2011 J-Term Class
Since the blogging platform this blog is on is blocked on campus, I had to create a new blog over at Wordpress and had suggested that I share the link to it.
Here is the class and the link. They are raising funds for Charity: Water and would love your support in doing so again this year. They have a goal of $5,000.
This group of students raised $4,650 for Haiti relief through their efforts during J-Term at Huntington University. 100% of those funds at going to Concern Worldwide.
It was a great class and I hope this goes down as one of the most memorable moments of their time in college. They’re efforts far exceeded any of our expectations when we started.
Great job class.
Andrew
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Haiti six days later - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Humbling photos of the life that’s happening right now in Haiti. I have no idea how best to help and am praying for those who are trying to help in the midst of a natural disaster and those trying to loot.
HU for Change Update - 1.18
This picture represents a group of students who used their influence and online voices through social media to raise awareness and raise money for aid relief organizations serving in Haiti after the earthquake.
The students exceeded their initial goal of $1,000 by over three times for a total of over $3,800 as of 11am this morning in 4 days. They actually met their original goal of $1,000 in the first evening of fundraising at the J-Term Jam event held on campus. Funds came from all over campus and the greater community of Huntington, IN as the students contacted local churches and businesses.
The students chose to support Concern Worldwide after considering what the greatest needs in Haiti were when they decided to launch the HU For Change campaign. The students believed that clean water was one of the top priorities after they reviewed the American Red Cross’ handle on medical supplies. Concern Worldwide is one of the two main partners Charity: Water uses in Haiti to handle the well building. Concern was open in stating that 94.4% of any donation goes to funding their programs, which is a good number. The students also realized that whatever organization they choose now could be supported in the future by other students, so choosing an organization accordingly played a factor in their choice.
Nearly all of us in the Grassroots Campaign class are blown away by the results and we had no idea that we’d be pushing $4,000 in just a few days.
The students and I would encourage you to find an organization and consider supporting their efforts. If you would like to donate, you can donate directly to Concern Worldwide. If you would want to help the students keep track of their impact, feel free to leave a note in the comments section of this post.
Help Portrait is a grassroots movement founded by celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart, Help-Portrait is a community of photographers, coming together across the world, to use their photography skills to give back to their local community.
Find out more by checking out their website.
This was an incredible success story in the past few months of a what kind of impact you can make in the world when you offer up your skills on behalf of the poor.
Personal Branding 101: How to Discover and Create Your Brand
Students…Read this article, bookmark it, and come back to it often. Begin looking into these concepts if you’re interested in differentiating yourself for the market place once you graduate.
With the job market getting tighter, being on top of these things sooner than later will only help you.
YouTube - igniteboulder's Channel
Interesting video about getting noticed. A bit of fowl language, but not too bad.
