6 Innovative Ways to Help Your Favorite Charity This Holiday Season – Without Spending A Dime!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by The Mom Entrepreneur

As the economy continues to squeeze donors, a recent report conducted by Campbell Rinker showed disturbing results—that nearly 7 in 10 Americans say they will give more sparingly to charities in the coming months. As a result, people are looking for other ways to support their favorite causes this holiday giving season.  

Here are five ways people can “give without giving”: 

Shop online. GoodShop.com works with more than 2,500 retailers (including Amazon, Gap, Target, Staples and Macy’s) to give a percentage of almost every purchase back to the shopper’s favorite charity.  In addition, GoodShop lists more than 100,000 coupons so that shoppers can save money and do good at the same time!  GoodShop currently works with more than 102,000 charities and schools.  See how it works here!

Search the Internet:  GoodSearch.com donates about a penny per search to the charity the user designates.  It’s powered by Yahoo so users get great search results!  Together with GoodShop, GoodSearch has raised more than $8 million for charity! See how it works here!

Redeem credit card points. Ask members to turn their unused credit card points into a charitable donation to your cause. Both American Express and Citi Card offer this program.

Volunteer: There are a handful of companies that match volunteer hours with funds. For example, Microsoft will match volunteer time at $17 an hour through its Volunteer Time Matching program. Boeing, Exxon, Intel, Chevron, and Bank of America have similar programs.

Dine out:  GoodDining.com works with more than 10,000 restaurants across the country and each time you dine, up to 6% of what you spend is donated to your favorite charity.

Recycle your old electronics:  Send your electronics to Gazelle.com and cash generated from that will be donated to charity.

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PSNH Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund

Posted on October 18, 2011 by The Mom Entrepreneur

With today’s soaring energy costs, many New Hampshire residents are one job loss, uninsured illness, or other bad break away from not being able to pay their utility bills.

By contributing to the PSNH Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund, you can help others who face an energy emergency but don’t qualify for federally funded energy assistance programs. Every cent of your tax-deductible contribution goes directly to assist someone who needs help but has nowhere else to turn.

As a PSNH customer, you can contribute to the Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund in several ways:

  1. You can send a contribution through the Neighbor Helping Neighbor donation envelope that comes with your PSNH bill.
  2. If you pay exactly $1 over the amount due on your PSNH bill, PSNH will automatically allocate that dollar to Neighbor Helping Neighbor. The contribution will appear on your next bill statement as a line item in the Your Account Summary section at the top of the bill.
  3. You can make your contribution by credit card through a secure site on the Neighbor Helping Neighbor website.
  4. Another option is to mail a check to:
    Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund
    P.O. Box 3804
    Manchester, NH 03105-3804

For more information about this program or to learn how to get electric assistance, please click here…>

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Stonyfield Launches Yogurt Lids to Support Nonprofit Breastcancer.org

Posted on September 19, 2011 by The Mom Entrepreneur

On September 1, Stonyfield launched a new yogurt lid campaign to support nonprofit Breastcancer.org, the world’s leading online resource for expert-reviewed information and support on breast health and breast cancer.

The campaign’s goal is to promote better breast health through a planet-friendly lifestyle. Using social media outlets and email, participants are urged to read and share stories about making lifestyle changes as a way to reduce breast cancer risk. To encourage participation, Stonyfield will donate up to $100,000 to Breastcancer.org for actions participants take online.

The lid campaign is part of an ongoing partnership between Breastcancer.org and Stonyfield. Earlier this year, Breastcancer.org launched its Organic Living section, which is part of the organization’s global Think Pink, Live Green initiative. The goal of Organic Living is to help people understand how the outside environment affects breast health through the chemicals in food, beverages, medications, and other products they use. Stonyfield sponsored the development of this new section, which provides invaluable information and advice on adopting an organic lifestyle, including steps you can take today to lower your breast cancer risk tomorrow.

