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By:
HopePlus
On:
7/27/2010
July 28, 2010 will be the 100th day since the drill site at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing eleven workers and pouring more than 170 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
The massive spill has caused many to reevaluate our dedication to our precious natural resources, and groups have sprouted up by the dozens to call for special attention be paid to avoid disasters like this in the future.
One group, RestoretheGulf.com is asking f...
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By:
HopePlus
On:
6/1/2010
Here is a quick, easy, and free way for you to help schools kids in your community to connect and share with other kids around the world.
With the help of an organization called Rafiki, today, HOPE+ gives schools in your community the chance to connect with students around the world-to meet new friends, share, learn and explore the world together.
With over 2,300 schools in 120 countries, Rafiki gives teachers and students the online tools they need to connect and collaborate on inno...
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By:
HopePlus
On:
5/13/2010
With a firestorm of confusion and frustration swarming around Facebook, a group of NY University students have taken to the web, specifically Kickstarter.com, a new web-based small-dollar startup incubator, to raise money to create their own independent, open-source social networking software utility called Diaspora.
After an initial pitch for $10,000 to get their project off the ground, with help from a New York Times profile and several high-profile tech news plugs, the self-proclaimed 'ner...
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By:
HopePlus
On:
4/22/2010
Once again, it's Earth Day! Celebrating the 40th Birthday of the annual Earth Day celebration, Planet Green has a great quiz on Earth Day history. From Planet Green:
All this Earth Day talk can be so hard to sort through, it's tempting to just ignore it all. But there's a reason we recognize the day's importance and want to celebrate it by adding a little more green to our lives than usual. The most important and exciting changes are the ones that last beyond the one day in April. When it c...
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By:
HopePlus
On:
4/16/2010
British fresh food guru Jamie Oliver has taken his efforts to push healthy, fresh food into school cafeterias to the American heartland. Starting in England last year and coming across the pond this year as part of an ABC reality show, Jamie has garnered a healthy (see what I did there?) audience through the show and is taking his efforts to the internet. Dealing with the realitites of a growing online movement, Jamie's team has already had to upgrade IT services after just a week of intense Tw...
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By:
HopePlus
On:
3/17/2010
Soon after the Haiti earthquake, after working with organizations like Can-Do.org and the American Red Cross, we were frustrated to find that opportunities for individuals to take action on the web on the issues they care about, be it the Haiti earthquake or any other issue, were hard to come by. So, in partnership with the College of Charleston, a leading liberal arts university in Charleston, SC, where HOPE+ is based, we decided to dig deep and issued this case study on just what opportunitie...
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By:
HopePlus
On:
3/8/2010
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By:
HopePlus
On:
2/24/2010
Yesterday, Can-Do.org announced it will now accept donations via text message from your mobile phone!
To donate:Text CANDO to 85944 to donate $10 to ongoing Haiti relief efforts
Every dollar counts! And for every $250 donated, Can-Do will deliver a tanker of fresh drinking water to families recovering from the massive earthquake last month.
By:
HopePlus
On:
2/17/2010
Friends,
We've all seen the reports, Haiti is still suffering badly, and the rebuilding has just begun.
Here at HOPE+ headquarters, we've been working to find partnerships with teams on the ground, and today we're excited to tell you about the folks at Can-Do.org, the relief team headed by Eric Klein, who has been working to deliver water, medical supplies, and basic necessities to those still in need.
Eric knows how to get these supplies on the ground and make it happen, and w...
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By:
HopePlus
On:
2/10/2010
When we flipped the switch on HOPE+ just before Christmas, we knew we were on to something big, but it's now clear we didn't realize how big-thousands of you have visited click here to tell your friends!
