Razoo is the Platform for Social Good

Razoo is a community united around making a positive difference in the world. Where passion leads to action, and a whole lot of collective good comes from individual contributions.

Meet Our Members

Kristin Van Scoy

How I would change the world:
Instill a sense of personal responsibility -- help people to understand their individual actions, positive and negative, DO have a broader impact than they realize and each of us needs to stop thinking that what we do (from recycling to letting another driver merge in front of us) doesn't matter.
 

The Community Soapbox

What if a mortgage was not a debt? 07/24/2008 by Eric Swanson
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has f... more
Now is our time: Philanthropic Travel 07/24/2008 by David C
The Exquisite Safaris philanthropic mission integrates a guided visit to a humanitarian outreach project into eve... more
Philanthropic mutual fund 07/24/2008 by Nick Hernandez
In 1991 Fidelity investments introduced the charitable gift fund. There are now billions of dollars in assets under m... more
War is not good for philanthropy 07/24/2008 by Nick Hernandez
War is not healthy for children and other living things.Sadly this slogan from my childhood is still on t-shirts toda... more
Success and failure 07/24/2008 by Nick Hernandez
I'm on the run today, here are some quick observations, thoughts, blah blah blah:1. I've blogged about failure as a p... more
Keep the Momentum 07/24/2008 by Nick Hernandez
I attend a lot of conferences (too many). Philanthropy, technology, education, nonprofit, finance, entrepreneurship, ... more
Cognac: Alak Mula sa Gawing Kanluran 07/24/2008 by Pete Rahon
Mula sa website ng Camus (http://www.camus.fr/main.asp) Sa Pilipinas sikat ang Fundador bilang brandy subalit ... more
Peace Corps Comments on Planned Office Closings 07/24/2008 by Erica Burman
Today, the National Peace Corps Association contacted Peace Corps requesting more information on reports of the propo... more

From Our Blog

Ditch the Bottle, Save the World and Win Something!
Posted: 05/01/2008
In a previous blog post I mentioned that Americans toss almost 38 billion water bottles in the trash every year. To combat this environmental waste, Brita (you know, the folks who make those cool water filtration products for your home) and Nalgene (check any college student's backpack for one of their fashionable water bottles) teamed up to create the FilterForGood campaign. The success of ... more
You Can Help Feed the World Today!
Posted: 05/01/2008
The other day, Razoo'er Roshani Kothari notified me about a post on the growing global food crisis. The increasing number of food riots in Africa and Asia along with a dramatic rise in food prices have elevated the exposure of this international problem. According to the post Roshani directed me towards, "The United Nations said this week that 100 million people are now urgently at risk of n... more
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