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Keith is a veteran Reconnaissance Marine that was honorably retired from the Marine Corps after his convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq. He suffered severe injuries to his left leg along with massive head trauma, but miraculously he survived. His friends, however, weren't so lucky and many of them were killed in action that day and even more passed on during Keith's entire tour in Iraq. Keith was in the hospital for many months after the incident, suffering from a multitude of ailments derived from the massive shrapnel wound on his leg. Doctors repeatedly told him that he'd never walk without a cane again...but they were wrong.
On May 16, 2009, Keith will be running in the Keys 100, a 100 mile ultramarathon starting in Key Largo and ending in Key West, Florida, in honor of those killed in battle. He is an inspiration to everyone that he meets as well as anyone that has suffered from a debilitating injury. He loved his job as a Special Operator more than anything in world - almost as much as he loved the operators that he worked with that laid down their lives to protect our civil liberties. If he could get deployed again, he would do it without question.
Every cent of the money he raises will go to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. This foundation provides college scholarship grants, along with financial aid and educational counseling to the children of Special Operations personnel who were killed in an operational mission or training accident. To make a donation please visit www.firstgiving.com/keys100.Keith is a veteran Reconnaissance Marine that was honorably retired from the Marine... more
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Mark Johnson went out and captured street musicians singing their own version of the classic "Stand By Me", then mixed them all together to create a song that rivals the original. Very, very cool.Mark Johnson went out and captured street musicians singing their own version of the... more
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Obama has supported the Expansion of Programs for Service and volunteer programs focused on education.
If you're thinking about supporting SOS Outreach's youth development programs then now is the time, their fundraiser ends on April first! They are very close to their goal. Your donation will help put them on track to support 5,000 kids at over 40 ski resorts nationwide this year.Obama has supported the Expansion of Programs for Service and volunteer programs... more
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During World Water Week, March 22-28, 2009, the Tap Project will once again raise vital donations and awareness for UNICEF’s water and sanitation programs. For every dollar raised, a child will have clean drinking water for 40 days. All funds raised support UNICEF’s efforts to bring clean and accessible water to millions of children around the world.
In 2007, the Tap Project was born in New York City based on a simple concept: restaurants would ask their patrons to donate $1 or more for the tap water they usually enjoy for free, and all funds raised would support UNICEF’s efforts to bring clean and accessible water to millions of children around the world.
Growing from just 300 New York City restaurants in 2007 to over 2,300 across the country in 2008, the Tap Project has quickly grown into a national movement. Restaurants, corporations, volunteers, advertising agencies, community groups, local governments and everyday diners participated to save millions of children’s lives.
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A bill by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., would let newspapers choose a tax-exempt status similar to public broadcasting stations.
Under the arrangement, newspapers would not be allowed to make political endorsements, but would be allowed to freely report on all issues, including political campaigns. Advertising and subscription revenue would be tax-exempt and contributions to support coverage or operations could be tax-deductible.
In recent months, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Rocky Mountain News, the Baltimore Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others, have either ceased daily publication or announced that they may have to stop publishing.A bill by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., would let newspapers choose a tax-exempt status... more
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Marketing veteran Cindy Gallop and software developer Wendell Davis are on a quest to make the world a better place, with a crowdsourcing project to motivate people to do big things by taking small bites. Their theory: Small, good intentions can bring about great leaps.Marketing veteran Cindy Gallop and software developer Wendell Davis are on a quest to... more
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"Corporations and wealthy individuals are donating less to nonprofits, with arts groups taking the biggest hit, according to two new studies.
Of 158 companies polled by the economic-research group the Conference Board in February, 45 percent said they have reduced their 2009 philanthropy budget and 16 percent are considering it. The survey said 35 percent of the companies will make fewer grants in 2009 and 22 percent are thinking about it.
When asked what they anticipate as their biggest challenge this year, companies cited an increase in the number of grant requests, inadequate financial resources and declines in the value of corporate foundation endowments.
Smaller endowments are “a problem that’s very real,” Carolyn Cavicchio, senior research associate at the Conference Board, said in a telephone interview. “Everyone’s stock is going down. If the stock continues to go down and you’re making grants from that, you’ll have less money to give away.”
Arts and culture will see the biggest drop, with 41 percent reporting a decrease in resources. Environmental causes will see the biggest increase, with 28 percent.""Corporations and wealthy individuals are donating less to nonprofits, with arts... more
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(Marquette, Michigan) - National harmonica champion "Hurricane" David McChesney and folk singer Michael Waite will perform at a free candlelight benefit concert on February 23 for the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute.
