One Day's Wages

Calling All Companies! 

One of our core values is a belief that everyone can make an impact, that philanthropy isn't just for the Bill Gates and Matt Damons of the world but that everyday people can join the movement and make a difference. This is why we love partnering with companies because it provides a simple platform for people to express their ethos of generosity and social responsibility through their work. Read more »

Are you a teacher, student, parent of a student, faculty member, teacher's assistant or school volunteer? We'd love to partner with you to raise funds and awareness for a project or issue surrounding extreme global poverty. Together, we can have a meaningful conversation with students about these issues, inspiring awareness and igniting action at a young age. Read more »

Happy New Year & Happy Upcoming Birthday! 

As it's a new year, we want to invite you to make a resolution or a pledge to celebrate your birthday with us this year AND help impact the world.

One of the most effective ways of raising awareness and funds for our causes is through our Birthday For A Cause campaigns. As you celebrate the joy  Read more »

We have some really great news to share.

Literally...great and inspiring news.

This upcoming week, the New York Times will publish in their Sunday Magazine, an article entitled D.I.Y. Foreign Aid Revolution. The article is written by Nicholas D. Kristof - a two time Pulitzer winning columnist. He and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, are also the authors of a Read more »

You are cordially invited to the Inaugural One Day's Wages Gala on Friday, November 5, 2010 @ 415 Westlake in Seattle, Washington.

We're immensely excited and humbled to celebrate our one year anniversary with our friends and supporters - both locally and globally. It's been a special year and we want to share these stories of hope, beauty, and courage.

Join us for this special evening of celebration, Read more »

Today, July 12th, at 4:53pm marks 6 months since the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Through your generosity and collaboration, we have raised $106,266.10 thus far and $100,000 have already been invested in the relief and rebuilding efforts through our partners, World Concern and Partners in Health. 

As we mark the 6 month mark since the quake, we thought we'd share a few Read more »

One Day's Wages is...

a grassroots movement of
people, stories and actions
to alleviate extreme global poverty. 

Some highlights of the first six months:

• We awarded our first grant to a small Community Based Organization (CBO) in

Today, we're excited to officially "Kick Off" the launch of our Global Street Team! In a short amount of time, ODW has made some amazing strides but for us to make the impact we truly want to make towards ending extreme global poverty, we need you. 

We're not asking for your donations; We're simply asking for YOU - and your time, passion, commitment, connections, and Read more »

"Gender equality and women’s empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all... But equality for women and girls is also an economic and social imperative. Until women and girls are liberated from poverty and injustice, all our goals -- peace, security, sustainable development -- stand in jeopardy." - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Read more »

Each time a disaster strikes around the world, you likely read about it online or watch it on the news, and then wonder what you can do to help.  Maybe you aren’t sure how to respond, or you wonder if your efforts will even make a real difference. Maybe these thoughts went through your mind when you heard the news of the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010. Read more »