December 2011
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Last day to buy a lump of coal for those holiday...
Whether your friends and family have been naughty or nice, stuffing their stockings with some coal has never felt better.
Give a stove to someone in Haiti, put some coal in someone’s stockings. But hurry, because today’s the last day to order a pretty box of coal!
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Forbes: "Novel Ways To Give To Charity This... →
We’ve been featured today in Forbes! Check it out and pass it on to your friends so they can sponsor a stove (or five) to help women and families in Haiti.
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Holiday gift idea: Beauty products from Votre Vu!
This holiday season, you can pick up some health and skincare goodies from Votre Vu and still give to The Adventure Project!
Votre Vu skin, hair, health, and beauty care company. Products are all-natural and made in France by a family of skincare artisans, who have been creating and perfecting these products for nearly a century.
For every purchase you make through Votre Vu brand ambassador...
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Anonymous asked: Hi! I absolutely love The Adventure Project and everything you do, but I have one question (mostly because I get asked when trying to advocate for the current stove campaign) - how does giving away 10,000 stoves effect people like Lucy who are trying to earn a living selling them?
Hottest gift this season.
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Keeping the water flowing in rural villages →
Our partner organization, WaterAid, highlighted in the NY Times.
To learn more about our water projects and how they are impacting communities in India, visit our Water Portfolio page.
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Give A Stove: Becky Straw Reflects on the...
Read this FABULOUS interview by Elizabeth Burke of Levo (League) with one of our founders, Becky Straw, on passion, social entrepreneurship, starting a nonprofit, and advice for young dreamers.
Levo (League) seeks to “help young professionals break through the glass ceiling without compromising their identities as women.”
We absolutely adore the ladies of L(L), who happened to...
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TAP Founder Becky Straw featured on... →
We’re excited about this amazing article written by Sloane Berrent of The Causemopolitan highlighting Becky and The Adventure Project. Read it, watch the 2-minute video, and see what drives Becky and her work at The Adventure Project.
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So Whats On Your Plate?: Bruncher Spotlight: Becky... →
sowhatsonyourplate:
Twitter: @beckystraw
Location: Global - Currently in New York City
What’s on her Plate: Becky is building a tribe of people who share her vision; and proving that there are low-cost, high-impact solutions that can transform communities through The Adventure Project.
One thing she…
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Harvard Biz: I Don't Understand What Anyone Is...
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I Don’t Understand What Anyone Is Saying Anymore - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review
“When I was younger, if I didn’t understand what people were saying, I thought I was stupid. Now I realize that if it’s to people’s benefit that I understand them but I don’t, then they’re the ones who are stupid.”
Great article written by Dan...
It’s easy to be pessimistic because then we fool ourselves into thinking we...
– James Altucher on why you should alter your attitude in order to improve productivity, and also find success.
How Entrepreneurs Can Increase Productivity by 500% | TechCrunch
(via amexopenforum)
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World AIDS Day 2011
Infographic: The Changing Face of AIDS [via GOOD]
1981:
On June 5th, the U.S. Center for Disease Control publishes a report explaining that an unknown cause has stricken 5 gay men in Los Angeles with a rare pneumonia.
The first cases of this mysterious cause are among gay men, and later, injecting drug users. 121 people reportedly die from the disease by the end of the year.
2010
Doctors...
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Forbes Top Social Entrepreneurs: Impact 30
A huge congratulations to KickStart, our partners in our Hunger portfolio , for being listed as Forbes’ Impact 30, a list of the top entrepreneurs!
We’re so proud to have them be our partners in Kenya, supporting small farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs with irrigation pumps.
See the full list of Forbes’ Top Social Entrepreneurs to read more about great folks like
To...
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