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ODW iPhone App Now Available!

ODW iPhone App Now Available!

We are excited to announce the release of the One Day's Wages iPhone Application! As you may know, one of our goals as an organization is to use both human relationships AND technology/social media to raise awareness, build a movement, and alleviate extreme...

Your Passion + ODW = Impact

Your Passion + ODW = Impact

We're trying to keep reminding everyone this truth: You can make a difference. I can make  a difference. We can make a difference. While we might not be rock stars, billionaires, or famous movie stars, we still have gifts, resources, passions, and...

Global Street Team Launches!

Global Street Team Launches!

Today, we're excited to officially "Kick Off" the launch of our Global Street Team! In a short amount of time, ODW has made some amazing strides but for us to make the impact we truly want to make towards ending extreme global poverty, we need...

ODW Reaches $100,000 Goal for Haiti

ODW Reaches $100,000 Goal for Haiti

We are so humbled by your belief, trust, and partnership with the vision of ODW. In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12, we immediately set up the Haiti Relief and Rebuild Fund. Our board personally pledged $5,000 from our Giving Fund to the...

Only Haitians Can Rebuild Haiti

Only Haitians Can Rebuild Haiti

First of all, thank you again for partnering with One Day's Wages and our partners in responding to the devastating earthquake in Haiti via our Haiti Relief & Rebuild Fund. Recently, I was invited to go to Haiti by one of our partners, World Concern, to...

"Many Hands Lighten the Load"

"Many Hands Lighten the Load"

Men anpil, chay pa lou. (Many hands lighten the load.) - Haitian proverbSometimes the scope of an event, the trauma of the loss, the resilience exhibited amidst struggles is just too overwhelming. The earthquake in Haiti is a prime example. The issues surrounding this...

International Women's Day 2010

International Women's Day 2010

"Gender equality and women’s empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all... But equality for women and girls is also an economic and social imperative. Until women and girls are liberated from...

We Are Making an Impact

We Are Making an Impact

Thank you for being a part of something very special.Every week, we're reminded about the impact that one person can make when they choose Compassion, Action, and Justice - not because they're coerced by fear, shame, or guilt but rather, inspired by Hope,...

In Search of New Partner Orgs

In Search of New Partner Orgs

We need your help.We are now looking for YOUR suggestions of new organizations that we can potentially partner with.When people join our movement and donate through ODW, they can either give to our general "Giving Fund" which allows our Board of Directors to award...

A Motorcycle to Fight Poverty

A Motorcycle to Fight Poverty

Let's be honest. We all like our "stuff" and spend lots of money buying stuff, upgrading our stuff, getting more stuff, collecting our stuff, strutting our stuff, and wanting more stuff.It's not that ODW is against stuff but we are for generosity. What if we...

High School Students Raise $10,000

High School Students Raise $10,000

"Each person can make a difference."Do we truly believe this? Or in this case, do we believe that high school students can help change the world through their creativity, sacrifice, and actions?Yes. Yes. Yes.Recently, some of the student leaders from Palos Verdes High...

Calling all Artists and Musicians

Calling all Artists and Musicians

One Day’s Wages is honored to have the support of conscientious artists and musicians who are donating their time and influence to our cause. By virtue of their talent and hard work, artists and musicians operate from a unique platform, allowing them to make their...

           

 

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