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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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Giving Back with Groupon

by CPXample on 11/23/2011

As we all prepare to spend time with our families around one big table of turkey, stuffing and other various forms of homemade goodness, be thankful for the food on your plate as some families won’t have that same luxury this year.  One company is using their site to help fight hunger this holiday season. [...]

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The Most Valuable Witness

by CPXample on 11/09/2011

Witness is a non-profit organization started by singer/songwriter, Peter Gabriel in 1992. It all came to fruition back in 1988 when he traveled with Amnesty International’s Human Rights Now! Tour.  Gabriel traveled with a Sony Handycam and captured video imagery of his experience.  Then Witness was then developed with the slogan, “See It, Film It, Change It.”   To [...]

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Charity…Right off the Vine

by CPXample on 11/03/2011

What shoes are you wearing today? Are they your favorite or are they the ones that you can’t wait to take off the moment you get home. Either way, you are wearing a pair of shoes today, right?  That’s not the same truth for more than 300 million children around the world.  One Tennessee based [...]

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Five Points for Giving Back

by CPXample on 10/25/2011

The New York Times reported on a story the other day about a couple of big-city advertising executives who took their industry knowledge, their want to help American Veterans and yes, their money, into a brand that could both sell and give back. I can already see some of you shaking your heads at the [...]

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The Clinton Foundation Goes Viral

by CPXample on 10/18/2011

The Clinton Foundation recently received a somewhat viral boost with a parody featuring several A-List appearances including Kevin Spacey, Ben Stiller, Matt Damon and Ted Danson, in an effort to create a greater awareness for the Foundation’s initiatives. Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Brainstorm from President Bill Clinton   The Clinton Foundation hosts a variety of projects [...]

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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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VIDEO: A Behind the Scenes Look at the 2011 Social Good Summit

by CPXample on 09/27/2011

Last week, CPXample attended the 2nd Annual Social Good Summit at the 92Y here in New York City.  During the four day event, CPXample had the opportunity to mix and mingle with an array of do-gooders in the Digital Media Lounge (a hub for bloggers, social media professionals and news reporters covering the event). While [...]

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Going Global with Social Good

by CPXample on 09/23/2011

 Day three at the Social Good Summit was about going global with technology and social media.  The scheduled speakers were some of the world’s most inspiring leaders who had come to the Social Good Summit to share their stories about how they are using technology to change their corner of the world.  Guests like Archbishop [...]

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A Good Connection

by CPXample on 09/21/2011

Day two at the Social Good Summit was all about connectivity. Where yesterday was about networking, this day was about getting down to business and establishing relationships.  Attendees at the event were meeting and greeting with one another through handshakes and Twitter handles, while conversations about ways we can start solving the world’s problems through technology [...]

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