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Baking for Good is an online cookie company inspired by the idea of a bake sale. We send cookies nationwide and give 15% of every purchase to a charity you choose.

Baking for Good Featured Cause Contest - February Edition

Our featured cause contest is back! Swing by our facebook page this week to cast your vote in our poll for one of these four fantastic nonprofits. Voting ends at 5pm EST on Friday. 

Harboring Hearts

The mission of Harboring Hearts Housing Foundation, Inc. is to provide affordable, temporary housing for cardiac patients and their caregivers during a time of need. 

Kids In Need Foundation

The mission of the Kids In Need Foundation is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need.

The Seeing Eye

Founded in 1929, The Seeing Eye, Inc. is the oldest existing dog guide school in the world. Twelve times a year, as many as 24 students at a time visit the Morristown, N.J. campus to discover the exhilarating experience of traveling with a Seeing Eye® dog.

Tourism Cares

Tourism Cares is a national nonprofit organized by the travel and tourism industry to give back to worthy non-profit tourism-related sites around the world, provide financial assistance and support to the next generation of travel and tourism professionals, and host unique volunteer restoration projects designed specifically for travel professionals.

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Posted on: 01/24/12

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Baking for Good Featured Cause Contest - December Edition

Our featured cause contest is back! Swing by our facebook page this week to cast your vote in our poll for one of these three fantastic nonprofits. Voting ends at 5pm EST on Friday. 

Friends of the National Zoo

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo was established more than 100 years ago and is one of the most beloved cultural institutions in the Washington, D.C. community and the nation. Because the National Zoo is part of the Smithsonian, it does not charge an admission fee. It depends on Friends of the National Zoo and donations to continue to protect animals and habitats and to educate people about wildlife, sustainability, and science. 

Pencils of Promise

Pencils of Promise partners with local communities and organizations to build schools of early-stage education in developing nations for some of the world’s most impoverished and undereducated children.

Women for Women International

Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. They’re changing the world one woman at a time.

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Posted on: 11/29/11

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Baking for Good Featured Cause Contest

Every month we feature a different nonprofit on our website, and we want your help in choosing the next one! From July 25-29, we’ll be holding our very first Featured Cause Contest on our facebook page. We plan to do this each month and hope you’ll swing by to cast your vote!

Here’s how it works: As a Baking for Good facebook fan (If you’re not a fan yet, just LIKE us!), make sure to visit our page during the last week of each month.  Look for the “Help us determine our Featured Nonprofit” poll on our wall and vote for one of three causes. It’s that easy!

Read about the August contenders below and help us decide who should be featured.  Voting for the August cause will begin on Monday, July 25 at 10AM EST and close on Friday, July 29 at midnight EST. We’ll be announcing the winner on Monday, August 1st.   

Millennium Promise

Millennium Promise is the leading international nonprofit organization solely committed to eradicating poverty by supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Millennium Promise oversees the Millennium Villages project, which supports integrated social and business development services for more than 500,000 people in rural communities across 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Project U.S.E.

As a nonprofit educational organization Project U.S.E. provides acclaimed experiential learning opportunities to more than 7,000 young people and adults each year. Project U.S.E. is based in Newark, New Jersey and serves people throughout the state, particularly those living in low-income communities. Specializing in the out-of-the-ordinary, its tools and tactics support academic learning and promote self-respect, strong character and social and environmental consciousness.

Roots of Hope/Raices de Esperanza

Raíces de Esperanza means “roots of hope.” We are a network of more than 3,000 students and young professionals across the U.S. and abroad focused on empowering Cuban youth. We seek to inspire young people to care about Cuba, think outside the box and proactively support our young counterparts on the island.


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Any questions? Email us at causes@bakingforgood.com.  

Posted on: 07/24/11

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Have you read up on this month’s featured nonprofit, CLASP International, yet? They are a great organization focused on tackling issues affecting special needs children in Zambia.  Approaching the issues holistically with five different programs, Emergency, Emergent, Educational, Effect, and Equipment, CLASP’s mission is to provide self-sustaining programming that allows each country to pass along training to future professionals working with special needs populations.

