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Bluefields Bio-Sand Water Filters Project
Learn how you can impact over 600 people by providing access to clean drinking water
Debasso Podo Treatment Phase I
Provides 140 people suffering from Podo with holistic treatment
Soweto KICK IT UP! Project
Ensures one at-risk girl is trained and equipped to report on the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Guardia Chalaca Boys' Home Computer Project
Provides computer resources for 30 at-risk boys
Meheba Settlement Block G Refugee Health Service Project
Provides medical services for over 13,000 refugees
Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund
Provides emergency relief supplies to ~3 million earthquake victims in Haiti
Sarah, Yelena, & Alexis' Ranmalpur Solar Lantern Project
Provides 65 families with solar lanterns to increase safety and productivity at night
Sonalnagar Village Rainwater Harvesting Project
Provide roof rainwater harvesting systems to give the community sustainable access to clean water
Guardia Chalaca Girls' Home Kitchen Project
Provides kitchen equipment so 30 at-risk girls have access to daily meals
Meheba Mwangaza Education Centers
Provides preschool and adult education classes to more than 100 refugees
How it Works
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CHOOSE YOUR PROJECT
What interests you? A certain issue? A certain part of the world? Find a project you connect with and make a real impact.
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CHOOSE YOUR APPROACH
What do you like to do? Run, bake, host parties? Do something you enjoy to raise the money for your project.
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ENGAGE YOUR NETWORK
Now tell your friends and family about your project and ask them to help you reach your goal.
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SEE YOUR IMPACT
Once the project is done, the community sends you photos and videos about the impact you have had on their lives.
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CITIZEN EFFECT BLOG
Winning Online Competitions: A Coalition of the Giving
by Brett W. on March 09, 2010
Below is a blog article by Citizen Effect Founder & CEO Dan Morrison. It was featured today as a guest post on Geoff Livingston's blog.
Philanthropy competitions are the new fad and mode for giving away millions of dollars to innovative organizations trying to save the world. Last year the Chase Giving Challenge gave away $5 million to 100 nonprofits and this year Pepsi allocated $20 million of its Super Bowl ad budget to launch its Pepsi Refresh Project that is giving away a total of $1.2 million a month to innovative ideas that will save the world.
While most of you have never heard of Scott Beale and Atlas Corp. you need to for two reasons. Atlas Corp is creating a new spin on the Peace Corp that will benefit your organization, and Scott is kicking your butts in these online giving competitions.
Kick It Up! Gives Girls Confidence and a Career
by Laura G. on March 04, 2010
Billions of people around the world are gearing up to watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Thanks to Citizen Effect's new field partner, Global Girl Media, you can watch some truly inspiring coverage of the matches.
Kick it Up! is a new program designed to kick start the journalism careers of South African girls. It is extremely difficult for women to enter a male-dominated industry like sports journalism. For girls in Soweto, South Africa it is next to impossible thanks to gang violence, drug use and disease. Kick it Up! was created to give these girls a chance.
Here’s how it works: Global Girl Media will provide hands-on broadcast journalism training for 15-20 year-old girls selected for the program. Then the girls will travel to the World Cup and act as reporters in the field. Kick It Up! gives girl power a whole new meaning . Play a part in giving these underprivileged young women self-confidence that will last a lifetime. Be a Citizen Philanthropist for a Kick it Up! project or make a donation today.
Clinton School of Public Service Speaker Series
by Brett W. on March 03, 2010
By invitation from the Clinton School of Public Service, Citizen Effect Founder and CEO Dan Morrison addresses the school's student body and faculty. Dan talks about his motivation for starting Citizen Effect, and his hopes for all that the evolution of Citizen Philanthropy can achieve.
Nine New Year's Resolutions Worth Keeping
by Brett W. on February 19, 2010
Nine New Year's Resolutions Worth Keeping
If your New Year's resolution is stalled, we have the cure!
Guest Blog Post – What Goes Around Comes Around
by Brett W. on February 19, 2010
What goes around comes around,
so what are you giving today?
Generosity is contagious. It brings with it the energy of abundance, kindness, peace and love. Giving is a practice that in and of itself can completely transform your life. When we become givers we automatically become receivers in multiple ways. If you're not sure what will happen, try it and you will be amazed. On a very basic energetic level several things happen when we give.
#1 We feel good. Plain and simple, it feels good to give to others. It doesn’t matter whether you give your time, money, or words of kindness, giving sets off good feelings when the giving comes from your heart.
Thinking of becoming a Citizen Philanthropist? Do it. Just say Yes!
by Hatef Y. on February 12, 2010
Little did I know when I said Yes! to becoming a Citizen Philanthropist in August of 2008 that it would actually lead me to the village one year later. It was such a great experience and continues to be. How did it all start? I am fortunate to live here in Washington, DC and attended the Citizen Effect Launch Party to meet other like-minded folks and learn more about what Citizen Effect does for people in countries with basic infrastructure needs. I was touched by the founder & CEO, Dan Morrison’s story about how he got involved and how Citizen Effect began. I knew very early on that this was something I wanted to do and had to get involved in.
Life Hanging by a Thread: Field Notes from a CARE Team Member
by Nicole S. on January 28, 2010
Photo: 2010 Evelyn Hockstein/CARE
Among the 3 million Haitians who have been affected by January 12th’s earthquake, CARE estimates there are at least 37,000 pregnant women who are in urgent need of assistance. In a recent field report, Loetitia Raymond, a CARE team member, offers a moving description of the brutal conditions facing many of these women as CARE staff race to help them.
Updates from Haiti: Dispatches from CARE
by Hatef Y. on January 19, 2010
At Citizen Effect we're working hard to raise funds for the CARE Earthquake Relief Fund. You can help by donating at http://citizeneffect.org/projects/haitirelief
We've also received regular updates from the CARE team on the ground in Haiti. They're doing amazing work and bringing relief and critical care to thousands of Haitians.
We really appreciate the work that CARE is doing and and our thoughts are with the people of Haiti.
Celebrate MLK Holiday as a day of service - with Citizen Effect
by Hatef Y. on January 18, 2010
Today, the nation celebrates and honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. For many of us, that means a day on, not a day off-- volunteering and participating in community events. In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as a national day of service to encourage volunteering and community involvement. Dr. King emphasized the power of service toward meeting many of the challenges we face today: poverty, economic insecurity, hunger, illiteracy and environmental threats.
| Lives Impacted | 49,188 |
| Donors | 575 |
| Citizen Philanthropists | 66 |
| Dollars Donated | 132,009 |
| Completed Projects | 29 |
| Projects In Progress | 38 |
New CP added to Podo Treatment Program (Phase I) — Debasso! - 12 days ago visit the project
New CP added to Solar Lights & Water Project — Haji Bhachudiwandh Village! - 14 days ago visit the project
New CP added to Brighter Way Haiti Choir Haiti Relief Fund! - 19 days ago visit the project
New CP added to Desert Water Tanks (Phase III) — Jogad Village! - 26 days ago visit the project
New CP added to KICK IT UP! — Teboho Trust, Soweto! - 27 days ago visit the project
