Thanks to your support and dedication to making a difference, JustGive sent $32,494,501 to charity in 2016. This year $6,828,513 was donated through a Donate Now button – up 13% since 2015. Other nonprofit accomplishments include: a new payment report for nonprofits, making it easier to keep records and donor lists up-to-date by searching check numbers to find … Continue reading Year in review: A look back at 2016
GreatNonprofits’ NEW Giving Basket
About the author: Aimen Barma of GreatNonprofits, has more than 25 years experience in product management and marketing executive. She has served in CXO,VP or consulting roles for Fortune 500 brands and Innovative technology start ups, such as Microsoft, eBay, PayPal,and many others. By now, you’ve fought the crowds on Black Friday and worked your fingers to … Continue reading GreatNonprofits’ NEW Giving Basket
5 Easy Ways to Help the Homeless
Many of us could be steps away from homelessness. The loss of a job, sudden illness, or family death could be the route to total despair. People on the streets and in shelters across America have lost their homes and been deserted by family and friends. Here are 5 super easy ways to make a … Continue reading 5 Easy Ways to Help the Homeless
Are People in Your Neighborhood Going Hungry?
43 million Americans are going hungry. Can you tell who in your neighborhood is going without food? 1 in every 8 people you pass by on the street could be missing meals. The latest statistics on hunger from Feeding America tell us: 1 in 8 Americans go hungry every day. 1 in 6 children in the … Continue reading Are People in Your Neighborhood Going Hungry?
JustGive and JustGiving join forces: what this means for you
We at JustGive are excited to announce we have joined JustGiving, the world’s largest social giving platform. JustGiving operates the website http://www.JustGiving.com. Both organizations were founded at about the same time over 15 years ago, with an identical goal: to grow charitable giving by connecting people with the charities and causes they care most about. … Continue reading JustGive and JustGiving join forces: what this means for you
Contributions pour in for victims of the Orlando shootings; here’s how you can help
In the early hours of Sunday, June 12, a gunman, who has now been identified as Omar Mateen, killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in an attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The nightclub is one of the most popular LGBTQ clubs in the city. As authorities comb through evidence and Matten’s … Continue reading Contributions pour in for victims of the Orlando shootings; here’s how you can help
High Magnitude Earthquakes Hit Ecuador and Japan
It’s Monday morning and rescuers are searching for survivors and missing people in Ecuador and Japan. Over the last few days both countries have experienced high magnitude earthquakes resulting destruction, death and injury. The island of Kyushu, Japan has been experiencing powerful earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks since April 14, 2016 when a 6.2-magnitude quake … Continue reading High Magnitude Earthquakes Hit Ecuador and Japan
Giving From Your Heart
Follow your heart. Listen to your heart. Your heart knows the way. There are a lot of clichés that encourage you to be guided by what you feel and take action based on what you believe in your heart. And in this National Heart Month, rather than focus on physical heart health, let’s talk about … Continue reading Giving From Your Heart
Year in Review: A Look Back at 2015
Thanks to your giving and support, JustGive sent more than $30 million to charity in 2015! Our charity gift cards continued to be popular in 2015, showing a 300%+ increase thanks in part to a much-improved process for companies and individuals to order gift cards in bulk through the JustGive website. This year, we redesigned our Fundraisers … Continue reading Year in Review: A Look Back at 2015
Real Help for the Homeless
Living in California for the last 20+ years, I see people who are homeless more than I ever have in my life. As the weather gets bitter, I shudder when I think about men and women sleeping on cardboard in San Francisco. I’m also haunted by the growing number of homeless teens I see hanging … Continue reading Real Help for the Homeless