December, 2009 Newsletter

Need a great last minute idea? 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.

• Fox Business News: The UniversalGiving Founder and CEO was featured in an article about the UniversalGiving Business Model and her work as a social entrepreneur.
• WomenEntrepreneur.com: UniversalGiving Founder and CEO Pamela Hawley was recently featured as a Success Story on the news site: Philanthropy With A Business Model: Like a VC, UniversalGiving carefully selects charities that make the most business sense--and helps more people as a result.
• USA Today: UniversalGiving's Quick Gifts and Gift Packages were featured in the Holiday Gift Guide as a resource for quality, meaningful gifts.
• Change.org: CEO Pamela Hawley speaks about what it takes to build a sustainable social entrepreneurship nonprofit with Fortune 500 Clients.

The UniversalGiving Founder and CEO has been invited to speak at Harvard Business School's 19th Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference. She will participate in discussions about women creating sustainable organizations with social impact.

The annual conference brings together nearly 1,000 distinguished speakers, students, alumnae, faculty, and professionals with the goal of inspiring, sharing, learning, and networking. The event, put on by Harvard Business School's Women's Student Association, is on February 6, 2010.