Category Archives: Heifer Around the Web

Heifers on the Red Carpet

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The awards season is here, and we at Heifer International are beyond delighted to accept this nomination!

This week we learned that we’re finalists for a min Best of the Web Award for work on our brand new tablet edition of World Ark magazine. min, short for Media Industry News, is a resource for magazine and media professionals to learn about the latest trends in the field. Heifer is a finalist in the digital magazine category, competing against the likes of dash magazine, EBONY.com, EE Times, Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Popular Science and WIRED.

World Ark, the quarterly print magazine for Heifer donors and anyone interested in hunger and poverty, has had an online presence for years. But in December of 2012 we launched an interactive tablet edition for iPads and Androids that incorporates news from the field, facts about development work around the world and ways readers can get involved, along with dynamic, gorgeous design by the talented screen wizards at Bates Creative. This tablet version is free and available on the App Store or on Google Play. The Spring 2013 edition should be available within the week.

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Here’s a sneak peek of the cover of the Spring tablet edition.

Sure, we’re new to this scene and just beginning to get a handle on the amazing new ways we can reach, inform and inspire readers via a tablet format. But we’re hopeful this nomination will help us spread the word about the brilliant and hardworking Heifer project partners that we feature in each issue.

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Around the Web: Authors Giving Back, Recycling for Heifer, and More

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Every Sunday we highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

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Preorder this book, and $2 goes to Heifer International. Photo courtesy of patrickrothfuss.com

Longtime supporter and author Patrick Rothfuss, founder of the charity Worldbuilders, which raises funds for Heifer International, tells us about his rival and antagonist Anton Strout, who very generously will donate $1 (matched dollar for dollar by publisher Penguin Books), for every preorder of his next book, Alchemystic. To find out how to preorder yours, take a look at Patrick’s blog post.

Author Jan Lebak liked this idea so much that she decided to make her own offer: Preorder her book, The Wrong Enemy (release date is 9/28), and she will donate $1 to Heifer International as well.

We’d like to thank Jason Tomaszewski, EducationWorld Social Media Editor, who wrote a great review of Heifer International’s new Read to Feed site.

And thanks to Michael Fullam for giving us a shout-out on his blog, It’s NOT about me. I like his words: “I write here about giving back – Heifer International is more like giving forward.”

Runners and walkers participated in the I Heart Kids and Cows 5K Fun Run/Walk in Anchorage, Alaska, yesterday. Proceeds raised will be donated to Heifer International and Covenant House Alaska, which assists homeless youth.

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Two of our favorite things, caring for the Earth and fighting hunger and poverty, came together in this year-long recycling program that fights hunger and poverty through a donation to Heifer. First United Methodist Church of Oroville Sunday School children raised $728.68 and bought a trio of rabbits, one sheep, a flock of chickens, one water buffalo, one pig and one llama through Heifer International.

For music fans in Chicago, the “wacky but soulful” Blooze Brothers Band is set to appear on October 11th at Sun City in Huntley, IL, in a concert to benefit Heifer International.

 

 

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Around the Web: Climbing, Running, Biking and Learning for Heifer International

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Every Sunday we highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

Photo credit: Clergy Family Confidential

Tim Schenck wrote a great blog post about the children at his church participating in “Animal Crackers,” a program sponsored by Heifer International to teach kids how animals can help eradicate global hunger. The children raised enough money to purchase a cow, goat and pig to help families in need. Learn more about Animal Crackers.

This blogger just exercised his way to buying a goat for a poor farmer in Africa using EarndIt. Not only did he earn points toward a goat, he has seen improvements in his own exercise tracking. A win-win for everyone.

Andy and Kim Holloway are participating in the Nation’s Triathlon today in Washington, D.C., hoping to raise money and awareness for Heifer International. We’re rooting for you guys.

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Talk about reaching new heights, 13-year-old Ian Urban recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and raised money to end hunger and poverty with Heifer International at the same time!

