Archive for the ‘Charity & Causes’ Category
Feb
4

Surf Sweets Launches 'Helping Hearts' Facebook Campaign

Surf Sweets Launches 'Helping Hearts' Facebook Campaign
Surf Sweets, a candy company that creates naturally sweetened and organic, very yummy gummies and jelly beans (some are even veggie!), announced on Tuesday that for every new fan who joins its Facebook page in February, it will make a $1 donation to one of two…
Jan
19

1% for the Planet Music Fundraising Campaign

1% for the Planet Music Fundraising Campaign
Music is definitely one of my passions, and so is the environment. That's why I was interested to hear about the 1% for the Planet Music Fundraising Campaign. It's billed as "Quite possibly the most important album ever made." That's a pretty bold statement c…
Sep
24

Soap Hope Provides Microloans for Women Entrepreneurs

Soap Hope Provides Microloans for Women Entrepreneurs
I'm a sucker for companies that are doing what they can to help people worldwide, from donating profits to providing jobs, education, training, etc. Soap Hope is a business with a somewhat unique model - it "invests 100% of its profits for a period of one year i…
Aug
27

Organic Heroes Campaign

Organic Heroes Campaign
The Rodale Institute's "Farmers Can Be Heroes" program is an outreach and education program designed to portray organic farmers as the heroes who not only feed us, but who are on the frontline mitigating climate change and preserving the earth for future ge…
Sep
23

TOMS Shoes - The One for One Movement

TOMS Shoes - The One for One Movement
Since its beginning in May 2006, TOMS has given over 10,000 pairs of shoes to children in Argentina and 50,000 pairs in South Africa through the purchases of our caring customers. In 2008 TOMS plans to give 200,000 pairs of shoes to children in need around the w
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May
9

Recycle Your Cell Phone, Plant a Tree

Recycle Your Cell Phone, Plant a Tree
Despite the abundance of companies now out there that recycle cell phones and other electronics, many people still don't know that their cell phone can be recycled. It can, and it should. Every year, over 100 million cell phones are thrown away, causing dama…

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    • "Only after the last tree has been cut down… the last river has been poisoned… the last fish caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten."
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