Week 3 EOC: Making Money for Good

"Get involved: Changing a life begins with a single step.” This sounds like a mandate from a nonprofit volunteer organization. But in fact, this is the motto of a for-profit shoe company located in Santa Monica, California." Marketing: An Introduction for Education Management Corporation, 10th edition


Many organizations are out to make money for good.  Their main goal is not to make profit, but to profit the world.

JustGiving raises awareness for human rights, animals, environment, disaster release, peace, education, healthcare, children, arts and culture, and women's issues.  Each of these categories are then broken up to even smaller and more specific issues.  It seems like just a few simple clicks to donate money.  Easy, simple, and beneficial.

Habitat for Humanity comes to mind when I think of "making money for good."  They accept volunteers to help build "decent and affordable homes."  They will build homes for anyone in need regardless of race, religion, sex, etc.  "Nearly 2 billion people around the world live in slum housing and over 100 million are homeless."  http://www.habitat.org/how/default.aspx

Shade Tree is a familiar organization.  Shade Tree is common organization that I often give to.  Their mission is, "to provide safe shelter to homeless and abused women and children in crisis and to offer life-changing services promoting stability, dignity, and self-reliance." http://www.theshadetree.org/

I am extremely involved in volunteer work such as making hats and receiving blankets for hospitals, making toys and books for children in need, etc. It feels good to give and is an amazing experience to see the people whose lives you affect positively.  More people need to be aware and give and volunteer!