‘Organizations’ Archives
Flawless Foundation
The school my kids go to has several special needs children, many of whom work on a 1-to-1 ratio with para-professionals throughout the day. The Flawless Foundation is an organization dedicated to those kids and their teachers. Their mission: seeing the perfection in every child. Founder Janine Francolini has implemented several programs at [...]
Leroy’s Ice Cream
There's a little ice cream stand in Ketchum Idaho, in the town square. It serves up delicious cones and cups, and even beautiful crepes. Kids and parents enjoy themselves, and the community grows together. Because when you sit next to your neighbor and savor an ice cream cone, something special happens. And when you do that at Leroy's [...]
Parks & Recreation
One of the greatest organizations of all time has to be Parks & Recreation, Anytown, USA. I live in Vancouver, Washington and find immense value in our Parks & Rec. From the parks we play in to the community centers that create summer camps for kids to the pools we swim in and so much more. Life in our community is vastly improved [...]
Ask a Gay!
WARNING: Self-promotion ahead. I've always got a number of projects going. One that has received a lot of positive feedback is Ask a Gay! After a number of conversations with friend, family and coworkers (including the co-founders of 365Awesome) I decided there was a need for a safe place to ask questions about GLBT issues. Here's the [...]
Stand Up For Mental Health
Stand Up For Mental Health teaches stand up comedy to people with mental illness as a way of building their confidence and fighting public stigma, prejudice, and discrimination. If that isn't awesome I don't know what is. In an article on WTOP.com, founder and teacher David Granirer said, "People see these folks with labels like 'bipolar' [...]
Sisters of the Road
Sisters of the Road is more than your average soup kitchen. Addressing the need for a safe place for people, especially homeless women, to eat a good meal, and to get job training, the founders created Sisters of the Road. A place that would listen to and address the needs of the community it served. According to the website: All of [...]
KarmaTube
Ever feel like there are 12 million channels and nothing good to watch? KarmaTube is a collection of short, "do something" videos coupled with simple actions that every viewer can take. Their mission is to spread the good. Awesome.
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 [...]
