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In the true spirit of the holiday season
Last minute, personal and meaningful gifts for $10 and more . . . contribute to peace on earth, the environment
San Francisco, California - December 14, 2007 - Making the best use of online access, JustGive.org offers a last minute, meaningful way to give in the true spirit of the season-with a donation that can make a difference. Creating a special gift of goodwill that has lasting results.
Using technology for the greatest good, JustGive.org provides one-source "shopping," making it easy to connect with more than one million 501(c)(3) charities that span the widest realm of causes, including: Animals and art; Children, community, and crime; Education, the elderly and the environment; Health & disease, the homeless and hunger; Substance abuse; and Women. Even peace on earth.
For a minimum donation of $10 through JustGive.org, givers can:
Customize the gift by selecting a specific charity that is personally meaningful to the recipient and make a donation in their name.
Purchase a gift certificate in the recipient's name and allow that individual to redeem it in support of their favorite charity.
Create a gift basket with a cause-related theme, giving to four charities in that area of concern (at $10 each).
Remember a loved one by donating in their memory to a favorite cause.
Not sure what to ask for this year? Create a JustGive Charity Wish List of your favorite charities online and suggest friends and family make a donation in your honor.
One easy-to-use feature of JustGive.org is that givers don't need to know the names of charitable organizations in order to make donations.
They can quickly identify potential organizations by using keywords to search the million charities available through the site's Guidestar database. With this feature, they instantly receive a summary of the charity's purpose, financials and goals.
They can access the JustGive Guide's 1,000 charities in 19 categories, and further narrow their gift to a specific area of interest within that cause-related area. For Peace on Earth, the guide offers a choice of four areas of interest: ban landmines, help veterans, support peace and disarmament, and support refugees. Forty-one charities provide a range of opportunities for contributing to peace on earth, starting with a minimum donation of $10.
How much difference can a gift make?
For a small $10 donation to the International Bird Rescue Research Center, givers can contribute to Haley's Bird Rescue Fund to treat aquatic birds and waterfowl harmed by the recent Bay Area oil spill.
For $24 a month to Plan International USA, givers sponsor not only a child, but an entire community, providing children and their families with better health and education, safer homes, increased income and more.
For a $30 donation, givers can offset the CO2 produced by an average American family during their daily energy use by making it possible for American Forests to plant 30 trees.
Givers can make a one-time donation or set up a recurring donation with the charities of their choice. JustGive.org takes care of all the details, and also tracks donations for an end-of-the-year tax summary.
JustGive® is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization founded in 2000 by Harvard graduate Kendall Webb that offers "A smarter way to give." Guided by its mission to use unique technology to connect people with the causes they care about by providing easy access to more than one million 501(c)(3) charities in a comprehensive Guidestar® database, www.justgive.org offers a convenient, safe and secure online way to make giving meaningful and part of everyday life.
For additional information, please visit http://www.justgive.org. |
