Tag: schools

  • Help Nordstrom Give 40,000 Back-to-School Shoes to Kids in Need

    Help Nordstrom Give 40,000 Back-to-School Shoes to Kids in Need

    This year from August 11 through October 15, Nordstrom customers can get involved in its 12th annual Shoes That Fit campaign with a goal of raising $1 million and donating 40,000 shoes to kids in need. Each back-to-school season Nordstrom partners with Shoes That Fit and Nike to provide properly fitted athletic shoes to children…

  • Help Send Books to Ethiopian Schoolchildren

    Help Send Books to Ethiopian Schoolchildren

    Children everywhere deserve an exceptional education. In fact, it it their right. In Ethiopia, there is a 10-20% increase of school-age children meaning there is a greater need for educational materials. Bruktawit Tigabu, the award-winning entrepreneur and co-founder of Tsehai Loves Learning, is bringing storybooks to thousands of children in Ethiopia and needs your help. Higher…

  • Sitting Down With Mary Martin Niepold, Founder of the Nyanya Project

    Sitting Down With Mary Martin Niepold, Founder of the Nyanya Project

    One of the wonderful things about working in social good is the people you meet. I have met some amazing people over the past few years who are doing extraordinary things, even some in my own backyard. Yesterday I joined Mary Martin Niepold for lunch and we chatted about Africa, her non-profit organization, the Nyanya…