Everyone is invited to attend the 7 p.m. "Songs of the Earth" concert this Monday at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette.
Twice named one of the 15 hardest working non-profits in America by World Magazine, the Cedar Tree Institute (CTI) was founded in 2004.
"To show respect and honor the environment 100 votive candles will be glowing during the concert," said Rev. Jon Magnuson, the co-founder of the Earth Keeper Initiative and CTI director.
Best-known for its interfaith and youth-related environmental projects, the CTI founded the Great Lakes Earth Healing Initiative, the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project involving teens and Native American youth protecting pollinators and the Manoomin Project that is restoring wild rice across the central U.P. Other CTI efforts include the Janus Project for hospice workers.
A songwriter from Joshua Tree, California, McChesney has played the harmonica for nearly four decades and performs under the name "Hurricane" David. An avid wildlife photographer, McChesney recently published the book "Muir Roots: At One with the Wild," a collection of 176 color images and various tales about his adventures in the wilderness including the Galapagos Islands.
The son of a gourmet cook and an English professor from the Milwaukee area, Waite has always lived in the U.P. Waite, who plays guitar, and two friends recorded the 2007 album "Let it Go."
Waite said he will play some ballads and original songs about a "stark winter" that were inspired by his home in the forest near Halfway Location between Marquette and Big Bay.
Both performers said they are helping to raise funds for the CTI because of its dedication to protecting the environment.
"Taking care of the earth and what's around us is part of living on the Earth," Waite said. "What ever you do you should include that as part of your work."
McChesney, who lives near the Joshua Tree National Park, said "everything I have done has been nature and wildlife oriented."
"I have been an environmentalist for years and years," McChesney said. "My home is a wildlife sanctuary with 95 species of birds, bobcats on the roof, coyotes in the yard and roadrunners looking through the window."
There is no charge to attend however donations are welcome.
For more information call 906-228-5494
Related websites:
CTI:
http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org
"Hurricane" David Jesse McChesney
http://www.outmywindows.com
Michael Waite
http://www.michaelwaitemusic.com(Marquette, Michigan) - National harmonica champion "Hurricane" David... more
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"U.S. nonprofit theaters are cutting staff and expanding discounts as they anticipate disappointing ticket sales and fundraising, according to a new survey by the Theatre Communications Group.
About 10 U.S. theater companies in the U.S. have shut down recently or announced they’re in dire straits. Among the largest was the American Musical Theatre of San Jose, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 23.
Theater salaries are headed lower, even though much of the non-unionized rank and file barely earn a stipend as is. (TCG won’t release salary statistics it collects.) According to the survey, 69 percent of theaters said they’re reducing or freezing salaries. And 48 percent will reduce administrative staff.""U.S. nonprofit theaters are cutting staff and expanding discounts as they... more
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"The Italian designer and billionaire Giorgio Armani celebrated Fashion Week on Tuesday with the announcement of a $1 million donation to promote arts programs in New York City public schools.
The money will be used to create the Armani Arts Institute, an umbrella program that will fund arts initiatives in schools serving some of the city’s most disadvantaged populations.
The donation will go to the 'Fund for Public Schools,' a nonprofit corporation that collects private money to support the school system. It has raised more than $240 million since 2003.
Caroline Kennedy, vice chairwoman of the fund, attended the news conference and called Mr. Armani “an example to all of us that even in difficult times we must continue to look at the future for hope and inspiration and let our children know that we are determined to help them build a better world.”"The Italian designer and billionaire Giorgio Armani celebrated Fashion Week on... more
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We cannot allow this valuable resource to die.
My goal is to show Kym that people do care, we recognize their work is valuable. The NCMA doesn't need to wait for a MIRACLE...
It's within our power to save the National Center for Missing Adults. I urge you to stand with me and help in any way you possibly can!We cannot allow this valuable resource to die.
My goal is to show Kym that people... more
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"...Hollywood Media + Arts, a nonprofit school aimed at offering skills and a haven to young adults who have no anchor, among them foster children who have aged out of the system, runaways from abusive families and people like Brandy, who feel abandoned by their families.
The school was founded in 2006 by Dylan Kendall, a free-spirited woman with flame-colored hair who had grown tired of working in public affairs. Kendall herself had bounced around during her transition to adulthood, living in Paris and spending time, though not officially enrolled, at the Parsons School of Art and Design. She moved to Hollywood, where she tended bar and managed a ceramics studio for several years before earning a degree from UCLA.
As Kendall walked around Hollywood, she grew increasingly troubled by the young adults she met who had no direction. "I found myself facing a group of young people who looked remarkably like me when I was 19," she said.
