At Steemit, we have the opportunity to create financial value out of nothing other than social interaction and content. This is an amazing opportunity. However, for the most part it is only used for self-gain. It has occurred to me that we can also channel this power to help improve the world outside of the Steemit community. Truly good causes should, i hope, gain traction here and earn higher payouts, which can then be used as donations. This post (hopefully the first of many) will act as a trial run for this concept.
So here is the plan: Reply with a charity or non-profit organization, and feel free to make a case for that recipient in your reply. Or if you just want to increase the donation amount, an upvote or resteem can always help. At the end of 7 days, after making this post, I will personally match the post earnings (Not just mine. All of them) with a donation to the charity with the most upvotes, and will post a verification of that donation. This is a way for us to create a large donation, on a recurring basis, by harnessing the power of the Steemit community. I have no clue if this will gain any traction at first, because at the time of this post i have only 29 followers. However, i think it's worth a shot. And even if it generates too small of an amount for donation on this first run, I'll carry that value over to future runs.
Directions:
Check if anyone has already replied with the charity or non-profit organization you would like to receive the donation. If so, upvote it.
If not, reply with a recipient of your choice. It can be anything, so long as the intentions are good.
At the end of 7 days, after making this post, I will personally match the the post earnings (Not just mine. All of them) with a donation to the recipient with the most upvotes. I will then post verification of this donation.
I understand this may start out very small, as i don't have a large following. But hopefully it will grow, as this is a chance to channel the earning power of the Steemit community to a good cause that we all decide on. Thank you!
Doctors Without Borders (default if no others are provided)
I would like to propose a non-profit amateur choir: @aramus. They/we (I am a member...singing as tenor) make great music and pay out of our own pocket in order to do this :-) Please have a look at our posts and follow us, even if you don't want to vote for us in this contest :-)
Thanks for your reply! Followed you. And make sure to resteem this post to get all of your fans voting, and to increase the donation amount
Or if you want to maximize views, a brief post to your followers linking to this post would likely be very effective
I voted for @aramus
Great idea. Can't wait to submit my foundation named "Our Animal Aid" a pay it forward / nominate those in need for whatever supplies or health care. Let me know if anyone wants to join the cause.
Flint Water Fund
Thanks! I'm a big believer in this. If you're interested, a resteem would be very helpful to get your followers voting and to increase the donation amount
The Sierra Club
With Trumps withdrawal of the Paris agreement an organization that fights for environmental changes in the US is worth supporting.
Here is their description:
"The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3 million members and supporters. In addition to helping people from all backgrounds explore nature and our outdoor heritage, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action."
I would love if the donation could go to the Haralson County Rebel Marching Band (http://www.haralsoncountyrebelband.com/). Their website looks a bit dated, but there is a form to email the band director.
My niece, and two of my nephews march in this band and they have complained before that, due to budget cuts at the school, they must use uniforms and equipment that are many years old and outdated. My brother, their father, has recently taken it upon himself to try and save the band through fundraisers and things, so I want to help in some way.
Thanks.
Good choice.
Fantastic idea. I like the way you think.
The Brain Injury Alliance. This organization helps both veterans and civilians with Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injuries. With their small resources they help Brain Injury survivors find help in many aspects of their lives and healing as well as, much needed advocacy. They can also be watch dogs of programs that are supposed to be helping survivors.
Sounds like a great organization. Thanks for the response!
Thank you for doing this. I look forward to seeing more from you.
Great idea. I am not aware of any charity or non profit organization but heard of many individual people who all were in need of money for surgeries/treatments but am not sure whether they got help. what i can do as of now is to resteem your post so that my followers get a chance to view it and upvote/resteem/comment!
My dream is to help those in need of animal aid. It's going to be amazing.
Great! Keep up the good work! Way to go!
Like this idea and suggest
United Way
#resteemed by @resteemable