Not much time left to help out.
ChildFund International just rebranded from the Christian Children’s Fund last week as an effort to demonstrate a singular commitment to children’s welfare today and tomorrow (image: Faith Smiling by ChildFund, NZ). Along with the new brand are new Twitter (@childfund), Facebook, blogging and YouTube efforts.
To celebrate, ChildFund International is giving gifts of agricultural love and hope
from the organization’s gift catalog for every 200 Twitter followers @childfund receives. These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. There is no cap on on followers, and the offer will continue through July 27.
Each country has different needs so the gifts vary:
Chickens for a school in the Gambia
A goat for a family farm in
Zambia
Mango trees in Kenya
Vegetable seeds in Ethiopia
As part of the effort, ChildFund International is sending Flip cameras to program directorate offices in each of the four countries to report back. They will share the recipients’ stories and photos with the social web. ChildFund wants to show folks how their efforts and these items benefit children and their communities. It is also a commitment not to simply promote, but to continue an accountable dialog with the social web.
So tell your friends. By simply following @childfund we can all make a difference in a child’s life.
ChildFund enlisted our help with this effort. It’s an honor to work with them to help bring their new brand to life on the social web, and work to directly benefit children in these four countries. The organization has served children since 1938 and helps 15.2 million children and family members in 31 countries.
2 comments:
According to charity navigator, the CEO of ChildFund's salary is 261,231.
I question the use of the donations.
Please don't say, "oh, but if the CEO was in the corporate world he/she be'd getting alot more $$$, they're worth it." This isn't the corporate world, this is the nonprofit world, where the aim should be to help others not make money. I think he/she should be getting $80,000 max. Think about how how many kids could be helped with the leftover salary.
I worked as a social worker making about poverty level pay and did the same job as I would have had I been making more........ people don't enter the social work foield for the $....the director of one of the agencies made 33k year (just a few years) and did a fantastic job. (I do think she should have gotten more though...)
Lastly, I thought you were a Christian? I'm not against giving $ to nonchristian agencies, but why don't you advocate giving $ to Christian agencies. I sense that you are a little bitter towards Christians from the posts you written (about them asking when you share the gospel with clients, etc), but I could be wrong.
Just my 2 cents.
Oops, my apologies, Janet. Please ignore the last 2 sentences. I was thinking I was commenting on Mr. James' blog. I need to get more caffeine.
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