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Blog Action Day: Raising Voices Against Brutality, Inequality in Education & Other Worldwide Injustices
We live in an amazing time in the world. Technology has changed so much about the way we live and what we now consider to be basic necessities. But beyond things like cell phones, iPads, text messaging and email, one of the most important ways that technology has impacted our lives is that it has given people all…
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Burundi Artisans Continue Trade Despite Looming Civil War
Ever since sitting Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza said he would seek a third term despite it being unconstitutional, there has a been mass exodus of Burundians into the hills and surrounding countries due to the country’s infighting. Today a countrywide election took place even though the youthful opposition vehemently protested against a presidential election. Explosions, gun…
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Featured Infographic: Our Social Media Impact For the Week
We always maintain that having a community of socially-minded mom bloggers is the key to informing everyday people about critical global issues that they may otherwise not know about. That is important to us. Our members do this primarily through their social engagement with their followers and readers as well as through blogging. See our…
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Featured Video: Help Your Child Stay Connected During a Disaster
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Did you know that Katrina led to 5,000 reported missing children and it took seven months to connect the last child with her parents? This summer, during the height of the hurricane season Save the Children wants parents and their children to be prepared should disaster…
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Social Good Moms Impact Report: March 30 – April 5
The idea behind Social Good Moms from day one has been to rally a community ofconscious bloggers who believe in using social media and blogging to spread awareness about the most pressing global issues, especially those that affect women, children, and families in a sustainable way. And beyond that it has always been important to scale our…
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News: Social Good Moms is Now 3000 Members Strong
The Mom Bloggers for Social Good community recently surpassed 3000 members! We have always said that the greater our numbers the greater our impact! As the Social Good Moms community continues to grow the more good we can do collectively to spread the word about important issues like world and domestic hunger, maternal health and mortality,…
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Three Avocados Creates Clean Water and Education Projects Through Coffee Sales
For over five years Three Avocados has funded global water and education projects in Uganda and Nicaragua through the sale of their coffee and branded products like tumblers, T-shirts, and coffee mugs. I recently received two bags of Three Avocados arabica ground coffee – one from Nicaragua and the other from Uganda. Both are quite good. I…
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9 Last-Minute Virtual Valentine’s Day Gifts for Good
If you’re like many of us you may have waited until the very last-minute to buy your loved ones Valentine’s Day gifts. While you can still run out and buy a wealth of flowers, cards, and chocolates, here are nine virtual Valentines’s Day gifts you can give that also give back. Oxfam Unwrapped: Oxfam recommends giving…
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Malaria No More Launches #MalariaSucks Campaign
As you might know last Friday marked World Malaria Day, a day to encourage the global health community, the private sector, governments, NGOs, and everyday, ordinary people to keep up the fight to help defeat malaria. Every minute a child dies of malaria somewhere in the world, most of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa. In…
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Global Impact Launches Innovative Fund to Help Women and Girls
We are proud to support Global Impact with the launch of its Women & Girls Fund this week during International Women’s Day. Below, read more about how you can join Global Impact, CARE, World Vision, Plan USA and ICRW to help women and girls around the world. And be sure to join our conversation on…
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No Birth Should be Left Up to Chance
By Carolyn Miles, President and CEO, Save the Children Follow Carolyn Miles at @carolynsave. Giving birth ranks among the scariest moments for any mother. It certainly was for me. I was living in Hong Kong at the time when my second child was born. And he was born in a hurry. He came so fast…
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Save the Children Releases New Report on Newborn Health
Did you know that in 2012 2.9 million newborns around the world did not live past 28 days and 1 million of those died within the first 24 hours of life? Additionally, 1.2 million babies died of stillbirth in 2012. These numbers are reported in Save the Children’s latest report released today: Ending Newborn Deaths:…
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Give for Valentine’s Day Through Social Sharing
Charitybuzz has partnered with the Happy Hearts Fund, Petra Nemcova’s nonprofit dedicated to rebuilding schools and restoring hope and opportunity in the lives of children after natural disasters. When you share one of the #PopLoveNotes on Facebook Charitybuzz will donate $1 to the Happy Hearts Fund through the end of today, February 14. Participating is easy: simply visit http://chrty.bz/PopLoveNotes through February 14…
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Becoming a Part of 2014’s One Billion Rising
One in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. Let’s take that in for a moment. It’s such a silent epidemic. I know. I have seen women’s eyes in the countries I visit and even here at home. They can’t hide it. According to OneBillionRising.org, that number comes to one billion women worldwide.…
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It’s Time for the REAL Awards Again
When I was in Zambia two months ago I met a phenomenal nurse, Susan Banda, who treats women who have cervical cancer in the N’Gombe compound in Lusaka. She diagnoses and treats twenty-five women a day and says that she is increasingly seeing more cases of cervical cancer, especially in women who are HIV positive.…
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Why Child Passenger Safety Week Should Be on Your Calendar
As soon as our little ones are born car seats are constant fixtures in our lives. We put them in our cars, take them out, reposition them and even buy brand-new ones all the time. With all of that, have you ever thought about whether or not your child’s car seat is properly installed in…
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Today Marks World Humanitarian Day
Today, and for a full month, the world will remember the humanitarians and aid workers who work tirelessly around the globe to better the lives of others. Being an aid worker is often a thankless job and a dangerous one to boot. Today marks a day to solemnly remember all of those who have given…
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Help Raise Money for Sevenly’s Cause of the Week
If you followed our first insight trip to India last week you know that Sevenly, a company that raises capital and awareness for the world’s greatest charities with high quality, limited edition awareness products, joined us as a sponsor. We are immensely grateful to have partnered with Sevenly especially since so many of ideals overlap. Each…
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UN Foundation, Charity Miles Team Up to Raise $10k #VDay10k
This month the UN Foundation has teamed up with the popular social good app, Charity Miles, to raise money for great causes. The iPhone/Android app can be easily downloaded to your smartphone and every time you exercise – whether it’s running, biking, or walking – you donate money to a deserving charity. Through the UN…