These Charities Are Working To Reduce Plastic In Our Oceans
With Shark Week on the horizon, I thought this week’s charity blog should focus on the health of our planet’s oceans. As you may know, Earth has a major plastic problem. Each year, approximately 8 million tons of plastic waste is being dumped in our oceans, which has had devastating consequences for marine life. We... Read More
Americans Are Giving To Charities At Record Numbers
In 2017, Americans donated more money to charity than any other year in history. Donations surged to over $410 billion, marking a 5.2% increase from last year’s numbers. It’s great to see that more and more Americans are giving back to their communities. Ira Riklis thinks it’s interesting to consider why and how this sudden... Read More
Access To Clean Water Is A Human Right: How You Can Help
You would think that in today’s modern society, everyone on Earth would have access to clean water as a basic human right. Unfortunately, this is not the case. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 780 million people still lack access to a clean water source. A lack of hygienic water has led to... Read More
Give Teachers And Children A Helping Hand
If you have a child who’s in school, chances are good that you get requests from your child’s teacher for a donation of supplies. Teachers send such requests because they often have to fund classroom expenses out of their own pockets. On average, a classroom teacher will pay out of their own pocket about $468... Read More
Running For A Cause
As a runner, you might get asked why you run. Many who enjoy running do so without regard to the weather or time of day. Some people run for personal reasons. Others run for a cause. If you want to support a charity while partaking in some of the best runs, read on to see... Read More
Super Bowl Champion Chris Long Gives Back
Once in a while, a heartwarming story comes along that lets you know there are truly good people out there. One such case is that of Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl winner Chris Long. Ira Riklis discovers that he has donated his entire salary for 2017 to causes he supports. Long’s Commitment To Education Chris Long used... Read More
Your Next Glass Of Wine Can Help Someone Else
Are you an avid wine drinker? If you enjoy a glass of wine from time to time, then you should consider doing so for the benefit of charity. Ira Riklis gives more details about how to bring wine and fundraising together. 7 Charities That Include Wine And Good Causes Wine Crawl for Charity Events such... Read More
The Changing Face Of Hip-Hop And Giving Back
For decades, the hip-hop lifestyle has been synonymous with a certain love of luxury: fast cars, jewelry, gold teeth, and multi-million dollar mansions. Now, hip-hop as a genre is beginning to take on a more innovative and independent tact. Ira Riklis looks at how the genre’s biggest stars are using the proceeds from their multi-platinum... Read More
How One Company Is Setting The Tone For Socially Conscious Corporations
As our global marketplace becomes more social media-driven and, inevitably, more socially conscious, charitable contributions are playing an outsized role in the way major corporations and online start-ups alike are perceived by their clientele and by their employees. The notion of a major industry giving back to society is as old as Andrew Carnegie, but... Read More
How The UJA-Federation Of New York Raised $238 Million This Year
This year has been huge for the (United Jewish Appeal) UJA -Federation of New York, the largest philanthropy organization in the world. Ira Riklis dives into its community and charity efforts that span over 70 countries in the last century and how the organization was able to raise a record $238.2 million in its centennial... Read More
Rosario Food Bank Receives Generous Donation From Soccer Star
Rosario Food Bank received a pleasant surprise from Barcelona forward Lionel Messi who donated all the leftover food and beverages from his wedding. Messi married his high school sweetheart, Antonella Roccuzzo, in their hometown of Rosario, Argentina. Among the 260 people in attendance for the June 30 wedding were Barcelona and Argentina teammates including Neymar,... Read More
Cast Of Dodgeball Reunites For Charity
This week, Ira Riklis shares the story behind the cast of Dodgeball reuniting in an effort to raise some money for a great cause. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Justin Long, and Christine Taylor reunite for a special event since the 2004 release of Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. The reunion is set to raise money... Read More
New 2017 Honda Civic Type R Auctioned For Charity
Can you imagine a world where a parent, won’t have to hear a doctor say, “I’m sorry, your child has a brain tumor”? Well, in Ira Riklis‘ latest blog he talks about the charity efforts of Honda and Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation to end this disease. The world without this disease is the vision and... Read More
The Work Of Mentoring USA
How do children grow up to be happy adults? Do young people from harsh environments believe they have a right to pursue happiness? Our forefathers wrote the Declaration of Independence as an instrument of change for a new–unmapped country–with an unknown future. Those men had a vision about unalienable rights such as life, liberty and... Read More
The Work Of New York Foundation For The Arts
The New York Foundation for the Arts was first founded in 1971 with a goal and a drive to enable artists, aspiring artists and aspiring art organizations to survive through the difficult times that marked the beginning of their career. Though it was first created with the intent of supporting those within the state of... Read More
What Is The Robin Hood Foundation?
The mission of Robin Hood is immensely powerful in its simplicity: To fight poverty in New York City. What Does Robin Hood Do? Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty fighting organization. Founded in 1988, Robin Hood has created and funded programs and schools in New York City’s most at-risk neighborhoods. Programs funded by... Read More
Citymeals On Wheels NYC Serves Up Meals and Friendship
Citymeals-on-Wheels New York City diligently works towards their lofty mission of ensuring that not a single elderly citizen will go one day without a meal. But, if you think that they are just a food service provider, you would be mistaken. The service they provide that has the most impact is that of friendship. Feeding... Read More
Charities responding to the Ebola crisis
With an expected infection rate of 20,000 people by November 2014 and a death rate of 50%, the Ebola crisis in West Africa has become a world-wide crisis, read the report here. Nations all over the world are doing what they can to help stop the spread of the virus by providing teams of healthcare... Read More
Nonprofit Highlight: Project HOME
Twenty five years ago Sister Mary Scullion and her associate, Joan Dawson McConnon, founded Project HOME with the intention of terminating homelessness in Philadelphia. Thankfully their efforts do help, help people in Philly with jobs, education, and homes. Much progress has been made and there is a lot to celebrate with the opening of 55... Read More
Charity Highlight: Restore NYC
Restore NYC is a charity that reaches out to the victims of sex trafficking and helps to bring them out of hiding so that they may live a fulfilling life (read the Polaris report on trafficking here). By partnering with the court system and collaborating with both federal and local law enforcement, this charity strives... Read More