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Pledge Announces $100,000,000 Donations Raised for 50,000+ Nonprofits After Record Growth, Despite Economic Forecast

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pledge, the award-winning charitable fundraising platform, backed by Maven Ventures, Zoom Ventures, Designer Fund, the Chainsmokers's Mantis Ventures, and prominent angels including Randi Zuckerberg and Bill Tai, today unveiled that is has reached the milestone of raising over $100,000,000 for more than 50,000 nonprofits and charities around the world. 

Key Points: 
  • Since the beginning of 2020, donations have grown 300% through Pledge's fundraising platform to over 10,000 microdonations daily.
  • Credit card fees on charitable donations are valued at an estimated $10B worldwide, which Pledge believes should be redirected toward solving the world's most pressing causes.
  • By absorbing these transaction costs, Pledge aims to maximize the impact of every dollar donated, ensuring that more resources reach the intended beneficiaries.
  • A minimum of 1% of all purchases from rhode are donated to the brand's charitable arm, the Rhode Futures Foundation , powered by Pledge.

How a 'pot-smoking, acid-gobbling smart-arse' became the producer behind some of Australia's greatest music

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Monday, June 19, 2023

Or maybe this excellent memoir by engineer and producer Tony Cohen, who died in 2017, will fling him into the spotlight.

Key Points: 
  • Or maybe this excellent memoir by engineer and producer Tony Cohen, who died in 2017, will fling him into the spotlight.
  • Cohen, who was mostly Melbourne-based, made an astonishing contribution to Australian recorded music in the 70s and 80s.
  • The gist of the stories was pure, even if the dates might have needed a bit of research on Olson’s part.
  • Read more:
    'A gentleman with the mad soul of an Irish convict poet': remembering Chris Bailey, and the blazing comet that was The Saints

‘Turn it up a bit more!’

    • Working as an assistant, cleaning toilets and getting coffees, he was 15 and he had a job!
    • In the first week he was paid $17 – “I was so young I spent it on lollies.
    • I was up myself: a pot-smoking, acid-gobbling smart-arse who thought he knew it all.
    • This time at Armstrong’s was informative, not just in learning what to do, but what not to do.
    • And he talks a bit about Molly [Meldrum], which people will probably be surprised to read.” Cohen’s regard for Molly Meldrum is clear.

A strange, scrambled method

    • He was daring to do different things, and there was a bit of "Fuck you!” to what the normal music benchmarks were.
    • He was daring to do different things, and there was a bit of "Fuck you!” to what the normal music benchmarks were.
    • He didn’t care that I wanted to tune my drums differently, it was all cool.
    • Cohen wrote:
      I’ve got a strange, scrambled way of working.
    • I know how to use most pieces of equipment, but I don’t necessarily know what they do or why they do it.
    • I’ve got a strange, scrambled way of working.
    • He was a master at both what not to do in the studio and what to do in the studio.

PrizePicks Teams with Multi-Platinum Selling Recording Artist Meek Mill for Innovative Brand Awareness Partnership

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

ATLANTA, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PrizePicks, the largest fantasy sports operator in North America, announced today that multi-platinum recording artist Meek Mill has joined the company as Brand Ambassador & Culture Advisor. The Grammy-nominated icon will be focused on onboarding new audiences to the PrizePicks platform and integrating the brand within the hip-hop community.

Key Points: 
  • The Grammy-nominated icon will be focused on onboarding new audiences to the PrizePicks platform and integrating the brand within the hip-hop community.
  • In addition to utilizing his highly followed and engaging social media channels, Meek Mill will be featured in upcoming PrizePicks advertisements and in-app promotional initiatives.
  • To celebrate the partnership, PrizePicks sponsored Meek Mill's Birthday Party in Miami to close out Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix weekend.
  • We believe he will be a great cultural advocate for our brand and more importantly, a valuable addition to the PrizePicks community."

Walmart Launches Month Long Walmart+ Giveaway to Celebrate New Moms in time for Mother’s Day

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Monday, April 24, 2023

This campaign showcases how Walmart+ is the ultimate mom hack, saving families time + money + so much more in their daily lives, all without sacrifice.

Key Points: 
  • This campaign showcases how Walmart+ is the ultimate mom hack, saving families time + money + so much more in their daily lives, all without sacrifice.
  • The memberships, valued at $98 each, will be distributed to moms who give birth in hospitals nationwide in the month of May.
  • “Walmart+ brings together benefits that will help save moms precious time,” said Seth Dallaire, executive vice president and chief revenue officer, Walmart.
  • “Whether it's getting diapers delivered straight to their door or saving on gas for the carpool, we’ve got their back.

House Monsters: The friendly monsters who are behind all the mischief happening in your home!

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

In every house across America, the same haunting questions are left unanswered: who ate the last piece of chocolate cake?

Key Points: 
  • In every house across America, the same haunting questions are left unanswered: who ate the last piece of chocolate cake?
  • We can confidently say, with the launch of House Monsters - these friendly, cuddly monsters are to blame!
  • There are six cuddly House Monsters to collect and each:
    This season comes with a First Edition label to permanently identify this as the first-ever House Monsters available for sale.
  • To learn more about House Monsters please visit the House Monsters website, house - monsters.com , or follow them on Instagram and Facebook .