Walking Across Capitol Hill

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Yesterday started a new chapter for me in terms of advocacy. After my experience with the Shot@Life campaign last year with the U.N. Foundation, I had to opportunity to apply to be part of the Champions program. And I was thrilled to be accepted along with other Charitable Influence members! Part of my role as [...]

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Today is World Cancer Day

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Photo credit: IAEA What does cancer mean to you? For me, it means a mother-in-law who has beaten breast cancer twice. Her hair never fell out because she said it was too afraid to. It means a good friend’s father who smoked for almost 40 years and finally quit, only to find aches and pains [...]

You’re Never Too Young to Start Giving

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When do children really become aware of the world around them? I remember the exact day my son turned two months old, he looked up at the mobile above his swing and noticed it for the very first time. It sounds a little dramatic but that’s exactly how it happened. And he never stopped noticing [...]

We told the world “Girls Matter”

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I like to think that even though we are a young network, we are a small but mighty group of women. (For the record, we are not limited to women. I encourage men to actually join the network!) And if I had any doubt, last week took all of that away. I was so proud [...]

I Was Here

Because I’m a Social Good Fellow for Shot@Life and the U.N. Foundation, I was fortunate enough to attend the Social Good Summit this past weekend in New York. I was especially fortunate enough to be part of a team that helped inspire bloggers and commenters to raise over $200,000 in the month of August to [...]

Riding the Train to Social Good

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I’m actually riding the train up to New York as I write this. I’ve been invited to attend the Social Good Summit put together by the United Nations Foundation, Mashable, and others. As you can imagine, I’m honored and thrilled to be attending as they general invite the most influential bloggers, journalists, non-profit communicators and [...]

One Day in Blogust

Remember how we keep saying that bloggers can use their voices for good? For change? It’s real. And if you don’t believe me, check out the Blogust campaign that’s sponsored by the UN Foundation for Shot@Life, a movement to protect children worldwide by providing life-saving vaccines where they are most needed. I’m honored to have [...]

Women We Love: Willa Shalit Changing the World in Style

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How often do you meet a renaissance woman? The kind that continually reinvents herself and makes an impact on the world at the same time? The kind that has an impressive biography but is still full of little humility? That’s Willa Shalit. Through the beauty of Skype, I was able to “meet” Willa a few [...]

Join Charitable Influence & Mountain2Mountain for a Conference Call!

  We recently announced our new Partnership with the amazing Nonprofit Organization Mountain2Mountain – and we have decided to kick off this new relationship by holding an open conference call with anyone hoping to learn more. Mark your calendars for next Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 at 11am PST/2PM EST and join the call. Founder Shannon [...]

We’re Back! Post-BlogHer ’12 Update

  After months of preparation and anticipation, the BlogHer Conference in NYC is behind us. Fadra and I have returned to our homes after enjoying a weekend of attending sessions, brainstorming, chatting social good, and meeting many members of Charitable Influence. Meeting YOU was the highlight of my trip! This  was actually my first true [...]

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