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Delivering Meaningful Impact with For-Profit Social Enterprise
ascend.aspeninstitute.org "Delivering Meaningful Impact with For-Profit Social Enterprise" by Cara Aley, Aspen Institute Fellow with the Ascend Program
We are meeting such incredible leaders at ThinkXChange in Aspen courtesy of the Aspen Institute's Aspen Ascend fellowship program. The notion of 'collective impact' is so critical in engendering change. One person or organization can do so much, but together we can do SO MUCH MORE.
Project Repat
Fall's crispness is upon us! Check out our friends at http://www.projectrepat.com/ and have a blanket made of your favorite t-shirts to memorialize them AND to stay warm this season!
Sass Factory: Socially conscious, interactive Ts made in America
Check out the really cool 'interactive' girls tees that our partner Sass Factory is making at the link below and help grow this business of socially responsible, USA-made products (made by MoJo and packaged by Pride, who employs people with disabilities in the US). They are fabulous holiday gifts!
indiegogo.com Sass Factory is paper doll inspired fashion for girls that helps secure jobs for single moms & for people with disabilities in the US.
Next Chapter event at American MoJo in Lowell on July 13th - SEA-Massachusetts - Social Enterprise A
Join MoJo and the Social Enterprise Alliance of MA for networking, shared learnings and discussion on social enterprise, and a tour of MoJo on July 13. Register at the link below!
Pillows & Charity
We love this benevolent use of our products and two-generation approach to fighting global poverty- Dennis Buckman applies these children's designs from Comfort the Children to our pillows and the proceeds benefit both American MoJo AND Comfort the Children (you can purchase at Zazzle by clicking any of the pillows at the link below). Thank you for your generosity, Dennis!
dennisbuckman.wordpress.com I have been extremely fortunate to have some VERY good friends in my life. In 18 months, I have endured a shattered shoulder, a heart attack AND spinal surgery! Though the saga continues, I would...
Zazzle's American MoJo Custom Pillow | Review | The Dirty t Shirt |
Thanks so much to Jennifer, the Mommy Blogger who writes 'The Dirty t Shirt' blog- we loved your review on our pillows sold at Zazzle and appreciate you helping to spread the word!
thedirtytshirt.com To me the best gift I could ever receive is a customized one, there is just something about a gift that has your children's faces on it that just warms my heart! With the new American MoJo Custom Pillows that Zazzle offers I am now able to remember a time in my history for as long as I see that pill...
Mother's Day Gift Ideas
Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful mothers out there, and special thanks to ABC News in Louisville, KY for promoting our pillows sold at Zazzle.com in celebration of Mother's Day! http://www.whas11.com/great-day-live/video/Mothers--150605525.html
Oh the places MoJo will go! MoJo intern Laura Massey seen here rocking her MoJo fleece and spreading the good word about MoJo on her recent trip to Vietnam.
Check out this fun shoe bag we did for www.casacouture.com. They are an innovative, MA-based brand that makes designer maternity footwear- the footwear is not only snazzy but super comfy, so keep your eyes peeled for it in maternity boutiques!
Loving some of the MoJo pillows people are designing on Zazzle at http://www.zazzle.com/custom/pillows. This one is fantastic. Keep sending photos and we are happy to share them with MoJo fans!
Pictures chronicle poverty "in our own backyard" - CBS News
Wonderful story about a wonderful man/photographer giving a much-needed face to the incredible poverty facing our nation. "You can't fix what you can't see"...
cbsnews.com CBS Evening News: Pictures chronicle poverty "in our own backyard" - In the tradition of Depression-era photographers, Steve Liss is capturing images of modern-day poverty in America
American Mojo Hires Single Moms to Make Customized Apparel
Thanks so much to Portfolio for the great write-up!
portfolio.com Mom must be proud. The Aley siblings have created a startup that aims to hire single mothers, like the one who raised them, seeding it with money two of them received for selling their tech company.
Spotlight: Helping poverty-stricken, single moms get their MoJo
Thanks so much to Latina Lista for the very nice article on what MoJo is doing to help break the cycle of poverty in homes led by single mothers!
latinalista.com LatinaLista — According to the U.S. Census, there are 157 million women in the United States (men number only 151.8 million). Of that total, 85.4 million are mothers; 9.9 million are single moms — the group most likely to live in poverty.