This week’s Impact Effort was, thus far, the most difficult, yet rewarding we’ve taken. To be honest, I never thought about how many -itises, -pathys, -emias, -tomas, -epsys, or -oses there are that so virulently attack children. Our hearts broke to read about the trials these children and their families go through; at the same [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Week 8: Wrap-Up, Making Smiles Happen
Posted in Children, Children - Chronically Ill, tagged cards for sick children, Hugs and Hope, Make A Child Smile, Post Pals, sick children on February 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
LED Overhead Lighting Results Disappointing
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Energy-Efficiency, Environment, tagged LED lighting on February 27, 2010 | 8 Comments »
This is an unplanned blog post, but I just had to add this immediately — in part to let off some steam, in part to give a more “balanced” view on LED lighting. In February 4th and February 8th postings, I practically waxed poetic the wonders of LED lighting, based on “reliable” research I found. [...]
Week 8: Brighten a Child’s Day
Posted in Children, Children - Chronically Ill, tagged cards for sick children, charity, Chronically Ill Children, sick children, sick kids, volunteering on February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s pretty hard not to be touched by the smile of a child. This week, we’re going to try to bring smiles to several children. We hope to achieve this through any of three websites, Hugs and Hope and Make a Child Smile in the U.S., and Post Pals in the United Kingdom. We’ll be sending [...]
Week 7: Effortless Impact, Thumbs Up
Posted in click-to-donate, tagged click-to-donate on February 22, 2010 |
Well, Week 7: Effortless Impact with click-to-donate links, certainly was a hit. And, without a doubt, FreeRice gets the most votes. Everyone who sent in feedback wrote how fun the vocabulary quizzes are; one friend spent a quality-time evening with her son doing the German quiz. Nils was hoping to improve his first language German vocabulary [...]
Week 7: Effortless Impact
Posted in click-to-donate, Search-to-donate, tagged Animal rescue site, boomerang fund for artists, breast cancer site, care2, click-to-donate, effortless impact, Free Rice, freerice, goodsearch, goodshop, hunger site, Search-to-donate on February 15, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This week is all about “Effortless Impact.” We’ve chosen this for a very good reason: our sanity. The past couple of weeks (let’s not even mention the ones coming up!) have been “a bit” chaotic in our household. I think you know what I’m talking about — I have a deadline looming in March, and [...]
Week 6: Microfinancing Wrap-up
Posted in Micro-financing, tagged kiva, micro-credit, Micro-financing, micro-lending on February 15, 2010 |
Based on information we have to date, the individual and combined efforts of friends and followers of 52 Weeks, Nils and myself, helped with the funding of four different entrepreneurs through Kiva. San from Indonesia, who we’ve spoken of before, will decorate her shop and home to better attract customers who come to her home [...]
Help Your Charity Win Up to $19,000 U.S. in Prizes
Posted in Uncategorized on February 12, 2010 |
Got a favorite charity? Here’s a chance to help them get some extra funding. Riceworks® Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps has initiated “Show Us Your Goodness”, a social campaign that invites consumers to nominate their charitable program of choice. The charity can be local or national, but it must be a registered nonprofit organization and operate primarily [...]
Week 6: Microfinancing – making investments joyfully
Posted in Micro-financing, tagged cambodia, field partner, kiva, loan, micro-credit, Micro-financing, micro-lending on February 11, 2010 |
I can’t remember the last time I made a financial investment that didn’t make me apprehensive. I know I’ve never before made one that made me cry out with joy, “Oh, this is so cool!” As of last night, Nils and I are proud “investors” (by way of a loan) in San, an entrepreneur in [...]
Week 6: Great Return on Investment
Posted in Micro-financing, tagged investment, kiva, micro-credit, Micro-financing, micro-lending on February 8, 2010 |
When we talk about helping those in need and making an impact, we usually think of either direct monetary donations, in-kind donations (e.g., clothing, food, or supplies), or volunteering time or skills. This week, we’re looking at a slightly different type of impact: Through Investment.
Week 5: Eco-Friendly Small Steps
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Energy-Efficiency, Environment, tagged bubble wrap insulation, CFL, energy efficient, incandescent bulbs, insulation, LED, LED light bulbs, stand-by power, vampire power, weather stripping on February 8, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I tend to like moving in leaps and bounds (or as my sister’s old colleague, whose first language was not English, more appropriately termed it, “leaps and bounces”); Nils sometimes has to (figuratively) grab me by the scruff of the neck and remind me that small, consistent steps are a good thing, and often more [...]
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