Care2 in the News
London Independent
Description: Care2.com, an online community and Benefit Corporation (B-Corp) dedicated to healthy, green lifestyle news and causes, has launched a campaign to end non-consensual pelvic exams. The campaign comes after it was publicly revealed that some women in North America are being violated while under anesthesia in the name of education.
Title: New Campaign to End Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams
Date: February 3, 2010
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/new-campaign-to-end-nonconsensual-pelvic-exams-1887768.html
Mashable
Description: There is no question that maturing web technologies are bolstering online giving and social action. Seizing the power of social networking, many websites, streaming tools, and mobile platforms have increased fundraising and humanitarian relief efforts. Care2 encourages people to create online petitions for social issues they want to see solved. In three easy steps, users can publish petitions that have a proven track record of delivering results.
Description: Care2's Frogloop was ranked the number 6 nonprofit blog by PostRank.
Title: How Social Media Creates Offline Social Good
Date: January 21, 2010
http://mashable.com/2010/01/21/offline-social-good/PostRank
Date: January 15, 2010
https://analytics.postrank.com/2009/topic/NonprofitNew York Times
Description: What says holiday cheer better than a ton of carbon dioxide? Carbon reduction certificates are the latest hot eco-gift, suitable for the environmentally aware, hard-to-shop-for loved one who already has an adopted humpback whale or some symbolic rainforest acreage.
Title: For Caring Consumers, the Gift of Carbon Dioxide
Date: December 24, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/science/earth/25gift.html?_r=1
Green America
Description: Care2 wins the 2009 People's Choice Award as "Green Business of the Year"
Title: Green America Announces 2009 People's Choice Awards
Date:December 9, 2009
http://www.greenamericatoday.org/about/newsroom/releases/2009.12.09.cfm
Internet Ad Sales
Description: Care2.com received its Green Business Certification in June. To be certified "Green," participating businesses must be in compliance with all state and local regulations and meet program standards for conserving resources, preventing pollution and minimizing waste.
Title: Care2.com receives Green Business Certification
Date: June 22, 2009
http://www.internetadsales.com/care2-com-receives-green-business-certification
10e20.com
Description: Search engine marketing guru Chris Winfield, who runs the firm 10e20 and is a frequent speaker at conferences and in the news, recently recommended Care2 as the top niche social media site for anyone trying to drive "Environment" related traffic to their site. Winfield chose Care2 because it has an "active community" and because he said Care2 "can help you get exposure" and drive "targeted traffic and links (if your content is good)."
Title: The Best Niche Social Media News Sites Right Now
Date: April 1, 2009
http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/04/01/niche-social-media-news-websites/
Unity.fm
Care2 Founder Randy Paynter will be the guest on Thursday, April 16th at 11 am Eastern Time Central on "Good Business," the online radio program on Unity.fm. The program is hosted by Charlotte Shelton, the president of Unity, which is a progressive spiritual movement. Recent guests have included social entrepreneurs Judy Wicks, founder of White Dog Cafe, and Tom Chappell, the founder of Tom's of Maine.
