Monday, March 8 marked International Women's Day. While not a formally recognized holiday in the US, events and conferences took place in many states as well as all over the world. Avon, in an effort to end violence against women, made a grant of $1.5 Million to the…
This week, I'm excited to announce that our giveaway not only benefits the winners, but when purchased, this week's prize funds and supports programs to raise awareness for issues of domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault. In 2008, Avon Products, Inc. and the Avon Foundation introduced the company’s first-ever…
While at my in-laws for dinner tonight, I asked: "So, what's everyone doing to support International Women's Day (IWD) tomorrow?" My mother-in-law replied: "It's a real holiday?" She recently returned from 18 months in Ukraine. While there, she learned about IWD when some locals asked her and my father-in-law what…
my world • giving organizations
Many companies, organizations, and brands give back. But the one I am highlighting today is a company I have a particular fondness for—Avon, Inc. I had the pleasure of getting up close and personal with Avon while working on a 2-year project with them a little over 10 years…
A Florida-based journalist turned abolitionist recently named in Huffington Post as one of the “Top 10 Women Warriors of Twitter” has launched “09-09-09” – a one-day Twitterthon initiative on September 9, 2009, to raise funds to fight child trafficking. Diana Scimone, a veteran journalist who has chronicled the $9.5 billion-a-year…
