Falling Whistles

YouTube Launches 'Next Cause' To Help Nonprofits Change World Through Video

Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Video, Charity, American Jewish World Service, Nonprofit, Youtube, The Post Carbon Institute, Ronald Mcdonald House Charities, Donations, Falling Whistles, Project for Awesome, CARE USA, YouTube Next Cause, The Global Poverty Project, Impact News

YouTube is making it easier for nonprofits to inspire and inform the online community of do-gooders. The video sharing site has launched YouTube Ne...

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Top 10 Products for Purpose

Tina Wells | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Warby Parker, Pencils of Promise, TOMS Shoes, The-Giving-Keys, Fuck Cancer, Falling Whistles, Charity: Water, Feed Bags, Breadpig, Sevenly, Impact News

Products raising money for a cause is nothing new. Whether it's the plethora of pink items supporting breast cancer or a Livestrong bracelet, we're used to giving money and being rewarded with a promo item.

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OOPS: Charity Group Covers Legendary Graffiti Crew's Mural

Andrew Reilly | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Sean Carasso, Saber, Twitter, Charity, Street Art, Falling Whistles, Wheat Paste, Revok, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Street Art, Poster, Dabs & Myla, Vans, Los Angeles Graffiti, Graffiti, Poster Campaign, Charity Street Art, Askew, Witnes Msk, Arts News

Even the world of illegal art has rules of conduct. Falling Whistles, a charity that raises awareness of the ravages of war in the Congo, recently com...

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The Power of a Petition

Sean Carasso | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Falling Whistles, Democratic Republic of Congo, Special Envoy, Congo, Video, Impact News

This year, Congo is having an election. 'An election you say? So what, elections happen all the time.' Not in Congo they don't.

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The Next Generation of Charity Execs Are Social Entrepreneurs

Joel John Roberts | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: love146, Charity, Social Entrepreneurship, Ces, Ideation, Homeless, Ted, Falling Whistles, Social Change, Ngos, Project 7, Childfund, Impact News

I was blown away by the entrepreneurs, who could be hocking the next alternative to iPads or hybrid vehicles, but instead are determined to sell technology that will change the world.

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The Baptism of Liberty

Sean Carasso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Great Lakes Region, Elections, Special Envoy, Democratic Republic of Congo, Free and Fair Elections, Falling Whistles, Congo, Impact News

Our Congolese partners kept telling us that they want peace, and that to get there they need reform. That happens with elections. You've got to make sure they are FREE and they are FAIR.

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Peace Is the New Frontier

Sean Carasso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Falling Whistles, Democratic Republic of Congo, Peace, Activism, Founding Fathers, Short Films, Film, Settlers, Media News

Be among the first in the world to see our new short film.

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The University of The South

Sean Carasso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Equality, Conflict Minerals, Democratic Republic of Congo, Falling Whistles, Sewanee, Racism, University of the South, Impact News

On a cross-country tour, spreading awareness about the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I found students fighting for change where I least expected it: deep in the South, at one of our nation's oldest universities.

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The Voice of The Us's

Sean Carasso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: On the Road, Conflict Minerals, Democratic Republic of Congo, Falling Whistles, College Tour, War in Congo, Impact News

Falling Whistles is taking to the road to make it impossible for the education system to ignore the war, fueled by our demand for minerals, that has claimed millions of lives in Congo.

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Something About a Name

Sean Carasso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conflict Minerals, Human Rights, Falling Whistles, Congo, Advocacy, World News

We cannot allow our consumerism to fuel a war of Holocaust proportions in Congo. We must pursue freedom in the face of opposition. To speak up when others are silent and few will listen.

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DC10 Has Arrived

Sean Carasso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, World, Activism, Summit Series, Washington DC, Joseph Kony, Drinking Water, Congo, Falling Whistles, Peace, Impact, dc10, Impact News

This week, in Washington, D.C., social entrepreneurs are convening for the Summit Series DC10 Conference. With all the hype and anticipation, one has to wonder -- will it live up to its legacy?

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Products With Purpose Will Change the World

Jeff Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Why not take positive steps to champion nonprofit and benevolent businesses? This is the birth of a new world, where your dollars can act as catalysts to accomplish the change that we want to see in the world.

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Meticulous and Marching - The Rwandan Exit from Congo

Sean Carasso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fdlr, Falling Whistles, Democratic Republic of Congo, Child Soldiers, Rwanda, Congo, World News

Today was a wild day and one I don't think I'll soon forget. Woke up at sunrise to head, once again, to the border and attempt to gain entrance. The...

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