PRNewswire
Description: "A New Year of Hope for Animals" contest sponsored by Care2.com and Adopt-a-Pet.com
Title: Mackenzie's Calls on Community to Vote for America's Favorite Shelter
Date: January 26, 2009
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-26-2009/0004960520&EDATE=
The Observer News
Description: Highlights Care2's step by step directions on how to be more green
Title: The Green Where It Can Be Seen
Date: January 16, 2009 http://www.observernews.net/artman2/publish/Saturation_Point_15/The_Green_Where_It_Can_Be_Seen.shtml
First 30 Days
Description:The article highlights Care2's cause channels
Title: Lunch Hour Activism
Date:December 14, 2008
http://www.first30days.com/everyday-change/2008/12/14.html
ZDNet
Description:The article highlights Care2's partnership with NOAA
Author: Paul Greenberg
Title: CRM 2009 Forecast - Part 2 - Sticking My Hands Out To Be Slapped
Date:December 4, 2008
http://blogs.zdnet.com/crm/?p=105
St. Louis Examiner
Description:The article highlights Care2's e-card offerings
Author: Angele Sionna
Title: Send a free Thanksgiving e-card to friends and family
Date:November 25, 2008
http://www.examiner.com/x-608-Early-Childhood-Parenting-Examiner~y2008m11d25-Send-a-free-Thanksgiving-ecard-to-friends-and-family
The NonProfit Times
Description: The article recommends nonprofits look to websites and communities that cater specifically to civic-minded people like Care2
Title: Smaller online communities are doing the job for charities
Date:November 1, 2008
http://www.nptimes.com/08Nov/npt-081101-1.html
Times Online
Description:The article highlights a Care2 petition success
Title: Stray Iraqi dog gets his ticket to US after online petition
Date:October 17, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article4958594.ece
Inside CRM
Description: Care2's partnership with NOAA is highlighted as an example of a smart public outreach program
Title: Power to the People AND the Government: The Value of New Media in Public Service
Date: September 29, 2008
http://www.insidecrm.com/features/new-media-government-092908/
Elephant Journal
Description:Interview with Care2 CEO Randy Paynter
Author: Waylon Lewis
Title: Care2.com: Social networking for the Green Movement
Date: July, 2008
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/07/care2com/
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News Blaze
Description:Explains some of the history of Care2 and its mission
Author: Garrett Godwin
Title: Care2 Lives By The Belief That One Person - Can Make A Difference
Date: July 28, 2008
http://newsblaze.com/story/20080728160259garr.nb/topstory.html
Fundraising Success Magazine
Description: Care2's Clint O'Brien is spotlighted for his advisory work with Fundraising Success Magazine.
Title: Meet Our Advisors: Clint O'Brien
Author:Melissa Busch
Date: July 8, 2008
http://www.fundraisingsuccessmag.com/story/story.bsp?sid=110255&var=story&publication=FundRaising%20Success&publicationDate=7/8/08&slug=Advisor+07/08/08_+Feature+1&category=None§ion=Unknown&page=1&swd=Clint
San Francisco Business Times
Description: Profile of Care2's CEO Randy Paynter
Title: Randy Paynter
Date: July 4, 2008
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/07/07/smallb4.html
CNN
Description: A clip of a Care2 member discussing a petition she started in response to an autistic child's treatment in the classroom
Title: Voted Out of Class
Date: May 30, 2008
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/05/30/beck.voted.out.of.class.cnn
GreenDaily.com
Description: Interview with Care2's Annie Bond
Title: Green Fest: Annie Bond
Date: May 16, 2008
http://www.greendaily.com/2008/05/16/green-fest-annie-b-bond/
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Description: frogloop's blog post on the value of an e-mail address to a nonprofit organization is highlighted.
Title: Putting Value on E-Mail Addresses
Date: April 7, 2008
http://philanthropy.com/news/prospecting/index.php?id=4320
Fundraising Success Magazine
Descrpition: Care2 is featured for helping the American Humane Society raise $205,000 from 5,000 new donors to support animal rescue efforts in New Orleans in the week after Katrina.
Title: From the NTEN Conferece: Whoa Nelly! Web 2.0 Is Cool, But...
Date: April 2, 2008
http://www.fundraisingsuccessmag.com/giving/story/story.bsp?sid=94906&var=story
Sustainable San Mateo County
Description: Care2 was awarded Sustainable San Mateo County's annual award for garnering attention to world problems such as AIDS, deforestation and human rights abuses.
Title: Congratulations to the 2008 Sustainable San Mateo County Award Winners
Date: March 22, 2008
http://www.sustainablesanmateo.org/awards/past-winners/2008-award-winners/
Los Angeles Times
Description: Names Care2 the most involved community of enviro-friendly networking and highlights Care2's tools for members.
