awareness
In light of Blog Action Day, I wanted to take this opportunity to bring to your attention another esteemed non profit organization, KIVA.
What is KIVA?
Similar to NEST's mission, KIVA strives to connect people through lending with the goal of alleviating poverty. Simply put, KIVA lets you loan to the working poor. Founded in 2004 by Matt Flannery and his wife Jessica, KIVA has established itself as "the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website." Its efforts allow empowering individuals to lend directly to original entrepreneurs in the developing world. Examples of entrepreneurs may include: a baker in Afghanistan, a goat herder in Uganda, a farmer in Peru, or a tailor in Iraq.. among many others.
How does KIVA work?
By partnering with existing expert microfinance institutions, KIVA gains access to unique, qualified entrepreneurs from impoverished communities all over the world. The partners upload individual profiles on site, allowing lenders to connect to a specific entrepreneur of their own choice. Because of the nature of the internet, KIVA's lending platform affords lenders the opportunity to measure the impact that their lends are having on the entrepreneur's business throughout each step of the cycle. Over time, the entrepreneur repays the loan - updates are maintained on the KIVA site and also emailed to lenders opting to receive these notifications. Once the loan has been completely repaid, lenders may extend loans to other entrepreneurs, donate to KIVA, or withdraw funds.
KIVA Partners
Well connected within the social media realm, some of KIVA's partners include:
What is KIVA?
Similar to NEST's mission, KIVA strives to connect people through lending with the goal of alleviating poverty. Simply put, KIVA lets you loan to the working poor. Founded in 2004 by Matt Flannery and his wife Jessica, KIVA has established itself as "the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website." Its efforts allow empowering individuals to lend directly to original entrepreneurs in the developing world. Examples of entrepreneurs may include: a baker in Afghanistan, a goat herder in Uganda, a farmer in Peru, or a tailor in Iraq.. among many others.
How does KIVA work?
By partnering with existing expert microfinance institutions, KIVA gains access to unique, qualified entrepreneurs from impoverished communities all over the world. The partners upload individual profiles on site, allowing lenders to connect to a specific entrepreneur of their own choice. Because of the nature of the internet, KIVA's lending platform affords lenders the opportunity to measure the impact that their lends are having on the entrepreneur's business throughout each step of the cycle. Over time, the entrepreneur repays the loan - updates are maintained on the KIVA site and also emailed to lenders opting to receive these notifications. Once the loan has been completely repaid, lenders may extend loans to other entrepreneurs, donate to KIVA, or withdraw funds.
KIVA Partners
Well connected within the social media realm, some of KIVA's partners include:
- Google.org: KIVA is a Google Grants recipient. Google created this program to give free advertising to selected non profits. The partnership has enabled KIVA to attract new members instantaneously upon relevant search queries, and has proven invaluable to KIVA's continuing growth and success.
- YouTube: A popular video sharing website, YouTube has donated 120 million free banner placements to KIVA. These banners help to increase exposure and awareness of KIVA, while also generating new lenders and donors.
- Intuit Inc.: A leading provider of business and financial management solutions for many non profit organizations, Intuit donates accounting & reporting software to KIVA to support its mission.
Sound like something that may be up your alley? Help KIVA do more.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Pathfinder International: Organization Awareness
We've decided to spice things up a bit, and give our blog a little bit more structure. From here on out, Friday's post will focus on spot-lighting a globally-involved non profit organization. After last week's success with NEST, I've decided to expand on a comment left by Catherine a few days ago. The organization I'm speaking of is Pathfinder International.
Based in Watertown, MA, Pathfinder International has been a global leader in reproductive health care for over 50 years. Founded in 1957 by Clarence Gamble, the organization fully believes that reproductive health is a basic human right. They've taken initiative in collaborating with governments, NGOs, and community & faith-based organizations to make contraception & quality care available in developing countries. By providing the necessary care, Pathfinder International has helped many ensure safe childbirth as well as healthy families.
In order to build a solid foundation and sustain the levels of assistance that Pathfinder International strives to provide, they focus on developing diverse partnerships, promoting community participation, and strengthening the capabilities of individuals and organizations. Particular areas of involvement include:
* Obviously, abortion is a very controversial topic. Pathfinder International recognizes this and supports safe abortion care in countries where it's legal.
Currently working in 25 countries, Pathfinder International has already brought reproductive health care to tens of millions of people in more than 120 countries. To find out more about how you can help, contact Pathfinder International.
If you ever want to raise awareness about such an organization, feel free to send us a link and we'll make sure to feature it in an upcoming post.
Based in Watertown, MA, Pathfinder International has been a global leader in reproductive health care for over 50 years. Founded in 1957 by Clarence Gamble, the organization fully believes that reproductive health is a basic human right. They've taken initiative in collaborating with governments, NGOs, and community & faith-based organizations to make contraception & quality care available in developing countries. By providing the necessary care, Pathfinder International has helped many ensure safe childbirth as well as healthy families.
In order to build a solid foundation and sustain the levels of assistance that Pathfinder International strives to provide, they focus on developing diverse partnerships, promoting community participation, and strengthening the capabilities of individuals and organizations. Particular areas of involvement include:
- Reproductive Health & Family Planning
- HIV / AIDS Awareness & Counseling
- Safe Motherhood
- Adolescent Awareness
- Advocacy
- Abortion & Post-Abortion Care *
- Community-Based Wrok
- Partner Support
- Social Change & Responsibility
* Obviously, abortion is a very controversial topic. Pathfinder International recognizes this and supports safe abortion care in countries where it's legal.
Currently working in 25 countries, Pathfinder International has already brought reproductive health care to tens of millions of people in more than 120 countries. To find out more about how you can help, contact Pathfinder International.
If you ever want to raise awareness about such an organization, feel free to send us a link and we'll make sure to feature it in an upcoming post.
Friday, October 3, 2008
NEST: A Unique Social Mission
In light of Maryam's trip to Rwanda, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you all to a non-profit group with a unique social mission that I've been involved with over the past few months: NEST.
NEST is a non-profit organization that was created by Rebecca Kousky in 2006. NEST has invested its social mission in demonstrating a desire and dedication to changing the lives of women in developing countries. By providing micro-credit loans to be used for the purchase of the supplies and materials necessary to begin/maintain art or craft-based businesses, NEST's goal is to support female artists and artisans in the developing world by allowing them to create sustainable entrepreneurial businesses.
Please visit the NEST blog, Bangles & Clay, to support us in the "Startup Nation" competition. With branches all over the US and new divisions popping up constantly, we're eager to expand our cause and our team.
To find a branch closest to you and to learn more about our mission, contact NEST.
NEST is a non-profit organization that was created by Rebecca Kousky in 2006. NEST has invested its social mission in demonstrating a desire and dedication to changing the lives of women in developing countries. By providing micro-credit loans to be used for the purchase of the supplies and materials necessary to begin/maintain art or craft-based businesses, NEST's goal is to support female artists and artisans in the developing world by allowing them to create sustainable entrepreneurial businesses.
Please visit the NEST blog, Bangles & Clay, to support us in the "Startup Nation" competition. With branches all over the US and new divisions popping up constantly, we're eager to expand our cause and our team.
To find a branch closest to you and to learn more about our mission, contact NEST.
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