Thousands of the brightest and most passionate people working to improve child, maternal, and reproductive health gathered today at the 92YTribeca in New York City to share ideas, raise awareness, and inspire action around motherhood and social media. Check out our favorite 20 quotes from Mom+Social … tweetable of course. “It is, for me, […]
Mom+Social is a special, one-day global summit focused on motherhood and the role of social media, technology, and philanthropy to improve the health of moms and children everywhere. Hundreds of the brightest and most passionate people working to improve child, maternal, and reproductive health will gather on May 8, 2013 at the 92YTribeca in New […]
Starting today, on International Women’s Day, moms and their friends will come together as part of a groundbreaking series of online conversations to share advice, stories, and inspiration about motherhood as part of the “Global Mom Relay,” a first-of-its-kind virtual relay with a goal of improving the lives of women and children around the globe. As […]
Groundbreaking Digital Collaboration for Social Good Asks People on Donate Their Voices, Take Actions to Improve the World, and Win One-of-a-Kind Experiences and Prizes They say doing good is its own reward, but sometimes it’s nice to get a little something extra for your passion and activism. Today at the Social Good Summit, the United […]
Today marks World Humanitarian Day – an opportunity to honor and celebrate those everyday heroes who face danger to help others around the world. It is also a chance to perform a good deed – no matter how big or small – whether online or off. There are endless opportunities to make a difference. Below […]
Did you ever think that blogging could really change the world? Ever consider that your online comments could directly save lives? Well this August, the United Nations Foundation and Shot@Life are making this possible by introducing Blogust. Blogust is a first-of-its-kind blog relay for good that is bringing together 31 of the most influential online […]
By 2020, five billion people will be living in cities. The transition to a global urbanization creates multiple challenges in planning, development, and operation of cities. How can social media play a role? As with any global challenge, social media serves as a fantastic convener of ideas, discussion and debate. We do not have to […]
The world’s oceans – their temperature, chemistry, currents and life – drive global systems that make the Earth habitable for humankind. Our rainwater, drinking water, weather, climate, coastlines, much of our food, and even the oxygen in the air we breathe, are all ultimately provided and regulated by the sea. This past week at the […]
1.4 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity and 2.5 billion still rely on collecting fuels like firewood for cooking and heating. Meanwhile, smoke from cooking in the home kills more people than malaria; mostly women and children. In order to help spotlight this issue in lead up to the Rio+20 Summit, the international […]
Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause more deaths each year than all forms of violence, including war. But clean water changes everything. Safe drinking water alone can reduce water-related deaths by 21%. Families with enough clean water to drink, bathe, clean and grow their […]
