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GAF’s Response to Hurricane Florence to Address the Long Road to Recovery

Commits $1 million in total assistance, including roofing materials for over 200 homes

Burgaw, N.C. (October 4, 2018) – GAF, a roofing and waterproofing manufacturer in North America, has made a commitment of $1 million in total assistance in support of Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. GAF’s support is being delivered in the form of direct relief, financial contributions and in-kind donations…

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U.S.V.I. : Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc. Partners with Non-Profit Organization, Good360

Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc. Partners with Non-Profit Organization, Good360

Participates in First Mission Sending Luci EMRG Solar Powered Lights to Puerto Rico, South Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands After Hurricane Devastation

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2017 /– Citizen is pleased to announce its latest partnership with non-profit Good360, the global leader in product philanthropy and purposeful giving.  Through partnerships with private, public and other non-profit organizations, Good360 is active in all phases of disaster recovery by providing needed goods and supplies to disaster-impacted regions and communities. In the wake of the recent destruction caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Citizen together with Good360 is distributing real-time Luci EMRG relief lights to Puerto Rico, South Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Known for its Eco-Drive technology, which generates power from any light source, artificial and natural to keep their watches running, Citizen looks to emphasize the power of light both literally and figuratively through its partnerships. This has inspired the brand to seek out where light is needed and provide that same power and inspiration to those who are suffering from these natural disasters. The Luci EMRG solar powered lights share the same characteristic as Citizen’s Eco-Drive technology, using a natural resource to create power.

After the catastrophic devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, many have been left without electricity and basic needs. Citizen and Good360 are providing 5,000 Luci EMRG lights to help support the recovery of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and southern Florida. Citizen is driving the initiative by offering a donation of a Luci EMRG solar-powered light with every purchase made in the brand’s Times Square flagship store or on CitizenWatch.com, empowering its customers to be part of the brand’s disaster relief efforts. The donation of a Luci EMRG solar-powered light will be given with every Citizen watch purchase, up to 5,000 lights.

Citizen partnered with Good360 as an outlet to continue their cause initiatives, teaming up with them to address critical social causes that affect individuals in America and beyond. Prior to this initiative the brand has associated with different organizations in various sectors of philanthropy such as, the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative and the National Merit Scholarship Program.

“The devastation that has come with these recent natural disasters is absolutely heartbreaking,” says Ellen Seckler, EVP Marketing, Citizen. “We were looking to combine our passion for light with our passion to do good and Good360 was the perfect fit. ”

“Good360’s mission is to bring hope and dignity to those in need, including survivors of disasters,” said Shari Rudolph, Good360 Chief Marketing Officer.  “We can only do that with the support of generous partners like Citizen. The Luci EMRG Lights fill a gap in the road to recovery for communities that have lost power in the wake of a major disaster.”

For further information please visit, CitizenWatch.com.

Citizen together with Good360 is distributing real-time Luci EMRG relief lights to Puerto Rico, South Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Credit: Carlos Vargas) 

社会のためのテクノロジー：世界をより良い場所にするツールとしてのマーケットプレイス3選

写真提供：123rf.com.

マーケットプレイスはただのビジネスチャンスとみられがちだが、プロセスを改善し効率性を高められるという特性からすると、善行のためにも活用できる。

慈善オークションから商品・サービスを通じての資金調達、困窮している人への援助まで、オンラインマーケットプレイスは世界をより良い場所にできる優れたツールであることが証明されている。

世界的な非営利組織 Business for Social Responsibility は最近、包括的なシェアリングエコノミーを構築する機会についてのレポートを発表した。

このレポートでは次のように述べられている。

所有コストのほか複雑かつ柔軟性のない流通ネットワークといった障害を取り除くことにより、社会から取り残され、既存モデルではニーズを満たせない人々やコミュニティに対して大事な商品やサービスの提供を可能にする意味で、シェアリングエ…

Our goal at Good360 is to change the way we help communities to recover from disasters by delivering the right goods to the right place at the right time.

The mission is simple: to support communities affected by disasters until recovery is complete. Disaster Recovery 360 is the platform and technology that will take us there.

Good360 is helping aid workers on the ground in Liberia and Western Africa provide relief for Ebola victims and help fight the spread of the virus. Good360 is calling on the worldwide business community to provide medical and cleaning supplies, comfort kits and other urgent needs -- listed at http://blog.good360.org/ebola -- to respond to this crisis.

“We've received requests from aid workers on the ground who are scrambling to save the lives of the sick and dying Ebola victims and to comfort children, families and communities suffering in Western Africa,” said Carly Fiorina, board chair, Good360 and former Chairman and CEO of HP. “Now is the time for business leaders everywhere to take a stand and make a decision to help stem the tide of this massive outbreak before it spreads around the world. Good360 is uniquely positioned to provide the products that are urgently needed in Western Africa and unavailable anywhere else.”

About Good360

Good360 is an international nonprofit that works with companies, charities and individuals to make the business of giving simpler, more efficient and more effective. The Alexandria, Va.-based organization was created in 1983 to help companies efficiently donate slow-moving, obsolete and seasonal inventory to charitable organizations. These donated products – including new, nonperishable goods such as apparel, books, toys, personal care products, office and school supplies, computers and much more – are distributed to Good360’s pre-vetted nonprofit network encompassing about 40,000 organizations. Today, Good360 is changing the face of philanthropy by creating a Circle of Good that allows companies, nonprofits and individuals to work together to do more social good together. The organization is accomplishing this through its technology initiatives, including the organization’s GivingPlace technology platform and the launch of its Disaster Recovery360 platform (planned for 2015). Good360 has been recognized by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, Verizon’s Powerful Answers Awards and Forbes for its excellence, innovation and efficiency, respectively, in helping all of its partners do good, better. For more information, visit Good360.org.

Looking to learn a little more about what goes into the projects at LooseKeys?

In this LooseKeys project recap, Ethan Barnowsky joins Brad Chmielewski and Jake Williams to talk about creating three animated videos for Good360. It’s always a pleasure working with charities to help get their message out. For these explainer videos, we focused on creating the first video to use as the base for the other two. The client had very few changes on each video so it was a breeze to work with the template we created for the first one. When you’re working on a series of videos like these its always important to make sure you have your projects well organized.

If you have any other questions about this project, feel free to contact Brad, Jake or Ethan. If you're looking to have a video made for your company, LooseKeys is here to help.

What if you could have the best of both worlds—an excellent charitable giving program that also produces better business results? At Good360, we are redefining charitable giving by creating a circle of good that includes companies, charities and individuals working together to make the business of giving simpler, more efficient and more effective.