Four years ago, the world watched in disbelief as a hurricane ravaged the city of New Orleans. Fifteen years ago, the world finally paid attention to the worst genocide since the Holocaust. One million Rwandans were massacred while the international community largely did nothing. In both of these communities it was women who shouldered the…
There’s a special event about to happen over the next 48 hours. Called Tweetsgiving, it’s a celebration of global gratitude and is part of the Epic Change organization and the supported 12for12k charity in November. To celebrate, 12for12k is joining up again with the very cool people over at TwestofTO to hold a live event…
As you may know, 12for12k has partnered with EpicChange to make this year’s Tweetsgiving a colossal success. For those who don’t know, the goal of Tweetsgiving (11/24 – 11/26) is twofold: 1) Create a viral expression of gratitude and 2) raise money for a school in Tanzania. See http://iheartepicchange.tumblr.com/ for more info. THE 12FOR12K MISSION…
Along with love, music is universal. It can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of race, colour, religion and creed. It has the power to give us goosebumps as well as raise our spirits when down. It can affect a single person; it can affect a crowd. That’s why we’re delighted to be supporting Musicians on…
“I’m often asked how I came up with the idea for 12for12k. While much of it is to simply help as many charities as possible, there was a key reason that turned me from being supportive to being active. This post originally appeared on my personal blog last October – I’ve reprinted it here to…
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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