Upcoming Campaigns

Let’s talk about the impact of hunger on women and children. Our bloggers are helping the UN World Food Program USA think about how best to mobilize action as we head into the giving season. This focus group and social media activation will bring together bloggers and World Food Program leaders to discuss the dire impact of hunger on women and children.

Bring breakfast to kids in need. We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but millions of children across the U.S. are forced to go without it. Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign is trying to change that by working with schools to create breakfast programs for kids. But they need help. Remarkably,your $1 donation can help connect a child in need to 10 breakfasts; and an $18 donation can help a child get breakfast every day of the school year (180 days)! If you’re interested in participating in this volunteer campaign, email kaitlyn[at]wearewomenonline[dot]com.

Are you a supporter of President Obama’s reelection campaign? We’re using our influence online to support the president and encourage our friends to get out and vote on November 6. If you’re interested in joining our list serv to get daily campaign updates, news, graphics, video, and other easily shareable content email kaitlyn[at]wearewomenonline[dot]com. We’ll continue the conversation about important political and social issues even after the election.

Easing the strain on our food system. Oxfam America’s GROW Method campaign encourages families to cook in ways that reduce energy consumption and waste and support small farmers. Simple steps like using lids on pots when cooking, going meatless once per week, and buying in-season produce when possible help make our eating and cooking more sustainable. GROW alone won’t stop climate change, poverty, or hunger. But it’s small steps like those laid out in the GROW Method that can help us change the conversation about the way we eat and think about food, while also positively impacting our food system and reducing strain on resources.

Do you utilize 15 or more hours of childcare each week? Karoo allows parents and caregivers to interface in ways that go well beyond the capability of sharing photos via text or Facebook. Karoo is all about keeping working parents connected to their kids while away; imagine being able to be a part of all of your kids’ milestones and moments, having an easy to access “daily log” of your kids’ info (meals, naps, diaper changes, etc.), having the ability to connect and share with family and friends, and also being able to browse local activities and connect with other parents in your community.

Do you love babies and fashion? Do you live in Massachusetts? We’re looking for bloggers who love babies and love style to help spread the word about an upcoming shop for a cause fundraiser for the March of Dimes. Perfect for back to school shopping, this campaign will go live in August and we need your help spreading the word.

Are you concerned about underage drinking? One of the big decisions your child may face, even as a tween, is how to say no to alcohol. The statistics make it clear that parental involvement is essential. Are there particular topics, areas or questions about underage drinking you would like extra support with? This is your chance to help us develop a program that really helps parents talk to young kids about drinking. Please join us for a confidential, informative and thought-provoking one hour online focus group with a national non-profit dedicated to helping kids say “no” to underage drinking.

Supporting girls and women globally: Half the Sky began as a book by journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Now, Half the Sky has become a global movement to support women and girls in areas from maternal and child health, to gender-based violence, to sex trafficking.

Why are women leaving corporate America? Businesses have a big problem. Companies are recruiting, training, and then losing their most talented women before they make partner or move into the corner office. Women leave to start their own companies, work freelance, and try to find a way that helps them achieve work/life balance. Maybe you’ve experienced this yourself. Have you left a job in the corporate world? Women hold more than half of the managerial jobs yet are only 17% of senior officers. Business leaders want to know why.

You are invited to join the new Bentley University Center for Women and Business in an online idea exchange where business leaders will listen to what you have to say about addressing the women’s leadership gap. Ideas garnered from the exchange will be presented in a report to the White House Office of Women and Girls and to corporate executives around the country.
Just $25 can bring clean water to someone for life! TML Member Caroline Urdaneta is spearheading a campaign with Water.org to raise money to bring water to those who need it most. Just $25 can bring one person clean, safe water for life. We encourage you to join us in taking the 10 Day Challenge during September to raise money for Water.org. If you are interested, message Caroline via The Mission List Community and join our Water.org group.

Fighting obesity and teaching cooking skills: Micro-Greens is a project of TML Member Chef Alli Sosna. Alli is in the process of funding this program that will teach D.C.-area kids how to cook and use healthy cooking skills to feed themselves and their families on a SNAP (food stamps) budget. Could you tell your networks about Micro-Greens and ask them to make a donation of $31.50? With your help, Alli can fund Micro-Greens and grow the program to be a national model to empower kids and their families to fight obesity.

Your comments can save a life! Blogust is a 31-day “relay” of blog posts, one per day for the month of August, each post linking to the next in the relay. For each comment on any of the 31 posts, a $20 donation will be made to Shot@Life — enough money to provide a child vaccines for life. Be sure to visit Blogust.org to see who will be posting each day in August and make your comments count!

The UN Foundation is working to help connect American women with the crucial importance of global vaccines. The Shot@Life campaign “connects and empowers Americans to champion vaccines as one of the most cost-effective ways to save the lives of children in developing countries.” Though many people are not aware, one out of every five children born today will die because they do not receive vaccinations against diseases like measles and polio that we in the developing world can so easily take for granted. Shot@Life is working with women here in the U.S. to spread the message about the critical need for vaccines for children in developing nations, because no mother should have to lose her child to a disease that could have been prevented. Just $20 can buy a lifetime of vaccines for a child who needs them.