http://www.citizeneffect.org/blogs/1/feed en-us http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/detroit4detroit-npr-wdet-craig-fahle-show <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">&nbsp;<img width="579" height="157" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2321/D4D-Blog-Header_B.jpg" /></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Yesterday our very own Nicole Schneidman and Eric Moss were featured on WDET's&nbsp;<a href="http://wdetfm.org/shows/craig-fahle-show/episode/detroit4detroit-citizens-having-impact/">The Craig Fahle Show</a> to mark the launch of <a href="http://detroit4detroit.org">Detroit4Detroit!</a> This past week&rsquo;s launch saw an incredible amount of enthusiasm and support with over 50 people signing up for a project.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://wdetfm.org/shows/craig-fahle-show/episode/detroit4detroit-citizens-having-impact/">Listen to the show</a> and if you are the next member of #the150, <a href="http://detroit4detroit.org">sign up here</a>.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">&nbsp;</span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/detroit4detroit-npr-wdet-craig-fahle-show">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/detroit4detroit-npr-wdet-craig-fahle-show#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1757">leave a comment</a> Austin M. 1757 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-webinar-answers-fundraising-questions <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><img width="579" height="157" vspace="7" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2319/Blog_Header_Webinar.jpg" /><br /> Philanthropy is hard work. However, hard work yields great results and even greater rewards. Citizen Effect is constantly working to increase our Citizen Philanthropist&rsquo;s impact while also helping ease their workload. We&rsquo;ve provided a <a href="http://resources.citizeneffect.org/">Fundraising Resource Kit</a>, put our experienced fundraising staff at your disposal and now Citizen Effect is producing webinars to show you best practices and answer all your questions. In the coming weeks we'll be debuting three new webinars to help make your experience as a Citizen Philanthropist as successful as possible.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><br /> </span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-webinar-answers-fundraising-questions">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-webinar-answers-fundraising-questions#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1754">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 1754 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/national-blood-donor-month <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: left; "><img width="570" height="153" vspace="7" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2317/blooddrive_1.jpg" />In 1970, January was declared National Blood Donor Month in an effort to raise awareness and honor blood donors. Today, blood donor services such as the <a href="http://www.redcrossblood.org/">Red Cross</a> and <a href="http://www.americasblood.org/">America&rsquo;s Blood Centers</a> continue to work to meet the needs of the estimated 4.5 million Americans who will need a blood transfusion in 2012. Relying completely on volunteers who donate their time and blood, these groups support cancer patients, accident victims, transplant recipients and others in need of lifesaving transfusions across America. Everyone knows someone who has needed a blood transfusion &ndash; someday, you may need one too.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; "><br /> </span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/national-blood-donor-month">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/national-blood-donor-month#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1752">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 1752 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/modeld-detroit4detroit-passionate-detroiters-citizen-philanthropy <p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img height="157" width="580" vspace="6" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2293/D4D-Blog-Header_B.jpg" alt="" />Since Citizen Effect announced </span></span><a href="http://www.detroit4detroit.org/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Detroit4Detroit</span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">, the number one question people ask is, &quot;Why Detroit? Why is a D.C.-based nonprofit setting up its second office in the Motor City?&quot; &nbsp;<br /> <br /> The answer is simple -- it&rsquo;s the people. In Detroit, you can&rsquo;t walk down the street without hearing passersby talking about the work they&rsquo;re doing in their community. Citizens are collaborating with larger institutions like their government and foundations, while at the same time leveraging their most valuable asset, their fellow Detroiters. This idea that the power lies directly with the people, and not just a few with deep pockets, is what made us so excited about bringing our model of Citizen Philanthropy into the equation.<br /> </span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/modeld-detroit4detroit-passionate-detroiters-citizen-philanthropy">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/modeld-detroit4detroit-passionate-detroiters-citizen-philanthropy#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1746">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 1746 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/martin-luther-king-jr-mlk-day-volunteer <p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img height="151" width="560" vspace="6" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2195/blogpic2.jpg" /><br /> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most influential public figures in American history and an icon of peace and human rights around the world. Affectionately called MLK, his impact can still be felt in America to this day. In honor of this great man&rsquo;s work and legacy the third Monday of every January is a declared a federal holiday to mark his January 15^th birthday. Many take advantage of this day off to <a href="http://www.volunteermatch.org/seasonsofservice/mlkday/">serve in honor</a> of King&rsquo;s mission and message.