Title: Green communities, online and in your 'hood
Author: Siel
Date: March 2, 2008
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/03/green-communiti.html
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
Description:Profile of Care2
Title:Activist portal has a positive attitude
Author:Elizabeth Browne
Date:September 21, 2007
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2007/09/24/smallb3.html
USA Today
Description:Quotes Care2 CEO Randy Paynter about the perceived difficulties of living a green lifestyle.
Title:The 'Guilty Green' (gasp!) don't always recycle
Author:Janet Kornblum
Date:September 17, 2007
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2007-09-16-green-guilt_n.htm
Online Media Daily
Description: Discusses the benefits of reaching a green audience when companies need to highlight their green products.
Title: Dawn Gets Greener With Care2
Author: Tameka Kee
Date: May 16, 2007
The NonProfit Times TechnoBuzz
Description: Highlights Care2's partnership with the Smithsonian Institute
Title: JAMing: Multiple Entry Points To One Direction
Date: April 1, 2007
http://www.nptimes.com/technobuzz/tb200704_1.html
The NonProfit Times
Description: A case study in which a Care2 email campaign yielded more donations for a Canadian nonprofit (Children's Hunger Foundation, now CHF) than any of 12 other fundraising techniques tried by the nonprofit's consultant, Toronto-based Hewitt & Johnston Consultants (HJC).
Title: New Techniques for Traditional Fundraising
Date: March 15, 2007
http://www.nptimes.com/instantfund/07Mar/IF-070315-1.html
Plenty Magazine
Description: Profile of Care2 and highlights of an interview with Randy Paynter, Founder and CEO of Care2
Title: e-greenies: A social networking site for the eco-savvy takes off
Author: Joshua Bernstein
Date: Feb 5, 2007
http://www.plentymag.com/features/2007/02/egreenies.php
Fundraising Success Magazine
Description: Care2 is awarded the Staff Pick for contribution to nonprofit sector
Title: And the Winners Are…
Author: Margaret Battistelli and Abny Santicola
Date: February 01 2007
http://www.fundraisingsuccessmag.com/story/story.bsp?sid=46571&var=story&publication=FundRaising%20Success&publicationDate=2/1/07&slug=FS0207_FOTY+Awards+%28Cover%29&category=None§ion=Unknown&page=6&swd=care
New York Times
Description: Care2 noted as a social networking Web site for people interested in causes.
Title: If you knew Susie...
Date: April 17, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/17/business/media/16adnewsletter1.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&8seia&emc=seia
CSR Wire
Description: Care2 and Smithsonian noted for hosting joint networking discusison board with more information about what Care2 is
Title: Social Network Care2 and Smithsonian Museum Join in Multi-Web Site Discussion for Jazz Appreciation Month
Date: April 03, 2007
http://www.csrwire.com/News/8039.html
USA Today
Description: Exemplifying the new "citizen journalism," a USA Today article highlighted the fact that it was a Care2 member, posting an item on the Care2 News Network, who scooped the entire mainstream media by first breaking the story that President Bush had controversially asserted that the newly-signed U.S. Postal Reform Act gave his Administration the right to open citizens' mail without first obtaining a search warrant. After the Care2 member broke the story, the mainstream media picked up on the story and gave it extensive coverage for the next few days.
Author: Mark Memmott
Title: Bush says feds can open mail without warrants
Date:January 04, 2007
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/01/bush_says_feds_.html
The NonProfit Times
Description: Highlights Care2's partnership with The Nature Conservancy
Title: Casting Your 'Net Into Another Pool
Date: December 15, 2006
http://www.nptimes.com/Dec06/npt121506_1.html
Adotas
Description: Interactive advertising company acknoweldges benefits of selling sponsorships on Care2.com
Title: Vizi Media Sells Sponsorships for Care2
Date: June 12, 2006
http://www.adotas.com/2006/06/vizimedia-sells-sponsorships-for-care2/