Beyond Belief Network: Austin Atheists and Freethought Dayton first to hit Level Three in 2014!

Congratulations to our Beyond Belief Network Teams, Austin Atheists Helping the Homeless and Freethought Dayton, for reaching Level Three! Both teams have already had at least twelve community service events in this calendar year! We’re impressed with each team’s regular service event schedule, their commitment towards improving their respective communities and their active demonstration of…

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May Team of Month: Freethought Dayton

Congratulations to Beyond Belief Network’s May Team of the Month: Freethought Dayton!  Based in Dayton, Ohio, they are one of the first teams to reach Level Two in 2014. Freethought Dayton was chosen for this honor because of their regularly scheduled service events and their commitment towards the improvement of their community. Among their service…

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Freethought Dayton

Freethought Dayton is a local Dayton, Ohio area 501(c)(3) nonprofit community group organized for charitable and educational purposes (including the promotion of freethought in the public square and the separation of church and state). Freethought Dayton has a dynamic and diverse group of freethinkers, atheists, agnostics and skeptics that meet regularly for fellowship and fun.

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Just a few more hours to contribute to our LLS teams!

LLS Light the Night WalkWith the end of FBB’s 2012 campaign to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society almost upon us, there are still a few more hours for groups and individuals to scramble to the top of our pile and claim one of our fabulous prizes! As of our last report from LLS, our current leaders are as follows:

Overall Fundraising:

  1.     Triangle Freethought Society ($8,770.81)
  2.     Center for Inquiry – LA ($7,756.25)
  3.     CFI Portland ($6,031.23)*
  4.     Hitchen’s Hikers ($5,053.00)
  5.     Sacramento Coalition of Reason ($4,807.90)
  6.     Harvard Humanist-Boston ($4,528.00)

Average per member (minimum team size of 10):

  1.     Center for Inquiry – LA ($408.22)
  2.     SSA at Presbyterian College ($324.24)
  3.     Hitchen’s Hikers ($315.81)
  4.     Freethought Dayton ($294.54)
  5.     BC Humanists ($277.71)
  6.     Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry and Camp Quest South Carolina ($265.39)

Overall Fundraising Student Team:

  1.     Harvard Humanist-Boston ($4,528.00)
  2.     SSA at Presbyterian College ($3,242.35)
  3.     UGA Secular Student Alliance ($1,755.00)

Average Fundraising Student Team:

  1.     SSA at Presbyterian College ($324.24)
  2.     Harvard Humanists Boston ($251.56)
  3.     UGA Secular Student Alliance ($103.24)


Overall Individual Fundraiser:

  1.     Robert Taylor ($9,500.00)
  2.     Stewart Chisam ($3,900.00)
  3.     James Underdown ($3311.14)

Whether you’re in contention or not, please consider contributing to our campaign to support LLS. This time of year, many of us are fortunate enough to spend time at home with our families. Children with blood cancer are often stuck spending the holidays in a hospital bed, and with your help we can take steps to give them the patient care and steps toward a cure that they deserve.

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September BBN roundup

Autumn has begun, and you're gonna "fall" for what our BBN teams have been up to! The Atheist Community of Polk County, in Polk County, Florida held their biweekly cleanups of their adopted stretch of highway this month. At the second cleanup, the deep ditches along the roadway finally dried out and the team was…

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June BBN roundup

Foundation Beyond Belief’s Beyond Belief Network is a network of secular humanist groups volunteering in their communities and raising money for FBB’s featured charities and programs. Any group with a public secular humanist or atheist identity is welcome to join, regardless of experience or group size. What were our BBN Teams up to in June? Let’s find…

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Three Cheers for the 2014 Heart of Humanism Award Winners

Foundation Beyond Belief is thrilled to announce the winners of our Heart of Humanism Awards. This year’s awards recognize the outstanding community service of local groups who participated in our Beyond Belief Network (BBN) program in 2014 as well as individuals who made extraordinary contributions to compassionate humanism. In 2014, BBN teams held 262 events,…

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Beyond Belief Network’s 2014 in review

2014 was a fantastic year for Beyond Belief Network! Since our official launch in May 2013, we’ve grown to over 100 teams. Our teams recorded 244 events, and we’re at an exciting milestone of over 58,000 hours donated to date. We’ve been able to provide teams with free logo t-shirts, grants, and assistance finding service…

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Even as the seasons change, Beyond Belief Network teams remain committed to service

Foundation Beyond Belief’s Beyond Belief Network is a network of secular humanist groups volunteering in their communities and raising money for FBB’s featured charities and programs. Any group with a public secular humanist or atheist identity is welcome to join, regardless of experience or group size. Three members of Central Ohio United Non-Theists volunteered at…

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Even as summer ends, BBN teams remain committed to service

Foundation Beyond Belief’s Beyond Belief Network is a network of secular humanist groups volunteering in their communities and raising money for FBB’s featured charities and programs. Any group with a public secular humanist or atheist identity is welcome to join, regardless of experience or group size.   Nine volunteers from Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry…

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