This year, CLASP is in the process of raising $18,000 to purchase 90 Embrace Infant Warmer Incubators for the University of Teaching Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Lusaka, Zambia.  Traditional incubators cost around $200,000, but CLASP is partnering with Embrace to purchase infant warmer incubators for 1% of the cost at $200 per incubator.  The University of Teaching Hospital’s NICU unit currently has no working incubators, but hopefully by the end of 2011, that will no longer be the case.  

Find out more about CLASP International and help them in their donation efforts for infant warmers by considering their cause at check-out!

Posted on: 05/12/11

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We’re thrilled to be helping Maggie Docking from Kansas City by highlighting her cause as this month’s featured community fundraiser. She’s trying to raise the most money out of 11 other competitors by May 13th to become The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year. We caught up with Maggie on her journey.  

BFG: How did you get involved with LLS?
Maggie: I originally started this fundraising campaign because I wanted to get involved in a charity. I have a friend who ran for Woman of the Year two years ago, and she nominated me to run this year. At first, I didn’t have a close, personal connection to the LLS, but once it was announced that I was running, both friends and family have been coming out of the woodwork sharing their stories and connections. This campaign has become more personal than anticipated as the weeks have gone on. 

BFG: What would your role be as Woman of the Year?
Maggie: The Woman of the Year is a title for the top fundraiser for this competition. If I were to win, I would stay on the LLS committee, be more involved in volunteer opportunities, help to recruit new candidates, and speak as a mentor for new candidates giving ideas and advice. It would open a door for me to become more involved with volunteer work with LLS and learn about the charity. 

BFG: What are your other passions?
Maggie: This campaign has made me more passionate about charity work, and given me a stronger drive to raise money for research and programs. I’ve been excited to learn how far medicine for blood cancer has come. I will continue to have a passion for helping others. I am a graphic designer, so that is one of my top passions. Good photography, good design, and pretty things are what interest me. I’m also a dog-lover, and one of my fundraising events in Kansas City is a “Dog Dash 5K Run/Walk.” 

BFG: Do you have a personal fundraising goal in mind?
Maggie: Well, I’ve been saying “whatever amount it takes to raise the most money!” But realistically, and enough out of my reach that I will push to raise this much, I would say $30,000. 

Best of luck to Maggie and consider supporting her cause at checkout!

Posted on: 04/28/11

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Our latest featured causes have been extremely busy doing good! Learn how CLASP International aids special needs children in Zambia, and read about Maggie Docking’s campaign to raise money in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Consider supporting these amazing causes when you shop at Baking for Good.

Our latest featured causes have been extremely busy doing good! Learn how CLASP International aids special needs children in Zambia, and read about Maggie Docking’s campaign to raise money in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Consider supporting these amazing causes when you shop at Baking for Good.

Posted on: 04/19/11

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Our current featured cause for community fundraisers is Kick-It. Started by a 10 year-old cancer patient, the organization aims to cure cancer by playing kickball. Truly inspiring and not to mention, fun!  They just recently announced a new partnership with CureSearch for Children’s Cancer and are experiencing explosive growth—they’ve already raised over $250,000 and expected to raise over $1,000,000 in 2011! Help Kick-It reach their goal by selecting them as YOUR cause during check-out. Also, visit their site and round up your friends to organize your own Kick-It kickball game! There’s a big kid (and heart) in all of us.

Our current featured cause for community fundraisers is Kick-It. Started by a 10 year-old cancer patient, the organization aims to cure cancer by playing kickball. Truly inspiring and not to mention, fun!  They just recently announced a new partnership with CureSearch for Children’s Cancer and are experiencing explosive growth—they’ve already raised over $250,000 and expected to raise over $1,000,000 in 2011!

