Natural Products Expo West is the world’s largest expo of its kind, with more than 3,000 vendors and 70,000+ attendees, and being that we are a Whole Foods Market foundation, we attend every year. I have always wanted to find a way to connect in a meaningful and impactful way …
Our Top Supplier Partners Commit $1.1 Million for 2015
One of my favorite and most impactful parts of my job is working with 600+ Whole Foods Market suppliers who join our mission in a variety of ways, from committing a percentage of their sales during a specific time period up to a $100,000 commitment over the course of a …
Microcredit To Take Hollywood By Storm During GRAMMY Week
On Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, Whole Planet Foundation, Whole Foods Market and other valued partners will honor our friends Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci for alleviating poverty through their film, “Living on One Dollar.” The private event will take place at Whole Planet Foundation’s annual pre-GRAMMY® benefit, which will be held at …
Setting New Intentions for 2015
As we begin 2015, many of us are setting new intentions for the year ahead. We would like to share some stories about some of our supplier partners and products that support a healthier regime for the new year. Taking time to relax and breathe with the Spoonk acupressure mat …
Stocking Stuffers That Make a Difference
Whole Planet Foundation is fortunate to work with so many corporate partners and Whole Foods Market suppliers who have joined our mission of domestic and developing world poverty alleviation. One of the many ways that our partners can fund microlending programs around the globe is through the scanback program, where …
Whole Planet Foundation’s Field Officer Appreciation Awards: Africa and the Middle East
Whole Planet Foundation wants to acknowledge the achievements of the Field Officers who work for our microfinance partners around the globe. In July 2014, we piloted a new Field Officer Appreciation Award in the Africa/MENA region. In total, this region includes 22 partner institutions that collectively employ more than 6,000 Field …
Whole Foods Market Regional President Releases New Album in Support of Poverty Alleviation
Thank you to Patrick Bradley for contributing to this post and supporting Whole Planet Foundation through this album release! Deducing from the new CD cover photograph of keyboardist/composer Patrick Bradley standing in front of mega-power satellite dishes – looking like a pioneering master of aviation from a bygone era …
ORGANIC INDIA: We Are One, And Poverty Is Unnecessary
Thank you to the ORGANIC INDIA team for contributing to this post! It was hard to ignore the surprise in their eyes when we walked into the village. These women, with their weathered skin wrapped in a rainbow of faded-but-fine saris, were not accustomed to seeing westerners in person. …
Celebrate Poverty is Unnecessary Day with Us!
It may not be a national holiday or a day recorded in the history books, but for 851,000 people worldwide and for us, October 25 is an important date! It is the day Whole Foods Market launched Whole Planet Foundation with a mission to fight global poverty through microcredit. Nine years later, …
Vitalah, Creators of Oxylent, is Now Making Monthly Donations
We are grateful to have Vitalah donating monthly to support microentrepreneurs around the world. Thanks to Lisa Lent, Founder and CEO of Vitalah, for contributing this post! Vitalah, creators of Oxylent, is pleased to donate monthly to the Whole Planet Foundation, to help support the foundation’s mission of alleviating poverty …