Donating 20% of GCW Sales to Women’s Charities, Suggestions?
Since I’ve been restructuring my site, I’ve decided a “Grand Opening” is in order. I’m already working with a PR firm to get the word out and I’m brainstorming announcement ideas and cleaning up the shop this week in preparation. However, there is still one missing piece. When I first started Girls Can’t WHAT? I envisioned being able to take some of the profit and invest it back into the lives of other women. I’ve donated to random charities along the way, but not consistently. Now that GCW is up and running on it’s own and all my bills are paid, I think it’s time to put something a little more structured in place.
I’ve written before that one of my life’s goals is to give away one million dollars. I’ve already started that goal, but I have a LONG way to go. That’s a lot of cash! So beginning May 1 (that’s tomorrow), I’m going to start giving 20% of every sale to charity. My problem is I don’t know which one to pick. There are a lot of really good womens organizations out there. I may just select a handful and rotate them monthly or divide the monies up at the end of the year among them (since sales are seasonal this makes more sense). So I’m asking you all for suggestions. Post your favorites in the comments and I will do some investigating. 
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gretchen | April 30th, 2009 11:00 am
Update: I’m going to pick a new one every month so you can see who you are supporting. I’m still taking suggestions, so let’s hear it!
Gretchen Fritz | April 30th, 2009 1:59 pm
I really like Feminists for Life. I just wrote them a check, actually! feministsforlife.org
gretchen | April 30th, 2009 2:06 pm
Thanks! I’m making a list because I have to contact each group and get approval first. Sounds crazy to ask permission to give them money, but in some states and within some groups there is paperwork to be filed before it can happen (because I am promoting it on a web site) so I’m trying to cover all my bases. I already have 3 organizations confirmed.
kel1 | April 30th, 2009 2:13 pm
Ooh, I second that! Feminists for Life is a fabulous organization.
gretchen | April 30th, 2009 2:30 pm
Cool – I’ll get their contact info and see what we can work out.
Cariba | April 30th, 2009 6:44 pm
I had never heard of Feminists for Life before, but I just checked out their website and they look AWESOME!
Grietje Keller | May 13th, 2009 4:16 pm
Mama Cash is the oldest international women’s fund – established in the Netherlands in 1983. She supports pioneering and innovative women’s initiatives around the world, because she believes that social change starts with women and girls.
Since 1983 Mama Cash has subsidized more than 6.000 women’s projects and has invested more than 30 million euros. She is active in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
http://www.mamacash.org/
gretchen | May 13th, 2009 5:16 pm
Very cool! I’m adding that to my list.