Visit any of Ecorazzi’s social media channels today, and you’ll see that we’ve got a one-track mind. That’s right, Water.
At long last, today is our first ever Microist Day, where we will join together to use our social media status to raise awareness for a cause: Water.org, a 4-star rated organization through Charity Navigator.
Their mission is safe water and the dignity of a toilet for all, in our lifetime. The solutions are practical and available, and their team has been doing this for 20 years with overwhelming success by working with local partners and involving the communities.
Can you help? Below you can click on any icon to easily share, tweet, pin, watch and donate! Don’t forget to use the hashtags #MicroistDay and #ShowerDrinkFlush.
Click on each image above to spread the word or visit our Resource Guide for additional messages that you can spread!
Finally, if you have not filled out our Microist form yet, please do so that we can keep you up to date for future Microist Days! Thank you for spreading the word about the water crisis!
We are so pleased to announce that Microist is back! This time, we are focusing on micro-activism and bringing awareness to important organizations and causes using our influence around the web.
On March 20, 2012, Ecorazzi is holding our first #MicroistDay benefiting Water.org. On this day, we will dedicate our entire social media influence to spread the word about the water crisis, the solutions, and the work of Water.org to create safe and sustainable access to water for the nearly one billion people without it.
In order to make an even larger impact, we are forming a team of individuals and businesses that want to join us. Be a micro-activist with us and join us to be a Microist on March 20!
Due to limited resources, the new Microist information will be hosted on Ecorazzi for now. Please stop by and join our team!
What a fantastic experiment Microist has been so far!
Microist was started by Ecorazzi as a way to collect micro-donations and disperse them to multiple non-profit organizations while highlighting the amazing work that they do.
In about one month, we collected donations ranging from $1.62 to $150, combined them and then re-distributed the money to 22 non-profit organizations. In total, all of our Microists were able to fund these organizations $1381.83. See the details in The List.
As we wrote earlier this month, Microist will be taking a break from fundraising, but will continue to work on how to bring attention to non-profits in new and impactful ways. It will take us some time to update this site to reflect these changes, but in the meantime, check out what Microist is currently working on!
Our Twitter and Facebook feed is currently being used as a resource to distribute good news on charities, both reported on Ecorazzi and elsewhere.
Foreclosed Upon Pets will receive: $57.30 from 45 Microists
Foreclosed Upon Pets, Inc. is dedicated to the rescue of domesticated animals that have been abused or abandoned by their owners as a result of economic hardship, including home foreclosure, loss of employment, insufficient income, or death and illness.. They work to further the cause of animal control through education of the community about humane benefits of spay and neutering programs.
FUPI also takes on a leadership role in developing strategies and creating coalitions with other animal rescue organizations in order to better serve the residential and commercial sectors of the community in the fight against animal cruelty.
Donations to Foreclosed Upon Pets, Inc. go towards the welfare of the rescued animals and maintenance of the organization.
Join The Animal Cyber Sanctuary
FUPI will not only use traditional means to help animals but also our methods will utilize state of the art computer technology to enlist thousands of supporters to join our “Animal Cyber Sanctuary”. This “Cyber Sanctuary” will enable members to forward animal emails, print and post adoption flyers and view our Youtube videos assisting in the placement of adoptable animals.
FUPI has developed a volunteer program whereby people just like you will temporarily foster rescued animals. On a continuing basis, FUPI recruits dedicated foster care individuals who are willing and able to care for animals that have been displaced due to the economic hardships suffered by their original owners.
Fertile Earth Foundation will receive: $57.30 from 45 Microists
Fertile Earth Foundation was created to educate, inspire and spark change in the community. By hosting events that showcase topics relating to how corporations can lessen their footprint on Earth. They aim to bring abundance, health and self-sufficiency to the community through these events. Fertile Earth Foundation also supports environmentally focused research and bringing sustainable ideas to South Florida. Donations go towards hosting these important events for community education.
An excerpt from their most recent blog, “Tradegy at the Worm Farm”
Three weeks ago our worm farm was wiped out by an infestation of flatworms -parasitic, invasive, prolific breeders whose favorite meal happens to be earthworms. On Saturday, when we gone through most of the beds…I realized that we had lost 95% of our worms… … There was no turning back, no salvaging more worms. The worms were gone. Partly out of negligence and ignorance (I had NO idea that flatworms were an issue and it wasn’t even on my radar) and partly just pure luck. It turns out that this is a very rare occurrence that hasn’t been heard of for 5 years in Florida and even the top vermiculturists in the US know little to nothing about it. In the end, I guess if you take everything that happens as a learning experience, there’s always a benefit, no matter how ‘tragic’ it might seem at the moment. I’ve never met a worm farmer that didn’t lose his/her crop at one point or another. I guess if worm farming were easy, there would be more people doing it. I think I’m wiser and more knowledgeable from this experience and I’m just happy that it happened at the beginning than a couple years down the road. Now we know what to look out for. And I think the saying is true - what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
