Archive for December, 2007

This holiday season, North Americans will spend $1,000 Billion* on Retail …

… meanwhile, the World Bank estimates that $50 Billion will start moving the poorest countries out of extreme poverty in a lasting way. So, if each of us buys just one gift differently then we can change the world!
You can start by clicking one of buttons above (Give, Direct, or Connect) or by selecting Projects […]

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Chanta and Other Posters

Our new posters are here. Revolutionize your holidays by helping to end extreme poverty by giving a gift through the ChristmasFuture website. Print the posters off and help spread the word about ChristmasFuture.
Many thanks to Jacob Jamin for his vision and design work on the posters.

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CJSW Interview with Jay Baydala

I am just popping my head in the door to give you Calgarians and beyond some good news. (But really, does anything exist outside of Calgary? At least to Calgarians? Good thing I am not from Calgary.) I digress.
Here are the pertinent details… for those in Calgary:
Thursday on the CJSW news (90.9Fm […]

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The Numbers are In!

I have a certain fascination with statistics, particularly the Harper’s index. Anyway . . . the numbers are in, and you’re not alone! An recent Ipsos News Centre survey records:

For Christmas, Canadians (84%) would prefer to receive gifts that help others

Eight in ten (77%) Canadians say they don’t need anything for Christmas this […]

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