Nonprofits: “Holiday-ize” Your Donation Page

‘Tis the season for giving, and there’s no better time to add some holiday cheer to your JustGive Donation Page to get your donors in a generous mood. Here are 3 ways to “holiday-ize” your JustGive Donation Page. To make these or any updates, just login to your nonprofit account and click the ‘Edit Donation Page’ …

Company Holiday Giving: 4 Great Ideas

This time of year, JustGive gets a lot of inquiries from companies that want to do something for charity during the holidays. They don’t always know what they want to do, but most importantly, they have a desire to give back on behalf of their company, employees or customers. If you or your company is …

Fundraisers: Put Charity on Your Holiday Wish List

I’m very lucky. Every holiday season my mother asks me, “What’s on your Christmas list this year?” To her frustration, I never have a good answer, so she just grumbles that I’m really hard to shop for. Love you, Mom! 🙂 But this year, I do. I’ll let her know that donations to my favorite …

THE MANY FACES OF HOMELESSNESS: HOW YOU CAN HELP

Knowing how to help a homeless person can sometimes feel difficult, confusing and overwhelming. The dollar you give might be used to buy drugs or alcohol. Even offering food can be a problem – imagine handing an apple to a homeless man and then discovering he has no teeth. Just as there are many reasons …

#GivingTuesday Tools & Tips for Nonprofits

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 is the event known as #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. As a nonprofit organization, #GivingTuesday offers you a great opportunity to energize your supporters to …

Hunger and Food Justice: Community Building for Food Equality

Hunger: it’s a daunting problem the world over. Even though I was eager to research and write on this topic, when I started to dig into it, I got more and more overwhelmed with how broad and profound the issue is. The stark facts saddened and discouraged me. In the United States, almost half of …

Three Ways to Help the Hungry in Your Community

This time of year, most of us are getting ready to sit down to a Thanksgiving feast with our family and friends. We’re ready to stuff ourselves silly with second and third helpings of a delicious meal, and enjoy the warmth of a toasty fireplace (or, in my case, a space heater). Unfortunately, not everyone …

Homes for the holidays

What does home mean to you? Is it simply the roof over your head? Your life’s savings or investment? Where you raised your children and where your family gathers for the holidays? Having a place to call home is the pillar of the American Dream and the center of our childhood memories. As the weather …

Last minute holiday gifts? No problem…

It’s the last few days before the Christmas holiday and I’m in countdown mode. Given the traffic, craziness in grocery store and mall parking lots, I know I’m not alone. How does the holiday always seem to sneak up on us? What I really want this Christmas is to make time stop and enjoy the …

Creating New Traditions

Celebrating my daughter's first Christmas makes this holiday extra special for me. I'm reminded of memories from childhood, and traditions shared with my family. We baked cookies with Grandma and decorated the tree with sparkling lights. We watched movies like Rudolph and A Christmas Story in our pajamas until the fire in the fireplace burned …