3for5 Grants $10,000 to Water for People for Projects in Malawi

The 3for5 Foundation is proud to announce that it has made its first clean-water grant in the amount of $10,000 to Water for People to fund projects in Chikhwawa, Malawi.

In 2010, Water For People-Malawi will work with its local partners to provide comprehensive clean water, sanitation and hygiene promotion programs to twenty villages and 5 schools within the Traditional Authorities (TAs) of Makhwira, Kasisi and Maseya, in Chikhwawa, Malawi.

You can learn more about this and other 3for5 projects here.

Alexis Fedor has a Great Idea!

Creativity unleashed...it's a beautiful thing and it's what Alexis Fedor is encouraging with her new company which is hoping to bring attention to charities and great causes by engaging the artistic community.

When I met Alexis a few weeks ago, I loved her company's vision:

"...we will hold weekly t-shirt design contests. You [the community] will design the shirts, you will pick the winners, we will donate up to 50% of all profits to charity. Because every drop counts. If you are an artist with interesting work (painting, poetry, photography, wordage, all-around great, creative person) or a charity helping to foster incredible change, let us feature you!"

I resonate with Alexis about more than our common belief that "every drop counts." From the very beginning of 3for5, I've always believed that artists will play a major role in helping to spread awareness about people in need of clean water. Why? Because artists' creations (objects, ideas, music, and more) capture our hearts and minds, engaging us in ways that nothing else can. And for the last two years of 3for5, artists have been integral to the 3for5 Movement and will continue to be as we keep trying to unite communities to help others in need.

That's why it was so great to meet Alexis. She's an artist who is creating...and interviewing other people who are innovating in the charitable and artistic community.

Ok, Ok--it does just-so-happen that Alexis interviewed me on her blog recently (shameless plug: why i started 3for5). But she's talking to many, many incredible people who will inspire you through their creativity in the charitable space.

Alexis: we at 3for5 can't wait until the t-shirt competitions begin--creativity unleashed can do amazing things!

3for5 Exceeds $10,000 Raised for Clean Water!

Way to go droplets! Just a few days ago, the 3for5 Movement exceeded $10,000 in monies raised for clean water projects in the developing world!

This is an exciting milestone because the 3for5 Board of Directors has set this amount ($10k) as the amount required before we make our first project-grant.

So, stay tuned because we'll have another exciting announcement to share near the end of the week! In the meantime, check out the 3for5 Movement in action here.

3for5 Interviewed on WhatGives!?

3for5 on WhatGives!?

Dr. Anthony DeBenedet, Board member of the 3for5 Foundation, speaks to WhatGives!? at Blogworld about clean water and the 3for5 Movement.

Help 3for5 Give 500 People Clean Water!

This is our vision for the future: that millions of people across the developing world would be able to gain access to safe, clean water for the very first time!

To that end, we aim to raise $10,000 by New Year's Day to help fund our first water project and provide water to more than 500 people in Malawi. It's ambitious, but with your help we can get there.

If you haven't already done so, consider donating $5 for clean water via 3for5.org. Every $5 means something incredible for people without clean water.

At the same time, invite 3 friends to join 3for5 with you, and be sure to follow-up with them in a personal way (via phone, email, or in-person) to make sure they have received your invitation.

Last but not least, thank-you for being a part of 3for5--together, we can have incredible impact!

p.s. -- as always, click here to download the 3for5 Friends Handout and give it to your friends when you talk to them. (http://www.3for5.org/docs/3for5_Friends_Handout.pdf).

*Photo courtesy of Water for People

Help 3for5 Give 1,100 People Clean Water!

Over the past few weeks, 3for5 has been competing to win $25,000 in the Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook. The idea is simple: the 100 charities with the most votes on Facebook will win $25,000 each!!

The really cool thing is if 3for5 wins, we'll use 100% of the $25,000 to fund clean water projects in the developing world! This would mean clean water for more than 1,100 people—and all it takes is a simple click on Facebook to make it happen.

The contest ends December 11th, so act fast and help us help others with 2 easy steps:

1.) Click here to vote on Facebook.

2.) Help us win this contest by telling your friends (especially on Facebook) about how their vote can help 1,100 people get clean water.

Thanks again for your help!

Vote for 3for5 to win $1 Million from Chase!

3for5 is participating in the Chase Community contest on Facebook. The top 100 vote-getting charities will each receive $25k. After that, a 2nd round will be held with the top 5 vote-getting charities winning $100k each.

Will you vote for us?

Just click the link above, below or click here.