PlaneTunity Fest – Celebrating Unity with Tunes of Our Community PlaneTunity Records, a Dallas based company, has recently qualified as a finalist for the Pepsi Refresh Project running for a $250,000 grant. This grant is being offered to an organization that will do good in the communities af-fected by the oil spill in the Gulf states. PlaneTunity Records, an organization that is formed on the foundations of uniting the planet through tunes is step-ping up to do its duty to humanity. “We plan to implement four festivals in the affected communities. These events have the potential of providing thousands with…
I wanted to bring your attention to a new initiative that we are launching to promote awareness and provide information on the Pakistan Floods – Pakistan: Flood Action NOW http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Pakistan-Flood-Action-NOW/111179318935127 P-FAN was created on August 14, 2010 by a group of concerned citizens just like you. P-FAN is our heartfelt response to the disastrous floods and related suffering in Pakistan. P-FAN members are all over the world and are of every race and creed. We are coming together to make a difference. We are dedicated to coordinating awareness, fund raising and supporting relief efforts in response to this humanitarian crisis…
Families and Friends, Not Churches and Charities, Provide Most Help for Jobless – Philanthropy Today – The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas. Relatives and friends are by far the primary source of assistance for people mired in unemployment, with about 70 percent of the long-term jobless saying they’re received no help from churches or community organizations, according to an NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation survey.