On August 26, 2017, Hurricane Harvey blew through Houston and the surrounding areas to become the most costly hurricane in American history, both in lives and livelihoods. It killed 88 people and caused nearly $200 billion worth of property and economic damage. In the aftermath, J.J. Watt, a player on the Houston Texans team, saw […]
Over 200 centralized food banks comprise the nationwide network of Feeding America, which supplements food to nearly 50 million people via 60,000 food pantries and meal delivery programs in the U.S. The entire network has been strained to the breaking point this autumn, by the hurricane disasters in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. In a […]
The Easter Seals Blake Foundation (ESBF) has been on a mission to spread help, hope and answers to its Southern Arizona community for more than six decades. Originally formed in 1950 as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona, the ESBF has since expanded its services to provide a deeper community impact. Over time, the […]
The William J Clinton Foundation is the charitable foundation created by former President Bill Clinton. Now the entire Clinton Family is involved with a new campaign to create an endowment fund for the newly renamed Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation. The new foundation will expand on issues that the Clinton Global Initiative originally championed. […]
When Tammy Tibbetts was 23, she worked as a web content manager for a women’s magazine. She loved seeing first hand how social media can create change in how we accomplish things and connect with others. When she became frustrated by an article on teen pregnancy in Liberia, she realized she wanted to help promote […]
On May 5th, over 500 people gathered at the Seattle Center to carry containers full of water to walk 5 kilometers in solidarity with those who have to make similar journeys every day. Water 1st International of Seattle organized the event to raise money to support clean water and hygiene products in the world’s poorest […]
On Monday, May 13th, the Robin Hood Foundation hosted a gala to raise money to help fight poverty in New York City. Over the course of the evening, the foundation raised over $80 million. The event was chock-full of celebrities, business leaders, and other well-known faces, many of them donating significant amounts of money to […]
Nearly four months after Superstorm Sandy hit the east coast, one major charity is having its operations and motives questioned. The Sandy Relief Foundation raised about $1 million in the wake of the storm, but according to an investigation by the Asbury Park Press, few of those funds have been released. It’s also not a […]