</span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/martin-luther-king-jr-mlk-day-volunteer">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/martin-luther-king-jr-mlk-day-volunteer#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1719">leave a comment</a> Austin M. 1719 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/olomomo-nut-company-great-business-a-ganar <p><img width="580" height="156" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2193/olomomo.jpg" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Congratulations to our friend and Citizen Philanthropist Justin P. and his wife on the birth of their daughter Maren! The proud parents are celebrating this exciting time in the best possible way, by sharing their joy with others! Justin, the founder and CEO of&nbsp;</span></span><a target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(242, 117, 73); " href="http://www.olomomo.com/"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span class="il">Olomomo</span>&nbsp;Nut Company</span></span></a><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">&nbsp;(pronounced&nbsp; o-lo-MO-mo), will be donating 5% of all sales towards the $1,000 fundraising goal of their </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 117, 73); font-size: small; "><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/projects/aganar-soccer-olomomo"><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">A Ganar</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">&nbsp;project</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">. A Ganar &ldquo;<span style="background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; ">is an economic empowerment program that uses the power of football to help at-risk youth in Latin America and the Caribbean develop market-driven job skills, become entrepreneurs or return to the formal education system</span>.&rdquo;</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><br /> </span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/olomomo-nut-company-great-business-a-ganar">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/olomomo-nut-company-great-business-a-ganar#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1718">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 1718 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/free-philanthropy <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left; "><img width="580" height="175" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2139/GrainsOfRice_1.10.12.jpg" /><br /> Everyone loves free. It&rsquo;s an appealing word and a powerful attention grabber. What&rsquo;s there not to like about free? Although free enjoys such universal affection it also creates suspicion; after all, &ldquo;nothing in life is free.&rdquo; <a href="http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1496">Freerice.com</a> is one place that is quite literality giving away rice&hellip;&hellip;so what&rsquo;s catch?</span></span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/free-philanthropy">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/free-philanthropy#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1712">leave a comment</a> Austin M. 1712 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/impact-year-in-review <p><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left; "><img width="580" height="156" vspace="8" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2114/endyear_blogbanner2.jpg" />Citizen Effect has had a tremendous year. 250 Citizen Philanthropists raised nearly $500,000 for critical community projects around the world. To put this in perspective, 38 Citizen Philanthropists raised $40,000 in 2009. While we&rsquo;re happy to see that our approach works, we won&rsquo;t be resting on our laurels. We&rsquo;re looking to expand our team and launch version 2.0 of CitizenEffect.org to ensure we have an even greater impact in 2012. And you can <a href="https://www.citizeneffect.org/donations/new">help us do just that.</a></span></span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/impact-year-in-review">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/impact-year-in-review#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1688">leave a comment</a> Austin M. 1688 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-evan-face-aids-social-vaccine-concert-video <p style="text-align: center; ">&nbsp;<img width="580" height="156" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2091/Stories-of-CP.jpeg" /></p> <p style="text-align: left; "><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wKqn2zZsbU8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; "><em><span style="font-size: small; ">&quot;T<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">he concert went really smoothly and I was very impressed by the whole thing.&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">I was very proud of my performers and I</span>&nbsp;think&nbsp;<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">&nbsp;we raised about 1700 on the night!&quot; - Evan P.</span></span></em></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><br /> </span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">On Saturday December 3rd Citizen Philanthropist Evan P. held a benefit concert for his </span></span><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/projects/bas-campaign-evan"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">FACE AIDS Back to School Project</span></span></a><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">. Aptly titled The Social Vaccine, the benefit saw performances by a number of local musicians including Evan himself.&nbsp;&nbsp;Watch the video above to see how a high schooler from Phoenix brought his community together to impact the lives of those in need.</span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-evan-face-aids-social-vaccine-concert-video">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-evan-face-aids-social-vaccine-concert-video#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1671">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 1671 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-claire-common-good-city-farm-volunteer-fundraiser <p style="text-align: left; "><img width="580" height="156" vspace="8" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2091/Stories-of-CP.jpeg" /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KJ0nu2C6gQg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/projects/dc4dc-cgcf-claire">Citizen Philanthropist Claire C.</a> serves her community by volunteering her time as a teacher in the LEAF program at Common Good City Farm. Always looking for other ways to support her favorite cause she joined <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/dc4dc">DC4DC</a> to take her support to the next level, raising over $1,000.