Many nonprofits are focused on at-risk youth, such as gang members. But Kendall saw an unmet need among a less visible group of young adults, whom she dubbed the "family-less."
"They all grew up without any family support, which is a remarkable challenge. They are paralyzed when they try to navigate the system," she said. "My guys really hate themselves. They think they are the reason they are where they are."
She wanted to help them develop the skills and self-confidence to get off welfare and the streets. As an entry point, she proposed her own refuge, ceramics, but was often met with a blank stare. They grew most animated when talking about other arts -- writing, photography, fashion design, filmmaking.
"It's the Mary Poppins approach to education," she said. "I want to give them a safe space where they can score a few successes. If I tried to get them into trade school -- they're 19 years old, they have had no family structure at all -- they are just going to quit." "
Why couldn't I have been a 14-year-old runaway selling starmaps on Fairfax and La Brea?"...Hollywood Media + Arts, a nonprofit school aimed at offering skills and a... more
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This looks like an awesome cause for this time of year...
"SOS Outreach was founded in 1993 in Colorado’s Vail Valley. As a not-for-profit organization, their programs build character and self-esteem in youth through snowsports and the SOS curriculum."
http://www.sosoutreach.org/This looks like an awesome cause for this time of year...
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Want to get that New Year’s resolution started early? Well make a donation to any one of the organizations on Causecast before January 1, and you will not only be helping a worthwhile cause, but also saving yourself some dough with a tax deduction! As long as your donation is received before midnight on Wednesday, December 31, you will qualify for a deduction.Want to get that New Year’s resolution started early? Well make a donation to... more
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Positive conservation from the Malayan government. Can they actually do it?
Malaysia aims to double its wild tiger population
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has launched an ambitious plan to double its wild tiger population within 12 years by protecting jungle corridors where poachers prey on the endangered big cats, activists said Monday.
The National Tiger Action Plan aims to have 1,000 Malayan tigers roaming in the wild by 2020, said Sara Sukor, a spokeswoman for Malaysia's chapter of the World Wildlife Fund, one of several conservation groups that helped the government create the plan.
Authorities estimate Malaysia's wild tiger population has fallen from 3,000 to 500 in the last half-century, largely due to illegal hunting and the human encroachment and destruction of the tigers' natural jungle habitat. Tiger meat is exported, served at exotic restaurants and used in traditional Chinese medicine — all illegal acts under Malaysian law.
Malayan tigers have been protected by wildlife laws since the early 1970s, but the National Tiger Action Plan is the government's first concerted effort to reverse the population decline instead of merely slowing it, according to the plan that was launched this month.
Government officials and conservationists will restore and manage key jungle corridors that connect tiger habitats, providing the animals with a wider territory and mitigating the impact of infrastructure such as roads, railways and oil pipelines.
Under the plan, the government has also vowed to better enforce its wildlife laws, remove tigers from areas where they might come into conflict with humans and boost scientific research in tiger protection, said the WWF's Sukor.
"We are optimistic the plan will succeed with cooperation among all the agencies involved," Sukor said. "We want to show that we are serious about wildlife protection."
Conservationists have long urged the government to step up wildlife protection, particularly by increasing penalties against poachers and smugglers of endangered species. Such offenses are typically punished by small fines without prison sentences.
Malaysia's tropical forests are home to a wide range of threatened animals, including orangutans, Borneo sun bears, Sumatran rhinoceroses and pygmy elephants.Positive conservation from the Malayan government. Can they actually do it?... more
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A new government scheme in Tanzania has implemented a loaning system that allows farmers to receive a secure profit from their crops.
The success of this project demonstrates that small farmers can become an asset and part of the solution to growing the food that we need globally.A new government scheme in Tanzania has implemented a loaning system that allows... more
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Market spies and modern communication technology join forces in an innovative IFAD-supported project in Tanzania. This short documentary features "spy" Stanley Mchome, whose activities have not only helped to empower local farmers but to substantially increase their incomes.Market spies and modern communication technology join forces in an innovative... more
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A innovative government program supported by IFAD attempts to unlock the entrepreneurial spirit in one of the world's poorest countriesA innovative government program supported by IFAD attempts to unlock the... more
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An IFAD-supported project in the south of Jordan helps poor farmers better manage soil and water resources in one of the world's top ten water-poor countries.An IFAD-supported project in the south of Jordan helps poor farmers better manage soil... more
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Mayan honey producers in Mexico's Southern Yucatan switch to organic production and tap into lucrative international marketsMayan honey producers in Mexico's Southern Yucatan switch to organic production... more
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