From the category archives:

Causes

The Holiday Gift That Gives Back

by CPXample on 12/07/2011

As the holiday season inches closer and closer, the pressure to find that perfect gift starts to take its toll and we just want the gift giving process to be over with already.  This year, instead of choosing to buy them something just to complete the gift exchange cycle, choose to give the gift of [...]

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A special thank you to our guest contributor, Erika Gershowitz, Freelance Writer. What’s the best way to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the iPhone 4s release? According to a new iPhone app created by the Rethink Breast Cancer Project, the answer is some good-looking shirtless men. The app, available now through the Apple App [...]

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The Nom Nom Bag

by CPXample on 10/07/2011

We recently learned that our friends at ChildCry are currently working alongside a community feeding program called Freedom Square.  Thanks to volunteers and monetary donations, ChildCry is able to contribute to one of Freedom Square’s newest initiatives, The Nom Nom Snag Bag Project. What is a Nom Nom Snack Bag you ask? The Nom Nom [...]

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The Best of the Breasts

by CPXample on 10/04/2011

Breast cancer awareness has grown enormously over the past few years.  The mission to prevent and even cure this terrible disease is being carried on by charities, walks/runs and most importantly, marketing of the color pink to survivors and supporters.  Charity Navigator reports that Breast Cancer Awareness groups raise more than $1.7 billion in contributions [...]

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Supporting the Children of 9/11

by CPXample on 09/08/2011

It is the shockwave of effects from 9/11/2001 that continue to rile a wealth of emotions within all of us. Especially when we hear the disturbing stories of those who continue to experience pain and suffering since that day.  The ripples of that shockwave grow deeper and longer as the years pass.  Could we have [...]

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American Express has taken a great step in their corporate and social responsibility efforts by creating the “I Will Volunteer” Facebook app.  The application will allow users to participate in the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance and the newly established, “I will” campaign, simply by liking the page.  By working with the Points of [...]

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R&B King Usher has been topping Billboard charts since the 90’s. With millions of fans, it’s no doubt that the artist has the “power of the people” in his hands. Enter: Usher’s New Look Foundation. A non-profit organization that helps make today’s youth tomorrow’s leaders. The talented performer has used his fame and celebrity to [...]

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In a world full of problems, we’re constantly looking for solutions. Charity has become a fundamental value instilled in many around the United States and the rest of the world. So, in CPXample’s latest Facebook poll, we decided to find out which type of charity the majority of our audience felt most passionate about.  One [...]

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Kristin Davis has taken away something more than riches and fame after playing Charlotte on Sex and the City for over a decade: the need to give back. Recently, the sitcom star stepped away from her Louboutins and took a visit to the crisis-struck Horn of Africa with Oxfam, an organization that works to help [...]

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There are nearly seven billion people on Earth. Of that, nearly one billion people don’t have access to clean water, and about three billion people lack access to acceptable standards of sanitation. In the United States, we tend to take our general accessibility to these things for granted. And with 44 billion gallons of public [...]

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