Welcome
to the JustGive Newsletter
June 2002
(NOTE: If you have trouble reading this email, this newsletter is available
on our website at http://www.justgive.org/html/news/june2002.html.)
Thank you for
supporting www.JustGive.org, dedicated to helping you find the charities and
causes you care about. Our newsletter is designed to
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IN THIS ISSUE
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HELP
US SEND $300,000 TO CHARITY!
We are in
the process of raising $10,000 from our JustGive users to help us
continue passing 100% onto charities! You have sent over $1,000,000
through JustGive.org to thousands of charities, but in order to continue our
service, we need your help! With $10,000, we can send over
$300,000 to charity, as JustGive pays 3% on each donation made through
our website.
So that you can
see the impact of your donation to JustGive, we have created a
meter to monitor the donations made to us. Every dollar makes a difference
for us! Thank you for supporting
JustGive. Your donation to JustGive has a ripple effect that has a great
impact with every dollar added.
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SHOP
FOR JUSTGIVE
If you already
shop at Amazon.com,
use our
special link so JustGive receives a portion of your purchases. The actual
link is http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/justgiveorg03
which can be easily bookmarked so you can use it each time you shop.
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REASONS
TO GIVE - IN JUNE
- JUNE 16TH
IS FATHER'S DAY - In 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, organized
the first Father's Day celebration on June 19, her own father's birthday.
Dodd's father, a farmer and Civil War veteran, had been a single father to
six young children after the death of his wife. Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to
honor her father's commitment and strength in raising his children. In 1972,
President Richard Nixon signed into law a permanent U.S. Father's Day to be
observed on the third Sunday of June. Honor your father by making a donation
in his name. We've even created a special Father's
Day area so you can choose charitable organizations that focus on
fathers and make a gift donation. An e-Card is automatically sent to your
recipients notifying them of your generous gift.
- JUNE IS LESBIAN,
GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH - Did you know
that the Gay Pride Movement commemorates the historic Stonewall
Uprising, during which violent confrontations with police ensued
for a week in 1969 to protest police harassment against the gay
community. On June 27, 1969, the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New
York City's Greenwich Village, had been raided by the "Public
Morals" section of the New York Police department. Support the
Gay and Lesbian community found in our Community
area.
- JUNE IS GRADUATION
MONTH - Millions of teens celebrate in June as they graduate
from high school, preparing for the next step. But not every youth
who starts high school finishes. The dropout rate for 16- to 19-year-olds
living in central cities is 14 percent, which is twice the rate
for teens in suburbs (7 percent). The rate in rural areas is 8
percent. In high-poverty neighborhoods in large cities, one-fifth
of 16- to 19-year-olds were high school dropouts in 1999. Clearly,
income levels influence education. Help
Teens At-Risk, Help
Disadvantaged Children, or Promote
Education to reverse this trend.
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SPRING
WEDDINGS!
Spring is in the
air, and that means weddings, weddings, weddings! We wanted to share a quote
from one of our many wedding couples, who registered
with JustGive.org to have their friends and family make donations in
their names in lieu of traditional wedding gifts: "After looking at your
site, it took us less than five minutes to decide that we didn't need wedding
presents and this was the only registry for us. The way this is going we are
feeling happier and happier about that decision by the day! You run a fantastic
site and this has been a great process!"
Please let us know
if you would like to register at JustGive.org for your wedding (OR ANY OCCASION!),
and we will build a page for you. Also, tell friends about our service to encourage
others to help make a difference.
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JUSTGIVE
SPONSORS
With the help of our sponsors,
we are able to pass through 100% of all donations made through our website. We
would like to take a moment to familiarize you with these dedicated supporters
and their associated categories
If you would like
to sponsor a category, please contact
us.
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QUOTE
OF THE MONTH - from a JustGive.org nonprofit
-The exposure and
publicity you provide for nonprofit organizations is vital to their work and
to their success. Thanks to you, Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. will benefit
from a great partnership with your service. One of LVA's ongoing challenges
is to raise public awareness of the issue of adult literacy, and your site is
a great vehicle to help us accomplish that goal! ~Literacy Volunteers of
America
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We would love to hear
from you. Please feel free to drop us a
line. Thank you for joining the Giving Movement, as we all create the world
we imagine. You truly are making a difference.
Colleen A. Patrick
Senior Content & Creative Director
JustGive.org
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