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Great Ways to Volunteer This Summer
For university and high school students, teachers, and others who usually get breaks during the summer months, the opportunities for engaging volunteering work are limitless. Volunteering not only delivers help to groups, individuals, or animals that need it, but the...
Getting Your Small Business Involved With Charity
As a small business owner, you may want to give something back to the community to thank them for their support. Taking part in charitable endeavors is one of the best ways of doing that, but you may not know how to get started. This guide points out the benefits of...
Charitable Giving in the New Year: A Resolution
It's just about time to ring in a new year, and with that comes the resolutions we set for ourselves. For many, it could be to live a healthier lifestyle or to have a more optimistic, upbeat attitude. While those are both wonderful resolutions, what if this year that...
Steps to Start a Community Food Bank
Food banks across America have experienced an average 60% increase in demand since the beginning of 2020. The real surge began when millions of jobs were lost at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between March and July, about 4 in 10 people who came to a food bank...
Great Places to Donate Clothes for the Holidays
The holidays are here which also means it’s the season of giving. While making your holiday to-do list be sure to think about people outside of your family and friends. There’s a lot of people who could use a helping hand during this time of the year. One of the best...
The Larger Purpose to Volunteering
Volunteering is something that you may have started as a child. Whether it was cleaning up flower beds or volunteering at a soup kitchen, volunteering is often incorporated into the school day or after-school activities. Unfortunately, some adults lose sight of...
How Small Businesses Help Your Community
In any local community setting, you’re likely to see main street or downtown areas populated by various small businesses. These small businesses are often run by people who live within the area and actively participate in community activities. For small business...
The Best Ways to Volunteer Virtually
My past blogs have mentioned the massive impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on various industries and business areas across the globe. It’s safe to say; the pandemic has affected all of us in one way or another. With that said, amid the crisis, people are still...
Why Shopping Local Matters
Depending on where you live, shopping at local businesses may be harder to do. Some towns may have a main street where they’re all accessible but researching to find them can help out businesses more than you can imagine. For years big corporations have been taking...
How to Give Back During COVID-19
COVID-19 has impacted society in more negative ways than one. And while it’s surely an unfortunate circumstance for our global society, many of us are finding ways to give back to others and lend a helping hand in a time of need. From large companies to local...