Search results for: humanism
EcoViva: how politics can impact the work
Read this recent blog from our beneficiary partner, EcoViva, about how politics can affect the work we do. Many factors beyond our control affect service work, but we adapt. We continue to work for the communities in which we are invested. And, #HumanismAtWork is a powerful thing.
Read MoreWill you meet the challenge?
Ten Years. Over $3 million in grants awarded to charities around the world. Over 150,000 volunteer hours given to service in local communities. Foundation Beyond Belief is so much more than these numbers. In ten years, we’ve helped rebuild communities devastated after hurricanes, earthquakes, and typhoons. We’ve helped bring hope and independence to women accused of…
Read MoreNovember Winners! Beyond Belief Network Team of the Month & Photo of the Month
November’s Beyond Belief Network Team of the Month, Secular Humanists of Roanoke in Virginia, had a very successful river cleanup, which had a particularly large amount of trash following recent flooding. They cleaned up over 100 pounds of trash! In addition to their cleanup success, they may have recruited some new members as a result of other people at…
Read MoreBBN teams kept busy in November!
Let's take a look at what some of our Beyond Belief Network teams were up to in November! Columbus Coalition of Reason (CoR) volunteers worked as servers at the Community Shelter Board (CSB) facility in Columbus, Ohio. This was COUNT’s 35th joint shelter event with Humanist Community of Central Ohio (HCCO) members joining in. HCCO and COUNT…
Read MoreAnnouncing our October BBN winners!
October’s Beyond Belief Network Picture of the Month comes from Camden County Humanists, in Blackwood, NJ. The winning photo is from their Light the Night Walk and fundraising effort for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This year’s walk in October raised over $670 adding to the thousands Camden County Humanists have raised over the years for this wonderful charity.…
Read MoreAnnouncement: Humanist Action: Ghana accepting applications
Are you ready to deepen your humanism through international service? The Humanist Action: Ghana (HA: Ghana) is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 volunteering commitment. 2019-2020 volunteers will be the first HA: Ghana group to support grassroots human rights organizations working in the Central Region as well as keep supporting our partner organizations in the Northern Region…
Read MoreGiving Tuesday & Annual Appeal + special opportunity for top donors
Giving Tuesday is fast approaching. This is traditionally the day when we not only reflect on what we are grateful for, but we put that gratitude into action. This year FBB is kicking off our Annual Appeal on Giving Tuesday and showing our gratitude for you.
Read MoreBeyond Belief Network: September 2018 Team Winners
September’s Beyond Belief Network Picture of the Month comes from Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation Community Service Committee’s High Holidays collection event in Lincolnshire, IL. On the Jewish New Year lists were distributed with requested supplies for A Safe Place, a shelter for victims of domestic violence. On Yom Kippur community members brought the requested items filling two cars…
Read MoreAnnouncing our New Slate of Beneficiaries for Fourth Quarter!
GIVE NOW to support our Fourth Quarter Beneficiaries Fall is here and so is our new slate of Humanist Grant beneficiaries! We are thrilled to announce four new organizations that we will be supporting in Q4 and are looking forward to our partnership with each of them. Poverty and Health: Wholesome Wave's mission is to…
Read MoreHumanist Grants Donor Survey Results
In September Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB) asked Humanist Grants (HG) donors to weigh in on a topic we’d been mulling over since we began the process of switching to our new donation system in 2017. The Legacy Donation System When FBB first started the HG program in 2010, our technology was simple. Our donations all…
Read More