Feeling overwhelmed by #BlackFriday, #CyberMonday, and #GivingTuesday? ...wait... #GivingTuesday? If you haven't heard, Giving Tuesday is a recently invented holiday non-profits propose as a remedy to these other materialistic splurge days. On top of that, #BrooklynGives is a 3 week campaign to help direct people to "spend where you live" and give to local charities. All this points to a general feeling that people all over are having to refocus on what they know are the more important parts of life. But the focus that they've chosen are non-profits. There are literally hundreds of community groups out there doing amazing work who don't have the benefit of that tax distinction. Below is a list of groups I asked my friends to help brainstorm with me, as alternatives to non-profits who we know could use some financial help. And remember that because these are all volunteer community groups, your money can go farther than with a large non-profit with employees and overhead costs. Hope you find something you like to contribute to. And drop us a line if you think of another group that should be on this list!
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