Trek with Us this Thanksgiving Week Our Turkey Trek Virtual 10K starts today, and you can still join us! Grab your running shoes, swimsuit, skateboard, or whatever gets you moving and travel 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) or more between November 19-26th to complete the challenge. Registration remains open for the duration of the Trek, …
Teysha is so thrilled to launch our first collection of handcrafted products made exclusively for Whole Planet Foundation. 10% of sales of this collection will be donated to Whole Planet Foundation to fund even more microloans around the globe. I could not be prouder to bring this idea full-circle from …
This guest blog comes to us from Fair Trade Safaris, a new donor supporting our mission and Platinum Sponsor of this year’s Party with a Purpose Benefit in Austin, Texas. You can bid on a Fair Trade Safari package at this year’s event or online. Bid online from anywhere on …
Back in 2007, when Matt and Catherine O’Hayer started pasture-raising hens, their thoughts were never just on the birds in their care, but in using whatever means at their disposal to effect lasting change. Directly, that meant challenging long-held assumptions in the food business – that sustainable could not mean …
This two part guest blog series comes to us from Sophie Eckrich, a former Whole Planet Foundation intern and founder of Teysha. Ten years ago, I embarked for a life-changing journey as an intern for Whole Planet Foundation with their microfinance partner, Grameen Bank, in Panajachel, Guatemala. I was 19 …
You don’t have a be a big brand to build your brand via media. But what is media these days? Social media is keeping traditional media on its toes, but they actually compliment each other. Learn how to make an impact and grow your personal or business’ brand. Colleen Hartman, …
Saskia Foley, RADIUS CEO & President RADIUS CEO & President, and daughter of founder Kevin Foley, started her RADIUS journey over 20 years ago when she joined the family business working in assembly during the summer months. Subsequently she went on to become a Chinese major at Georgetown with no …
Learning about money often comes with tired jargon that’s confusing and boring. But there’s an untapped source of financial wisdom that you probably listen to regularly: hip hop lyrics. Where better to learn about money than rappers who have rags to riches stories and have built multi million dollar empires? …
Austin Samba, also known as the Acadêmicos da Ópera, is a group of over 40 drummers and 60 dancers that performs the music and dance of Brazilian Carnaval, with styles ranging from Rio to Bahia. Join us for an unforgettable performance to close out the night. Historically the most popular …
Join Cece’s Veggie Noodle Company and Whole Kids Foundation for this fun, family-friendly session around the life of a vegetable and the many ways we can eat them. We’ll start in the garden and trace the path vegetables take to make it onto our plates. We’ll invite kids to help …
