Month: November 2017

Catholic Community Launch Third #iGiveCatholic Campaign on #GivingTuesday

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #iGiveCatholic is an online crowdfunding event that kicks off the charitable season and brings the Catholic community together to give thanks and give back. Considered the most successful Catholic crowdfunding event to date, #iGiveCatholic will be held on #GivingTuesday – a global day of giving, which will take place on November 28, 2017.  According to Henry Timms, Executive Director of the 92nd Street Y and founder of #GivingTuesday, “We created #GivingTuesday six years ago and it has now grown…

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‘Stand Against Hate’ Youth Essay Contest Offers Chance at $5K Scholarships/Grants

Stuart Mitchell

As Thanksgiving approaches and people around the nation are gathering and reflecting on the meaning of family and community, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and the Heather Heyer Foundation continue their call for entries in a nationwide ‘Stand Against Hate’ youth essay contest through which three winning essayists (ages 14-20) will earn $5,000 scholarships or grants for community projects. The three top essayists—representing the next generation of American activists and community leaders—will also be flown to Los Angeles and have the singular opportunity to ride on AHF’s 2018 Rose Parade® float…

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UN Women Launch 16 days of activism

Stuart Mitchell

Starting on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November), hundreds of events worldwide, led by UN Women and partners, will bolster efforts to end a pandemic that impacts one in three women globally. From marches, flashmobs and concerts, to football and rugby games events will be organized, and iconic buildings lit up in orange to galvanize attention during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November – 10 December). This year’s commemoration comes at a unique moment, coinciding with the unprecedented mobilization of…

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Tobacco Companies Must Run Court-Ordered Ads Telling the Truth about Their Lethal Products

Stuart Mitchell

Starting Nov. 26, the major U.S. tobacco companies must run court-ordered newspaper and television advertisements that tell the American public the truth about the deadly consequences of smoking and secondhand smoke, as well as the companies’ intentional design of cigarettes to make them more addictive. The ads are the culmination of a long-running lawsuit the U.S. Department of Justice filed against the tobacco companies in 1999. A federal court in 2006 ordered the tobacco companies to make these “corrective statements” after finding that they had violated civil racketeering laws (RICO)…

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My Favourite 10 Charity/Non-Profit/Ethical Campaigns of October 2017

Stuart Mitchell

This will be a new monthly piece where I will mention my top 10 favourite Non-Profit, Ethical or Charity Campaigns of the previous Month. This Month – October 2017. 10. Unicef launches Rankin video about the labels put on migrant children. An important campaign which highlights the plight of migrant children, and how people label them Unicef launches Rankin video about the labels put on migrant children 9. ‘Phish & Chips’ Van Lets You Pay For A Meal With Scam Phishing Emails And Smishing Texts. I loved this idea, we…

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