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UniversalGiving™ on CBS News
Pamela Hawley, Founder and CEO of UniversalGiving™, was recently awarded the Jefferson Award and featured on CBS Nightly News for her global philanthropic work.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard founded the American Institute for Public Service to establish the Jefferson Award, a Nobel Prize for Public and Community Service.
The Jefferson Awards are presented to ordinary people who do extraordinary things. By honoring the recipients, it is the goal of the Jefferson Awards to inspire others to become involved in community and public service. Past recipients include Bill & Melinda Gates, Lance Armstrong, and Oprah Winfrey.
An excerpt from the interview:
Pamela Hawley is busy these days building her business, which is no simple task considering her business is changing the world. "What my motive is: to create a world where giving and volunteering are a natural part of everyone's everyday life," Pamela explains.
So to help get people started, she's created a web site, a kind of non-profit marketplace called UniversalGiving. With the click of a button, the UniversalGiving website connects people with vetted programs around the globe where you can volunteer or donate money.
Holiday Gift Giving with UniversalGiving™
Not sure what to get for the holidays? Well we've got an idea that's meaningful--and saves time! For the holidays, UniversalGiving™ offers many ways for someone to give to a person in need on behalf of a loved one:
- Gift Packages:
These packages cover a wide range of social issues, from the environment to human rights, making it easy to choose a cause a loved
one cares about. You can send a soccer ball to an impoverished child for just $15, empower a women entrepreneur in South America for $100, or sponsor a student in Tanzania for $500.
- Quick Gifts: If you're in a rush, you can do twenty gifts in a click with our Quick
Gifts page, choosing several gift packages for multiple friends or employees all at once.
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For Companies: If you're with a company dedicated to being socially conscious, you might consider Quick Gifts for your employees. Or if you want to go further, UniversalGiving Corporate helps companies with their global Corporate Social Responsibility Programs. We provide critical NGO Vetting Services with our trademarked Quality Model, ensuring quality giving all over the world. Our goal is to provide Global Security Measures that protect Fortune 500 Companies and their global CSR programs.
- Gift Certificates: If you're not sure what someone prefers, select a gift certificate instead!
Add meaning to your holiday this year, and make a difference in the world at the same time!
Recent Features!
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UniversalGiving was featured in The Christian Science Monitor as a resource for volunteering for Obama's call to service.
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Pamela Hawley, our Founder and CEO, gave the Keynote Address at the Forum for Social Entrepreneurs at Babson College on October 23. The conference brought together social innovators with leading business professionals, investors, donors, government officials, academics, and students.
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The Unreasonable Institute recently interviewed Pamela Hawley about UniversalGiving's vision, methods, and impact. The video and content is featured both on the SoCap Blog and the Unreasonable Blog.
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Pamela Hawley was recently featured on the Social Citizens Blog, which highlights how people are using their creativity, idealism, and digital fluency to support their causes every day.
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