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Do Charities Need Celebrities?

Sometimes I wish I was a celebrity. Not for the fame. Not for the fans. Not even for the money. But rather, if I was a celebrity and wanted to help people in any country, all I'd have to do is pick-up a phone and a charity would be at my beck and call. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="The Front Door for Many Charities"][/caption] The sad reality is that, even when I'm on location, it can be an uphill battle to team up with large reputable charities. This is regardless of how many times I get my foot in the door, regardless ...

Within Reach of Davos

In January of 2007, I withdrew from grad school at the University of Notre Dame and began an unemployed, unplanned, and "uncultured" journey to help the poor. Almost exactly three years later, that journey has brought me to within grasp of being able to talk to world leaders about global poverty at one of the planet's most important conferences. I can get there - but only with your help. Out of 75 applications from around the world (and many more that didn't make the deadline), I was selected as one of five potential candidates to go to Davos. The winner, is determined ...

The Quest for Sustainability

[caption id="attachment_1801" align="aligncenter" width="481" caption="I Give a Talk to YouTube & Google Staff in San Bruno, California"][/caption] "Years from now, I'm going to be looking back at this point in my life and laugh," I told my friend whom I'm staying with in San Francisco. "I'm doing something successful enough that people are inviting me to meet them and give talks... yet unsuccessful enough that I can't afford to buy myself some new clothes," I said with a wry laugh. Right now I'm in San Francisco - home of Silicon Valley. It's home to where all this technology that has made this ...

The Final Week?

This is maybe my final week in Bangladesh. Since I landed, I've been trying to complete projects related to Challenge Poverty. As you know, I've been working on building that Pond Sand Filter and repairing that school. It's been nearly 6 months and I want to wrap everything up in the next 72 hours. Yeah.... that maybe a bit ambitious. Fingers crossed. The good news is that the water quality of that Pond Sand Filter is now clear, clean, and deemed safe to drink by official tests conducted by the Department of Public Health here in Bangladesh. Here's a photo. One is ...

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YouTube Honors Update

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Shawn

on December 27, 2007

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From what I’ve noticed, most people who get honors on their YouTube videos usually don’t blab about it on their blogs. But, I can’t help it because I just can’t believe that these videos are getting that popular.

For the first time, The Uncultured Project has shown up on the first page of the daily honors. In the Travel & Events section, Christmas in Dhaka is currently the 15th most discussed video of the day. It even surpassed “Santa Gets a Blowjob”.

This video is also currently 50th top favorite for the day (Travel & Events), 16th top rated for the day (Travel & Events), and 83rd top rated for the week (Travel & Events). Wow!

This Year – Be a Person Who Makes a Difference

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Shawn

on December 11, 2007

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“You can be the one person who makes a difference. [...] This year, be that person.”

- Steve Olson

I second that statement.

You don’t need to be someone who puts their life on hold to try and make a difference. Nor do you have to fly around the world. Steve Olson gives you some examples of how you can. It’s a good read.