Time Out: SocialVibe

Hey guys!

Many of my readers are members of a site called SocialVibe. For those who aren't, what would you think about a site that donated money to a charity of your choice simply by having people visit your web page, blog, MySpace, Facebook or anywhere else you can put an HTML code?

That's right - one of the most revolutionary websites of the 21st century is alive, kicking and saving lives.

Here's the deal: You sign up to SocialVibe. If all you want to share with a website is your email and a password for that site - you're okay here. Everything else is optional. When you sign up, you choose from one of the many charities that are supported...From charities for veterans to children to animals to education and disaster relief. After that, you choose a sponsor. Some of the sponsors are Ed Hardy, Jones Soda, MAC, and Calvin Klein.

The sponsors are the ones who will be donating the money to your charity. After you do all that, they'll give you a personalized code and a thing called a 'badge' that you can resize and pick your own colours for. Here's my badge:

If you see that, guess what? You just donated to charity.

Just by looking at this page, my sponsor (Jones Soda) gave my charity (Direct Relief International) some money. And this is how it will work for you. It's not intrusive, it's easy to do and, hey, how many times do you hear a person saying that their MySpace page saved a boys life in Africa? Or maybe donated 150 books to a needy school?

Get your charity on. Sign up with SocialVibe today.

(Oh, and as an extra bonus: everyone who signs up to SocialVibe via any of the links on this blog, SocialVibe automatically donates $1 to Direct Relief International. Rock on!)

- Tara

What's Your Encore Moment?

People in encore careers are changing the way that people think about work in the second half of life, and creating a new kind of work that combines personal passion, social purpose and continued income to make a difference in their communities.

Some people get there because of a sudden calling. For others, it's a gradual shift in their priorities. In both cases, there's a moment of realization that they would like to do something more with their lives.

Have you, a loved one or friend had such an encore moment? For today's Daily Action, share the story with Encore.org and inspire others to find encore careers.

I'm Taking Action!

Californians: Take Action! Vote No On Prop 8!

Prop 8 would re-write our California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California -- denying gays and lesbians the respect, dignity and responsibility that come with marriage.

The ''Vote No on Prop 8, Equality for All" campaign urges you to vigorously oppose this initiative by voting No on 8 on November 4th.

There are so many reasons Prop 8 is wrong for California. Denying a specific group of people access to the same freedoms and rights others enjoy is, quite simply, un-Californian.

Our California Constitution -- the guiding document of our great state -- promises the same basic rights and freedoms to everyone. In our Constitution, no one group can be singled out for unfair treatment.

Equal protection under the law is a founding principle of the United States of America. Prop 8 undermines that principle, and singles out a single group of people -- gays and lesbians -- for unequal treatment under the law.

Like the freedom of religion and the freedom of speech, the freedom to marry is fundamental to our society. Marriage allows couples to make legal their lifetime commitment to one another, and gives couples the opportunity to fully take responsibility for each other.

Regardless of how you feel about marriage -- for straight or gay and lesbian couples -- it’s wrong to single out one group of Americans and prevent them from having access to the same rights and responsibilities as their fellow citizens.

Please join us -- and our broad and diverse coalition members by vowing to Vote No on Prop 8. Protecting the freedom to marry is about upholding the ideals of equality, freedom and fairness for all.

Taken from the www.noonprop8.com website. No rights are claimed to this text.

To do even more, sign the Million for Marriage petition. Defend the progress that's been made and have your voice heard. ( 1,010,642 have signed already! )

Special thanks goes to Ashley for this alert!

Take Action! An Introduction..

Hey all!

I'm Tara. This blog has a purpose in life. Actually, it has many purposes. It all depends on which day you check in. =)

This blog will consist of action alerts... Petitions for you to sign to change the world, ways to help people in need without more than a click, and ways to change your life to improve the quality of it.

Truth be told, much of the content I'll feature here won't be written by me. That's probably a good thing as my own writing tends to get a bit cryptic at times. If you're interested in me (for gods know what reason), I've provided a few different ways to contact me at the bottom of this post.

Bookmark this blog! Check in often. There might be a life-saving alternative or cause for you to check in on. As always...Slainte! ;-)

- Tara

Add me on:

Bebo
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Care2
Facebook
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A good first way to start helping people...


SocialVibe provides the opportunity to help through your social networking profiles (MySpace, Facebook, etc..) You choose your charity, you choose your sponsor(s) and they donate money to your charity...Just for displaying a badge like this. =) Give it a shot! Click the image above.