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One Day Without Shoes: Lessons From the Parking Lot

Anne Goddard | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: One Day Without Shoes, Education, Childfund International, Anne Goddard, Ngo, Charity, Nonprofits, TOMS Shoes, Shoes, Impact News
Anne Goddard

When asked to name the one thing they needed to make their lives better, many of the children in developing nations in our hemisphere confided that what they most wanted was the capacity to walk without exposing their bare feet to the elements. Pick anything, and they chose shoes.

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TOMS Shoes Controversy: A Call to Move From Discussion to Action

Kate Otto | Posted 04.12.2012

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Kate Otto

Discussion is crucial, yet it's a first step. The second is doing. If you've blindly adored TOMS to date, take a deeper look at the potential issues in their model and educate yourself about proper design of service initiatives.

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Celebrating Local Champions: An Alternative Campaign

Tom Murphy | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Ted, TOMS Shoes, Kony 2012, Toms, Villages in Action, Invisible Children, Kony, Impact News
Tom Murphy

Last year a quickly hatched idea between Saundra, Teddy and I led to "A Day Without Dignity." It served as a sort of counter campaign to TOMS "One Da...

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'I'm Going Barefoot Because'...Submit Your Photos For One Day Without Shoes

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Video, One Day Without Shoes, Barefoot, Charity, TOMS Shoes, Toms, Podoconiosis, Blake Mycoskie, Slidepollajax, Impact News

For many, going barefoot isn't a choice. That's why TOMS Shoes, a one-for-one company that delivers shoes to children in need around the world, ma...

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Bare Your Soles!

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Bv-Fashion-and-Beauty, Toms Footwear, One Day Without Shoes, One for One, Video, Barefoot, TOMS Shoes, Toms, Hair-Beauty, Blake Mycoskie, Slidepollajax, Black Voices News

Free your toes today in support of TOMS "One Day Without Shoes!" Now in its fifth year "One Day Without Shoes" encourages people around the world t...

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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
Tina Wells

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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An Evolved Take on Psychology, Brands and Poverty

Auren Kaplan | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Walmart, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, (Product)RED, Poverty, Nike, TOMS Shoes, Scott Harrison, Global Poverty, Kim Kardashian, Blake Mycoskie, Evolve, Brands, Charity: Water, Mark Woerde, Impact News
Auren Kaplan

I want people to understand how they are exactly the same as the person in the slum. In that uniquely human way, they are no better and no worse than them -- they are the same.

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Capitalism You Can Fall in Love With

Auren Kaplan | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Evolving Capitalism, Benevolent-Capitalism, Warby Parker, Free Market Capitalism, Patagonia, TOMS Shoes, Capitalism: A Love Story, Capitalism, Pepsi, Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble, Impact News
Auren Kaplan

Capitalism is changing. It is evolving. And big companies are going to start to realize that when the cause is the brand, the consumer cannot get enough. That means two things: 1. More profits and 2. more good.

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SLIDESHOW: The Top Gifts That Give Back

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Rachel Roy, Warby Parker, Video, Gifts That Give Back, (Product)RED, Dancing Deer Baking Co., TOMS Shoes, Holiday Gifts, Impact News

Black Friday and Cyber Monday aren't all about "stuff." Remember, it's also a good opportunity to give back. See our top picks of neckties that provid...

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Jessica Prois

TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie Introduces One-For-One Book-Giving Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Prois | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: One for One, Start Something That Matters, Video, Toms Sunglasses, TOMS Shoes, Toms, Blake Mycoskie Book, Blake Mycoskie, Charity, Impact News

For the disillusioned office worker who's realized cubicle life won't cut it, this book's for you. Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS, released his firs...

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WATCH: Mary-Kate & Ashley's Latest Adventure

StyleList | Jenny Kang | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: TOMS Shoes, Toms, Ashley Olsen, Olsen Sisters, Mary-Kate Olsen, Mary-Kate Ashley Olsen, Style News

This past July, to celebrate the recent collaboration for The Row, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen joined TOMS and TOMS Giving Partner, World Vision, in Ho...

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Why I'm Speaking At Willow Creek Church

Blake Mycoskie | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Blake Mycoskie, Toms, TOMS Shoes, One for One, Willow Creek Church, Blake Mycoskie Focus on the Familly, Toms Focus on the Family, Impact News
Blake Mycoskie

In light of recent events, I think it is important that I clarify TOMS' position with regard to my speaking engagements in advance of my upcoming appearance at Willow Creek Church.

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Rod Kurtz

What Role Should Charity Play In Business?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Virgin Unite, TOMS Shoes, Rob Dyrdek Foundation, SK8 4 Life, HuffPost Small Business Board of Directors, Best Charities, Charity Business, Dyrdek Enterprises, Small Business News

Capitalism, as we've seen throughout history and are routinely reminded of, can be a tremendous force for social good -- creating jobs, lifting people...

