SixDegrees.org
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SixDegrees.org is a charity led by actor, musician, and philanthropist
History
To launch SixDegrees.org, Bacon attended the opening weekend of the
Business model
Bacon was influenced to start SixDegrees.org because of a game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. This game was made up to link Kevin Bacon to another arbitrarily-chosen actor. In this game an actor is selected at random and in six connections or less this actor is linked to Kevin Bacon. Bacon realized he could do the same thing with charitable organizations. He used this ideology of linking celebrities to charities to create the business model of SixDegrees.org.[6]
The mission of SixDegrees.org is social networking with social consciousness.[7] The goal of SixDegrees.org is to use celebrities pre-existing social media platforms to gain exposure on charitable organizations within their communities.[8] Kevin Bacon's goal is to encourage everyone to be a celebrity and start their own movement.[9]
Success stories
Bacon matched the top six non-celebrity fundraisers with 10,000 dollars during SixDegrees.org's first year.[5] Other companies began to take notice of this generosity. The clothing company Hanes provided a 10,000-dollar grant to six charitable organizations that they found inspiring. These include Saving Georgia Dogs, Dachshund Rescue of North America Inc, Saving Shelter Pets Incorporated, Kat5 Animal Rescue Inc, Animal Action Rescue, and Maine People's Resource Center.[10]
Notable projects
Notable Stars | Charity |
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Kyra Sedgwick | Natural Resources Defense Council |
Ashley Judd | YouthAIDS Charity |
Rosie O'Donnell | Rosie's for All Kids Foundation |
Jessica Simpson | Operation Smile |
Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek | Clothes off Your Back |
See also
References
- ^ Wieselman, Jarrett, How Kevin Bacon Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon, BuzzFeed. March 8, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ January 18, 2007, press release from Network for Good. About Network for Good/.
- ^ "Critics to honour Kevin Bacon for his charity work", BBC News, January 5, 2010.
- The Belfast Telegraph, April 20, 2012.
- ^ a b Kevin Bacon launches SixDegrees.org, Grist, June 10, 2017.
- ^ Kevin Bacon Biography.
- ^ SixDegrees.Org, June 8, 2017
- ^ vmballestero, June 10, 2017
- ^ Press release: "Kevin bacon launches SixDegrees.org with celebrity friends to encourage giving". SixDegrees.org, January 18, 2007.
- ^ SixDegrees Blogspot, June 14, 2017.