 

 

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Around the Web: Malcolm in the Middle, Headquarters Building, and a Successful Reading Fundraiser

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Every Sunday we will highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

Malcolm in The Middle fans will enjoy this blog, a look back at the series and a look forward with pictures of the stars now, including Jane Kaczmarek (Lois), a Heifer International supporter and Erik Per Sullivan (Dewey), who wrote the afterward to a children’s book with Jane called Together,  which shows the importance of livestock in the world, and was inspired by Heifer International’s mission.

Congratulations and a big thanks to the kids in the Reading Program at Watertown Free Public Library. Not only did they reach their goal of reading 2,000 hours, they reached 2,900 hours. They will be donating the funds raised to Heifer International for ducklings, geese, rabbits and a pig to help families around the world.

Architecture buffs and the environmentally conscious will want to check out this article on Eco-Structure’s website about the LEED Platinum-rated Heifer International headquarters here in Little Rock, Arkansas.

 

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Around the Web: A Drawing, and a Pageant, and Reading to End Hunger

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Every Sunday we will highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

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Thanks to the Brazilian Summer Beauty Pageant, now in its 5th year, for donating all proceeds of the event to Heifer International to continue our work in Brazil and around the world.

Read how a quiet 6-year-old’s girl’s love of animals and drawing are helping to raise money to fight hunger around the world.

We’ve mentioned them before, and they are still going strong. The children at Watertown Public Library have read 1500 hours, which means they can donate a trio of rabbits to Heifer International. Great job Watertown!

 

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Around the Web: Red Cross Partners With Heifer in this Inspiring Story of a Tanzanian Teen

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Every Sunday we will highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

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The Red Cross website features a story of impact that programs and partnerships have on people living with HIV and their families. The story is about Daoud, and 18-year-old from Kanembwa, Tanzania, he is participating in the Tanzania Red Cross Society’s Integrated HIV program, which has partnered with Heifer International’s livestock experts to teach vulnerable children like Daoud to raise chickens for food and to sell. He is the oldest of five siblings who lost their parents years ago. A very inspiring story.

Fundraisers can be simple and fun, like this one in Madbury, NH. Guests enjoyed dinner and a movie Thursday night and benefited Heifer International at the same time at Union Congregational Church. After enjoying an Italian Dinner, guests watched “Hoot,” and learned a little bit more about the work we do at Heifer International.

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University Christian Church in San Diego yearly rummage sale has become one of the city’s oldest and biggest sales, and has supported many non-profits including Heifer International. This year it was held August 2 – 4.

The Church of the Holy Nativity’s parking lot was turned into a suburban farm for Family Farm Fest, a day of family fun while raising money and awareness for Heifer International.

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Heifer Around the Web: Pinterest, Diane Lane, and the Gift of a Goat

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Every Sunday we will highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

Arik Hanson at Communications Conversation wrote about three non-profits using Pinterest to drive real social change, including Heifer International! If you’re into Pinterest, or social media in general, you’ll want to check out this blog.

Diane LaneAt the conclusion of this year’s Steiner Summer Yiddish Program, the students presented staff with a thoughtful gift of a goat in their honor through Heifer International. A quote from the cared:  “May this gift bring you joy as it brings hope to a family in need.”

Bill Brioux interviews Heifer International supporter Diane Lane for his blog TV Feeds my Family.

Thanks to Maria from  Maria’s Space blog and Mandee from Raising My 5 Sons blog  for sharing our press release on our Read to Feed program!

 

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Around the Web: A Single Goat Can Make A Difference

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Every Sunday we will highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

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Award-winning garden expert P. Allen Smith wrote a great post on his blog about  Heifer Ranch and its Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)  program.

Kara O’Brien of the Harry Potter Alliance writes about the difference a single goat or flock of chickens can make in her blog post, Headed for a Brighter Future.

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A big thank you to the youth from St. John’s United Church of Christ in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, recently collected enough money through their Joyful Noise Offering to purchase a cow that will be sent to a family in need through Heifer International.

