Become a Grassroots Giver by making a donation of $11 or more to benefit our featured service-philanthropy projects. Your donation will be pooled with other funds and given monthly through our "Inspired Collective Giving" program. 100% of all donations are passed through.
You may wonder why you would choose to participate in a collective giving rather than simply making your own donation. We believe that by joining our energy together, in this case our financial giving energy, we are creating a stronger flow of support. Read the testimonial below for an example of how this was true for one of our recent Gathering of Lights participants.
April 2010 Projects:
1. Circle of Abundance, Angel Gift: we'll be giving 50% our April donations to benefit a local Boise family in need of additional support during a challenging time;
2. Gift of Life Project: the other 50% will be given to empower women in the slums of Korogocho, Kenya.
As a Grassroots Giver, you'll receive a special bonus inspiration each month and have your name added to the Wall of Giving that will be created in Fall of 2010.
Thank you for your donations!
You may wonder why you would choose to participate in a collective giving rather than simply making your own donation. We believe that by joining our energy together, in this case our financial giving energy, we are creating a stronger flow of support. Read the testimonial below for an example of how this was true for one of our recent Gathering of Lights participants.
April 2010 Projects:
1. Circle of Abundance, Angel Gift: we'll be giving 50% our April donations to benefit a local Boise family in need of additional support during a challenging time;
2. Gift of Life Project: the other 50% will be given to empower women in the slums of Korogocho, Kenya.
As a Grassroots Giver, you'll receive a special bonus inspiration each month and have your name added to the Wall of Giving that will be created in Fall of 2010.
Thank you for your donations!
Nancy's story of evolving inspiration in philanthropy:
I began my uninspired giving many years ago at work. Once a year, there was a United Way Drive in which people could commit to giving so much money out of each paycheck. I would usually check the lowest percentage to give and be happy that I wouldn't have to be contacted again for another year. I never really gave too much thought to where the money was going--someone else would figure that out. Then I had an early retirement opportunity 14 years ago that I jumped at. As I was no longer subjected to the annual pressure of giving, I found myself slowly and voluntarily giving small amounts here and there and over these 14 retired years I evolved in my desire to give--but was still doing it alone and without involvement.
Then, about a year and a half ago, I was reading a story in the local paper about a group of women that had helped finance a community project. This was a very small group of women who established an annual membership donation based upon an affordability by the average woman. This group has now increased to almost 300 members so their impact upon the community is significant. Upon reading this story, I could feel my light growing and wanting to join with this inspiring group of women. I typically am not a "group" joiner, but I found myself so empowered being a part of this community, being actively involved with reviewing and selecting who would receive grants that I find myself truly inspired by what "giving communities" can achieve.
Then, about a year and a half ago, I was reading a story in the local paper about a group of women that had helped finance a community project. This was a very small group of women who established an annual membership donation based upon an affordability by the average woman. This group has now increased to almost 300 members so their impact upon the community is significant. Upon reading this story, I could feel my light growing and wanting to join with this inspiring group of women. I typically am not a "group" joiner, but I found myself so empowered being a part of this community, being actively involved with reviewing and selecting who would receive grants that I find myself truly inspired by what "giving communities" can achieve.