Reaching Out to Water Organizations

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When trying to generate "buzz" or looking out organizations to back our cause, it is important to look for organizations that align specifically with our goal. Water.org is a fascinating group that, in my perspective, presents a good model for how our resources should be distributed and conserved. The main mission for this organization is to empower our world by making sure everyone has efficient access to one of the essential resources of our planet, water. Also for every sponsor this organization receives, they send out a special commemorative water glass that expresses the organization's gratitude for the support. Maybe through our blog we can issue some kind of incentive for increasing readership or buzz for example, refer one your friends to our blog to receive a free t-shirt. This is not the best example but some kind of incentive that is not money, something that will benefit both parties constructively. Reaching out to organizations such as these with help us spread information on our cause and could potentially signal to other organizations alike that there are smaller communities in need of help as well such as the Ojai Valley community.
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This organization is also very interesting in that it targets not the whole world, but more specifically African countries. This organization aligns more with our model since we are focusing on a specific community and region. The main mission of this organization is to provide reliable water sources for drinking and sanitation to sub-saharan African countries. They do this by implementing trainings, knowledge, and giving financial support to these communities. We can learn a great deal from how these organizations model their cause and translate it to our blog as well as website. By spreading awareness on these types of organizations, it might get people talking and figure out how they themselves can get involved. In addition, these organizations may help people how realize how vulnerable other parts of the world are which could help them resonate with our cause even more. Through presenting their information and maybe they would share ours, it will start to create a feedback loop of communication.
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 For more information, check out these resources:

 https://water.org/
https://thewaterproject.org/about_us

By Jarid Paradan










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