Support the White House Project - Send a Woman to the White House
Help the National Women's History Museum Build a Home in the Nation's Capital
As the winter holidays arrive, we will be giving thanks and giving gifts. The gift-giving will be, for many, curtailed due to financial circumstances. But there is a way that even those on a tight budget can give gifts that will be received with great thanks by two organizations, one focused on American women's accomplishments here and now, the other dedicated to educating and celebrating American women's achievements in the past. I think of this pair of institutions as the yin and yang of making sure that women count. Both organizations accept donations and one can join either as a member. With a bit of creativity, you can give as little as five dollars to either organization, print out the receipt (cross out the amount of money donated if you like) and decorate it or wrap it up and give it to a friend (maybe somebody with whom you are forming an SWWH group). This year, give the people you love a donation in honor of that love and in support of two groups who are helping to stamp out misogyny and sexism in favor celebration and empowerment of women.
For children, you can give the book Call Me Madame President from The White House Project shop. Or do your all your holiday shopping through the iGive portal and designate the National Women's History Museum as the beneficiary (the charitable cause you designate gets a percentage contribution based on your total purchases from cooperating merchants).
When millions of people combine financial forces, change happens. For an interesting read on the general topic, with specific reference to cause organizations mutually supporting one another, see this article, "Money Talks", by Eric L. Smith.
Heidi Li,
Congrats on your No Quarter post! It was great to see you there this morning. Thanks for the motivation, and have a delicious Thanksgiving!
Posted by: Becky | November 25, 2008 at 07:42 AM