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How to Get Involved in World Humanitarian Day – August 19
Every day people risk their lives to help others or sacrifice tremendously to make sure that those in need have access to resources to survive and thrive. Every August 19 we celebrate humanitarians who work tirelessly for others on World Humanitarian Day. This year’s theme is I Was Here. With the help of Beyoncé, the…
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1000 Mom Bloggers Strong
Today is a wonderful day! The Mom Bloggers for Social Good community just surpassed 1000 members! I have always maintained that the greater our numbers, the greater our impact! That is crucial in today’s world as the more people we can touch, who listen to our messages, and our social media updates the more good…
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The Charity Winner of $2500
A special thank you to everyone who voted in our poll to determine the charity that will receive $2500 made possible by State Farm. State Farm gave us a $5000 grant to give to charity – $2500 was determined by me as the founder of Mom Bloggers for Social Good and $2500 was determined by…
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Help Us Give $2500 to Charity
State Farm along with Major League Baseball recently launched — for the third year in a row — the Go to Bat program, an online charitable giving initiative benefitting four great charities – the American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Habitat for Humanity or Teach for America. For 10 weeks baseball fans can go to www.statefarm.com/gotobat and…
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Join the EGPAF Google+ Hangout Tomorrow
Every single day, 1,000 mothers — some unaware they carry HIV — transfer the virus to their babies during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. Without treatment, 50 percent of HIV-positive infants will die before their second birthdays. As global leaders, researchers and activists descend upon Washington, DC for the International AIDS Conference, we must ask: What…
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Mom Bloggers for Social Good at the Brands and Bloggers Summit
This past weekend Mom Bloggers for Social Good had a presence at the Brands and Bloggers Summit in Chicago. This was a wonderful opportunity to spread the word about the work we do as a coalition of mom bloggers who care about pressing global and domestic issues. During the day-long summit it was wonderful speaking…
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Join Our Tweet Chat With RIF and Support Children’s Literacy
We will be joining with Reading is Fundamental (RIF) along with our sister site, Mom Bloggers Club and five wonderful co-hosts for the #BeBookSmart tweet chat on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 from 6- 8 PM EST. We will talk all things children’s literacy and Macy’s will give away 10 $25 Macy’s gift cards as prizes…
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New Partner: Maternity Worldwide
As maternal health is one of our core areas of concentration we are thrilled and excited to partner with Maternity Worldwide, an organization that works in partnership with local communities to increase access to high quality maternal health care. Maternity Worldwide’s current programs are mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa where need is the greatest. Here the lifetime…
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900 Mom Bloggers Strong
I am excited to announce that Mom Bloggers for Social Good now has over 900 mom blogging members who use social media and blogging to share the great work our partners are doing here in the United States and around the world. I have always maintained that the greater our numbers, the greater our impact!…
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New Partner Announcement: End7
We are extremely happy to partner with an extremely important campaign initiative, End7, that will help save children from seven of the most debilitating and deadly tropical diseases on the planet. End7 is on a mission to see the end of 7 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by 2020. And they want you to be part of…
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Join the Shot@Life Dad Chat – May 31 from 9-10 PM EST
This Thursday our partner Shot@Life is the featured campaign for this week’s #DadsChat with Bruce Sallen. Shot@Life champions will be special guests during the chat to talk about the events and activities they have done to teach their children how to give back and also spread the word about Shot@Life. What is a dad chat?…
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New Partner Announcement: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
We are so excited to announce a partnership with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation! Founded in 1988, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a worldwide leader in the fight to end pediatric AIDS. The organization works in 15 countries to implement lifesaving HIV programs, to advance pediatric AIDS research, and to advocate on behalf of…
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Our First Knowledge Partner: IDEAS From the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
I am excited to announce our very first knowledge partner, IDEAS, a program launched in the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Over the course of our partnership we will share a great deal from IDEAS’ research in Ethiopia, India, and Nigera about maternal and newborn health. IDEAS (Informed Decisions for Actions) aims to…
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New Partner Announcement: The Shanti Uganda Society
I am pleased to announce we have partnered with The Shanti Uganda Society. The Shanti Uganda Society improves infant and maternal health, provides safe women-centered care and supports the well-being of birthing mothers and women living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. They imagine a world where birthing mothers and women living with HIV/AIDS are supported, empowered…
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Join the #ItStartsWithMoms Twitter Chat on May 11
Thriving babies, healthy families, lives that reach their potential; it all starts with mothers. To celebrate this Mother’s Day, Jhpiego has partnered with USAID’s global Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program MCHIP, John Snow Institute, Women Deliver, PSI, and Mom Bloggers for Social Good for a twitter chat on how providing mothers and their babies with a healthy start to life makes communities…
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Heading to Atlanta to Learn More About Global Vaccines
I recently received a National Press Foundation and UN Foundation Global Vaccines Press Fellowship and will be in Atlanta from Wednesday to Thursday this week to learn more about global vaccines from the leading global health organizations, non-profits, and NGOs in the world. The other press fellows and I will learn about everything about vaccine-preventable diseases to…
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800 Mom Bloggers Strong!
I am excited to announce that Mom Bloggers for Social Good now has over 800 mom blogging members who use social media and blogging to share the great work our partners are doing here in the United States and around the world. I have always maintained that the greater our numbers, the greater our impact. Thank you…
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New Partner Announcement: BRAC
I am so thrilled to announce our newest partner: BRAC. BRAC is the largest non-profit organization in the developing world, and invests almost entirely in women and girls. Mothers are the driving force behind their success in reaching 138 million people with the tools to create their own pathways out of poverty. BRAC has a holistic…
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New Partner Announcement – We Feedback
Food security is one of the primary areas of concentration that Mom Bloggers for Social Good focuses on. When people do not have enough food to survive then nothing else matters. Without food and water, people perish. Period. It is our mission to spread as much awareness about the lack of food in certain areas…
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Heading to Berlin for TedxChange
I am happy to say that tomorrow I will be in Berlin to attend and cover TedXChange where some of the world’s brightest people will posit theories and solutions as answers to global pressing issues. Watch TEDxChange live on Facebook on Thursday, April 5 at 8:30am PST/11:30am EST/5:30 CET. This year’s theme is The Big Picture,…