71,000+ Vaccines Donated Through The Power of Social Sharing
Blogust is over. All we had to do was to get 60,000 shares or comments over the course of the month of August and Walgreens would match it and give 60,000 vaccines for kids. Sounds pretty easy when you...
View ArticleThe Brilliant Marketing of Ice Bucket Challenge
The “Ice Bucket Challenge” is a brilliant use of social media and marketing and actually not only delivered on its objective to raise awareness for Lou Gehrig’s disease, but it’s also raised over $100...
View ArticleJoin the World Conversation at The Social Good Summit Beginning September 21-22.
If you have never been to the Social Good Summit you’re missing out on an amazing two-day event. Presented in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, Mashable, the United...
View ArticleToday is World Contraception Day.
Today is World Contraception Day Today is World Contraception Day and 220 million women want to be heard. Women who want access to family planning and contraceptives....
View ArticlePoetry as a Tool for Social Change Against Malaria.
In August, I was invited to be a Social Good Fellow in support of Shot@Life’s Blogust campaign. Blogust is a month of social posts and sharing by notable influencers. It was an incredible honor. Every...
View ArticleToday Is World Toilet Day
Today is World Toilet Day. And it’s time for everyone to give a crap about the world’s sanitation issues. World Toilet Day is a UN recognized holiday created to raise awareness of the...
View Article#GivingTuesday: A Global Day of Giving Back.
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and endless deals fill our in-boxes enticing us to spend, spend and spend this holiday season. And as I walk the streets of New York City, I can’t help but notice the same...
View ArticleTeach Kids to Give Year Round with Family-to-Family
With the holidays here, giving to others is top of mind. It’s a great opportunity to teach kids the value of helping others, and it doesn’t have to stop after December. After all, families struggling...
View ArticleCan An Ad Campaign Stop The Stoning of Women and Children?
I often find it hard to believe it’s 2014 when you think of the atrocities that are still happening: genital mutilation, sex trafficking, mass sterilization, beheading and stoning...
View ArticleIt’s Okay to Be A Feminist.
The word “feminist” conjures images of bra-burning strident women. But what bothers me more is women fearing to speak up for fear of being labeled a feminist. Why is being labeled a feminist such a...
View ArticleWe365 – Making positive social change every day
Have you heard of the TELUS We365 app? It’s a free app that was created by TELUS together with Free the Children, and was launched last year to allow young people to use their...
View ArticleExtreme Poverty: I Will Be Living On $1.50 A Day. Join Me and Live Below The...
Just imagine. There are 1.2 billion people around the world who live on $1.50 a day. It’s called “extreme poverty.” And every day people have to make tough choices of how to spend their $1.50. Would...
View ArticleAre You a Global Mom?” Come To The Moms + Social Good Event!
Where will you be on May 1st? This year, I’ll be lucky enough to be spending the entire day combining two of my passions—being a mom and being a social change leader—at the 3rd annual Moms + Social...
View Article$20.7 Billion Will Be Spent on Mother’s Day Gifts.
Mother’s Day is a huge holiday when it comes to spending. Over $20.7 billion will be spent this year with cards alone amounting to $671 million dollars. Gifts, dinners out, flowers and jewelry...
View ArticleBeware Obscene Charity Scams
When someone close to you is diagnosed with cancer, you want to do something right away. You visit doctors, advisors, anyone who might help. The next step for me was to find an...
View ArticleMom Funds Self-Published Cookbook In Five Days on Kickstarter
I have yet another reason to love Jodi Picoult. I think I’ve read every book she has ever written, but now she and other celebrities have used social media to help Jane Green launch and beyond fully...
View Article@SupermodelEmme To Be LIVE Tweeting In NYC Call to Action on August 1st and 2nd
This post has been writing by Melissa Aronson, professionally known as EMME who has been in the fashion and entertainment industry for more than two decades- from plus-sized supermodel, to TV...
View ArticleBlogust 2015= 60,000 Vaccines for Children Through Social Sharing And Advocacy
Back in 2011 I was asked to be a UN Shot@Life Champion. I eagerly agreed. As a mom and advocate for raising healthy children I knew vaccines were an important part. The early Champions were asked to...
View ArticleWho Gives A Crap Launches Tissues!
I wrote about Who Gives A Crap quite a while ago. Their CEO sat on a toilet in a warehouse till they got enough people to give a crap about toilet paper and helping with the world’s sanitation...
View ArticleWorld Pneumonia Day is November 12.
I was in a pharmacy just this past week and overheard the pharmacist telling an elderly woman that the two most important vaccines she should have were the shingles vaccine and pneumonia. A young girl...
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