Link to blog: https://blogs.ubc.ca/theoguevara/2014/10/28/comm-101-changed-my-perception-on-charities/

Theo’s blog on his experience and his thoughts on Free the Children has reminded me of my own experience as well. This past summer, I completed Training at the United Nations hosted by World Federation of United Nations Associations; in the two-week training program, one thing that really stood out and is still refreshing in my mind was a presentation made by a NGO – Charity Water. Charity Water is determined to bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Though it is a fairly new organization, it has proven to be successful. Charity Water has a project called the Birthday Project where anyone, can participate, to raise money at a birthday party. Although Charity Water may not have a social enterprise like Free the Children does to back it up financially, it has cooperated with many big companies such as Twitter, and many celebrities have join the Birthday Project Campaign to raise funds for water projects in third world countries. The inspiring speaker from Charity Water definitely motivated me to take the initiative to join their campaign. I think a successful corporation is one like Charity Water who can influence many people to make a change in the world. Just as Theo mentioned, even charities are businesses; charities need to sell their ideas to the people as well in order for them to be successful.