Uncovering Ostomy with about.me

Guest writer Jessica Grossman is the founder of Uncover Ostomy, an online campaign focused on raising awareness towards the ostomy and defeating the negative stigma surrounding the surgery. What do you think of when you hear the word “ostomy”? Yeah, … Continue reading

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Happy Movember!

This November from here on out known as Movember. Movember is the global men’s health charity that encourages men to grow and women to support the moustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds for men’s health – specifically prostate and … Continue reading

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One day #withoutshoes wrap-up

Thanks to all who participated in the TOMS One Day Without Shoes campaign. Just on about.me we had hundreds of people update their background image to help raise awareness for kids. We also saw dozens of tweets with the #withoutshoes … Continue reading

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Going shoeless for kids with about.me and TOMS

There are a couple images you can choose to support TOMS One Day Without Shoes on your about.me page. The great part is adding your own story. Maura believes that one person can make a different and does so with her about.me … Continue reading

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TOMS One Day Without Shoes

On April 10, 2012 thousands of people around the globe will be taking off their shoes, to raise awareness on the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life. AOL Impact and about.me are kicking off our … Continue reading

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December St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® benefit roundup

Thanks to everyone who updated their about.me pages to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Over 12,000 pages were changed in support of St. Jude, and those pages had over 1 million pageviews in December. In addition to that AOL has … Continue reading

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Support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® with AOL and about.me

The holidays are a time for giving. So there is no better time than now to use your about.me page to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. And AOL will donate $1 for every page created or updated to support … Continue reading

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Giving back with your background

We have some amazing non-profit groups and leaders on about.me. Everyone from Jo Luck, president and CEO of Heifer International, to Shawn Ahmed of the Uncultured Project have pages. We have experts in non-profit marketing, brand strategy, tech and chief PARK … Continue reading

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Laura Barnes has heart

This is a guest post from Laura Barnes. I am using my about.me page for 3 very specific reasons. In the next twelve months I want to focus all my energy and enthusiasm towards achieving the following… Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro … Continue reading

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Making about.me about so much more (2)

Becky Straw is the Co-Founder and Chief Adventurist of The Adventure Project. You can read her first post here. Last May, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation posted a challenge, asking for the best examples of how to raise awareness … Continue reading

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