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Tips for donating quality second hand goods and clothing in Brisbane
I am regularly asked for suggestions on worthy charities to donate second hand furniture, electrical items, clothing, baby stuff and other random items to. I have been asked three times in two days, so I thought I might write a … Continue reading
Posted in Australian charity, Brisbane Events, Causes, Children, Community, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS
Tagged Anglicare, Assist A Sista, Brain Injury Assoc, donate items, donate kids toys, Dressed for Success, electronic waste, get rid of furniture, GIVIT, Gold Coast homelessness, Grant the polite guy, Ipwich Women's Shelter, Lifeline, My Friends Place, Pindari Women's Shelter, RizeUp, RSPCA, Salvation Army, second hand suits, Substation33, Suit of Change, Suited for Success, Wil Valor, Women's Legal Service, womens clothing, Yesterday's Thrift Shop Rosalie Village
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Dear Melanoma
The following post was written by Rebecca Sparrow, republished on charityspam with her blessings… Meet Emma. She’s my babysitter. She’s 22. Loves a laugh. Loves to travel. And last year was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. Stage 4 melanoma is … Continue reading
#bakedrelief and other ways you can help
It feels like half of Australia is either under water or on fire, it is often hard to know what to do to help. An incredibly simple, yet highly effective way to help is to provide baked relief to support … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, Flood relief, GIVING, Homelessness, KINDNESS, Pay it forward
Tagged #bakedrelief, adopt a wash, baked relief, Charityspam, Danielle Crismani, do something, GIVIT, help a charity, help in a disaster, how can I help, Queensland Floods, Shoe Boxes of Love, Tara Castle, volunteer
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what has Weetbix got to do with charity?
Aussie kids are Weet-bix kids – so the advertising jingle goes. Yup, Weet-Bix is a great Australian breakfast tradition (my 5 year old eats between 3 and 5 per day) but something lots of people don’t realise is that by purchasing Sanitarium’s … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane Events, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, GIVIT, Homelessness, Pay it forward, Social Enterprise, The Big Issue
Tagged Bank of Queensland, Buffed, charity spam, CSR, expresso train, find a social enterprise, GIVIT, Human Creative, sanitarium, Social Enterprise, social entrepreneurs, Social franchise, social traders, Tara Castle, The Big Issue, The Body Shop, weet-bix, what is a social enterprise, Wise Foundation
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social media for social good: donate a friend
I have said it before, and I will say it again: you dont have to be rich to be a philanthropist. As nice as it would be to be Bill and Melinda Gates or Chuck Feeney and give away billions of … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Community, CSR, Give Blood, GIVING, GIVIT, Homelessness, KINDNESS
Tagged Bill and Melinda Gates, Charityspam, Chuck Feeney, donate a friend, facebook, GIVIT, Givit.org.au, help a charity online, Juliette Wright, online advocacy, Philanthropy, Social Entreprenuers, social media for social good, Tara Castle, the givit list, twitter, WA, Western Australia
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the top ten socially kind christmas gifts 2011
I heard the most amazing Christmas story through the website GIVIT. Last year, a family tired of the usual fuss and commercialisation of Christmas decided that instead of giving gifts to each other, they bought the ENTIRE outstanding list off … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Community, CSR, Ethical Shopping, KINDNESS, Make a Wish, Mummy's Wish, Pay it forward
Tagged charity, charity christmas cards, Charity Christmas gifts, Charity gifts, christmas gifts, Corporate Social Responsibility, Effort for Others, GIVIT, help a charity, KIVA, KIVA loans, Make a Wish, Mummy's Wish, Mummy's Wish Christmas Auction, Pay it forward, Philanthropy, social kindness, socially responsible gift giving, Tara Castle, teach kids about philanthropy, The Big Issue, the givit list
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Just GIVIT!
I agree, times are tough. It is pretty easy to throw your arms in the air, be overwhelmed by the enormity of social needs facing our globe and do nothing at all. However, I am a non-believer in this whole … Continue reading
some of my favourite kindness websites
I am always inspired by what some amazing “do-gooders” are up to in the world of social kindness, so I thought I would share some of my favourite giving websites with you, in no particular order: Jolly People Jolly People … Continue reading
Posted in Community, GIVING, KINDNESS, Pay it forward
Tagged GiveNow.com.au, GIVIT, Givit.org.au, GIV_IT, Help Others, HelpOthers, Jolly People, Karma, Karma Currency, Philanthropy, Social do-gooders
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