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Time to Get Dirty with the 12for12k Homeless Push

It’s almost time for the 12for12k 12 Days of Christmas Homeless Push. We’re going to be sharing resources and ideas for you to make a difference in your neighbourhood and help the homeless this Christmas. As we gear up to launch the initiative in the next couple of days, here’s 12for12k’s friend Mark Horvath with…

The 12 Days of Christmas Homeless Push

This is a cross-posting from DannyBrown.me. Throughout December, the 12for12k focus is on the homeless and how you can help in your own towns and cities. There’s no donation widget this month – we’re offering a more hands-on challenge. By all means, if you wish to donate cash as well as the time and items…

Introducing the 12for12k Community

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…

Path to Peace

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…

Triple Hitting with 12for12k, TwestofTO and Tweetsgiving 2009

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…

The Healing Power of Music – Musicians on Call is October’s 12for12k Charity

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…

How 12for12k Started

“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…