It’s the most wonderful day of the year: GIVING TUESDAY!
Because our work centers Positive Impact Organizations, we know that a big portion of an organization’s donations are a direct result of Giving Tuesday. We also know that Giving Tuesday is a day when people want to help, but finding an accredited Positive Impact Organization who will utilize the money in brilliant ways can feel daunting. Who’s got the time (or energy) to do all of that research?
That’s where we come in!
Each year for Giving Tuesday, we spotlight worthy organizations that may be flying under the radar and we give them a boost! Sometimes they are clients, sometimes they are inspirations to the DM team, and most are organizations that make us feel proud just to know they are making the world a better place by simply existing.
No matter how you give: time, money, or by sharing via social media, we thank you for wanting to Do Good and for joining in our efforts to support those who support others.
Below, you will find 10 Positive Impact Organizations to support today, and everyday. Be sure to also visit our Positive Impact Directory housed on our website 24/7 where you can find a multitude of organizations that we’ve featured in the past who are sure to add some sparkle to your day.
Concordance
Concordance is working to end the devastating cycle of reincarceration. 71% of individuals released from prison are rearrested within five years. Since their founding in 2015, they have significantly reduced the reincarceration rate among their participants who have been released from prison in the last three years. They are the only program of their kind offering a holistic, integrated, and evidence-informed re-entry model.
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is the first and only national organization whose purpose is to advocate on behalf of Native peoples impacted by U.S. Indian boarding school policies. They seek truth through education and research, justice through activism and policy advocacy, and healing through programs and traditional gatherings.
Think of Us
Think of Us works to transform the nation’s child welfare system and improve outcomes for the millions of children and families it impacts each year. Led and guided by people with lived experience, they partner with leaders and practitioners across the country to create and implement disruptive, scalable solutions and policy reforms.
AnitaB.org
AnitaB.org envisions a future where the people who imagine and build technology mirror the people and societies for whom they build it. They connect, inspire, and guide women in computing, and organizations that view technology innovation as a strategic imperative. Their social enterprise supports women in technical fields, as well as the organizations that employ them and the academic institutions training the next generation. A full roster of programs helps women and nonbinary technologists grow, learn, and develop their highest potential.
The Michael’s Daughter Foundation
The Michael’s Daughter Foundation is on the mission to provide free and low-cost enrichment programs to youth and families in underserved communities. These programs include, creative writing workshops, creating original plays, monologues and short films along with documentaries, and music. They provide these programs throughout the year in various Los Angeles communities and cities across the US. They are also committed to providing resources such as financial wellness workshops, emergency funds, and scholarship money for college students impacted by incarceration and/or having a loved one behind bars.
Chef Ann Foundation
More than 15 years ago, Chef Ann Cooper had a vision of a national organization that could help schools serve fresh, healthy, scratch-cooked food. Today, the Chef Ann Foundation carries out that vision by actively supporting school districts through professional development and implementation grants, including free resources and knowledge and tried-and-tested tools for change.
The National Sleep Foundation
The National Sleep Foundation’s (NSF) mission is to improve the health and well-being of the public through sleep education and advocacy. The NSF believes that everyone should have the same opportunity to get the sleep they need to thrive. Understanding the sources of racial/ethnic sleep health disparities and promoting actionable solutions to eliminate them and achieve sleep heath equity is critical to the NSF’s mission.
Family Assistance Program
Since 1985, Family Assistance Program, formally known as High Desert Domestic Violence Program has been providing shelter and advocacy services to victims of domestic violence (DV). Throughout the years, the agency has grown into so much more. They now have a much larger shelter, a transitional housing program, a separate outreach office, and satellite offices in the cities of San Bernardino. They have embarked on several new programs: two runaway/homeless youth shelters, a homeless youth street outreach team, youth drop-in centers, Next Step re-entry program, community centers, an anti-human trafficking program, and other programs and services to support the needs of Victor Valley and all of San Bernardino County.
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) uses film to shatter stereotypes and bias, reveal the lived truth of inequality, and build community around art and activism. QWOCMAP creates, exhibits, and distributes high-impact new films that authentically reflect the lives of queer women of color both cisgender & transgender, and nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and transgender people of color of any orientation, and address the vital, intersecting social justice issues that concern our multiple communities. They actively invest in, develop, and nurture the creativity and leadership of African Descent/Black, Asian, Chicanx/Latinx, First Nations/Native American/American Indian/Indigenous, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, Southwest Asian, North African/Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, South Asian (SWANA/AMEMSA), and Mixed-Race lesbian, bisexual, and queer women, and nonbinary, gender nonconforming and transgender people of color, and intersex and Two Spirit people of color.
Sandy Hook Promise
Sandy Hook Promise is a national nonprofit organization founded and led by several family members whose loved ones were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Based in Newtown, Connecticut, their intent is to honor all victims of gun violence by turning our tragedy into a moment of transformation. By empowering youth to “know the signs” and uniting all people who value the protection of children, we can take meaningful actions in schools, homes, and communities to prevent gun violence and stop the tragic loss of life.
Be sure to tag us in your posts when you connect with an organization that you love! No matter how you give, your generosity lights up the world this holiday season. We are grateful to be in community with you.
