Blog Entries tagged 'charity'

KIDS really get this stuff

pauldunn — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0100

Yesterday I met an 8-year old girl for the first time. Jilly is her name.

She had a cold. So Kelly, her Mum, brought her along - together with her colouring pencils and books - to a meeting we had.

During a break in the meeting a gave Jilly my iPhone. and I cued it up on the shortened kids-version of the ONE Movie.

She was bent over the iPhone seriously attentive and clearly loving it. And when it finishes, she exclaimed, "This is SO cool! I love it."

A lit [...]

Socks for Happy People launch Buy1GIVE1 (Buy One Give One)

david.anttony — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:00:00 +0100

You just have to check these guys blog out. They will soon have full online information available about how to buy their socks through the internet. They are surely the coolest sock company in the world! Each pair of socks sold supports a child in Mongolia to receive a free pair, protecting the [...]

A Word from Bill - Yes, THE Bill Gates

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0100

You'll be aware of Bill Gates recent departure from Microsoft to focus full-time on giving, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that’s created a lot of media commentary, most recently the front cover of TIME magazine. And we’re so grateful. Because it reminds each one of us that creating effective giving in business and in our life is now a ‘movement’ [...]

Honestly Woman - the World's First Buy1GIVE1 Magazine

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0100

The very first ‘Buy1GIVE1’ magazine just started contributing and giving back through the new Buy1GIVE1 online mechanism last month.

The Power of Sharing
Many thanks and congratulations to Bev Ryan, the editor of Hon [...]

Bill Gates and Creative Capitalism - SMART giving

pauldunn — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0100

In TIME Magazine recently, Bill Gates wrote a keynote piece on giving. It's 'required' reading for all of us here at B1G1.

The accompanying diagrams with the article showed how giving 'started' in the 19th century (funnily enough with Cadburys!) and then really picked up in pace since 1960 when people like Dave Packard (of HP fame) were making statements about Corporate Responsibility.

The article also shows how, until now, CSR has been the 'domain&# [...]

Microsoft, Kids and Me

pauldunn — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:00:00 +0100

Like many, I have what some describe as a love/hate relationship with Microsoft. Sometimes I think ‘WOW, that’s cool’. Other times I think “Oh boy, that didn’t work out so well” (And yes, Vista fits in that last category which I why I’m now such a passionate Mac user!)

In any event, I saw something recently in the ‘cool’ category. In fact, more than just ‘cool’, this was almost exactly Buy1GIVE1 cool. Take a look:

When Giving Gains Impact

pauldunn — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:00:00 +0100

Right now I’m on a plane from Australia’s Gold Coast to Melbourne.

And as always, being on a plane is a great time for reflection. Today it’s more than just reflection in some ways. I’m actually heading off for what we might call a ‘high-level’ meeting with one of Australia’s major retailers.

So I’ve done the background. And it’s interesting. This particular retailer g [...]

Like a Child

pauldunn — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:00:00 +0100

Last Thursday I took a flight on AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. And when I fly, I like to read what the Chief Executive is saying in the in-flight magazine.

You can tell so much about the company from the CEO’s articles. Read the QANTAS one and it always strikes me as ‘stuffy’. Read the VirginBlue one from CEO Brett Godfrey and it’s ALWAYS upbeat, always focussed on the customer (in [...]

Could Buy1GIVE1 help elect Obama?

pauldunn — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:00:00 +0100

If you’re like me, you can’t help but get fascinated with the ups and downs of American politics. And, if you’re like me, you were pleased to see Barrack Obama come through as the Democratic candidate.

So what does this have to do with Buy1GIVE1?

Simply this. I was on a plane from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur this morning reading my favourite newspaper (the International Herald Tribune) before take-off an [...]

Charities Begging and Competing

pauldunn — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:00:00 +0100

An article in today’s Straits Times raised some interesting thoughts.

The article is about so called ‘Flag Days’ where volunteers have tins and rattle them when you’re walking or shopping to get donations.

Here’s a direct quote: ‘ … Singaporeans growing disdain for the army of volunteers waving tim cans in their faces each weekend. Teacher Coen Ching has had students [...]

"SEROTONIN RISING" � Giving Proven to bring happiness MORE than receiving

david.anttony — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:00:00 +0100

While on a late night web research exploration last night, I came across a most fascinating video film trailer called "SEROTONIN RISING". The clip is a preview to an upcoming movie about creating happiness. It stars some big names like Deepak Chopra, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, David Lynch and Donovan.

The video shares the scientifically discovered fact that when we receive a gift from someone, the serotonin levels in our brain increase. Serotonin is the 'happiness drug [...]