I really do care. And so does my company. And maybe so do you (?).
June 25, 2018 11:45 AM Subscribe
My company is putting its money where its mouth is and running an unlimited corporate gift match on donations in support of human rights at the US border. I'd like to open the "offer" to other MeFites too. SHOULD I do this/how can I accomplish it best, if so?
My company is running an unlimited corporate gift matching program in support of human rights, for donations through 7/4. They have previously sponsored similar matches for other causes -- the Syrian refugee crisis, the Ebola response, hurricane and tsunami relief efforts, etc. (Happy to provide more details on my company via MeMail.)
I am going to donate no matter what, but I would love to throw open the offer so that other Mefites also "double" their donations.
Logistically, I know this could get a bit wonky because basically the way I can see to do this is on faith, by asking people to send money directly to my personal account, which I would then donate. Any 501c3 organization is eligible, but for efficiency I thought I'd pick 4 or 5 and let people tell me which of those they'd like their donation directed toward (see very bottom of post for current list, if interested). I don't intend to benefit in any way from this -- not going to file charitable tax deduction etc, though for obvious reasons no one else would be able to do so either.
MeFites, I'd love your advice/recommendations for how best to do this in a way that provides a level of accountability you'd feel comfortable with, and avoids headaches from ... whoever might cause a headache (PayPal? corporate? etc). Multipart questions below!
1. Is this something I should do/are folks interested?
2. How do you suggest I go about it -- simply set up another AskMe (or MetaTalk, with mod permission) and provide a PayPal address? Or are there other donation/giving solutions you guys can suggest that would facilitate this more easily?
3. What would make people more comfortable with the idea of sending me $ directly? It's unfortunately unavoidable that the funds would need to be "mine" since it's an employee match program, but ... for instance, I could individually send folks screenshots of the submitted donation for each organization, or cropped/redacted screenshots of my PayPal account with in/outs so you can see totals.
(Or is the fact that it's voluntary enough for individuals to gauge their level of comfort, and simply not participate if they weren't comfortable?)
Thanks, y'all. I threw this open to my IRL friends and then I figured ... this is my community too. And I KNOW there are some of you out there who would love to make your contributions count as much as possible.
The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Educational and Legal Services (RAICES) - The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Educational and Legal Services promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to immigrant children, refugees and families in Texas. Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) – Kids in Need of Defense is focused on protecting the legal rights of children seeking asylum- including providing lawyers for immigration court. The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) – The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project is a project of the Urban Justice Center, this organization helps prevent wrongful deportations and is currently looking for donations to provide legal aid, as well as volunteer attorneys and translators. ActBlue - Donations to ActBlue will be sent to eight different organizations working to help children and families separated at the border. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas– and the ACLU, in case you want a more generalized human rights org
My company is running an unlimited corporate gift matching program in support of human rights, for donations through 7/4. They have previously sponsored similar matches for other causes -- the Syrian refugee crisis, the Ebola response, hurricane and tsunami relief efforts, etc. (Happy to provide more details on my company via MeMail.)
I am going to donate no matter what, but I would love to throw open the offer so that other Mefites also "double" their donations.
Logistically, I know this could get a bit wonky because basically the way I can see to do this is on faith, by asking people to send money directly to my personal account, which I would then donate. Any 501c3 organization is eligible, but for efficiency I thought I'd pick 4 or 5 and let people tell me which of those they'd like their donation directed toward (see very bottom of post for current list, if interested). I don't intend to benefit in any way from this -- not going to file charitable tax deduction etc, though for obvious reasons no one else would be able to do so either.
MeFites, I'd love your advice/recommendations for how best to do this in a way that provides a level of accountability you'd feel comfortable with, and avoids headaches from ... whoever might cause a headache (PayPal? corporate? etc). Multipart questions below!
1. Is this something I should do/are folks interested?
2. How do you suggest I go about it -- simply set up another AskMe (or MetaTalk, with mod permission) and provide a PayPal address? Or are there other donation/giving solutions you guys can suggest that would facilitate this more easily?
3. What would make people more comfortable with the idea of sending me $ directly? It's unfortunately unavoidable that the funds would need to be "mine" since it's an employee match program, but ... for instance, I could individually send folks screenshots of the submitted donation for each organization, or cropped/redacted screenshots of my PayPal account with in/outs so you can see totals.
(Or is the fact that it's voluntary enough for individuals to gauge their level of comfort, and simply not participate if they weren't comfortable?)
Thanks, y'all. I threw this open to my IRL friends and then I figured ... this is my community too. And I KNOW there are some of you out there who would love to make your contributions count as much as possible.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Heya, no worries about the intent here and I think from chatting about it earlier I may not have framed out clearly enough what I think would vs. wouldn't work for this as an Ask; let's talk some more over email about it. -- cortex
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