‘Organizations’ Archives
The dogs of Pompeii
Pompeii is known as the resting place of Italians caught in a volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. It's also known for the dogs that lived and died along side their owners. And for the dogs that live there now. One of the most well preserved mosaics of Pompei is the "Cave Canem" mosaic in the House of the Tragic Poet. The "Beware of [...]
HARO
Help A Report Out, or better known as HARO, is a great and wonderful thing. It's a way for reporters and journalists to find experts and sources on whatever they're writing about. It also allows experts and sources a way to get exposure for their product or service. Don't feel like an expert? HAROs motto: everyone's an expert at [...]
Gazelle.com
Today's recommendation comes to is from Cathy Wellner of Hailey, Idaho. Thanks, Cathy! Gazelle.com is an organization that will help get your old electronics off your hands and back into circulation. Using a “reuse first” model, gazelle will purchase usable items for resale. It will even help orgs set up electronics collections for [...]
TerraCycle
You can't get much greener than TerraCycle, a company that recycles collected garbage into products. Here are some fun facts about the company: * 2009 revenue: $7.5 million * 63,347 collection locations worldwide * 8,866,368 people collecting waste * $607,295.84 money contributed to charity * 1,263,589,839 units of waste diverted Read [...]
Ample harvest
Thanks to Cathy Wellner of Hailey, Idaho for this suggestion. Ampleharvest.org is an organization that connects gardeners with food pantries. According to its website it is: a nationwide effort to educate, encourage and enable gardeners with extra extra produce to easily donate to a local food pantry. AmpleHarvest.org gives food pantries [...]
Cafe Give
CafeGive provides a wonderful service. It brings together online shoppers with non-profits and everyone wins. Shop online through their site, select a charity as a beneficiary and a portion of the proceeds from your purchases go to that charity. Awesome.
Paws for a Cause
Paws for a Cause is a pet boutique in Gresham, Oregon. Not only does it provide pet clothing and gourmet treats, it provides vocational training for individuals with disabilities. Paws for a Cause is part of the vocational programming that Adult Learning Systems of Oregon, Inc. provides through its Living Without Boundries project. According [...]
Depave
Depave is an awesome organization working to rid the world of unnecessary pavement, which disconnects us from the earth and contributes to storm water pollution. Depave transformed 6 parking lots into gardens last summer. Now that's awesome.
Operation Beautiful
Thanks to Kathy Belge of Portland for this awesome recommendation. The idea behind Operation Beautiful is to increase positive imaging by leaving notes in public places. Leave a "you're beautiful" note on the mirror in a public bathroom, or near the scale at the gym. Kathy put this one up 9 months ago. It's still there. Caitlin, [...]
Our Courts
Founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Our Courts offers games, lesson plans, and interactive modules to educate and inspire today's youth. Awesome.