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Rod Kurtz

You've Got... Black Mycoskie, TOMS Shoes

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: One Day Without Shoes, Video, Charity, TOMS Shoes, Green, Environment, Small Business Video, Blake Mycoskie, Small Business News

Blake Mycoskie, found and chief shoe giver at TOMS Shoes, explains why he's going barefoot for One Day Without Shoes and why you should, too. The ...

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Tom's Shoes Founder Steps On Gay Toes

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Fundamentalism, Transgender, Tom's Shoes, Homosexual, Bisexual, Lesbian, James Dobson, Christianity, Gay, Focus on the Family, Anti-Gay Bullying, Blake Mycoskie, Spiritual Violence, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Rights, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Cindi Love

Public scrutiny is tough business. My hope for Blake and for the rest of us, is that we turn our missteps into opportunities to inform and educate and advocate for justice and peace.

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Pro-Gay/Anti-TOMS™

Steven Nereo | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Prop 8, TOMS Shoes, Toms, Style, Focus on the Family, Blake Mycoskie, Shoes, Style News
Steven Nereo

I've complained about Toms before, or at least dudes in Toms. I'm not going to lie here, girls sometimes look good in them. But recently someone broug...

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TOMS Shoes Founder Expresses Regret for Focus on the Family Appearance

Joe Mirabella | Posted 09.08.2011

Read More: Lgbt, TOMS Shoes, Anti-Choice, Focus on the Family, Pro-Choice, change.org, Business News
Joe Mirabella

Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes, has issued an exclusive statement to Change.org in response to an embarrassing controversy linking the popular ...

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TOMS Founder Under Fire For Speaking At Anti-Gay Organization

The Informer | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Christianity and Homosexuality, One for One, TOMS Shoes, Anti-Gay, Toms, Blake Mycoskie, One for One Campaign, Focus on the Family, Los Angeles News

Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, landed in a heap of trouble when news broke on Friday that he spoke at a June 30 Focus on the Family event in O...

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Are You Ready to Start Something That Matters?

Blake Mycoskie | Posted 09.04.2011

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Blake Mycoskie

Just three weeks after one of the biggest moments in TOMS history, it gives me great pleasure to make another really special announcement.

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From Toe To Head: TOMS Announces Eyewear As New 'One For One' Product

The Huffington Post | Carly Gillis | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: One for One, Toms Eyewear, Shopping, Eyewear, Giving Back, TOMS Shoes, Corporate Social Responsibility, Blake Mycoskie, Video, Impact News

After years of proving that combining style and charitable causes can make a successful business plan, TOMS has decided to expand its philanthropic ve...

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Shoes and a Slice of MyPi for Several Inner-City Scholars

Josh Burstein | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: TOMS Shoes, Youth, Millennial Generation, Education Reform, Los Angeles, Mentoring, Mypi, Impact News
Josh Burstein

In a perfect world, teenagers like the eight students we brought to TOMS will find internships at the companies we introduce them to, and some day lead new groups of MyPi kids through the halls.

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Today, TOMS Asks You to Go 'One Day Without Shoes'

Blake Mycoskie | Posted 06.05.2011

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Blake Mycoskie

For one day a year, the TOMS' community goes barefoot to raise awareness for the children around the world that don't have shoes. We call this event One Day Without Shoes, and TODAY is that day.

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A Day Without Dignity: A Counter Campaign

Tom Murphy | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Dignity, TOMS Shoes, Campaign, Counter Campaign, Shoes, Advocacy, Toms, One Day Without Shoes, A Day Without Dignity, Charity, Aid Work, Impact News
Tom Murphy

Does TOMS provide lasting assistance to the people who get the shoes? Or, have they found a way to make money off of good intentions and a poorly informed public?

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L.A.'s 'Do Good Bus' Delivers Volunteers, Kind Deeds

GOOD | Alissa Walker | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Charity, Los Angeles, Rebecca Pontius, TOMS Shoes, Space 15, Do Good Bus, Impact News

Even without knowing much about them, the name was enough to get us interested in The Do Good Bus. But when we found out that this mobile volunteer un...

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Social Entrepreneurship -- It's Time for Us to Embrace it

Piyush Mangukiya | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Better World Books, educateNcare.Com, Educare, Tom's Shoes, Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits, Hunger, FEED Projects, Poverty, Illvp, Impact News
Piyush Mangukiya

Socially-conscious web startup incubator, The Illuminated Ventures Project inspires, informs, and invests in under-served and under-represented youth in the areas of New Media and Internet Technology.

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