May 2012
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From the Field: Mocha Club
As the graphic designer for Interactive for Good, I feel especially lucky to work with one of our clients, Mocha Club, on a personal and professional level. Mocha Club is about connecting your community with their community in Africa. One joins Mocha Club’s initiative by giving up $7 a month, the cost of 2 mochas. The $7 is then dedicated to a specific need or cause in Africa such as...
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Ellie's Run for Africa 2012!
We are so thrilled to partner once again with Ellie’s Run for Africa, an amazing organization started by a 10 year old from Nashville. And, now, that 10 year old is headed off to college.
8 races later and 4 trips to Africa for her, she’s leaving quite a mark on Nashville, and more importantly on Africa. Students have the chance at a better education - something that, as a young...
Education 2012
As mentioned in previous posts, our team was incredible inspired and informed at the Q Ideas conference in Washington DC last month. Here are a few statistics we learned about our youth in America that fall below the poverty line.
We feel encouraged by a non-profit called Matchbook Learning. Matchbook believes that the key to effective learning lies in effective teaching. Widely published...
A Quest for Social Designers
There is a spark of excitement within the digital creative community where designers are popping up left and right wanting to use their skills for the common good. Throughout the course of history, creatives have used many different platforms to bring awareness to causes. It is no surprise that web designers are embracing this movement now that the world is moving towards more digital forms of...
"The opposite of poverty is not wealth, it is...
While at the Q Ideas conference in Washington DC, Bryan Stevenson said a statement that greatly impacted our team. His words “the opposite of poverty is not wealth, it is justice” provoked many conversations on the importance of justice within the world. The work of justice has many faces and we’d like to showcase three nonprofits that are greatly impacting the world!
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