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You want to be philanthropic this holiday season, but your current budget doesn’t allow for writing checks to charities or sipping champagne at charity balls. Besides tossing your coins to the Salvation Army Santa, how can you still contribute to those causes about which you are passionate? Check out these websites that have been designed to help you give:
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GoodSearch.com – GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 50-percent of its revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users. You use GoodSearch exactly as you would any other search engine. Because it’s powered by Yahoo!, you get proven search results. The money GoodSearch donates to your cause comes from its advertisers — the users and the organizations do not spend a dime.
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OneCause.com – Simply shop online at hundreds of well-known merchants, save money with valuable Coupons & Deals and earn contributions for your chosen cause or school on every eligible purchase. Similar to Schoolpop, you may also register your credit and debit cards to earn contributions when you shop at your favorite neighborhood stores and service providers, including local dry cleaners, pizza shops, and even hair and nail salons.
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Volunteermatch.org – This online service helps people find local volunteer opportunities by location, area of interest, and/or keyword. A national nonprofit themselves, they have relationships with over 60,000+ non-profits needing volunteer assistance. In addition to helping others, volunteering your time is a great way to connect with your community, meet new people and explore new areas of interest.
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Thegivelist.org – The Give List is a wonderful list of 71 Ways to Give Without Opening Your Wallet. Suggestions such as Share a Skill, Donate clothes, Send a Free Holiday Card to a Hero, all remind you how easy and inexpensive it can be to be charitable.
If you DO have a little extra cash, consider donating to your local food bank. They are expecting to have one of their neediest years and hope to help as many people as they can. As always, we are interested in hearing your experiences and ideas so please post your ideas to this blog.
Julie Arnheim
Founder, Rubbingnickels.com
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