&nbsp;</span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-claire-common-good-city-farm-volunteer-fundraiser">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-claire-common-good-city-farm-volunteer-fundraiser#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1669">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 1669 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/detroit4detroit-citizen-philanthropist-emily-facebook-group <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><img width="580" height="157" vspace="8" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2065/detroit4detroit.jpeg" /><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-size: small; "><em><br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4gkrsWNX7lA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <br /> <br /> &ldquo;The concept for &quot;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/329635747050010/">Donate December</a>&quot; is simple. I will be making a charitable donation for Coalition On Temporary Shelter each day this month. Donation doesn't have to mean money. Donations can be clothing, furniture, non-perishable food etc. Please invite all of your friends to join so I can make this possible! I will pick up, clean, drop off and provide donation receipts to anyone willing to participate!&rdquo;<br /> </em></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="font-size: small; "><br /> <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/detroit4detroit"> Detroit4Detroit</a> Citizen Philanthropist Emily A. started her relationship with COTS while volunteering as a high school student. Now a young professional, she&rsquo;s taking her place among the <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/detroit4detroit">150 passionate citizens</a> impacting the city they love.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Verdana"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/detroit4detroit-citizen-philanthropist-emily-facebook-group">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/detroit4detroit-citizen-philanthropist-emily-facebook-group#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1663">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 1663 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/all-in-the-family-children-of-vietnam <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><img width="580" height="156" vspace="8" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/2014/Stories-of-CP.jpg" /><br /> The holiday season often reminds us just how important family is. It&rsquo;s the most basic component of our society and a support network which teaches, nurtures, and inspires. In 1998 Ben Wilson founded Children of Vietnam after several business trips in the early 1990&rsquo;s inspired him to help children who are truly in need. Today, his granddaughter<a href="http://citizeneffect.org/projects/trung-chanh-kindergarten"> Clara and daughter-in-law Bev</a> are also taking up the cause; working to provide 40 children with a new kindergarten in Trung Chanh Village, Vietnam.</span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/all-in-the-family-children-of-vietnam">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/all-in-the-family-children-of-vietnam#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1636">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 1636 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/global-rich-list <p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img width="580" vspace="8" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/1996/blog_richlist.jpg" />The Holidays are a wonderful time of the year. It&rsquo;s a time to be thankful, celebrate and look towards the future. It is also a time of giving in the spirit of philanthropy. However the ongoing recession and high unemployment rates make generosity seem less and less feasible every year. Regardless of one&rsquo;s economic situation it is imperative to put this financial crisis into perspective. When things seem tough it is more important than ever to maintain a positive yet realistic outlook. <a href="http://www.globalrichlist.com/index.php">The Global Rich List</a>, is an online tool developed by <a href="http://www.pokelondon.com/">Poke</a> in an effort to &ldquo;inspire people though interactive media&rdquo;. Using information compiled from The World Bank Development Research Group this website is able to pinpoint exactly how rich you are in a global context. The results may surprise you:</span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/global-rich-list">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/global-rich-list#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1616">leave a comment</a> Austin M. 1616 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-evan-social-vaccine <p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img width="580" vspace="8" height="156" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/1976/Stories-of-CP.jpeg" /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Evan began singing at age 3 with the Phoenix Boys Choir. At age 11 he began playing the piano. Currently practicing 3 to 4 hours a day, he's won 15 competitions in 5 years.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Even more inspiring is the way Evan combined his love of music with his desire to go beyond the soup kitchen and use his talent to help those in need.&nbsp;&ldquo;Evan is an incredible talent who kicked the butts of even professional fundraisers through his personalized approach&quot;, commented Citizen Philanthropist Manager Nicole Schneidman. &nbsp;<br /> </span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-evan-social-vaccine">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/citizen-philanthropist-evan-social-vaccine#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1613">leave a comment</a> Austin M. 1613 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/thanksgiving-2011 <p><img width="580" height="156" vspace="8" alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/1972/holidayharvest.jpeg" /><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Happy Thanksgiving everyone. My favorite part of Thanksgiving is the cranberry sauce. My grandma made this killer cranberry sauce with orange rinds. Thank you Grandma &quot;Spanky&quot; Jane!</span></span></span></p> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Citizen Effect and I have a lot to be thankful for this year...</span></span></span></div><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/thanksgiving-2011">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/main/thanksgiving-2011#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1610">leave a comment</a> Dan M. 1610 at http://citizeneffect.org