Many of us know how people who run causes are very passionate about their work, their purpose, and how their efforts will change the way we live for the better.   What I continue to find as I work with causes/non profits is how hard it is for them to make it on the financial front.  To be honest, I am blown away.   While watching Patricia Arquette and her co workers work in Haiti on their eco sanitation projects I am saddened by the fact that they still are not able to get the funds they need.  They have a very small team (7) that are running the LARGEST ECO SANITATION program in the world.   Arquette is not a celebrity who expects people to donate to GiveLove because of who she is.  She wants people to understand the sanitation epidemic we have in our world and help us see that we all can play a huge role in making sure there is more clean water our there for the world to drink.  Currently only 40% of the world drinks/has access to clean water or has a toilet.   My question is, where is corporate America and why do the Fortune 100+ companies not help out more causes such as GiveLove that has a simple solution to solving our world’s sanitation issues? Here is a recent article that Patricia was featured in in the magazine Bizwomen.  It shows us  how Patricia is passionate about her work with the cause and how hard they have worked to maintain it.  They hope to expand it worldwide but still need to make it work in Haiti. Thank you to Patricia and her executive director, Alisa Puga Keesey, for the work you are doing for the people of Haiti and hopefully the world....

    Corporations have the “muscle” that is needed today to make big shifts happen for change that will improve the way we live. As an entrepreneur who wakes up daily with the question, “How can I make a difference today” I know that in order to truly make the “big” difference I need to team up with a corporation. Corporations are also finding that they need the entrepreneur spirit and thought process in house. It is time to tag team more than ever. The way Corporate America is running has changed.  Due to the fact that it is easier than ever to start a business and innovate with all of the free tools out there, it makes sense that there are a lot of people with dreams to start their own business.  But, and the big but is that it is hard to get a business funded and run it.  So why not take your passion and innovative thoughts in house and help a corporation thrive and dance at a new beat? Here are some soundbites from an article in Fast Company that explain why the time is right to join Corporate America if you are passionate about changing the world.   We all have purpose as I have said so many times. http://www.fastcompany.com/3026264/leadership-now/want-to-change-the-world-join-a-corporation?partner=newsletter THE ERA OF THE CORPORATE CATALYST Is it possible  to lead the charge for innovation and social change from large business that already exist? Here are some reasons to suggest why this might be the case: Established corporations already have the resources to go after new markets and territories. Provided they unshackle themselves from their golden handcuffs and be mindful of the Innovator’s Dilemma. Established businesses have the scale to drive impact across much wider territories. Established businesses tend to have a more credible (or, at the very least, more known) brands, which can grant them access into places and partnerships that new startups cannot attain. And, indeed, a number of large organizations have started to infuse their unique capabilities with the agility and wider-perspective thinking of aspiring innovators from the growing entrepreneurial scene. Coca Cola is one company that gets this.   David Butler, VP of Innovation at The Coca Cola Company says: “We believe if we can get the starters of the world to build with the scalers of the world, then we’ll see a much larger percentage of startups move to scaleups.” That’s why Coca Cola has created its Accelerator Program to incubate and mentor entrepreneurs to scaled success, by sharing in on the risks and rewards. Other organizations that are injecting themselves with more entrepreneurial vigor in order to stay ahead of the curve and solve more pressing problems are...

One key point that was left out of this article is that GiveLove is currently working with Habitat for Humanity through 2014 in a 300 household pilot in Leogane. The Cause also has several other Green Schools in PAP – two with Architecture for Humanity. GiveLove is only NGO in Haiti Tackling Sanitation Issues in a Big Way    ...

Good article in TV Guide on Patricia Arquette talking about her new role on the TV show Boardwalk Empire. Of course I want the readers to see the very last paragraph that talks about her work with and dedication to her cause, GiveLove, and how she wants to improve our world’s sanitation issues. “I don’t care if sanitation isn’t cool and that it’s the least glamorous thing,” says Arquette. “The lack of it is killing more kids than AIDS, malaria and TB combined, and so far we’ve helped thousands upon thousands.” The divorced mother of two (she split from actor Thomas Jane in 2011) has witnessed some “pretty traumatic things in Haiti to the point where I sometimes question my future. Maybe I’ll give up acting some day and devote my life to saving children.” Actress Is All About...