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2009 Mustache March Footage Unveiled!
I know all of you have been dying to see the footage of the 2009 Mustache March our good friends at CauseCast put together, so here it is!
-Jesse
Add comment April 6, 2009
Review SharingHope.tv on Blipper
SharingHope.tv has recently been added to Blippr. Those not familiar with Blippr are encouraged to take the Grand Tour. Simply put, Blippr is a social networking website dedicated to sharing and reviewing some of the major forms of media in our lives including music, computer applications, games, books, and movies.
Check out and review the SharingHope.tv entry here, your feedback is much appreciated!
-Jesse
Add comment April 6, 2009
Twelve Texas Nonprofits Launch “We Are One”
Central Texas nonprofits are banding together to increase support, involvement and change in the community. Hannah Nokes, Vice President of Development and Marketing at Leadership Austin, sums the effort when quoted, “We believe that by acting as one collective voice, our organizations and the people who support us can more effectively address the important and growing needs throughout our community, [...]”
The nonprofits working together include: American Cancer Society, Austin Children’s Shelter, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Capital Area Food Bank, Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Leadership Austin, LifeWorks, SafePlace, Seton Family of Hospitals, Southwest Key Programs, and United Way Capital Area. Check out the central Texas community working together here.
Courtesy of PitchEngine.com.
-Jesse
Add comment March 31, 2009
David Neff Interviews Holly Ross of NTEN
Holly Ross is the Executive Director for NTEN, a social networking community geared towards nonprofit technology (thus NTEN). Check out the interview, courtesy of FI Space.org, here.
-Jesse
Add comment March 27, 2009
Schools Take Top Prizes in Sharinghope.tv Anti-Smoking Video Contest
Kids still know that smoking isn’t cool, judging by the three winning videos of our SharingHope.tv/Great American Smokeout Video Contest.
The first two videos below were submitted by Jennifer Barnette, a parent volunteer at Morgen Academy in Austin Texas. The girls, Casey and Maddie, are both 5th graders.
The third video was submitted by third grade teacher Janet Couvillion from Forest Trail Elementary, EanesISD, Texas.
Congratulations to our winners! Each school will be awarded a Flip video camera so the kids can continue to help make the world a better place by spreading positive messages online. We hope to see more of them on SharingHope.tv!
1 comment December 2, 2008
Sharing Hope Instead of Slinging Mud
There's Hope.
Most of us are pretty sick of mudslinging by now, so I was grateful to find some political party warmth in the form of a post by conservative columnist and three-time cancer survivor Robert D. Novak about his current battle with brain cancer. (read the full text of his column by clicking here.)
Novak wants people to know about “the reaction to my disease, mostly compassionate, that belies Washington’s reputation.”
Just a few months ago, doctors operated on senator Ted Kennedy’s brain tumor. Through a series of connections, Novak ended up in contact with one of his political rivals and found that
Novak found equal compassion from President Bush, who had also been the subject of criticism in some of Novak’s columns. He writes.
I wish cancer didn’t have to be the catalyst, but it heartens me to know compassion crosses party lines. I needed that.
Add comment October 30, 2008
The Fight Back Express Shares Hope
While Congress and Presidential wanna-be’s debate Mortgage industry and Wall Street bail-outs, the American Cancer Society presses on to lobby for federal funding for cancer research. The Fight Back Express is touring the country to facilitate discussions between cancer patients, their families, and legislators with the goal of making cancer a national priority. Watch the video for more information and click here for upcoming tour locations and dates.
And, since SharingHope.tv originated in Texas, we were excited to see a bejeweled (former?) Miss Texas sharing hope at a recent Fight Back Express stop. Thanks to member Kym for posting the photo!
Miss Texas Shares Hope
Add comment September 23, 2008
Videos – The Great American Smokeout Contest
I’ve been talking about the Great American Smoke Out (GASO) and our video contest ending Nov. 20, but Lindsey says it even better with her video.
1 comment September 17, 2008
Can you convince people not to light up?
YouTube may have dozens of anti-smoking ads, but someone who wants to quit smoking is much more likely to turn to the American Cancer Society for advice. The SharingHope.tv Quitting Smoking channel gives you the chance to inspire others to put down those cigarettes. Tell your personal story of how you quit. Use your sense of humor to create a short anti-smoking film like the one I found on You Tube (see below). You can even encourage kids to create a short video in order to get them thinking critically about smoking. Take your best shot. You might even win a SharingHope.tv contest.
Videos are just one way you can pass along the quit-smoking message. Here’s a photo from sharinghope.tv member KristenRenee. Her mom quit smoking after 35 years and inspired others to do the same. Way to Share Hope!
Add comment September 3, 2008
Beating Breast Cancer During Business School: Katie’s Story
For Katie, going back to school meant balancing a job, school, and cancer treatment. She she emerged a surivor and earned her MBA. Thanks, Sarah, for sharing Katie’s story on SharingHope.tv.
Add comment August 29, 2008