Today (March 22) is World Water Day, a day devoted to bringing awareness to the global water crisis and taking action to end it. Last year, I wrote about why the cause is important to me and how the privilege of access to clean water and sanitation does not go unnoticed in my day to day life…. [Read More…]
Week One of #45: Read, Act, #Resist
It’s been a week since Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States, and I am overwhelmed by it all. Executive orders, alternative facts, rogue twitter accounts. I want to look away, but if we ignore it, we are essentially approving it. So after a very long first week in office, I… [Read More…]
On World Moms Blog: Marching on Washington for all Women and Girls
“No hate. No fear. Everyone is welcome here.” The words were chanted by women, men and children around me as I marched past the Washington Monument with 499,999 other people on Saturday in Washington D.C. A band played ahead of us, giving me a little extra pep in my step despite a churning stomach and… [Read More…]
Philanthropy Friday: The Results of #GivingTuesday 2016
Tuesday, November 29th was Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that started in 2012 to kick off the charitable season that typically occurs when people are focused on holiday and end of year giving. Always the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and after the big shopping days of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday,… [Read More…]
Philanthropy Friday: #BlackFriday Gifts That Give Back
I’m not one to actually shop on Black Friday. I tried it once, and I immediately regretted it. I was up far too early and people were lined up around the block waiting to get into the stores. If I remember correctly, I made it into the store and didn’t even find what I wanted…. [Read More…]
