Giveaway: Rugby player Ben Cohen will hang out at your house all year

I missed a very important date last Thursday. I mentioned it on Twitter, but I’d wanted to mark it on this blog, too. My excuse is that Thursday was my first day home after five days in Ethiopia and two days running workshops for the charity partners funded by the foundation I work for. I… Continue reading Giveaway: Rugby player Ben Cohen will hang out at your house all year

Friday favorites: Buy a T-shirt, help rebuild a home for Sandy survivors

I’ve worked for charities for years, so I love seeing new and interesting ways of raising money for worthy causes. I recently discovered Sevenly.org, a website that raises money for a different charity every week by selling specially designed T-shirts. For each T-shirt they sell, they donate $7 to that week’s charity. This week, they’re… Continue reading Friday favorites: Buy a T-shirt, help rebuild a home for Sandy survivors

Help a romance blogger bring clean water to Africa

When I saw that one of my favorite romance bloggers, Limecello, was organizing an online fundraiser for a charity that brings fresh water to people in developing countries, I got excited. Really excited. You know what’s the best thing about it? You don’t even have to donate money if you don’t want to. All you… Continue reading Help a romance blogger bring clean water to Africa