On top of my non-millionaire status, I’m also (mostly) unemployed. There is no regular paycheck in my world. My job as Mom, however, requires a fair amount of spending.
As a non-millionaire with a disproportionate earning/spending ratio, I used to feel helpless when it came to donating money. I wondered how I could make any kind of impact. Then I met GiveBack.
Back in the fall.
And did nothing with it.
I have no idea why I didn’t act sooner. Regular readers know I’m prone to analysis paralysis. I’m sure we could explore my procrastination issues in great detail, but let’s not. Instead, let’s focus on what’s happening now.
GiveBack allows individuals to set up their own foundations, and you don’t even need cash to do so. Hear that non-millionaires? No cash needed. You create an account, select charities to follow, and fund your account by shopping at your favorite online stores. When you do have a few extra dollars, though, you can also fund your account with cash donations.
It gets better.
Through July 17 GiveBack is sponsoring a 100 Days of GiveBack Campaign: one member per day will win $1000 to give to a charity of their choosing. At the end of the campaign, the person with the most Impact Points will win $50,000 for their foundation. As a member of both GiveBack and the One2One Network, I am participating in a social media campaign to spread the word about this opportunity.
This is my personal Give Back Link: http://bit.ly/mxmQuP If you click through and sign up for your own account (which you will, because all the cool kids are doing it), I’ll get some Impact Points. I’m just 21,600 points shy of the current leader. Help a girl out?
That’s not all.
I was not required to write a blog post for this campaign, but I started thinking… Wouldn’t it be cool to do just a little more? I’m committed to utilizing GiveBack to do more of my online shopping, and while shopping is fantastic, I think I – we – can do even more.
Here’s the scoop:
Part 1 – For every comment on this post, I will donate $1 to my GiveBack Foundation. (Some fine print stuff: Up to 100 comments/$100.) Proof of donation will be provided in a future post.
But wait, there’s more…
What are you waiting for?
Click here, set up an account, then come back and tell me all about it. You might win $50 for your favorite charity!
The fine print:
* At this time, it’s not possible to deposit funds into another person’s foundation. Therefore, I’ll make the donations directly to the charitable organization.
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Lovely way to give back Missy. Thanks for the reminder.
What an awesome organization and a great way for everyone to be able to give back!! Thanks for spreading the word. I’m gonna repost this!!!!
WHY are there no comments on this post? WHY???
I’m off to tweet the hell out of this.
I’m not sure how I’ve not found you before as I see we have overlapping interests, but I’m here now, so I must say how awesome you are! This is fantastic! Also, will be tweeting/FB-ing/social media advertising in general…
What a tremendous idea – all of it! I’d never heard of this, but so glad I have now. Thank you so much!!
Wow, what a great idea! I’ve never seen this before; I’ll have to go and check it out.
This is very cool! I like that you are donating your own money for each comment.
Love seeing Bloggers using their talents, their contacts and their general lovely attitudes doing something good – way to go Missy!
I’ve never heard of Give Back. Thanks for spreading the word.
Can I comment 100 times? I’ll think of something different to say each time.
I have a GiveBack account…that I don’t use very often. I should remedy that.
And this? Is an awesome idea.
This is awesomesauce. I’m tweeting the hell put of this. Get your wallet ready friend 😉
Here I am again. I had an apple for lunch. With lots of peanut butter attached. Not that you care. But I’m just really not very original.
Aww, how did I miss this Missy? Sorry!
Oooh…let’s see. I feel I should say something witty and insightful.
VANNA WHITE HAD NO SOUL!
How’s that?
I started an account amy’s saving the world!!!!!
Now you’ve donated 20 bucks! Good job, girl!
Love to see posts like this – thanks for doing this!
my underwear is currently grey. (i’m not a perve… you asked. i swear!) and i haven’t had lunch yet because it’s still morning. i am, however, drinking an awesome cup of coffee. by the time i finish it, i’ll probably be regretting the underwear comment. 😉 good luck getting more comments!
haha just saw previous comment….My underwear is grey too!!
Great Post!
What a great cause, and how generous of you, Missy. You’re a star!!
This is great! I hope you meet your goal. I wish I wasn’t sitting in a hotel with bad Internet so I could set up an account. 🙂
You are so truly inspiring! Off to promote this sweets!
Hi! =) I think this is a really wonderful idea.
What an awesome idea!
Wow! What a great way to give back!!
Crap, I’m one day after the deadline. That’s always the way it goes with me, especially with coupons. I’m off to check out this worthy cause anyway.
I am a millionaire.
How did you guess?
It was my groundhog, wasn’t it?
That Gerald, always revealing my secretly rich and fabulous life.
Might be too late to comment, but my favorite charity is the Junior League of Chattanooga (I’m a member). We give lots and lots of money to our community every year (we focus on health issues for children) and we also serve our members well by teaching them volunteer management and leadership skills so that we can give back effectively.