Help Kick-It reach their goal by selecting them as YOUR cause during check-out. Also, visit their site and round up your friends to organize your own Kick-It kickball game! There’s a big kid (and heart) in all of us.

Posted on: 03/22/11

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Baking for Good donations sponsor two girls’ educations in Tanzania. They will be the first in their families to graduate from school. We’re always thrilled to hear from our charity partners about how our donations help them make a difference. So we were touched to learn that because of our December sales in support of She’s the First, two girls in Tanzania will get an education and be the first in their families to graduate from school! She’s the First sponsors girls in the developing world by partnering with international organizations that work in developing countries, directly with the girls. One of their partners in Tanzania, Village Schools International, is so impressed by the creative fundraising done for sponsorships, that one of their donors has pledged to match every sponsorship that comes through She’s the First! It is $110 to sponsor a girl for a year in this program, so that means the $115 raised from our baked goods actually sent two girls to school! The founder of Village Schools International, Steve Vinton, emailed She’s the First with his appreciation: “We’ve been spreading the word that we want every kid to come from that village and from the surrounding villages, and we are hoping that there will be many girls coming — so every scholarship is important,” says Vinton. “Looks like people really did ‘bake for good!’” 2011 is the second year for She’s the First and they are hoping to send 500 girls to school. Here’s hoping our first triumph for this cause won’t be the last. If you decide to support She’s the First with an upcoming purchase, tweet them at @shesthefirst or leave a note on their Facebook wall (facebook.com/shesthefirst) – they want to know what you are the first to do! To all our cause partners: please continue to share your stories of how our baked goods are doing good for your organization!

Baking for Good donations sponsor two girls’ educations in Tanzania. They will be the first in their families to graduate from school.

We’re always thrilled to hear from our charity partners about how our donations help them make a difference. So we were touched to learn that because of our December sales in support of She’s the First, two girls in Tanzania will get an education and be the first in their families to graduate from school!

She’s the First sponsors girls in the developing world by partnering with international organizations that work in developing countries, directly with the girls. One of their partners in Tanzania, Village Schools International, is so impressed by the creative fundraising done for sponsorships, that one of their donors has pledged to match every sponsorship that comes through She’s the First! It is $110 to sponsor a girl for a year in this program, so that means the $115 raised from our baked goods actually sent two girls to school! The founder of Village Schools International, Steve Vinton, emailed She’s the First with his appreciation: “We’ve been spreading the word that we want every kid to come from that village and from the surrounding villages, and we are hoping that there will be many girls coming — so every scholarship is important,” says Vinton. “Looks like people really did ‘bake for good!’”

2011 is the second year for She’s the First and they are hoping to send 500 girls to school. Here’s hoping our first triumph for this cause won’t be the last. If you decide to support She’s the First with an upcoming purchase, tweet them at @shesthefirst or leave a note on their Facebook wall (facebook.com/shesthefirst) – they want to know what you are the first to do!

To all our cause partners: please continue to share your stories of how our baked goods are doing good for your organization!

Posted on: 01/23/11

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We had a blast hosting a cookie decorating station for Free Arts NYC’s Kidsfest in December. We decorated cookies with Brooke Shields, Mary Alice Stephenson, Cynthia Rowley and their families. Check out lots more photos at the Free Arts website. 

We had a blast hosting a cookie decorating station for Free Arts NYC’s Kidsfest in December. We decorated cookies with Brooke Shields, Mary Alice Stephenson, Cynthia Rowley and their families. Check out lots more photos at the Free Arts website. 

Posted on: 01/09/11

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Spotlight on The Lung Cancer Research Foundation What makes a great event even more memorable? Sending guests home with a delicious treat from Baking for Good of course! The Lung Cancer Research Foundation did just that, on Monday, November 1, 2010 while celebrating their fifth annual Lung Cancer Awareness Month Symposium and Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Guests received delicious BFG Mocha Fudge Brownies and heard from Dr. Mark Socinski, Director of the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center as well as LCRF Scientific Merit Award winner Dr. Donald Kufe of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Attendees of the luncheon also had the privilege of being the first to view LCRF’s new compelling and informative video. The fundraiser was a huge success and raised over $230,000. If you would like more information on LCRF or would like to make a direct donation, please visit www.lungfund.org or pick a sweet treat for the cause and place your bakery order today! 

