[New post] Let the season of giving begin with giveshop.ca
Laurie Swinton posted: " Want this sleigh for your holiday greenery display? You can buy it on giveshop.ca for $20 with proceeds to United Way November 30 is Giving Tuesday, the day when charities, companies and individuals join together to give to their favourite charities a"
Want this sleigh for your holiday greenery display? You can buy it on giveshop.ca for $20 with proceeds to United Way
November 30 is Giving Tuesday, the day when charities, companies and individuals join together to give to their favourite charities after the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Luckily for those of us in Ontario, there's a new website in town to make Giving Tuesday easy—giveshop.ca.
Giveshop was founded in Ottawa with a mission to help Canadians support their favourite charities and schools. It's basically like Facebook marketplace. You put used items up for sale, or shop online, but all the funds go to charity.
Giveshop is still growing its community, so the majority of items listed are in the Ottawa area but there are charities listed in Kingston, Toronto and Vancouver. Some of the charities you can choose to direct funds to include Autism Speaks Canada, Make-a-Wish-Foundation of Canada, Muscular Dystrophy Canada, CHEO Foundation, Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, and United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington.
I listed two items for sale in support of my company's United Way campaign, a bike and kid's sleigh. It only took a few minutes to list my item, set a price and upload a picture. You can choose both the charity you want to support, and a specific campaign. Donors receive a charitable receipt for the purchase price.
As you start your holiday shopping, why not make it a goal to sell one used item cluttering up your house on Giveshop for every item you buy?
If you'd like to support our work campaign, choose United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington for the charity and Empire Life Charitable Campaign for the campaign.
TIP: Giveshop just launched its desktop app. I'd recommend accessing it mainly from your phone. The mobile app is less buggy and very easy to use.
This week's #HappyAct is to get in the spirit of the giving season and become part of the giveshop community. Happy giving!
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