Archive | November, 2013

Celebrate #GivingTuesday with Maya!

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

Celebrate #GivingTuesday with Maya!

These days, the holiday season is often equated with shopping, spending, and a general frenzy of consuming. But this year, why not give something back? #GivingTuesday is a new annual movement following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday that inspires personal philanthropy and encourages giving to charitable initiatives. It’s an organizing principle to support the creativity and energy of people all over the world to work together for good. This year’s #GivingTuesday will take place on December 3rd, and we are celebrating it by bringing you a new worldwide release of Get Water! in support of charity: water! charity: water has reached halfway to their fundraising goal of bringing clean water to India and helping…Read More

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Enticing your audience with exceptional subject…

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

Enticing your audience with exceptional subject…

The following is a post from Terry Connolly, executive director of The Community Soup Kitchen. Terry shares some of the questions The Community Soup Kitchen has faced as its worked to improve its email marketing strategies.  Right now my professional life is all about subject lines.  How do you craft that perfect subject line that gets people to open the email? Because surely once they open the email they’ll see how great our organization is and they’ll be inspired to help.  I just need to get them to open that email! Should it be witty? Engaging? Intriguing? Exciting? Professional? And, does it say what we want it to say about us, in a succinct and meaningful way, all in under 60 or so…Read More

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UC Berkeley Sororities Celebrating GivingTuesday

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

UC Berkeley Sororities Celebrating GivingTuesday

Just in time for GivingTuesday, the UC Berkeley Panhellenic organization connecting campus sororities has partnered up with the UC Berkeley chapter of the non-profit buildOn to host a Panhellenic-wide fall philanthropy event: a VivaDressUp Dress Drive. Instead of requiring monetary donations, the dress drive is a way for college students on the UC Berkeley campus to give back just by cleaning out their closets. Members of the Panhellenic and the Berkeley buildOn chapter will collect the dress donations and send them to VivaDressUp, a philanthropic fashion company that works with charitable organizations by collecting dresses and selling them at a reduced price and donating the majority of the proceeds to charity. This not…Read More

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SAY YES TO YOUTH

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

SAY YES TO YOUTH

The Youth Project is in its 13th year of serving the Santa Clarita Valley; we are a small non-profit organization providing FREE peer counseling, support groups, outreach/education and crisis intervention to thousands of teens. On average we serve close to 1,000 students a year, giving more than 8,000 hours of service each year in direct services. In an effort to raise awareness and much needed dollars, we are proud to launch the Say YES to Youth Campaign. The Say YES to Youth campaign will have many facets with the primary focus being: engaging and connecting our neighborhoods, together providing a strong and healthy environment for our kids to grow up in. Say YES to Youth invites you to support The Youth Project on a…Read More

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Goods for Good Joins #GivingTuesday

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

Goods for Good Joins #GivingTuesday

goods for good is an official partner of #GivingTuesday, a campaign to create a national day of giving at the start of the annual holiday season. Following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday brings the giving community together to encourage charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations. Now that’s a movement we can get behind! With your help , goods for good will build three poultry businesses in Malawi this holiday season. These farms will support 3,679 children in need while creating jobs and boosting the local economy. On #GivingTuesday, December 3rd, we ask you to help us raise $1,000 – enough money to purchase 1,000 chickens. Those chickens are part of the critical first investment…Read More

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Habitat for Humanity Monmouth County

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

Habitat for Humanity Monmouth County

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Trucking Towards Independence in Haiti

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

Trucking Towards Independence in Haiti

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Causora Announces Partnership to Support…

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

Causora Announces Partnership to Support…

For #GivingTuesday, giving platform Causora is partnering with the Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire (CSRwire) to introduce its new fundraising tool, MyCausora, that easily integrates onto third party websites. Donors can now give to their favorite cause without leaving the partner website, while earning thank you rewards at over 150+ socially conscious merchants like ZipCar, NOVICA, and theBouqs. MyCausora will be featured on CSRwire’s homepage and will raise money for the Gasoline Alley Foundation. CSRwire is the leader for businesses communicating their philanthropic mission, and we are excited to reach their users through the new MyCausora tool. CSRwire readers will be able to donate to Gasoline Alley Foundation, a…Read More

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Children’s Harbor is hopeful people Give Back…

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

Children’s Harbor is hopeful people Give Back…

The Holiday Season is a perfect time to reflect on our blessings and make life better for the ones around us.  This year on Tuesday December 3, 2013, Children’s Harbor is part of a call to action that will change the calendar and help make history.  We are celebrating a day dedicated to giving- -when charities, families, businesses, community centers, students, retailers and more will all come together for #Giving Tuesday- a movement to celebrate giving and encourage more, better and smarter giving during the Holiday Season that we are proud to be a part of. The generosity and support of the community enables our agency to continue to provide a safe harbor for children and their families. With your…Read More

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Our Community Cares Camp

30 Nov

T.R. Threston - Travel Writer and Historical Fiction Writer

Our Community Cares Camp

Our Community Cares Camp, (OCCC) is a summer food and enrichment program for children grades k – 8 from the towns of Richmond, Bolton and Huntington Vermont.  Children receive 4 weeks of exposure to arts, crafts, music, cooking, games and fun.   More than 20 interns (14 – 16) receive job training.  More than 20 local teens get paid summer jobs and mentoring from a professional staff.   Everyone learns from each other and camp becomes a magical place with good food, good friends and good times.   The message for the children is “This place is for you.  We want you to be here.  We like you.”.  The children thrive in this rich and caring environment.  The staff strives to allow each child to…Read More

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