Spotlight on The Lung Cancer Research Foundation

What makes a great event even more memorable? Sending guests home with a delicious treat from Baking for Good of course! The Lung Cancer Research Foundation did just that, on Monday, November 1, 2010 while celebrating their fifth annual Lung Cancer Awareness Month Symposium and Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Guests received delicious BFG Mocha Fudge Brownies and heard from Dr. Mark Socinski, Director of the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center as well as LCRF Scientific Merit Award winner Dr. Donald Kufe of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Attendees of the luncheon also had the privilege of being the first to view LCRF’s new compelling and informative video.

The fundraiser was a huge success and raised over $230,000. If you would like more information on LCRF or would like to make a direct donation, please visit www.lungfund.org or pick a sweet treat for the cause and place your bakery order today! 

Posted on: 11/18/10

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November Featured Causes  This month at Baking for Good we’re featuring the Lung Cancer Research Foundation and Merrimack High School’s Challenge Day Fundraiser. Read about their important initiatives, and keep your eye on the blog for features on both organizations this month. 

November Featured Causes 

This month at Baking for Good we’re featuring the Lung Cancer Research Foundation and Merrimack High School’s Challenge Day Fundraiser. Read about their important initiatives, and keep your eye on the blog for features on both organizations this month. 

Posted on: 11/01/10

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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re recognizing two organizations that are working hard to make breast cancer a thing of the past. Check out The Pink Agenda and Westford Wonder Women and consider supporting them when you shop at Baking for Good this month.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re recognizing two organizations that are working hard to make breast cancer a thing of the past. Check out The Pink Agenda and Westford Wonder Women and consider supporting them when you shop at Baking for Good this month.

Posted on: 10/03/10

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There’s a Star in the Box! See what art.party.theater.company was up to this summer. 

This summer, Baking for Good collaborated with art.party on its production of STARBOX in Bryant Park. The premise was: a mystery star sits inside a mirrored box in Bryant Park. The audience waits in line for some face time with the star. And yes, there was a twist! Support this innovative young theatre company by ordering some tasty treats. Check out their profile on Baking for Good here.

Posted on: 09/28/10

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like when a blind or visually impaired person first begins working with a seeing eye dog? The Seeing Eye has given us an inside look at how it introduces teenagers to guide dogs through its Seminar for Youth program. Read on for more details, and be sure to watch the two-part video series for a glimpse inside the program.

Seeing Eye Seminar for Youth Touches Lives of Youngsters

In October, the Seeing Eye will host its Seminar for Youth which introduces teenagers, ages 15 and older, to the mobility, companionship, and lifestyle of working with a Seeing Eye dog. Many kids come from families or public schools where they are the only person with a visual impairment and just the experience of interacting with other visually impaired students is new to them. Over two days, students will experience the feel of working with a dog guide, and are given the opportunity to speak with experienced trainers and dog guide users who can relate to what the students are going through.

“The kids describe the experience of working with their first dog guide as something like sprouting wings and flying,” said Ray Kornman, Seeing Eye Outreach Specialist and coordinator for the program. “When they arrive they are tense and nervous, but after they get matched up with the dogs, their whole demeanor changes. Their first steps are hesitant and as they progress their first couple of blocks you can see their confidence building. Their faces light up as they realize they now have the ability to walk faster and more efficiently.”

Learn more about the Seeing Eye Seminar for Youth and the students who have experienced this program through a two part video on The Seeing Eye’s YouTube page.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/user/seeing4me#p/u/9/DyRng4gKjD4

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/user/seeing4me#p/u/10/sq5CsQgntV4

Posted on: 09/20/10

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