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Long time supporter, Minneapolis-based Caribou Coffee is a company that lives the saying: Do Good. With almost 500 company-owned locations providing employment to 6,000 people in 16 US states, the District of Columbia and some...

Cervical Cancer Prevention: A Powerful Idea

16 Jul 2013

Rebecca Singer

Nothing else in the world … is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. While these words were written by Victor Hugo over 150 years ago, they have never been more apt than...

Mexico: Continued Sustainability

15 Jul 2013

Kayla Moore

In Chiapas, Mexico, over nine months have passed since Grounds for Health transferred ownership of the cervical cancer prevention program to local coffee co-operative partners and municipal health authorities. After over six years of collaboration...

Auction, Promos, Majors and More

14 Jul 2013

Jane Dale

It’s been a busy few months in the Development Department. Last month, our 5th Annual Green Coffee Auction raised over $80,000 for our programs. Forty-six generous donors gave us over 30,000 pounds of green coffee,...

Grounds for Health Auction: Not Just for Coffee Companies

18 Jun 2013

Justin Mool

The Grounds for Health Coffee Auction is our biggest fundraiser of the year, bringing in upwards of $100,000 annually. But while the main portion of the auction is only open to coffee companies, we also...

Call for Universal Access to Cervical Cancer Prevention

28 May 2013

August Burns

On May 27, 2013, at the Global Forum on Cervical Cancer Prevention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a group of international organizations launched the Call for Universal Access to Cervical Cancer Prevention. The call aims to...

Happy International Women’s Day?

08 Mar 2013

Katherine Parcell

What do you really say on International Women’s Day? Happy International Women’s Day? Congratulations, women, on another successful year? Is it really worth celebrating? Why, in the end, does it even exist? Sure, women make...

Peru: Showing What’s Possible

08 Mar 2013

August Burns

We recently completed our first campaign in Peru, and one thing is already clear: Peru is a standout country for our programs. Rich in coffee and one of the first countries to nationally adopt the...

International Women’s Day: A Day Early

07 Mar 2013

Kayla Moore

To recognize International Women’s Day tomorrow (March 8), our partners in Nicaragua are holding a a screen-and-treat campaign in Matagalpa today. The campaign will take place at the Lacayo Farfan hospital in Matagalpa, where they...

Welcome to our newest supporter: Red Diamond

28 Feb 2013

Justin Mool

We’re excited to welcome Red Diamond to our growing list of supporters! Red Diamond is a 107 year-old family-owned coffee, tea and foodservice company providing high quality products to hotels, restaurants, offices and homes across the...

How Funders Can Have Direct Impact at Origin

29 Jan 2013

Jane Dale

Back in December 2011, Equal Exchange awarded Grounds for Health $15,000 to support our collaboration with four coffee co-ops in Chiapas, Mexico to address the unacceptably high rate of cervical cancer in the province. Since...

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