Large corporations and organizations have the power to make great changes in our world. Unfortunately, most of them are only concerned about making money for themselves and don't do as much as they should to have a positive impact on the world. However, there are some companies that make it their main mission to raise money for a good cause and make a big difference.
RED - Designed to help eliminate AIDS
RED is an organization that partners with retail companies like clothing stores to allow some of their proceeds to go directly to the effort to fight the spread of AIDS. A store will mark some of their products as "RED" products and when a costumer purchases one of these items, a percentage is given to RED. RED sends their profits to The Global Fund. "The Global Fund uses 100% of this money to finance HIV health and community support programs in Africa, with a focus on women and children."
http://www.joinred.com
Live Strong - We fight to improve the lives of people affected by cancer
Livestrong is a non profit organization founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. "We believe in life. Your life. We believe in living every minute of it with every ounce of your being. And that you must not let cancer take control of it. We believe in energy: channeled and fierce. We believe in focus: getting smart and living strong. Unity is strength. Knowledge is power. Attitude is everything. This is LIVESTRONG." When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, the Livestrong foundation steps in to help the individual with fertility preservation information and assistance, financial, insurance and job concerns, counseling and local resources, cancer diagnosis and treatment concerns.
http://www.livestrong.org/
The Invisible People - Homeless Has A Name
"I once heard a story about a homeless man on Hollywood Blvd who really thought he was invisible. But one day a kid handed the man a Christian pamphlet. The homeless guy was shocked and amazed, “what! You can see me? How can you see me? I’m invisible!” Mark Hovath the founder of the invisible people organization uses a camera to broadcast the lives of homeless people and give them a voice, a name, and above all an identity. "I not only feel their pain, I truly know their pain. I lived their pain. You’d never know it now but I was a homeless person. Fourteen years ago, I lived on Hollywood Blvd. But today, I find myself looking away, ignoring the faces, avoiding their eyes — and I’m ashamed when I realize I’m doing it. But I really can feel their pain, and it is almost unbearable, but it’s just under the surface of my professional exterior." The American motor company Ford has teamed up with this inspired man by providing him with a vehicle and funding a road trip across America to broadcast the lives of homeless people.
http://invisiblepeople.tv
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