thePULSEBy Elise French
More than 1,000 charities join The Giving Effect seeking your unwanted gifts.
Bears on Patrol, a Carrollton, GA nonprofit, collects stuffed animals for police officers to give to children in crisis situations. They are one of more than 900 cause-based organizations registered on The Giving Effect ( www.thegivingeffect.com) that are hoping to connect with new donors this holiday season.
Blake Raab, Executive Director of Bears on Patrol, says “We are very excited about working with The Giving Effect. We have already received several shipments of teddy bears and stuffed animals, all of which get distributed to local police departments for use in domestic incidents involving kids.”
In addition to stuffed animals, donors use The Giving Effect to connect with charities that need pretty much everything you can spare ~ from clothes, food, books and shoes to cleaning supplies, cars, fencing and lumber.
“We are working to create a greater awareness of people in need, which is especially urgent during the holidays,” says Mitchell Silverman, co-founder of The Giving Effect. “Each donation on our site becomes a living story that can be shared on Facebook or Twitter to spread the holiday spirit, encouraging friends to follow your lead. Most people don’t realize there are many small, community-based organizations ~ animal shelters and mentoring programs, for example ~ that could benefit from things we can spare like extra cleaning supplies and gently used books.”
Organizations registered on The Giving Effect include The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, in Napa, California, Baltimore Theatre Project in Maryland, and Pibbles & More Animal Rescue in Queens, New York. More and more MA organizations from MA are registering on the site as well.
Donating is easy ~ browse the site by needs, location, and categories to find causes you’d like to connect with. Then, complete a simple form to arrange a pickup, drop off, or shipment. Tax receipts are issued via email when the items are received.
Regifting has never felt so good or done so much good, so get involved this holiday season on beyond!
About The Giving Effect
The Giving Effect (www.thegivingeffect.com) uses social media to help donors discover and connect with organizations that need items such as clothes, shoes, and food. It’s the first website to create stories around each in-kind donation that can be easily shared online to inspire others to give. The goal is to create a national movement to get food, gently-used items, and more to people in need. The Giving Effect is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, but its mission benefits people all over the US.
The Giving Effect is getting food, gently-used items and more to people in need. Please join them in this worthy cause!
Special thanks to Mitchell Silverman
