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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. 350 action in Oman Dive Center. TapIt water bottle refilling network was founded in 2008 to give New Yorkers free access to clean sustainable water on the go. billion people lack access to toilets. Hulhumale Maldives. Cebu, Philippines. What is Blog Action Day?

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Why You Should Never Feel Bad About Asking Someone To Give

Bloomerang

Do you get heart palpitations when you pick up the phone to make an ask for a philanthropic gift? 2008 study by Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton and colleagues : Researchers found giving to anyone other than themselves lifted participants’ happiness more than self-spending, despite participants’ predictions to the contrary.

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