As 12for12k continues into 2010 and beyond, one of our key goals is to empower local communities to help charities in their neighbourhoods. As part of this approach, 12for12k will be officially supporting the organization Boundless during March.
Established in 1984, Boundless is dedicated to improving the lives of marginalized youth, adults and children at risk [...]
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I don’t think I need to explain the human disaster that’s unfolding in Haiti. An earthquake of devastating proportions has ripped the heart out of the country, leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake.
There are fears that there could be more than 100,000 fatalities and countless more injured and missing. This is [...]
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I’ll be posting a video later this week that looks back on an amazing 2009 for 12for12k, and how it will grow in 2010 and beyond. But in the meantime, I just wanted to share this with you because it’s too brilliant to keep under wraps.
This is how much we raised for charity in 2009. [...]
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At 12for12k, our success lies with you – our community. Local, national or international – creating change takes the collaboration and friendship of many.
As 12for12k evolves, our community will help you enable change in your neighbourhood. To this end, we’re delighted to introduce the new 12for12k community built on the Ning platform, which you can [...]
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This is a re-post from Mark Lovett of Global Patriot. Please vote for our SXSW panel.
Social media continues to affect change at an ever increasing rate. Schools are built, water wells are dug, children are fed, and medicine saves lives – all because someone used social media to get the word out, raise money, [...]
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August has been a month of change for 12for12k, and I’m delighted to be able to share that with you.
As you might notice, the site has undergone a little bit of a revamp. Gone is the old blog design, in is the new, more visual look. I deliberately wanted to go with a more [...]
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If you’re in New York and free on Thursday July 16, you might just want to put aside some time for Masquertweet.
Taking place at the uber-cool 49 Grove venue, Masquertweet is a fun costume-and-mask party that brings together Twitter users from New York and the surrounding areas.
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