http://thelittlegive.ca/2009 Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:00:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Saturday. 4 hours to deadline. The work over the past 44 has been amazing. We have videos shot, cut and posted. Web sites desgined, coded and launched. T-shirts printed. Key messages and media kits developed. Media interviews conducted on behalf of the non-profits. And three teams working like fine-tunde machines. Operation ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/20/sprint-to-the-finish/ Less than 20 hours left and half the office is still here working on their partners' projects. The other half are probably working at home. So much has been accomplished in the first day -- the strategies are solid and in place; a lot of collateral has been produced with ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/19/winding-down-and-gearing-up/ This year, all three teams are combining strategy, materials and events -- and there is a real buzz in the office as they put their hearts and minds to work on behalf of their non-profit partners. Bed sheets from Value Village, Big Balls from who knows where, and click, click, ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/19/theres-a-buzz/ One of the things i like most about The Little Give is that beyond all of the staff giving time and energy to three good causes, our clients and friends help out when asked. This year's judges, for example, include two clients -- Keith Sashaw, President of Vancouver Regional Construction ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/19/little-give-gets-bigger/ We really didn't know if this was going to work when we started the Little Give last year. Now, as Year 2 is picking up steam, I see it working in so many ways. One of those is creating a high pressure environment to generate big thinking. I just sat in ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/19/little-drives-big/ 90 minutes after the launch of the second annual The Little Give. Three non-profits in meetings with Karyo Edelman's 35 staff. Can we make a difference for these groups over the next 48 hours. I surely hope so, because like a lot of non-profits, they have dedicated staff and volunteers, ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/18/158/ Vancouver believes the natural environment should be accessible to everyone. Since 2001, Trips for Kids has provided mountain biking adventures for 2100 vulnerable youth who would otherwise be unable to participate due to various barriers. We facilitate day-long and overnight mountain biking trips within Vancouver and surrounding areas which incorporate ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/14/team-3-is-trips-for-kids/ The KidStart Mentoring Program is operated by PLEA Community Services Society of BC.  KidStart is an awarding winning, CARF accredited, Prevention and Diversion program for kids age 6+ that relies on donations, grants and fundraising activities to exist. Experience and a growing body of research supports the premise that regular ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/14/team-2-is-the-kidstart-mentoring-program/ The Broadway Youth Resource Centre is a multi-agency organization in which several social service agencies, a university, a college and three levels of government work together to provide youth aged 12 to 24 with a “one stop shop” to many free services including employment, education, counselling, housing and medical and ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/14/team-2-is-the-broadway-youth-resource-centre/ The Little Give to benefit local non-profits for children and youth this weekend Vancouver’s largest PR firm holds second annual 48-hour CSR challenge with three local non profits June 18-20 Core Facts: The Little Give is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative that will see three non-profit organizations receive a cash donation and ... http://thelittlegive.ca/2009/2009/06/14/the-little-give-2009-social-media-release/