Portland, OR. Former President Barack Obama urges financially-able Americans to help those hit the hardest by COVID-19 by sharing the link to Charity Navigator’s Coronavirus relief list. It features highly-rated, trustworthy charities who have created funds to support communities around the world affected by the outbreak. This growing list of nonprofits includes nonprofits like DirectRelief, Children’s Hunger Fund, and Americares.
Obama tweeted, “The best part of my job was meeting people like this— ready to make a selfless act in a time of need. Many Americans are already making deep sacrifices to keep our communities healthy, but if you’re able to, consider helping those hit the hardest.”
Interested in funding response and recovery efforts for those affected and for responders? The Center for Disaster Philanthropy, a charity that has earned a 4-star Charity Navigator rating and is also a trusted philanthropic partner of Google, has a COVID-19 Response Fund. This fund allows donors to give now to support preparedness, containment, response and recovery activities.
Charity Navigator’s Chief Relationship Officer, Kevin Scally, shares that there was a 500% increase in dollars donated through Charity Navigator’s Giving Basket. “Thanks to awareness raised by Former President Barack Obama and other philanthropic leaders, we saw a 500% increase in the dollars donated to a wide spectrum of nonprofits in a year over year comparison of March 19 giving. This is a heartwarming indicator that, even in trying times, Americans band together to help those who help others.”
Charity Navigator analysts work throughout the year to research and rate thousands of nonprofit organizations and share the evaluations free of charge on CharityNavigator.org. Lists of highly-rated organizations are curated by Charity Navigator and published in response to crises as Hot Topics. Charity Navigator users direct millions of dollars of donations to organizations included on these lists which all must have a three- or four-star rating.
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Charity Navigator is the world’s largest and most-utilized independent charity evaluator. The organization guides informed giving by evaluating the financial health, accountability, and transparency of charities and by providing data for about 1.7 million nonprofits, accessed more than 10 million times annually. Charity Navigator does not charge the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a 501(c)(3) public charity itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations, and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America’s charitable givers.
April 23rd, 2016. It’s the adorable photo capturing world-wide attention and oohs and aahs: Prince George staying up 15 minutes past his bedtime to meet the Obamas in his robe. Such photos are yours for the viewing online. It used to be that if you wanted to see the comings and goings of a President or Queen, you needed to wait for news coverage, not anymore. All of the above have their social media channels which are updated regularly with photos and videos of events. Many have links to their favorite charities. (The Queen is patron to 510 charities in Britain. The wider Royal Family support a grand total of 2,415 charities in Britain, with this figure rising to almost 3,000 worldwide.)
The Royal Family website received an overhaul earlier this month. https://www.royal.uk/ Offers updates on the Queen and her activities, for example her 90th Birthday Celebrations which took place on April 21st.
Queen Elizabeth marked her birthday by meeting some of the thousands of well-wishers who came out to see her in Windsor.
The White House said Obama presented the Queen with an album of photos depicting her past meetings with American presidents dating back to Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was only the first of two royal engagements for the President and first lady in London on April 22nd. In the evening, they visited Kensington Palace, in central London, for a small dinner with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The White House has a website, too.
The monarchy has a following in the millions over all its social media channels. If you love photos, there’s a flickr page just for the British Monarchy https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishmonarchy/
The Duke, Duchess and Prince Harry welcomed “@POTUS and @FLOTUS” to Kensington Palace.
After handshakes the group walked indoors, where Prince George was waiting.
“Oh look at you,” Obama proclaimed before the door was shut. A Kensington Palace official said the young prince was allowed to stay up past his bedtime to greet the President and First Lady.
Later, photos showed the Obamas with the young royals in a palace sitting room, chatting as a stuffed toy Portuguese Water Dog (the breed the Obamas’ own) rested nearby. It was a gift from the First Family.
If you are looking for photo galleries, Prince Charles has some official photos posted as well.
Princess Charlotte’s Christening photos are on Prince of Wales website: http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/life-in-pictures#na. The Prince of Wales also recorded a special radio broadcast as a tribute to his mother, The Queen, to mark her 90th birthday.
Here’s a royal video of 90 years withElizabeth.
It was a busy week for both the British Royal Family and the President. According the White House, in a personal birthday message to Her Majesty, has said: “I’m glad to be the very first President of the United States to wish Her Majesty a happy 90th birthday. For nine decades Her Majesty has been a source of strength and inspiration, not only for the people of Britain, but for millions of people around the world. And when The Queen hosted Michelle and me at Buckingham Palace we saw the same grace and good humour, that generous human touch, that the people of the United Kingdom have loved for generations. My girls were especially excited to receive a guided tour of the Palace when they visited on Sasha’s own birthday. We often speak of the deep and enduring partnership between our two countries. It is indeed a special relationship. And Her Majesty has been a vital part of what keeps our relationship so special. The United States is extremely grateful for her steady and energetic leadership and we look forward to Her Majesty’s continued service in the years to come. Happy birthday, your Majesty.”
The Royal Family currently has 2.5 million likes on the official Facebook page, 2.12 million followers on the British Monarchy Twitter account, more than 15,000 followers on Flickr, almost 150,000 subscribers to their YouTube channel, set up in 2007, and one million followers on the kensingtonroyal Instagram account. It’s a lot to keep track of, but updates on the Queen and members of her family can be found on Twitter @BritishMonarchy; the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall’s account is found @ClarenceHouse, and the work of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry can be located at @KensingtonRoyal.
Portland, July 24th. Tom Hanks received a warm welcome in the Rose City even though he’s an avid Aston Villa fan (so much so that he’s featured on the club’s official website as a ‘Famous Fan,’ along with British royalty, Prince William.) The Aston Villa team, based in Birmingham England, defeated the Portland Timbers with penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw in regulation. (Photo credit, Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers)
Tom Hanks visits the Timbers locker room at JELD-WEN Field.
The gracious star posed with the Timbers and their opponents, Aston Villa.
Hanks took time to pose with British Consul Priya Guha and Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler before the start of the Timbers game versus Aston Villa. The Academy Award winning actor supports several charity foundations which advocate for health, the environment, and an end to poverty. Hanks turned 56 earlier this month.
Hanks’ visit coincided with President Obama’s fundraising trip to Portland where he spoke at a Oregon Convention Center. Obama’s reelection team created a campaign video trailer which is narrated by Tom Hanks.
The Timbers hold up log slabs after the game with Aston Villa.
During the Timbers game, Rookie Rincón scored his first goal for Portland. Tom Hanks joked with the team beforehand instructing them to, “Change the face of the game.” The Hollywood movie star enjoyed the Portland fans. Reporter Shawn Levy said that Tom Hanks gestured toward the Timbers Army and said, “Why can’t all of America have something like this?”
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Obama tweeted, “The best part of my job was meeting people like this— ready to make a selfless act in a time of need. Many Americans are already making deep sacrifices to keep our communities healthy, but if you’re able to, consider helping those hit the hardest.”
