AIDS

Climb up so Kids Can Grow Up Champions the Virtual Event

Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up

What is a virtual event, you ask?  Well, we’ll tell you.  A virtual event is one that doesn’t require its participants to be in the same place at the same time in order to participate.  It can take place anywhere in the country (or the world), in any time zone.  It could be a hike, [...]

(PRODUCT) RED Makeover: the best way to support the AIDS cause?

We kicked this month off with a post about World AIDS Day, and as AIDS Awareness Month continues, discussions about the disease and people affected by it are popping up all over the blogosphere.  Last week I ran across a video highlighting a (PRODUCT) RED “makeover” as part of the anti-AIDS campaign.  You may have [...]

World AIDS Day

Today marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, an international awareness-raising campaign to fight and end the disease and prejudices surrounding it.  There’s lots going on around the world; here are some highlights: From the official World AIDS Day campaign, info on an SMS campaign in India and some thoughts on the role of leadership in the [...]

Boston AIDS Africa Caregiver Kit Event

In Boston this weekend?  Passionate about ending the AIDS pandemic in Africa?  Boston AIDS Africa, a local association of Boston businesswomen, has teamed up with World Vision to assemble 3,000 Caregiver Kits tomorrow at the Back Bay Events Center.  These kits will equip volunteer caregivers in Africa with the practical materials they need to bring [...]

What's Your Cause?

One of the great things about raising money online is that you can do it for almost any cause!  Last month, my colleague, David (he doesn’t like it when I call him “boss”– gotta love it), helped celebrate May as Lupus Awareness Month by writing about it both on our blog and on our website.  [...]