71 Ways to Give - Without Opening Your Wallet
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Where'd this come from?
The brain of Allison Fine. Marnie Webb helped out.
And that image came from Daniel Wildman at stock.xchng.
What will you do?
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Have too many skymiles? Donate to injured solders' families so they can visit them.
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Write a post on your blog in honor of someone you love or a cause that matters to you. dedicate it.
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Volunteer your time as a fundraiser, designer, accountant, web developer, board member, mentor, pie baker to a social entrepreneur.
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Write to people that you know in the non-profit world and let them know how much you appreciate their work.
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Visit, sit and listen to an elderly neighbor. We rarely take the time to learn from our elders and listening is a gift.
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Write a blog post about a cause or charity that you are passionate about. Be sure to include a link to the cause or charity.
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Record a video about what a cause or charity means to you and publish on YouTube, etc. with links to cause or charity site.
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Promote a cause or charity by capturing related photos and publishing on Flickr, etc. with links to cause or charity site.
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Add a walkathon or other charity fundraiser to your next conference or event.
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Hire a temporary student from the AIESEC business student exchange at the time of year when you really need help, so that a local student can get international business experience.
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In Boston, please consider asking people to give food to the pantry at Boston Medical College instead of gifts.
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When people ask what you want for Christmas, ask them to give canned goods to a food pantry.
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Record a session telling stories with your parents or grandparents and gave it to all of your siblings (inspired by StoryCorps).
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If you crochet or knit and have extra yarn sitting around, make winter scarves or gloves and donate to an nonprofit working with at-risk populations.
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Search for websites of local nonprofits and find one that moves your heart to action.
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Donate your nonprofit books to a nonprofit management organization's library.
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Do you live where it snows? Need a holiday gift for an elderly neighbor? Present them with a pledge to shovel their walk.
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If you do give cash, get the schwag too and give it as a gift to someone else.
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Donate your really really out of date equipment to a computer recycler like Free Geek.
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Animal shelters need old blankets and comforters. Shelters are being overwhelmed because people are losing their homes.
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Offer to make up Pre-Addressed, Stamped Envelopes/Cards for people with disabilities for them to send out for the holidays.
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Children's hospitals always need toys this time of year. Don't wait till the last minute - it takes time to sort, distribute.
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ell your favorite nonprofits about Grant Gopher. It's a FREE database of available grants! No more subscription fees!
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A consultant? Donate a certain number of pro-bono hours in '09 for arts/civil rights organizations.
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Make a personal pro bono commitment for 2009 to Food First to learn more about hunger and DO something.
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Conserve resources helps to reduce your carbon footprint and, combined, can help lead to energy independence.
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Visit Buy It Like You Mean It and rate how good you think companies are doing based on reviews that are published on the website.
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Change your will or insurance policy to benefit your favorite charity.
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If you are an accountant, ask a local charity if they need a treasurer. If they don't need one, ask if they know an organization that does.
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If you are an account and don't have time to be a treasurer for an organization, help a charity set up or improve their accounting system.
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Send holiday cards to the spouses and children of men and women in the military.
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Ask your teach if you can help cleanup their classroom before winter break.
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Volunteer with your local arts organization -- as a docent, to help with administrative tasks or to support events.
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Call a friend and tell them about your favorite concert or piece of art. Word of mouth is the best way to spread the mission of an organization.
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Write a letter to the editor of the opinion section of your local paper to tell them about the importance of the arts in your community.
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Write or call your congressperson to thank them for the increase in the NEA budget for this year, and to encourage them to continue supporting the arts.
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If you are a musician or an artist, teach a lesson to a child for free.
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Someone you know probably loves the arts, but is unable to drive. Offer them a ride to his/her favorite concert or museum and see how much joy that brings!
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Serve on a city level or neighborhoods arts council to help direct funds to arts organizations in need.
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Call your favorite arts organization and offer to distribute brochures to a local coffee shop or bookstore.
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If you are a café/restaurant/bar owner, create a signature dish or drink and name it in honor of your favorite organization.
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Create a wish list of your favorite arts organizations, and ask people to make donations in your name rather than buying you presents for the holidays.
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Attorneys can call California Lawyers for the Arts and offer his or her services.
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Audition, comment on or follow the YouTube Symphony Orchestra project.
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If your favorite arts organization has a blog, a facebook page, or some other form of social networking - leave a comment, post on their wall, or just send them an email telling them what you love about that organization.
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Credits
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- @joewaters
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- @sharonschneider
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- @kivilm
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- @HilaryP
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- @wharman
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- @StaceyMonk
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- @PeepsHelpPeeps
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- @togetherwf
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- @rogercarr
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- @kanter
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- @OzarksRedCross
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- The Philanthropic Family
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- Youth Serve America
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- Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
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Barbara Kelly
Nov 16, 2009 @ 12:04 pm | delete
- I love this list, from the very simple and thoughtful actions of one person, to the shared expressions of the crowd. I would add taking the step of sharing your values visually through the ammado giving circle posted to your Facebook profile--shows what you care about and gives others incentive (and a tool) to donate to those causes. Learn more at http://ammado.blogspot.com/
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psychicdog.net
Jun 8, 2009 @ 1:34 am | delete
- It's so rare but so good. Should be more of this
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Great use of social media
Apr 24, 2009 @ 1:56 am | delete
- Well done ;)
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rogercarr
Dec 10, 2008 @ 9:00 pm | delete
- I love the list of ideas and I look forward to learning (and implementing) more as the list grows. Great lens!
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