http://www.bloganthropy.org Combining the Power of Social Media with the Resources of Corporate Giving Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:09:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dollar Days for Sew Much Comfort. I've been touring the bloggers who have already posted and am incredibly touched not only by their efforts but also by the comments from their readers...]]> http://www.bloganthropy.org/2010/02/bloggers-make-valentines-for-veterans-and-provide-sew-much-comfort/ Sew Much Comfort. Valentines for Veterans is a project to boost the morale of Veterans during National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week (February 7-13). Sew Much Comfort provides adaptive clothing for wounded veterans, through the volunteer efforts of seamstresses and donations of clothing and fabric. Dollar Days will sponsor a large clothing donation to Sew Much Comfort in honor of the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week...]]> http://www.bloganthropy.org/2010/01/could-you-give-sew-much-comfort-to-a-wounded-veteran/ Sesame Street Live "When Elmo Grows Up" to arrange giveaways on three blogs, plus provide tickets to three New York City-area children's charities.]]> http://www.bloganthropy.org/2010/01/sesame-street-live-shares/ Trisomy 18 Foundation which is a finalist in the Chase Community Giving Challenge on Facebook...]]> http://www.bloganthropy.org/2010/01/please-vote-for-a-worthy-childrens-charity-to-win-1-million/ http://www.bloganthropy.org/2010/01/help-for-haiti-from-bloggers/ take the Bloganthropy pledge to choose your own charitable campaign, spread the word on at least two social media networks, and dedicate at least three hours to volunteering...]]> http://www.bloganthropy.org/2009/12/new-years-resolution-bloggers-volunteer-charity/ Mamanista, Candace Lindemann of Mamanista & Naturally Educational, Veronique Christensen of Little Elephants, Sarah Peppel of Genesis Moments and DIY Frugal, are bringing Toy Donations from Corolle, LeapFrog, Steiff, Scholastic & Klutz to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Schneider Children's Hospital on Long Island as part of our first project. Children recuperating from surgery and battling illnesses benefit from play therapy and from knowing others are thinking of them. Families need to focus their energy on helping their children recover and generous individuals, organizations, and corporations can provide support in the form of products, financial contributions, and volunteer hours...]]> http://www.bloganthropy.org/2009/12/donating-toys-to-childrens-hospitals/ Volunteer 4 Long Island, a non-profit, charitable organization, needed volunteers on Thanksgiving morning to assemble packages of food, personal items (toiletries), and clothing for those who are homeless or living in emergency and temporary housing. We talked about reaching out to corporations for future years and she said that this year they could use more volunteers, so we concentrated on social media volunteer recruitment efforts...]]> http://www.bloganthropy.org/2009/12/social-media-twitter-recruit-volunteers-charity/ http://www.bloganthropy.org/2009/11/our-purpose/ Blog + Philanthropy = Bloganthropy Bloganthropy combines the power of social media with the resources of corporate giving. Our goal is to connect companies and bloggers in order to make the world a better place...]]> http://www.bloganthropy.org/2009/11/volunteer-sign-up/