Giving Tuesday 2019 – Keep it LOCAL

Giving Tuesday 2019

When you support local businesses you are already making a HUGE impact on non-profits in your area. Non-profit organizations receive an average 250% more support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses. If you are looking to invest a little more in your community this year, #GivingTuesday is a great time to show a little EXTRA local love. Giving Tuesday 2019 is just around the corner and we would like to ask that you keep your money where your heart is by contributing to one of these local non-profits’ campaigns on December 3rd.

Artspace - Giving Tuesday

Artspace

With 2 floors of open artist studios, Artspace connects artists directly to the public; inviting everyone to experience the creative process. It only takes 1 gift to make a difference and help create opportunities for all members of our community to experience the arts! Whether you choose to give today, tomorrow, or any other time, your gift will inspire positive community impact through art!

ComMotion - Giving Tuesday

ComMotionNC - Community in Motion

Your donation will help ComMotion bring joy to the lives of cancer survivors, veterans, seniors, and kids. ComMotion provides opportunities for people from all walks of life to experience the joy of dancing by offering free and low cost classes and workshops throughout the Research Triangle and in Western North Carolina, and beyond. The instruction is customized for each group, based on their abilities and interests. ComMotion has programs for military veterans, cancer survivors, kids, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Designed For Joy - Giving Tuesday

Designed for Joy

"Do you know how much formula that will buy?!" When Designed for Joy tells their new hires their pay rate, they receive lots of joyful responses. $13.76. That's the living wage the City of Raleigh offers their employees, and that's what DFJ matches for their artisans. This Giving Tuesday DFJ is looking for 1,000 friends to invest $13.76 each month to support their unique work experience. With 1,000 friends supporting DFJ with $13.76 a month, they can confidently continue hiring women knowing they have the space, materials, and most importantly, the wages. Your support allows DFJ to give the most vulnerable women safe work with dignified pay.

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Giving Tuesday

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle

This year’s Giving Tuesday Campaign is part of the Food Shuttle’s year end campaign “Full Plates, Full Hearts” with a goal to provide 1.5 million meals for hungry people living in the agency’s 7-county service area. During the winter months, more people than ever turn to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle for food as they face increased heating bills and lowered incomes. You can help by donating. Every dollar = 2.5 meals.

International Focus

International Focus

International Focus supports the Triangle’s international communities and promotes American ideals through cross-cultural diplomacy, communication, education, understanding, and the celebration of culture, arts, and cuisine from around the world. Your support makes it possible for people to connect across their differences by going directly to programming that includes ongoing hosting of global delegations to the Triangle, events such as the Home is Distant Shores Film Festival that shares immigrant and refugee stories, and the International Festival of Raleigh that connects and integrates more than 65 local cultural communities into the greater Triangle community.

Learning Together Hallway

Learning Together

Help Learning Together reach their goal of $3000 so more kids can thrive. Because of people like YOU - Learning Together can meet the developmental, educational, and health needs of young children of all abilities.

Me Fine Foundation - Giving Tuesday

Me Fine Foundation

When it comes to supporting a Me Fine family in need, a little bit goes a long way. $100 can provide a month’s supply of diapers and wipes, or can purchase Chemo Duck for three children going through chemotherapy. $500 will cover monthly utility bill payments for two families. $1,000 can provide 100 nights of hospital parking. These small gestures make a huge impact on families in need, allowing them to focus their time, attention, and resources on what matters most: their child.

Raleigh CrimeStoppers

Raleigh CrimeStoppers

Your donation is critical to the ongoing efforts of Raleigh CrimeStoppers to make our homes, businesses, and community a safer and more enjoyable place to live and work. Raleigh CrimeStoppers relies heavily on contributions such as yours to reward tipsters. Funding of the Raleigh CrimeStoppers is provided through contributions by private individuals, businesses, fund-raising events and grants. Your donation is important to the ongoing success of Raleigh CrimeStoppers making your community and city a safer place to live.

SPCA Wake - Giving Tuesday

SPCA of Wake County

Be the voice for homeless pets! Because of your generous support, each year SPCA Wake rescues and rehomes over 3,700 pets, provides low-cost spay/neuter surgery and vaccines for more than 6,000 dogs and cats, and answers over 4,000 requests for help to keep pets in their homes and out of area shelters. You make this happen! This Giving Tuesday, all donations on Facebook and the SPCA's website (spcawake.org/givingtuesday) will be matched DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR up to $20,000! Want to start a fundraiser of your own for Giving Tuesday to benefit SPCA Wake? It takes less than 60 seconds to set up, just click this link to get started: https://fb.com/fund/SPCAwake/

St. John's MCC - Giving Tuesday

St. John's Metropolitan Community Church

St. John’s MCC is part of the global movement of Metropolitan Community Churches. As a congregation they fully believe and embrace God’s call to diversity. Inclusion has been, and continues to be, a hallmark and a strength of St. John’s MCC.