Children’s Harbor is hopeful people Give Back…

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

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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Saving #TREES and #HEART STREET Playa del…

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Saving #TREES and #HEART STREET Playa del…

As a partner and friend of the Save Campaign to # # STREET HEART TREES partners meetings to learn and improve and #PERMANECULTURA #PERMATECTURA in the Refugio de la Sirena, Playa del Carmen and # GRATITUDE to support sustainable activities to protect. Today we Workshops for generating integral spaces in the framework of Partnership Campaign for the protection, respect and development of this part of the Biosphere amenzada pollution, logging and risky buildings and empowering women # MAYA. http://www.facebook.com/pages/El-Refugio-de-la-Sirena/359451687488363                                         …Read More

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Float our Boat!

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Float our Boat!

The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii is literally sucking invasive algae from coral reefs. Then, they bring in native sea urchins to keep the algae under control. For a closer look, check out this video http://bit.ly/1c78KuE . All donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to their goal of $20,000. Please share this tweet — Mahalo! Float our Boat! @TNCHawaii needs a new work boat to remove invasive algae and restore coral reefs  http://bit.ly/1a1g9XD @crowdrise

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Give a gift, change a life on #GivingTuesday

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Give a gift, change a life on #GivingTuesday

For more than 60 years, World Relief has empowered the local church to serve the most vulnerable— children orphaned by disease, women widowed by conflicts, families devastated by natural disasters and refugees relocated to new countries. Each year, World Relief publishes the Catalog of Hope , a holiday gift catalog featuring practical gifts that empower the recipients to, in turn, give to their children, families and communities, helping to break the cycle of poverty and inspire hope among those who need it most. This year, as part of its integrated outreach plan, World Relief is kicking off its social campaign around #GivingTuesday to help raise awareness and promote the Catalog of Hope throughout the holiday season. …Read More

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Literacy is a Survival Skill

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Literacy is a Survival Skill

“Last month, I taught my students about prepositions: on, under, over, etc. Today, one student asked me to review the corrections she made to her daughter’s homework, which focused on prepositions. They were perfect. Merida said that she remembered my lesson, and based on her new knowledge, she made the corrections and even helped her daughter to further understand prepositions!” – Shani Brown, Literacy Council of Northern Virginia AmeriCorps member and teacher Can you imagine not being able to help your young child with homework? Or asking your child to help you pay bills or translate at the doctor’s office? The ability to read is so easy for us to overlook, because life without it is so hard to conceive. Yet Merida’s story is…Read More

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Contests That Give Back for #GivingTuesday

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Contests That Give Back for #GivingTuesday

Like winning stuff while supporting great causes? Sometimes you can get while you give. To support #GivingTuesday’s campaign to create a national day of giving, brand partners of social media cause marketing site psGive are dedicating their current social media contests to help elevate #GivingTuesday while raising support for their nonprofit partners.  It’s ps#GivingTuesday ! You’ll be able to compete for prizes ranging from a $250 Marriott gift card to a monthly subscription of care packages filled with products that college students love! About psGive psGive’s contests let fans build strategies to compete for prizes, instead of leaving things to chance in…Read More

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Why build a community?

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Why build a community?

The following is a post from  J. Rudy Flesher, #GivingTuesdayPHL Coordinator. To keep up with #GivingTuesday University posts from our experts and cohort organizations, and with curated tips and resources to help your organization succeed on #GivingTuesday, like our Facebook page . #GivingTuesdayPHL has been working since February to widen and deepen the impact of #GivingTuesday in Philadelphia. We have pooled community resources and contacts, created special events to engage businesses and nonprofits, and will receive a Mayoral proclamation recognizing the day. At fewer than thirty days out from #GivingTuesday, I don’t expect new state, county, or city wide initiatives to spring up in that time. However,…Read More

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To Overlay or not to Overlay?

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To Overlay or not to Overlay?

To keep up with #GivingTuesday University posts from our experts and cohort organizations, and with curated tips and resources to help your organization succeed on #GivingTuesday, like our  Facebook page . How do you grab your audience’s attention when they come to your website? How do you let them know it’s important to donate to your organization? And once they’re on your donation page, how do you make sure they complete their donation successfully? Website overlays (aka Splash Pages) can help solve these problems. They allow you to highlight your most important content or ask and, when done right, are significantly more successful at driving action (like collecting email addresses or soliciting…Read More

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Tips for Engaging Millennial Donors

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Tips for Engaging Millennial Donors

Did you know that if every Millennial in the U.S. donated 1% of his or her income to philanthropy, it would result in $16 billion raised for charity each year? Millennials, born between 1980 and 2000, are considered to be a generation with a strong social conscience. We helped shift public opinion on hot button issues such as gay marriage and immigration reform and nearly three-quarters of us volunteered in 2012, yet less than 40% of Millennials reported donating $25 or more to philanthropy annually. How can you translate this passion for civic engagement into philanthropic giving? · Keep it social: We do everything with our friends, and then post about it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Go beyond well-maintained social…Read More

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