Some number of years ago I was a single parent with two small children balancing three part-time jobs and still barely making it. I felt tinges of guilt and depression when I was unable to donate money towards important causes such as cancer, hunger, poverty and literacy. People would knock on my door, or I’d get appeals in the mail and I had to ignore them. I wanted to give, but even if I did, it would be a small amount. So, that's what I did, all the while hoping that someday I'd give more. As my children grew older and I had more time, I realized that it was time that could be put to a good use. I worked on a project to redesign workshop materials for the prevention of child abuse. Then I took a training course to become a volunteer at my local Women’s Crisis Center. From there I volunteered with the local AIDS Project helping with programs for teen girls and women. That led to volunteering with a needle exchange. Then life got a little busier and all the projects were complete or defunct, so I stopped. I couldn’t seem to find anything that would fit my schedule but I had a little more money. I started thinking about how it seemed I either had time or money, but never both. There are people who are fortunate to have both, but rarely are we in the situation where we have neither. I started to look at giving in these terms. As a librarian, I spend a lot of time sorting through information on the web. Then, as is now, there are an overwhelming amount of resources and opportunities for giving. But they didn’t have the very simple approach that I was envisioning.
And I started to have a thought:
Why not give something EVERYDAY?
What if giving everyday was a habit like our morning cup of coffee and our click of the mouse to check our email, social media and the news? What if people could easily give something back to the world each day? What if it was fun? What if it was meaningful and educational as well? Then the question changed.
Why NOT give something everyday?
It’s not that hard. Here's how it works. (Go back to the home page and start clicking)
Thank you for visiting. Don’t forget to give today.
Founder
Sara Ackerman Aoyama is a digital librarian currently living in Amherst, Massachusetts.
And I started to have a thought:
Why not give something EVERYDAY?
What if giving everyday was a habit like our morning cup of coffee and our click of the mouse to check our email, social media and the news? What if people could easily give something back to the world each day? What if it was fun? What if it was meaningful and educational as well? Then the question changed.
Why NOT give something everyday?
It’s not that hard. Here's how it works. (Go back to the home page and start clicking)
- On this site you will find links to all sorts of ways to give.
- I've checked thoroughly to ensure they are worthy of your time and money. I’ll vouch for that.
Thank you for visiting. Don’t forget to give today.
Founder
Sara Ackerman Aoyama is a digital librarian currently living in Amherst, Massachusetts.
