Every Monday Matters: Get Out There
Have you ever thought about the fact that the Earth is just one huge spinning rock upon which each one of us has placed our individual stake in the ground and called it home? But, then, our little plots of land start to bump into one another, and we begin to build something called a [...]
Every Monday Matters: Extend Kindness
Have you ever seen those photos or videos of two completely different animal species helping one another? It happens throughout nature and across continents. In forests, woodpeckers and tree ants maintain an amicable coexistence in which the ants allow woodpeckers to lay eggs in their nests, but instead of eating the eggs, the ants wait [...]
Every Monday Matters: Inspire Others
This is the ninth installment in the Every Monday Matters series. UW Combined Fund Drive is partnering with Every Monday Matters, a nonprofit committed to inspiring a new normal where people understand how and why they matter to themselves, the community, and the world. You are a ripple-effect wonder of the world. Did you know [...]
This Spring, Conserve More
Did you know that you are a natural born marketer? In fact, when it comes to marketing, you just might be as good as it gets! What is the last movie you watched, restaurant you visited or book you read? Did you tell anyone about it? Good or bad, you most likely shared your experience [...]
Giving Time: The Most Generous Gesture
This is the fifth installment in the Every Monday Matters series. UW Combined Fund Drive is partnering with Every Monday Matters, a nonprofit committed to inspiring a new normal where people understand how and why they matter to themselves, the community, and the world. Time is one of the most precious things we have in life. [...]
What Happens When We “Imagine If”
This is the fourth installment in the Every Monday Matters series. UW Combined Fund Drive is partnering with Every Monday Matters, a nonprofit committed to inspiring a new normal where people understand how and why they matter to themselves, the community and the world. Imagination is magical. Think about it. A lot of what exists [...]
Every Monday Matters
Celebrate The Little Things This is the fourth installment in the new Every Monday Matters series. UW Combined Fund Drive is partnering with Every Monday Matters, a nonprofit committed to inspiring a new normal where people understand how and why they matter to themselves, the community, and the world. December’s here and snow is in the [...]
Every Monday Matters – Donate a Little
This is the third installment in the new Every Monday Matters series. UW Combined Fund Drive is partnering with Every Monday Matters, a nonprofit committed to inspiring a new normal where people understand how and why they matter to themselves, the community, and the world. In our Super-Sized, Big-Gulp, Win-the-Lottery culture, we are constantly fed [...]
Every Monday Matters: Considering “Them”
With the start of October comes the second installment of the new Every Monday Matters series. UW Combined Fund Drive is partnering with Every Monday Matters, a nonprofit committed to inspiring a new normal where people understand how and why they matter to themselves, the community, and the world. This month’s topic is on considering [...]
Every Monday Matters: Hope
The UW Combined Fund Drive is partnering with Every Monday Matters, a nonprofit committed to inspiring a new normal where people understand how and why they matter — to themselves, to the community, and to the world. And that starts with you! We are excited to offer you tools to make it happen. Each month, [...]
Earth Day Events & Activities
Do you want to get involved in Earth Day 2015? There are all sorts of exciting opportunities! First, the UW Combined Fund Drive and The Whole U are teaming up to bring you Healthy Living, a seminar featuring Nancy Uding from Washington Toxics Coalition (WTC). Nancy will share how WTC is working to preserve the [...]