Quote of the day via Twitter:
Franken defeated Sen. Coleman in MN. Somewhere in the US, a suicide hotline volunteer is trying to talk Bill O’Reilly down from a ledge.
Minnesota finally has a new senator
January 6, 2009 By View Comments
2008, A Year in Review
December 24, 2008 By View Comments
Just like many people this time of year I’ve been quite busy. So I haven’t found much time to post to this blog since last month. So to make up for it, I thought I’d post a year in review.
Here are a few professional and personal highlights from 2008…
- Hired Jim Berigan as editor and feature writer for Top School Fundraisers blog, January
- Reflected on Fundraising & Philanthropy Trends Around the World, February
- Published the Fundraising Myths Series, April
- Got included in Alltop.com, April
- Participated in Wichita County Democratic Convention, March 29
- Step by Step Fundraising featured in USA Weekend, April 27
- Completed a certification course in Nonprofit Management, May
- Started a new blog, Cause Blogger, registered the domain last year, finally started posting in May
- Attended BPW/TX State convention with friends from Wichita Falls BPW
- Said goodbye to our good friend Mr. Kitty, June
- Trip to Montreal to visit eFundraising, July 7-9
- Hired several freelancers to write for the Charity Mile Blog, August (who are still doing an amazing job!)
- Collected 20 Free Grant Writing Resources for Non-Profits, August 13
- Vacation in Colorado Springs, August 16-21
- Moved into a new office, September 1
- Presented Online Fundraising session at Dallas Fundraising Conference, October 29
- Announced a grant sponsored by Top School Fundraisers, September 19
- Enjoyed keynotes, expo and sessions and met cool people at Blog World in Las Vegas, September 19-22
- Celebrated the election: Quotes from Barack Obama’s Speech and 33 Links to Wrap Up Election Season
- Step by Step Fundraising listed in Top 10 Fundraising Blogs, November
- Published a new book, the 7 Essential Steps to Raising Money by Mail with Sandy Rees, December 4
- Hosted a teleseminar Fundraising Teleseminar with Sandy and Marc, December 10
- Loved (almost) every minute of Doctor Who Series 4; anxiously awaiting Christmas special
- At some point registered and got active on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter
- Now celebrating Christmas with friends and family. Christmas door ringers, Acts of Kindness and Oprah
What a busy year it has been!
World AIDS Day Bloggers Unite on Dec. 1
November 27, 2008 By View Comments
BlogCatalog.com is sponsoring a bloggers unite day on Monday, urging bloggers to write about the AIDS issue. I’m still thinking of what to write, but just to start here are a few facts about AIDS.
Did you know that…
in the United States:
- Nearly half of all AIDS cases in the U.S. involve people 13 to 24 years of age.
- More than 250,000 are estimated to be HIV positive and not know it.
- And more than 1 million are estimated to be living with AIDS.
around the world:
- There are an estimated 33 million people with AIDS worldwide.
- In 2007, HIV/AIDS killed 2.2 million people
- 8,000 people die every day in Africa from three preventable and treatable diseases- AIDS, malaria and TB.
there are reasons for hope:
- Antiretroviral medication to treat people living with HIV/AIDS costs as little as $140 per patient per year, down from nearly $10,000 a year less than 10 years ago.
- Organizations such as ONE and world aids campaign continue to keep this issue top of mind with the public and governments, in order to advance research, treatment and prevention.
Friday Fun: Marines Like to Dance too
November 21, 2008 By View Comments
With thanks to Tim at Be the Change: “Have you ever wondered what a bunch of Marines doing the Cha-Cha might look like? Wonder no longer.”
Take These Words to Heart: Bono’s Prayer Breakfast Speech
November 12, 2008 By View Comments
Recently another blogger reminded me of one of my all-time favorite speeches, given by my all-time favorite rock star and activist, Bono. He is one of the most outspoken advocates for the poor and marginalized. This speech, which can more rightly be called a sermon, cuts to the heart and soul of the matter.
The one thing, on which we can all agree, is that God is with the vulnerable and poor. God is in the slums and in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them. 6,500 Africans are still dying every day of a preventable, treatable disease, for lack of drugs we can buy at any drug store. This is not about charity, this is about Justice and Equality.
~ Bono, Speech at National Prayer Breakfast February 2, 2006
The full text of the speech can be read at USA Today.
The book “One the Move” based on the speech can be read online for free, courtesy of the ONE Campaign
Or purchased from Amazon
Bono gave another major speech more recently at the California Women’s Conference on October 22nd. In it he promotes ONE Campaign and its plan, which is, as he put it “a serious plan, supported by some of the sharpest minds in this country, and around the world.”
Here’s a clip with a few highlights:
The full speech can be seen at the ONE Website.
