by rchakaki | Aug 26, 2013 | #live2give, Ramblings, Social Business
I come across charities regularly that are struggling with fundraising. Crowd-funding offers a good, and relatively easy way to get money online. You share your stories and needs with the world online and the crowd responds by sending you money to your account. There...
by rchakaki | Aug 25, 2013 | #live2give, Ramblings, Social Business
Thanks to Salma El-Yassir the director of Welfare Association Lebanon Branch (WA-LB), I visited Burj El Barajneh Refugee Camp in Beirut. I visited to support the launch of a Youth Employment Service (YES) Program. To promote the project among camp residences, WA-LB...
by rchakaki | Aug 25, 2013 | Ramblings, Social Business
Thanks to Salma El-Yassir the director of Welfare Association Lebanon Branch (WA-LB), I visited Burj El Barajneh Refugee Camp in Beirut. I visited to support the launch of a Youth Employment Service (YES) Program. To promote the project among camp residences, WA-LB...
by rchakaki | Jul 6, 2013 | Ramblings, Social Business
Spending 4 hours on the King Hussein border can be beneficial after all! I met a Palestinian-American (Wissam) who was visiting Palestine to evaluate a unique social initiative a friend of his started. We talked briefly, and met later in Ramallah. Amal came with...
by rchakaki | Jul 6, 2013 | Ramblings, Social Business
As Ramadan approaches, we’re all thinking of ways to give. Charities and non-profits are looking for creative ways to reach out to the community. Here’s a 2 minute video example of an initiative that works in India and can be replicated in our region...
by rchakaki | May 16, 2013 | Social Business
You’re a professional, you’ve worked in companies that guard their brand. You know what that’s like. A marketing team enforces identity guidelines, everyone must use consistent fonts, colors, use the right language in the media and more. Just as you...
