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To: From: iwng Sent: Thur 8/11/2011 1:09:50 PM Subject: Global Update: UniversalGiving Chosen as Fast Company CSR Expert, Convened Global CSR Talk at the Commonwealth Club, and Partners with Symantec Title: Global Update: UniversalGiving Chosen as Fast Company CSR Expert, Convened Global CSR Talk at the Commonwealth Club, and Partners with Symantec Click to view this email in a browser Dear Jeffrey. Thank you for being a wonderful supporter of UniversalGiving"' (www.UniversalGiving.org). Due to your involvement, we are making an impact in over 100 countries, allowing thousands of people to give and volunteer internationally! We are pleased to tell you that we have been featured in CBS, FOX Business Network. Business Week, WomenEntrepreneur. Oprah.com, and The New York Times. The following is to give you an update on UniversalGiving's most significant events and partnerships of O1/O2 2011. These include our recent partnership with Symantec, our Commonwealth Club event, and our collaboration with Yonas Media for their worldwide music tour. Here's the summary of our exciting update: 1. New Links For Helping Drought and Famine Victims in East Africa 2. Fast Company Selects CEO Pamela Hawley as an Expert Blogger 3. UniversalGiving Convenes Commonwealth Club Event on Global CSR 4. UniversalGiving's Partnership Update: Symantec and Yonas Media 5. CEO's Inspirational Story Highlighted in Living the Life of My Dreams I. Help Drought and Famine Victims in East Africa The United Nations recently declared a state of famine in Somalia. You can help the victims! Based on our extensive network with NGOs in East Africa. UniversalGiving has compiled opportunities and a spotlight article on our website to contribute. We have also been working with the Christian Science Monitor to spread awareness and encourage giving. II. Fast Company Selects CEO as an Expert Slogger Pamela Hawley, the CEO of UniversalGiving, was chosen as a Fast Company Expert Blogger on Corporate Social Responsibility. The following are four recent articles: 1. Global CSR Part One' How You Scale Your Giving Internationally EFTA_R1_00878431 EFTA02184781 2. Global CSR Part Two: Why Your Giving Scales Internationally 3. Corporate Social Responsibility: How You Can Profit—And Kick Poverty Out 4. Why I Think CEOs Should Ap'ooze III. UniversalGiving Convenes Commonwealth Club Event on Global Corporate Social Responsibility CEO Pamela Hawley interviews top executives from Deloitte, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell Pamela Hawley presented at the Commonwealth Club of California on "Global Corporate Social Responsibility: How You Can Scale Your Philanthropy and Volunteer Programs Worldwide- As told by CEOs & CSR Executives at Fortune 500 Companies." She interviewed top executives Mark Edmunds (Deloitte), Gabriele Zedlmayer (Hewlett-Packard) and Trisa Thompson (Dell) to discuss their latest innovations in Global CSR. IV. UniversalGiving's Partnership Update: Symantec and Yonas Media 1. Symantec has chosen to partner with UniversalGiving Corporate. UniversalGiving Corporate is creating the strategy and execution for Symantec's Global Volunteer Program in more than 40 countries. UniversalGiving Corporate provides the strategic operations and communication plans to ensure Fortune 500 Companies are global leaders in Corporate Social Responsibility. 2. Yonas Media has launched a worldwide music tour and is partnering with UniversalGiving. The tour visits over 20 cities, and promotes a local non-profit in each. They encourage their audiences to support these non-profits. All donations are facilitated through our specially created Zion I and the Grouch splashpage on the UniversalGiving website. V. CEO's Inspirational Story Highlighted in Living the Life of My Dreams Our CEO's personal essay was recently featured in the book bong the Life of My Dreams. Pamela wrote about "A World of Harmonious Living.' where she discusses the inspirational moment she realized the importance of getting involved globally. If you choose to purchase the book through this link, UniversalGiving will receive 50% of the commission. VI. UniversalGiving Advises the Public about Japanese Crisis Relief on the Radio In a recent radio interview, CEO Pamela Hawley shared about UniversalGiving's involvement in Japanese crisis relief. She highlighted our key partners in this effort, such as Give2Asia International Medical Corps and Relief International. UniversalGiving continues to be the leader in quality giving and volunteering worldwide.Jeffrey, thank you for helping us realize our vision to Create a World Where Giving and Volunteering are a Natural Part of Everyday EFTA_R1_00878432 EFTA02184782 Life TM. Please feel free to forward this update to all of your friends! With Gratitude, Amy, Jessica, and The UniversalGiving Team See our latest coverage on CBS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGrxv0oFiVk Background Information on UniversalGiving UniversalGiving TM is an award-winning website allowing people to donate and volunteer with the top performing projects all over the world. Our projects are vetted through a proprietary Quality Model" to ensure the most effective, trustworthy philanthropy possible. Unique to UniversalGiving, we take no cut on donations. 100% of your donation goes directly to the cause. UniversalGiving has been profiled on CBS and in FOX Business Network and has also been featured in Business Week, WomenEntrepreneur, Oprah.corn, NBC News, The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Financial Times, Market Watch, CNNMoney.com, Change.org and See Change Magazine. CEO Pamela Hawley is a winner of the Jefferson Award (the Nobel Prize in Community Service) and a Colbum S. Wilbur Leadership Fellow at the Global Ethics Institute. Pamela is a Finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She was recently chosen as a Fast Company Expert Blogger on CSR, and selected as one of 50 to the White House's Consortium on Next Generation Leadership and Social Innovation in July 2010. UniversalGiving Corporate (UGC) is a customized service, helping Fortune 500 companies scale Corporate Social Responsibility programs worldwide. Two core services include NGO Vetting and Launch a City. NGO Vetting vets all nonprofits with a proprietary Quality Model, safeguarding against terrorist activity. Launch a City helps companies expand their CSR programs city by city, in accord with legal, cultural and policy ramifications in each country. UGC works with companies to strengthen their global brand; increase corporate employee giving and volunteer rates; increase employee retention and attraction; and build a stronger, more loyal client base for our corporate partners. Sample clients include Cisco, Symantec and MTV. UniversalGiving's vision is to "Create a World Where Giving and Volunteering Are a Natural Part of Everyday Life.• " - UG Blog: PhilanthroPost - Founder's Blog: Living and Giving - Follow Us on Twitter: UniversalGivinq and our Founder YouTube • Videos from this email 901 Mission Street, Suite 205 • San Francisco, CA 94103 [email protected] • (415) 296-9193 • wvm.UniversalGiving.org EFTA_R1_00878433 EFTA02184783 If you no longer wish to receive these emails. please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscoho UniversaIGMng 901 Mission Street Suite 205 San Francisco. California 94103 US Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. 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