Health & Fitness
We are the Donors, My Friends
Real social change in the US is coming about by people who give $200 or less a year to a charity.
We, who give less than $200 a pop make up over 87% of all those individuals who give to charitable organizations each year. We’re the ones who make an impact, fuel services and supports and make things happen.
No one names a building or a brick after us. Our gifts don’t buy us influence in a political campaign – not as individuals, anyway. We’re certainly not the ones who give big in order to cover over a public gaffe.
We give what we can, whenever we can, because we want to help someone. As it happens, we 87% are fueling the bulk of the change that happens for people across our country and beyond.
Where’s our ribbon-cutting ceremony, then? The newspaper piece about the incredible gift we just gave? Well, I guess our props come differently.
Not only are we – with our small gifts -- the major driver behind social impact in this country, but we’re also in it for a great reason: We want to transform someone’s life.
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The reward we want for our good work comes to us in the form of a note from Al telling us that he’s gotten the job he wanted as a banquet waiter and that thanks to us, he’s got the uniform he needs to start work.
"I promise I will be the best waiter this city has ever seen. I will never forget what you have done for me." - Al
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We get excited when we see the photo of Christina with her nursing certification certificate or the video Bridgett sent us thanking us for her winter clothes for her commute to school and letting us know that she’s graduated.
“I want to express my appreciation for your generosity in supporting me with the certifications.” - Christina
"I wanted to touch base with you to let you know that I graduated from Chicago State University with my Bachelors of Arts degree." -Bridgett
I’m pleased and proud to stand with you as a regular ol’ donor and to step up to claim our place at the head of social change in our country.
- megan kashner, founder & ceo, Benevolent www.benevolent.net
www.benevolent.net is a groundbreaking nonprofit website that utilizes a social media model to connect people who face hurdles along their paths to stability with people who want to help. Unlike traditional giving, Benevolent provides a platform for direct personal connection between individuals coupled with the security of a trusted validation process, possible only through its partnerships with local nonprofits.
