Category: Give Stories
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Side Hustle Holiday Charity Raffle: A Give Story
One online community of women is giving back this holiday season with a donations-based charity raffle benefiting one lucky charity. But it’s not the raffle that caught our attention.
Read more about “post|post_title”Taylor Waldon December 17, 2018
A New Era for Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
How does a nonprofit organization reimagine and reinvent itself for a new era? For the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, this meant investing in their history through their website and emphasizing relationships with their donors using Give.
Read more about “post|post_title”Taylor Waldon October 10, 2018
Louie the Beagle: Saving the Beagle Universe
Here’s how Louie the Beagle, or Beagle Universe, has turned a social media sensation into a giving campaign for rescuing beagles.
Read more about “post|post_title”Taylor Waldon August 20, 2018
Give Story: Millions From One
This organization is on a mission to provide water wells for Africa. Here’s how they’re using their WordPress website to bring water to millions. Who is Millions From One? Millions From One (MFO) has provided clean water in Africa for more than 2 million people since the organization was established six years ago as a…
Read more about “post|post_title”Taylor Waldon July 16, 2018
Crowdfunding Takes Emrah to Oxford
When he was denied scholarships for graduate school, one student turned to crowdfunding with Give to finance his dreams.
Read more about “post|post_title”Taylor Waldon June 5, 2018
Give Story: PAWS of Coronado Mayoral Election
There’s nothing like a Canine Mayoral Campaign to put a smile on your face.
Read more about “post|post_title”Taylor Waldon May 16, 2018
Give Story: Greyston Social Enterprise
Greyston’s bakers are on a mission to change lives through the practice of radical inclusion and OpenHiring™. Learn how they do it in this Give Story.
Read more about “post|post_title”Taylor Hansen February 22, 2018
Excellent #GivingTuesday Campaigns from our GiveWP Users (2017)
#GivingTuesday is coming very soon. We reached out to our Give users to see what they’ve created. #GivingTuesday is one of the biggest donation campaign opportunities of the year. If you haven’t heard, #GivingTuesday started by the 92nd Street Y in 2012 as a response to the hyper-consumerism of the post-Thanksgiving season. Why should giant stores…
Read more about “post|post_title”Matt Cromwell November 15, 2017
Give Story: Remote Work for Military Spouses
Hire the Homefront is a cause promoting remote work for military spouses. We’re excited that they’re using Give as part of their fundraising efforts.
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard October 17, 2017
Give Story: Hope for South Sudan with Uduk Hope Inc.
Uduk Hope, Inc. doesn’t look at the refugee crisis in South Sudan and shrink away from a challenge. They are using Give to raise funds and are making a difference now while laying infrastructure in place for long-term change. About the Cause Uduk Hope, Inc. exists to serve the Uduk people who have been driven…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard August 8, 2017
In It for Life – Sustainable Giving With Water1st International
What does “it it for life” mean? It means that Water1st International believes in sustainable giving and community improvements. This is the key to their success. A common theme in our Give Stories Series is contagious optimism. From start-up organizations to enterprise-scale nonprofits, every person we speak with has a gleam in their eye, passion…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard June 6, 2017
Aspen Camp — Creating Community Through Communication
What if we lived in a world where our method of communication isolated us from others instead of bringing us closer together? That is what it’s like for those in the Deaf* community, but Aspen Camp changes that. Aspen Camp, through a variety of adult and child camps throughout the year, breaks that isolation. (By the…
Read more about “post|post_title”Bridget Willard April 11, 2017