The campaign lids will appear on approximately 20 million Stonyfield Organic yogurts and Stonyfield Organic Oikos Greek yogurts across the United States from September 1 through November 30, 2011. The lids will direct consumers to Breastcancer.org where they can read, listen, and watch stories of why and how others adopted an organic diet and planet-friendly lifestyle as a way to reduce their risk of breast cancer. Visitors are encouraged to “like” and share these stories with others through Facebook, Twitter, and email. They can also share their own stories as a way to motivate others and take part in online surveys. Each action generates a “click.” Stonyfield has pledged $0.10 per click or $100,000 if the campaign achieves 1 million clicks.

“Stonyfield’s lid campaign will provide a double benefit: it gives millions of women the chance to support others facing the challenge of breast cancer by sharing their personal stories, AND it gives them such a meaningful way to support Breastcancer.org,” said Dr. Marisa Weiss, president and founder of Breastcancer.org. “Each story shared creates a ripple effect of education and encouragement, bringing us closer to the promise of prevention.”

“At Stonyfield, we’ve seen the power of storytelling through online social sites as a way to both share information and inspire real change,” said Gary Hirshberg, president and CE-Yo of Stonyfield. “Given the prevalence of breast cancer, which has hit close to home for me, we wanted to use this powerful force to help people find new ways to lower their risk.”

In the United States alone, it is estimated that there were over 250,000 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in 2010 and over 2.5 million breast cancer survivors. With 1 in 8 women projected to be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, measures that can help lower a woman’s risk of getting breast cancer or having a recurrence is a vital priority to Breastcancer.org.

To learn more about the Stonyfield-Breastcancer.org lid campaign, please visit Breastcancer.org.

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Cumberland Farms Helps Local High School Raise Funds

Posted on March 17, 2011 by The Mom Entrepreneur

Cumberland Farms has launched a month-long fundraiser to help send Manchester Central High School Marching Band to the 70th Commemoration of the attacks on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. 

Central High School’s Marching Band will be the only New Hampshire band at next year’s event. In addition, the Central High School musicians will participate in a “Mass Band,” in which students from all over the country- perform a musical tribute to those fallen in the attacks of December 7th, 1941.

Now through April 16th, Cumberland Farms will donate 20 cents from every Chill Zone beverage and cup of coffee sold at its 275 Hanover Street store in Manchester to benefit the marching band’s trip to Pearl Harbor.  Cumberland Farms aims to raise at least $1,000 for the program.

“Four Central Alumni served our nation at Pearl Harbor, and only one of them came home,” said Band Director Ed Sterling. “This is a chance for our kids to learn what happened at Pearl Harbor in a very personal way. The sacrifices of these men and women touch New Hampshire, and Manchester and Central.”

“As a family company, Cumberland Farms recognizes the importance of linking the generations,” said Ari Haseotes, President of Cumberland Farms Retail Division.  “It is our pleasure to do what we can to help Manchester’s young people celebrate the Pearl Harbor veterans who came before them.”

In the last year, Cumberland Farms has donated more than $100,000 to support local schools and students in communities across the Northeast.

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CPR by Donation classes being offered by Coastal CPR & First Aid

Posted on March 7, 2011 by The Mom Entrepreneur

I recently learned about this great new concept for learning CPR and first aid. The course is called CPR by Donation. The concept is simple.

These training courses are offered not for a set fee, but for a suggested donation – what ever the participant can afford.

This is the same as a traditional CPR and first aid class – the same skills are learned and practiced. Course completion cards, aka the “CPR card” or “First Aid card”, are mailed out after successful course completion to all participants.

Even though there is no set fee for the course, a donation is recommended. The instructor still incurs expenses for the course, including supplies and fees associated with processing and mailing the course completion cards.

For every CPR by Donation course offered, a local organization is chosen as a recipient of a portion of the donations received. Courses are offered every other month except for December.

To learn more about this and other courses offered, and to get tips on what is an appropriate donation, please visit Coastal CPR & First Aid.

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