Summer of Social Good is the first large scale online charitable campaign to raise funds strictly online through the power of Social Media and the Internet. The goal is to use the power of “Social Influence” via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Blogs and other online media to raise an unprecedented amount for our fund benefiting The Humane Society, LIVESTRONG, Oxfam America and WWF from June 1st until August 28th, 2009.
Mass-global networking has never been so easy. It’s very cool to see folks using social media for the greater good. Be Cool. Be Social. Do some good today!
Whether you are an Obama fan or not, you can’t deny that his approach to creating a vision and uniting people is to be respected, even studied. A new book titled Barack, Inc.: Winning Business Lessons of the Obama Campaign breaks down approach into three simple strategies: Be Cool. Be Social. Be the Change.
From shampoo bottle to solar-powered agent of change, hear how the BoGo Light was developed to have a major impact around the world utilizing solar energy. Mark Bent, inventor, shares a story of how this hand-held device is revolutionizing the safety, education, and lifestyles of individuals by providing one of their most basic and overlooked needs – LIGHT!
Exclusive Interview: Mark Bent, Inventor of the BoGo Light
Want to know the secret to helping a child become a philanthropic activist? The answer is to plant a seed…then get out of the way.
Both from my own children and stories told by other parents, I’ve noticed that kids have an instinct in them to give. Once they become aware of ‘needs’ of others, particularly those they might view as less fortunate, they want to help them. This is true of children much more than adults I believe. [click to continue…]
This is Haven Hawkins. Haven and her parents are family friends, and after watching Hadley’s story on KOMU 8, Haven was moved to take on some philanthropy of her own. Haven is a Cool Kid, and she’s a kid making a difference in the world. Below is an email we received from Haven’s mom telling her recent story of good deeds:
I called the Hospital about donating the stuffed animals and they were touched by Haven’s story. They could not accept them due to their policies but they were quick to find a place in the community that could use them. They gave me a number of a place called “The Hide Away”. [click to continue…]
As a continuation of Hadley’s light project, ThisLittleLight.org has been extended an in invitation to join in helping light the world with BoGo Light.
BoGo Lights are high quality Solar Panel lights, lasting up to 20 years, charges in 8 hours, and provides 4-5 hours of illumination.
The BoGo – or Buy one/Give one – Light program has successfully provided lights to many, many thousands of people in the developing world. And in doing so, the lights have literally changed lives.
The BoGo Light Program works because of you. You buy and receive one light, BoGo gives ThisLittleLight.org a second light to deliver to someone in the developing world.
With two billion people without access to affordable lighting, we can use all the help we can muster in our quest! – BoGo Light
Soon we will post a link in the right margin – allowing you to purchase a light via the link so ThisLittleLight.org will get credit for your purchase and receive the free light to deliver to Africa.
If you’ve come to this website after hearing about Hadley’s fundraising project on ‘Sarah’s Stories’, thank you for your interest! So far more than $150 has been raised. The money was used to send flashlight kits to an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya. We hope to post some photos of the recipients in the coming weeks.
If you’d like more information about the flashlight project, or if you would like to make a donation, please email us at Click Here to Email Us. Hadley plans to continue her fundraising efforts.
Want to know the secret to helping a child become a philanthropic activist? The answer is to plant a seed…then get out of the way.
This is Haven Hawkins. Haven and her parents are family friends, and after watching 
