1Love
| Founded | June 9, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Founder | The Marley Family |
| Type | Philanthropy, grantmaking |
| 27-2804124 | |
Area served | Africa, the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia |
Key people | Rita Marley (Founder) Cedella Marley (Founder) Ziggy Marley (Founder) Gary Shiffman (Chair) Donna Mastropasqua (Director) |
| Website | http://www.1love.org |
The One Love Foundation is a registered 501(c)3 organization that funds and markets other charities.[1] 1Love supports charity projects focused on global education and sustainable living based on its three pillars: Youth, Planet, and Peace.[2] The organization was established in 2010 by Rita Marley, the Marley family, and its associated brands, including House of Marley and Marley Beverage Company, to keep Bob Marley's vision of hope and unity alive.[3][4]
The executive director of the organization is Donna Mastropasqua and the chairperson of the board is Gary Shiffman, chief executive officer and president of Sun Communities, Inc.[1]
The organization has earned the GuideStar Exchange Seal, demonstrating commitment to transparency.[1]
Partnerships[edit]
1Love has partnered with a number of not-for-profit organizations to fund philanthropic projects. Current partner charities [5] include:
- Bob Marley Foundation
- Explore.org
- Every Mother Counts
- Little Kids Rock
- Save the Children
- charity: water
The organization has cross-promotional relationships with the following corporations who contribute a percentage of company sales to fund 1Love's charity partners .[6] The percent of proceeds donated by each corporation is not specified on 1Love's website:
Activities[edit]
In 2011, 1Love gave $100,000 to charity:water, a not-for-profit organization,[7] to help provide clean drinking water to communities in Ethiopia.[8][9] 1Love is currently raising $25,000 for the not-for-profit organization Little Kids Rock through 1love.org to provide musical instruments to underserved youth around the United States.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/27-2804124/one-love-foundation.aspx
- ↑ http://www.1love.org/
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/28/1love-bob-marleys-sons-ta_n_1057009.html
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15475354
- ↑ http://www.1love.org/partners.php
- ↑ http://www.1love.org/sponsors.php
- ↑ http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=12548
- ↑ http://www.charitywater.org/blog/1love/
- ↑ http://www.looktothestars.org/news/6749-bob-marleys-family-donates-100000-to-charity
- ↑ http://www.1love.org/mission-featured.php
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