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When our local, state and federal governments fail, Americans are at risk. Historically, charitable organizations have done the bulk of the work needed to address mounting humanitarian crises. Today, corporations are pitching in, as well. Exhibit One: Microsoft is pledging $500 million to address homelessness and develop affordable housing across the Puget Sound region. Most of the money will be aimed at …
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Last October 27th, 11 people were murdered in cold blood while they worshipped at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. It was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States and a searing reminder of how hatred of the other combined with weapons of war are a sickening reality in America. The gravity of the situation leads one to ask, "What can I do?" Alex DiBucci and …
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With nationalism on the rise, globalism needs a champion. HSBC is ready to serve. "We are not an island" celebrates elements of British life that are indebted to the nation’s connections to the wider world. HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, with operations in 66 countries and territories. Therefore, their globalist message--created by the Wunderman …
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Prepare yourself for this staggering statistic: 300,000 pounds of plastic ends up in the ocean every nine minutes. To bring awareness to the issue of ocean plastic pollution, Hub Strategy & Communication and the Monterey Bay Aquarium unveiled a life-sized plastic blue whale art installation on Crissy Field in the Presidio. The 82-foot-long blue whale made from hand-recycled plastic trash debuted in October …
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Some men don't know when they're being sexual predators and that's a large problem for women. For instance, 86% of Brazilian women have been harassed in nightclubs. Yet, men in Brazil have a hard time recognizing much less owning and correcting the problem. To showcase the problem and to help educate unconscious males, Ogilvy Brazil and Schweppes made a dress with sensors in it that register how many times the …
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Many so-called conservatives don't believe in safety nets for the most vulnerable people in society. These misguided souls think people choose to not work, to be addicted to drugs and alcohol and to live in a cardboard box under an overpass. The reality of homelessness is much more nuanced. The hard fact is some people have no one to take them in, and no one to see them for who they were, who they are today and …
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100 years ago, World War One ended. Many of our ancestors paid the ultimate price in the Great War. An estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilians died as a direct result of the war. It was bloody and brutal. Today, we remember. https://youtu.be/ZPfmQlVBe2I Liberté, égalité, fraternité! The Face of History To commemorate 100 years since WW1 and help us see into history, Historial de la …
There are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide every day. The need couldn't be any greater—20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. This equates to more than 10 million women and men in one calendar year. Clearly, people need help, but reaching an audience of domestic abuse victims can be a difficult task since many victims are …
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