JustGive November Newsletter
Giving Thanks and Spreading Kindness

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. We need your support!
2. September 11th Relief Efforts
3. Providing Aid for Afghanistan
4. Native American Heritage Month
5. Random Acts of Kindness Week
6. Make a Difference
7. JustGive Sponsors
8. Unique Partners
9. Quote of the Month

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1. SUPPORT JUSTGIVE.ORG
ONE WAY TO HELP JUSTGIVE: Make donations using www.justgive.org. With your help, we can reach our goal of sending $1 million to charity. We are getting closer, but we encourage you to use JustGive for all your giving needs. Remember -- whenever you make a donation through JustGive, it goes directly into your password-protected Giving History, which you can access at any time. And remember, for every donation made through JustGive, we pay a 3% transaction fee. So on $1,000,000, that's $30,000 we have to pay. This is where you can help even more!
ANOTHER WAY TO HELP JUSTGIVE: Besides helping us by using our service, you can also help us continue providing it! In order to do this, we need your financial support. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the donations of those using our service. Our corporate sponsorships support only 6% of our operating budget, which is why we need your help. With such features and programs as our Wedding Registry, Gift Donations, Password-Protected Giving History, Online Donation Buttons for Nonprofits, Affiliate Program, Inspirational Information, Kids Corner, and much more, we provide a valuable, one-of-a-kind service.
DONATIONS TO JUSTGIVE can be made on our website, or simply donate to us whenever you make a donation through us. There is an option to do so during the donation process. Thank you for being a JustGive Supporter!

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2. SEPTEMBER 11TH RELIEF EFFORTS September 11th donations have topped $1 billion! And, according to a national survey, seven in 10 Americans have donated money, given blood, or volunteered their time in response to the attacks of September 11. One of the concerns we expressed in last month's newsletter was that donations to other charities would decrease because of all the money people donated to September 11th Relief efforts. But nearly three in four of donors say they still plan to give as much or more to other charities than they usually do. That's good news for all the causes that still need your support. Visit the JustGive Guide to find a charity to support in an area you care about.

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3. PROVIDING AID FOR AFGHANISTAN: It seems that before we even had time to properly grieve the events of September 11th, we were thrown into more fear about bio-terrorism and war. If it is even possible to speak of positive things that have come out of the disaster, one thing many of us have gained is the awareness of the many men, women, and children suffering so tremendously in Afghanistan. To respond to these needs and to donor requests, JustGive has added two categories on our September 11th Tragedy Page that focus on Peace/Human Rights organizations and Humanitarian Aid for Afghanistan.

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4. AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH: Perhaps one of America’s most neglected minority groups, Native Americans are still struggling to rise from the ashes of the past. 59% live in substandard housing, 56% have no telephones, 29% of families are homeless, and 85% are unemployed. And keep in mind that the Native American population is very young. Of the 2 million American Indian people living in the U.S. almost 36% are children. In honor of American Indian Heritage Month, please make a donation to the American Indian Heritage Foundation, establised to provide relief services to Indian people nationwide and to build bridges of understanding and friendship between Indian and non-Indian people. They were also instrumental in getting the bill passed that made American Indian Heritage Month a reality.

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5. RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK: November 11-17 is Random Acts of Kindness Week! The Kindness Movement, formally perpetuated by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, is an international movement dedicated to making the world a kinder place. The Foundation's goal is to demonstrate the extraordinary power and importance of simple human kindness by promoting the practice of kind acts, large and small, on a regular basis. Ideally, we can all produce random acts of kindness daily, but during the week of November 11-17, we can create even more. Read some of our Inspiring Stories and about some incredibly inspiring kids. Send away for hundreds of ideas. Please tell us some of the random acts of kindness you perform.

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6. EVERYONE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
We have been so struck by the many creative ways people came up with to help the victims of the September 11th attack. A recent call we received was from American Pacific, a trucking company in California, who decided to cancel their holiday party and donate the money instead to the Capitol Heroes Campaign, whose funds are going to the families of those victims of Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania.

We continue to be inspired by such individuals and look forward to hearing more stories like this. What a world this would be if we all contributed to causes we care about - whether it's the September 11th disaster or any other cause that needs our attention. Perhaps we can continue to challenge each other to continue to live in such a way.

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7. JUSTGIVE.ORG SPONSORS With the help of our many sponsors, we are able to pass through 100% of all donations made through our website (www.justgive.org). We would like to take a moment to familiarize you with these dedicated supporters:
-Calvert Social Investment Foundation - Sponsors our Planned Giving area
-Providian Financial - Sponsors our Children & Youth category
-Oracle - Sponsors our Education category
-Aveda - Sponsors our Environment category
-Davita - Sponsors our Health & Disease category
-Starwood Hotels - Sponsors our Homeless category

Speaking of those who support us, we would like to express our gratitude to our amazing volunteers, who tirelessly lend their expertise and skills. A special thanks to Dave Lloyd of Davidesign, whose talents in graphic design continue to add professionalism and charm to the JustGive website. We are very grateful for his generosity and time. If you have skills you would like to donate to JustGive, please contact us.

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8. UNIQUE PARTNERS
Aimed to ignite a Giving Movement, our partnerships with these online leaders help increase awareness and the number of ways individuals can learn about and donate to causes and charities.
-Yahoo Points -- Seeking to offer a charity option for Yahoo! Points members, Yahoo! chose JustGive.org to create unique Charity Funds for them. With these Charity Funds, Yahoo! Points members can redeem their points by donating them to charity.
-Lycos 12 Ways of Giving -- Lycos, a leading Internet portal, has partnered with JustGive.org to create the 12 Ways of Giving to inspire people to donate to charity. Featuring 12 different causes and 12 affiliated charities, this new area allows people to donate directly through JustGive.org.
-Lycos Sweepstakes for Charity: For every person that registers with Lycos, they are donating $1 to the Children's Wish Foundation, dedicated to bringing joy and hope to seriously ill children and their families through the magic of a fulfilled wish. Sign up with Lycos today and help them fill a child's wish.

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9. QUOTE OF THE MONTH
So many gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all the sad world needs. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Please feel free to pass this newsletter on to others. If you have any questions or feedback, please send them to feedback@justgive.org. Thank you for your support and for joining the Giving Movement, as we all create the world we imagine.

With Hope,
Colleen A. Patrick
Senior Content & Creative Director
JustGive.org