the community good that can be generated as your forum builds up
critical mass participation. Some of our forums now reach 25% of
households or over 1,000 members (a great reason to tell a friend
about your start-up effort) and every year on Give to Max Day people
share links to very local nonprofits in the community. This year we've
decided to spread the idea across our whole network. The more your
Neighbors Forum can be used to build local community the better!
Thanks,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
* Give to the Max Day in Minnesota - Thursday, Nov. 15
It’s a special day to donate to nonprofits. Discover exciting
community groups right down the street.
Simply:
1. Visit http://givemn.org
2. Search by your Zip code (or nearby Zips)
3. Give $20.12 (or any amount ending with .12) to a charity that
looks interesting to you!
Have fun. Explore. Surprise a local group that inspires you and “Give
Zip” (give to your Zip code).
“Schedule” your donation right now or give on Nov. 15. You might help
the nonprofit win the $10,000 Golden Ticket or one of the $1,000
Golden Tickets on the hour with your donation. Now that's exciting!
By ending your donation in 12 cents, local community groups can see
your Neighbors Forum at work.
Additional donations to support inclusive outreach for this forum will
make a difference too:
http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Minnesota-E-Democracy
* On GiveMN Day - Say Hello Locally
Our forums encourage local nonprofits to share announcements with
their neighbors (including fundraising events). We've adopted Give to
the Max Day as a special day for nonprofits to introduce themselves on
our forums.
We invite forum members and local* nonprofits to share GiveMN links
and information about local charities on this forum. Please include
information on how to get involved with your time as well.
* By local we mean nonprofits based within the actual boundaries of
this forum (we use official Minneapolis neighborhood(s)) or directly
serving a number of residents in the forum’s geographic area. Please
focus your outreach to the nearest forums. Please pass this on to
nonprofits in the area and invite them to join us:
http://BeNeighbors.org