Social Good

May

13th

2013

Social Media Love Made Tangible

May 13th, 2013 by margie
Photo by Blankies for Boston

In 2007, back when Livejournal was still my favorite online platform, I was running an organization called Homespun Helpers. The group existed solely in the online world, although in some cases some of our members truly befriended each other, and got to craft together. Our goal each year was to make and donate 3,000 items…

April

22nd

2013

A Note About National Infertility Awareness Week

April 22nd, 2013 by margie
Photo by Morgacito

On April 21st, National Infertility Awareness week began for this year. The week-long effort to bring attention to all issues tied to infertility was started by Resolve.org. The event started in 1989. Resolve has been around since 1974, and defines itself as “a non-profit organization with the only established, nationwide network mandated to promote reproductive…

March

28th

2013

How Justin’s March Madness Bracket Raised $2,000 for Leukemia

March 28th, 2013 by joewaters
Photo by bigcityal

Justin Goldsborough hates cancer. And he has plenty of reasons to hate the deadly disease. One of his colleagues has an 18-month old who’s undergoing a second round of chemotherapy. One of his best friends from high school lost his dad to lymphoma during their senior year. And another friend lost his mom just a…

March

7th

2013

Good Deeds Day: Being The Change We Want To See

March 7th, 2013 by sohini
Image by Quasifly

  March 10 is Good Deeds Day–an opportunity and invitation to do something nice, or kind, or helpful for someone. Even if it’s as simple as a smile or a hug. You could be forgiven if you’ve never heard about the day. Because we are now bombarded with all manner of “days.” National Clean Out…

February

12th

2013

4 Ways to Give ‘A Portion of Thyself’ This Valentine’s Day

February 12th, 2013 by joewaters
Photo by craftivist collective

“Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself. Thou must bleed for me.” – Emerson The American poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson set a high standard for gift givers during his time. Those of us who pride ourselves on being do-gooders should do…