Big Updates: Digital Hope video, online store and partner announcement!

What a month at Digital Hope HQ! To start, I want to thank everyone for their continued, relentless support of our mission. Without the incredible network of individuals and companies that have stepped up to offer themselves to our cause, Digital Hope would be a dream, not a reality. We can’t thank you enough. Now for the updates! ‘What is Digital Hope’ video launched We partnered with Chicago animation and illustration house 1080 to produce our most important marketing asset yet: the Digital Hope Video. What started out as a simple idea to make a “commercial” to explain what Digital Hope is turned in to a masterful work of art that articulates our vision and mission in a way that no other medium could. A huge shout-out to producer Ryan Madigan for the tireless work to make this video happen. We could not be more proud of this video and want to share it with all of you. Please tell your friends and family! You can watch the video over at the Digital Hope website or YouTube.   Launch Partners Announced There is no debate: nothing is more important to the success of Digital Hope than our partners. We have been in communication with dozens of international NGOs for months. Hundreds of emails, phone calls, video chats, meetings, introductions and an incalculable number of research hours. We have to be diligent about this process in order to make sure our mission is being utilized to the greatest extent to help those in need, and we are being advocates of your donations and support. I am proud to announce our first two partner organizations: Casa Guatemala Casa Guatemala (located near Rio Dulce, Guatemala) is a home and school for orphaned. abandoned or abused children. Over 250 children are cared for at this facility, who acts as a crucial aspect of their lives and the community they are a part of. Casa Guatemala receives no government support and relies on the donations from the outside world to keep their important organization alive.     Escuela Futuro Verde Escuela Futuro Verde is a bi-lingual school (grades 1-12) in the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica. The school educates over 50 students from 18 countries, creating a unique and crucial global education for children of this jungle area. Escuela Futuro Verde has significant short-term needs to help them survive as an important education institute: basics like school supplies, textbooks and building materials.   As our launch partners, both organizations have been instrumental in helping us hone our mission and craft a system that will be most beneficial. Digital Hope will be spending time at both organizations in November 2011 to further become familiar with the organizations and put together our “beta” fundraising projects! We could not be more excited to have both organizations on board as partners. Digital Hope Shop is open! The Digital Hope team has been sporting these awesome black wristbands for weeks, and now it’s time to share the love! Please visit the [...]