Invoke’s Non-Profit Overview
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Posted by Dario Meli
* This blog post is part of Invoke’s participation in the 2008 Vancouver Blogathon for Charity
Given that this blogathon is in the spirit of charity I would like to take a minute to profile some of the other work we’ve done. We absolutely love making these kinds of contributions and are extremely proud of what we’ve been able to do. Here are some details on who we work with and what we’ve done with them:
Kiva.org – Facebook application
Invoke and Lochmaddy Foundation, both huge fans of Kiva, approached them about creating an application on Facebook to allow users to aggregate and manage funds thereby increasing the volume of money to be spent on the site. The application will launch at towards the end of the summer and we expect it to generate a massive influx of funds and exposure for the microfinance organization.
Gap Foundation – Memelabs Video Contest
Gap Inc.’s foundation is responsible for a mountain of community work around the world. Invoke teamed with them to help spread the word on these initiatives with a memelabs video contest and branded facebook application.
NRDC – Green Paws
Invoke and Truf teamed up with the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) to help raise awareness to the overwhelming use of harmful chemicals in pet products. These chemicals are toxic to the animals we love, to the environment, and to us as well. Check out the campaign at greenpaws.org
Apathy is Boring – Memelabs Video Contest
Apathy is Boring is a national organization that utilizes art, music, media, and technology to engage youth to participate in the democratic process in their communities. Invoke donated the use of our memelabs video delivery and contest platform.
Lochmaddy Foundation
The Lochmaddy Foundation is something I am very proud to be associated with and if you’ve read my other blog posts you’ll see it has been extremely rewarding. David and I are both Trustees of this foundation and in addition to helping make decisions on where to spend the money Invoke also is working on its web presence. The full site should be live within a couple weeks. Sign up for updates at the existing site if you are interested in what we are all about.
Agents for Change – Memelabs Video Contest
At Invoke we love this group and really enjoy working with them. To help support Global Agents for Change on this years Ride to Break the Cycle we put up a video contest so they could shoot videos in all the towns they rode through and help raise awareness for next years rides.
explorASIAN – Branding
Canada has a month-long celebration of the Pan-Asian cultures and Invoke is proud to have created their logo. Not an easy challenge when confronted with the extreme range of diversity in the region.
Rick Hansen Foundation – Participation Committee
A few years ago I sat on the Participation Committee for Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion even which has raised more than $2 million for people with spinal cord injuries.
