AMERICAN EXPRESS AND TAKEPART® ANNOUNCE 2010 MEMBERS PROJECT® EMPOWERING EVERYONE TO TAKE SMALL STEPS TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

New York [ March 8, 2010 ]

Partnership to Provide Ongoing Opportunities for People to Vote, Donate and Get Rewarded for Volunteering 
 


Inspirational Members Project Spots Debut during 2010 Academy Awards® Broadcast

American Express and Take Part are proud to announce the return of Members Project, an innovative online initiative that provides those with a passion for philanthropy and interest in giving back an opportunity to take small steps to make a big difference. American Express has joined forces with TakePart, a content-driven social action network created by Participant Media, a company using entertaining films like Oscar®-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth and 2010 Oscar nominee Food, Inc. to drive citizen engagement and social action. This announcement kicks off a multi-year relationship designed to help people make a difference in the lives of others through Members Project at TakePart.com/MembersProject. This program encourages everyone, whether an American Express® Cardmember or not, to do their part by providing numerous ways to get involved, including sharing their passion for worthy causes. Whether it’s volunteering for a local organization, making a donation or voting for a charity to receive additional funding from American Express, Members Project will provide the tools and resources to support the diverse causes people care about most and help empower everyone to be successful at making a difference. 





PARTICIPANT MEDIA IS TAKING ITS SOCIAL ACTION CAMPAIGN FOR OCEANS ON THE ROAD

Los Angeles [ March 2, 2010 ]

SAVE MY OCEANS TOUR TO VISIT COLLEGES NATIONWIDE WITH LIVE MUSIC, ART AND FILM SCREENINGS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRISIS FACING THE WORLD’S OCEANS
 
DISNEYNATURE'S FILM OCEANS OPENS IN THEATERS APRIL 22, 2010

Participant Media announced today that it will take its Social Action campaign for Disneynature’s upcoming motion picture OCEANS on the road with the SAVE MY OCEANS TOUR. In conjunction with the opening of the film, the tour will visit a cross-section of college campuses nationwide with a series of events that celebrate our collective passion for the oceans and educate students on what they can do to help protect them.  Those universities tentatively set to participate include the University of Florida, San Diego State University, George Washington University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Hawaii, Arizona State University, University of Southern California, Louisiana State University and University of Utah.

SOCIAL ACTION INITIATIVE FOR FOOD, INC.

PM AND ACTIVE VOICE COMMUNITY OUTREACH WITH GRANT FROM RWJ FOUNDATION [ February 25, 2010 ]

PARTICIPANT MEDIA AND ACTIVE VOICE ALIGNED FOR MAJOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH ON FOOD ACCESS AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY WITH GRANT FROM ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION PROGRAM IS PART OF SOCIAL ACTION CAMPAIGN FOR ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY FOOD, INC.