Award-winning Artist McKenzie Charity Art Gallery blog. McKenzie donates 100% of the profits from her website and art sales go to green and humanitarian causes. Art making a difference.

Asking for Money When Times are Tough: Virgin Money's Great Ask Wants to Show You How, written 4 weeks ago, Almost no one is lending out money right now. Or, to be more accurate, no banks are lending out money right now. Indeed, in the midst of the ongoing credit crisis the huge banks that normally ...

Documents efforts to protect breastfeeding in the Philippines, especially from the aggressive advertising and marketing efforts of infant formula companies.

Ellie is a spunky 3-year-old with cerebral palsy caused by periventricular leukomalacia, a stroke before birth. She needs a $40,000 surgery at St. Louis Children's Hospital to help her walk. Please stop by and read her story and enjoy her cute pictures.

Terry Goodkind, written 3 days ago, I will be meeting Terry Goodkind at a private party on Saturday. A month or more ago, PC worked with some friends who were making a movie of part of one of Mr. Goodkind’s books. They filmed at a house in Boulder City. My husband was responsible for decorating th...

Event: Ashoka Induction Ceremony, written 6 days ago, Ashoka's North American induction ceremony in Los Angeles, December 9th.  (The pdf invite includes the full list of the new Fellows.)   One new Ashoka Fellow that caught my eye was Matt Flannery, c0-founder of Kiva, which I have argued rece...

Watching New (and Transient?) Social Spaces Emerge on Facebook, written 5 days ago, One thing that’s been fascinating to watch over past few months has been the flare-up of brief discussions among both friends and strangers related to particular pieces of information posted on Facebook — usually...

Just imagine what an army of inspired mothers could do to change the world!

Time To Give Back, written 3 days ago, Wonderful to hear from someone in Hawaii who wants to give back.  ”I will definitely get my family involved in this. We know what it’s like to have nothing and now that we’re getting back on track, we would love to help those who aren’t as fortunate a...

Hello everyone! The following is my blog about my 27 month trip to Azerbaijan working with the Peace Corps. I am a part of the 4th group sent to Azerbaijan and am in the Community Economic Development (CED) Program working with local companies to help the

They All Fall Down..., written 1 week ago, Adoption Agency Called A Brazen Fraud DETROIT (CN) - Six couples say Main Street Adoption Services, of Lancaster, Pa., took them for more than $250,000 and never delivered any of the babies they promised. Some plaintiffs say they flew to Guatemala, and wer...

This is a blog to simply show me. My path as a Christian converted to Islam and all the things along the way. I luv fashion, yet I'm a recent vegan and animal rights activist.

Our Call to Service in Times of Need, written 1 month ago, I know this post is long, but well worth it…. By……  Nancy Colasurdo, Life Coach As life coaches, we guide people in bettering their lives. In doing that, do we have an obligation to implement "the greater good" into our sess...

Celebrity Sighting: Kelly Ripa and son Joaquin with Fleurville and stride rite, written 3 days ago, Photo by DISCIULLO/bauergriffinonline.com Kelly Ripa picks up her two youngest children, son Joaquin and daughter Lola, from their upper west side school after a day of taping at Live with Regis and K...

Tips and articles for non-profit and church website owners.

Good News, written 4 days ago, I have just heard that the new UK-based charity that I have been setting up, the Acacia Partnership Trust, has just been recognised by the Charity Commission (reg no. 1126683)! Thank God with us for this, as it will enable...

Raising awareness on all forms of exploitation against women and children in the 21st Century.

Congo, written 1 week ago, A few resources relating to efforts to promote peace in the midst of the conflict: "Churches can't be silent on D.R. Congo humanitarian catastrophe" is the headline of a report of a World Council of Churches Delegation, which goes on to say: The ecumenical dele...

Just Launched: Guide to Powerful Nonprofit Press Releases, written 4 days ago, Thanks to the Knight Foundation for launching this step-by-step guide to crafting clear and effective news releases. Building out from four basic steps (nothing new there, but a review is always useful), the guide will hi...

Working with Engineers without Borders from August 2007 - August 2008.