The holidays. A time of year of celebration, family, friends, gratitude, and generosity. Perhaps you are buying presents for your favorite people, cooking up sweet treats for your loved ones, or making your final donations of the year. Even amidst a particularly challenging year for all of us, this is a time to be thankful for everything we have – and perhaps to give a little back.
At Global Greengrants Fund, we’re celebrating another year of support for communities worldwide protecting their ways of life and our planet. Want to invest in those who eat from the land, drink the water, and want to see a better life for their children and generations to come? Here are eleven ways:
- Start a Facebook Fundraiser to benefit Global Greengrants Fund: This is a great way to raise money for Global Greengrants Fund by sharing the cause with your friends and family online. Here’s how:
- Click Fundraisers in the left menu of your News Feed. You may need to click See More.
- Click + Raise Money.
- Select Nonprofit or Charity.
- Select a charitable organization (Global Greengrants Fund), fill in the fundraiser details and choose a cover photo.
- Click Create.
- Take advantage of #GivingTuesday: Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. This year, Giving Tuesday takes place on December 1st, and it is one of the best ways to kick off the giving season. Join tens of thousands around the world in a day of charitable giving.
- Make a gift on Colorado Gives Day, and the value of your gift will be boosted: Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. Gifts made on December 8, 2020 will be matched by the Community First Foundation and FirstBank, benefiting Colorado nonprofits such as Global Greengrants Fund. Schedule your gift today.
- See if your workplace matches donations: Many companies not only encourage employees to make charitable gifts, but oftentimes will match those donations dollar for dollar, making even more of an impact for the recipient organization. Find out today if your employer matches gifts, and then let them know about Global Greengrants Fund!
- Set up a fundraising page on GoFundMe: Another great way to engage your network in Global Greengrants Fund’s important work.
- Go to Global Greengrants Fund’s GoFundMe page.
- Click the Start a Campaign button then click Create to start your own campaign.
- Follow instructions to create and customize your page. Give your campaign a name and set a fundraising goal for how much you would like to raise ($200 is a good place to start). Then, add a few lines about why you chose to fundraise for Global Greengrants. What inspires you most about our work? Tip: visit our blog for examples of powerful stories from the frontlines.
- Once your GoFundMe page is set up, send an email to your networks promoting the fundraiser.
- Take advantage of Amazon Smile: Shop on Amazon? You have the opportunity to give back through your purchases. When you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charity of your choice. Start shopping today.
- Make a one-time gift: Even a one-time gift can make a big difference when placed in the right hands. For example, $100 can plant 250 trees in rural Tanzania, while $500 can re-seed 4,500 mangroves to protect communities in Honduras from rising sea levels and slow climate change. Make a gift today.
- Better yet, schedule a monthly donation: Want to make even more of an impact? Make your gift a monthly contribution by checking the re–occurring gift checkbox on our donation form. You can help root change – invest today in the people taking care of our planet.
- Are you 70.5 years old? Make a charitable donation from your IRA. Are you over 70.5 years old? Did you know that you can make charitable donations from your IRA and exclude it from being taxed? Learn more about qualifying charitable distributions today and consider giving to Global Greengrants Fund.
- Tell a friend. You understand the power of grassroots activism when it comes to protecting our rights to a clean and healthy planet. Spread the word. Share information about Global Greengrants Fund on social media, tell your friends over your next Zoom happy hour, send a text to your group chat. Help us get the word out!
- Live in the UK or Europe? Give through the Big Give to support our UK branch, and your gift will be matched pound-for-pound: The Big Give brings charities, philanthropists and the public together to multiply their impact. Any donations made will DOUBLE your support of grassroots activists protecting the health of their communities and ecosystems. Make your gift today.
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