Alamance Presbyterian Church’s youth group stayed several days at Overlook Farm,  Heifer International’s learning center in Rutland, Massachusetts. There are several great blog posts about it, but this one’s headline caught my eye: Day Two: Poop and Fences. How could you not read that?

Heifer International is featured on the Inspiring Generosity blog, with a post that discusses how we use our digital content to inspire and share our story. It’s a great behind-the-scenes-look at one aspect of our communications efforts.

 

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Around the Web: Student of the Month, Cookies, and Other Fundraisers

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Every Sunday we will highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

Congratulations to Beatrice Garrard, one of Edmonds-area high school June Students of Month. She took part in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) pledge-per-page,”write-a-thon” fundraiser, which raised more than $1,000 for Heifer International and relief for Japanese earthquake refugees.

Students at St. Marys Catholic Middle School raised $660 by donating leftover change and contributing $1 to participate in dress-down day. Students have chosen to purchase a heifer, a goat and two flocks of chicks.

Readers at Watertown Free Public Library have already logged 250 hours in their Summer Reading program, halfway to their first goal of 500 hours, when they can donate a flock of geese to Heifer International. Their ultimate goal is 2000 hours, which will allow them to donate a pig.
Novato Girl Scout Troop 31184 decided to take a unique approach and do something generous with the proceeds from its cookie sales, by donating donating 100 percent of the profits from this year’s cookie sales to three causes: Heifer International, World Concern’s 44-Cent Cure and Daraja Academy.
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Heifer Around the Web: Reading, Riding, and Awards

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Every Sunday we will highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

The Friends of the Cohasset Library will donate $1 to Heifer International for every book log submitted to their summer reading program. You can sign up at www.cohassetlibrary.org and help fight hunger and poverty while enjoying a good book!

Michaela Gaziano attended  InterAction’s Best Practices and Innovation Initiative‘s award ceremony, which is aimed at sharing success stories and recognizing organizations that effectively build local capacity in countries around the world. Heifer International and Mercy Corps won for work in promoting sustainable energy. Thanks for the mention!

Kelly Barner uses the Heifer International model in this post, We Come Bearing ‘Bred Heifers’ on Buyer & Supplier Magazine’s website, as a great example of procurement, relationship building and value growing. We agree!

Photo by Julie Perry, marysvilleonline.net

Bikers ride for the 17th time in the Nebraska United Methodist Bike for Hunger event that benefits Heifer International along with three other organizations. Riders from as far away as Hawaii and Saskatchewan came to join the four-day tour.

Congratulations to Katie Harunk, president of the Heifer Club at Rolling Hills Preparatory School, who was one of 12 local teens chosen for the Teen Service Award by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating Council.

 

 

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Heifer Around the Web: Investing in Women, Blessing Animals, Youth Fundraising

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Every Sunday we will highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.

St. Bernadette 3rd-graders collected money for Heifer International as part of their class Lenten Service Project. The hoped to earn enough money to buy chickens through Heifer, and also incubated their own chicken eggs to learn all they could as well. What a great classroom activity!

If you are a pet lover in the Boston area you’ll want to check out the Blessing of the Animals at St. Matthew’s United Methodist church on Sunday afternoon, June 24th. To top it off, a free will offering will be donated to the Buddy Dog Humane Society and Heifer International.

The Case for Investing in Women is a very thoughtful article written by 2013 Presidio Gradate Schol MBA candidate Liz Vyas on investing in women, increasing household incomes, and the concept of sustainability. Several institutions and non-profits are mentioned for empowering women, including Heifer International.

Saint Joseph Parish of Shelburne Falls, MA blogs about the youth’s fundraising efforts for Heifer International, which allowed them to send us a check for $1,500 recently. Thanks so much, we really appreciate the support.

In Clergy Family Confidential, this post called Top Ten Reasons NOT to Go to Church this Summer, Heifer International is listed in #7 (There’s No Church School), as a reason TO GO, at least to his church. At St. John’s, they are offering Heifer’s Animal Crackers as a summer offering.

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