Martha Heassler has been married to same man for over 30 years. They have two daughters, they’re both professionals, but when the times got tough, that didn’t matter. They almost lost their home. Martha’s husband didn’t have permanent work for nine years. He was doing agency work and collecting unemployment. Martha had different jobs as […]
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Here’s Margie Clayman‘s third profile of a kick-butt woman in social good in honor of Women’s History Month. You can check out her other posts telling the story of Luma Mufleh and Angela Daffron. When Estrella Rosenberg was a little girl, she had to experience something that is difficult even for the most seasoned adult
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By now you have probably seen the controversy over the BBH Labs viral marketing campaign at SxSW, which paid members of Austin’s homeless community $20-$50 a day to serve as walking 4G hotspots. Make no bones about it, the campaign could have been much more successful if the strategy had included education or fundraising to
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According to Wendy Harman, the Director of Social Strategy at the American Red Cross, there are about 200 house fires reported daily—so they respond to disasters on a daily basis. But with huge disasters, like the recent tornados that swept part of our country, it’s essential for their organization to be in tune with the
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It’s Women’s History Month, but instead of looking back at women of the past who’ve already changed the world, we’ll be profiling women of today who are changing the world using social media. To honor these social media powerhouses, every Thursday this month, guest blogger Margie Clayman will introduce you to awesome women who use
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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Margie Clayman. Check back here every Thursday afternoon this month for more stories on awesome women in social good. A few months ago, I sat down to watch CBS Sunday morning as I am wont to do. A story came on about a woman who was born
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After doing well with their previous business, RMH Teleservices, the Hansells wanted their next venture to do some good, help uplift corporate America and encourage employees. But they also wanted to reach out to the general public. That’s how they got the idea for ToonUps a decade ago. Cause Gaming: Games for Good ToonUps builds
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Americans are funny. We love a great competition! Nothing is more exciting than a thrilling winner or watching someone get close to achieve a notable goal. Just look at all of the momentum currently surrounding Twitchange Founder Shaun King in his effort to fund HopeMob with $125,000. It’s been exciting to get Shaun’s updates as
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There’s always been an assumption that women are more charitable than men. So to see if this was true, I went to none other than the fabulous Marjorie Clayman for answers. Margie Clayman is the Director of Client Development at Clayman Advertising, her family’s full-service marketing firm, where she represents the 3rd generation. Be sure to check
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Some of us probably didn’t plan the path our lives have taken (at least that’s the case for me) but it’s always so interesting to see how our lives unravel and take course, especially when we’re called to do something good for our community—like you’re all doing! So when Emily Dubner was at Harvard majoring
