It’s Give List Time!
Posted by Allison Fine on October 27, 2009
The holiday season is here and with Thanksgiving and the December holidays comes our second annual Give List!
Givelist is an idea that I had the pleasure of hatching with Marnie Webb last year. It’s a very simple idea. We wanted people to help us to list ways that individuals can do to give back to their communities or give to someone else in lieu of buying presents. The point of making a list is to encourage people to participate in some of these activities, and to celebrate the creativity and passion for giving of so many people.
So, please visit the list, read the idea of others, add your own and pass it on to your friends and family! And feel free to tweet any ideas as well, the hashtag is #givelist. Thanks for sharing your ideas and your spirit with us, we wish everyone a happy holiday season!
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Craig Weinrich said
Through a different blog post (I think Beth Kanter’s, or yours?) I heard about GamesthatGive.net where you can play ad-sponsored games that give the ad revenue to charity.
So while you are waiting for your online purchase to go through, or have blog writer’s block, head there for a fun way to support several different pre-selected charites.
Karl said
Allison – I think this is a wonderful idea. I’ve suggested in a response on NCVO’s site (a UK-based association for nonprofits) that we try and replicate your idea for a UK audience…and hopefully some colleagues will also post to the US list!
With best wishes
Karl
Allison Fine said
Hi, Karl, please keep me posted, would love to see the Give List go international! Thanks,
Allison
Barbara Kelly said
Hi Allison: I think the wish to go international is on its way with the Wall St. Journal cite today. But I have also fed a link to ammado twitter followers as another way to expand it internationally. I have been a fan of your writing since Social Citizens, and would value the chance to introduce you to ammado, the ammado giving circle, and new giving widget (http://ammado.blogspot.com/). Best wishes, Barbara (bkelly@ammado.com)
Allison Fine said
Thanks, Barbara, for your help with the Give List! I’ll take a peek at ammado, thanks for sharing it with me.
Allison