tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806526636151962032.post6995438430063788141..comments2012-12-20T10:10:30.539-08:00Comments on .heart stories.: .do..ash.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11093053258079119391noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806526636151962032.post-19719859927156501942011-07-18T08:47:31.965-07:002011-07-18T08:47:31.965-07:00I struggle with this, too. I like what Ryan has t...I struggle with this, too. I like what Ryan has to say about it being a conversation starter. I believe with every dollar we spend we're placing a vote : either to companies like Wal-Mart that support male authoritarianism or companies like Toms and Warby Parker that are taking their craft and using it for good. Of course it's a great business decision too, but they're at least taking the initiative to use their successful business for the greater good. I don't know if most citizens in the Western World are able to wrap their minds about such selfless giving as you have expressed here. I think it's why those that can end up going to foreign countries.<br /><br />Anyway, I appreciate your sharing. This is something I've often thought about myself.Esther Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229464318466639035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806526636151962032.post-55312978298568906012011-07-18T07:23:55.807-07:002011-07-18T07:23:55.807-07:00You can look at it another way: instead of wearing...You can look at it another way: instead of wearing a shirt that shows a consumer brand (Under Armor, Nike, Coach, Old Navy, Abercrombie, etc.), you're sharing a brand that has more than temporary significance. To me, it's like wearing the bracelets for House of Hope or other charity: it's a conversation starter. <br /><br />Also, for me and my short attention span, I need the reminder to pray, not to forget, not to leave the feeling at the 10k fundraiser race course.<br /><br />Still, I battled internally last year from my/biplane's sponsorship of the 4/24 race with the same question I ask of TOMS: "Am I using this charity to build my brand—or using my brand to help their cause?"Ryan Georgehttp://www.ryangeorge.netnoreply@blogger.com