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🏪 Two San Antonio thrift shops closing their doors... It's got me reflecting on value beyond price tags. 💭 These aren't just stores. They're community pillars: • RMYA Thrift Store: Affordable books, music, and memories • St. Paul Lutheran: Making essentials accessible Thrift shops do more than sell goods. They: 1. Build community 2. Create opportunities 3. Spark joy Their impact? Priceless. 💖 As these shops close, how can we continue supporting community-focused initiatives? Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJByUgAS #CommunityImpact #SocialEnterprise #ThriftWithPurpose #socialsonic

This post hits on some great topics for small business owners. I often observe those who are not successful fail at connecting to the community. Let us help you connect through nonprofit sponsorships. Learn more about our service at https://lnkd.in/e4vz2hVh https://lnkd.in/egxYUUH5

This is a great program and super easy to help some deserving kids start off the school year right. It’s only $150 to support just (1) kid but any amount helps. If you can spare placing that Uber eats order and instead put that money towards helping a kid in need…… wouldn’t you?! If you'd to sponsor a child: salarmy.us/btsoldnavy If you'd like to volunteer: https://lnkd.in/gdpSNEVs #thesalvationarmy #backtoschoolshopping #helpothers #giveback #thankyou Copy/Paste from link within: Most of us remember the excitement of putting on new clothes, lacing up new shoes, and wearing a backpack for the first day of school. But for many children, the first day of school isn't anything to get excited about. For 25+ years, The Salvation Army has provided hundreds of local, at-risk children with clothing, school supplies, and a backpack to start the year off right. Our goal is to simply break down barriers to educational success. For some of these students, this is the one time during the year that they’ll receive something new. Last year, 825 kids participated in this program. We hope to raise the funds to serve even more this year! It costs $150 to send one child back to school with confidence. How many kids can you help?

Shopping online this week? Here is an easy way to do the shopping you had planned & no-hassle ways to support organizations through your purchases (consider selecting Hillsides 🙏) - https://lnkd.in/gJJshBFs

Is there a link between generosity and good business? Coming from someone in #impactinvesting, you might think that is a loaded question and I'm trying to fool you into investing into dressed up charities. No! Humans are drawn to generosity and it compels us to reciprocate... but only if it is genuine. Whether you live in a world of abundance or scarcity depends on your view towards generosity. My good friend (Sam Barbee) sent me this video of his community's response of generosity to those in need. (https://lnkd.in/gywxNhgB) It starts out showing NewGround coffee. A great choice of coffee but an even better choice of business as they train and employ ex-offenders. NewGround is doing great as a business but the founders Joel Grates and Dickon Morris believe in generosity. They pour it out generously and they also receive it. From Resurgo and Impact Central who helped them start the business and individuals including Sarah Bowles, Jamie Broderick, Charles Eve, Richard Atterbury, Vincent Camerlynck, Patrick Butcher, Alex Edmans, Nahim Afzal, Alastair Colin-Jones and many others who were generous with time and resources to help their business off the ground. Selfridges showed generosity, giving them the prime Corner Shop location when they were just starting and over the last 4 years the business has grown to more than £1m in annual revenue. Want to try their coffee? Head into Jamie Oliver's new restaurant on Catherine Street where they specially selected it for their customers. Generosity is definitely good for business ... and all the other parts of life that actually really matter.

📢 Did you catch our CEO, Richard Lim, on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours show yesterday? If you missed it, you can listen to the segment through the link below, Richard's interview starts at 46:47 Richard shared insights from our recent collaboration with GFS - See Delivery Differently, part of our "Battling Basket Abandonment: No Margin for Error in a Zero Tolerance Era" report. During the interview, Richard discussed: - The consumer groups most likely to abandon online shopping carts and the reasons behind this behaviour - The impact of basket abandonment on retailers and the strategies they are using to combat it - What consumers expect from retailers regarding delivery options and preferences 🔗 Click the link to listen now: https://lnkd.in/eiPJy8fB #Retail #Ecommerce #ConsumerBehaviour #BasketAbandonment #GFS #Research #BBC #Innovation #Radio4 #BBCRadio

Today is Giving Tuesday and we have some exciting updates to share! We are hosting an exclusive free screening of the documentary ‘It’s Basic’ on January 11th at Venture Cafe Phoenix The documentary will start promptly at 4 PM and will run until 5:15 PM, after which we will enjoy 2 free drinks at Venture Cafe until 7 PM. Don’t be late or you’ll miss the beginning! This documentary was produced by Mayors 4 a Guaranteed Income, and our main goal is to inform Arizona Mayors and a wide range of other key players about the power of basic income. Please RSVP at the link below and bring somebody along! https://lnkd.in/gEbDfckj We've also streamlined our patent processing system with GiveButter, an easy-to-use donation platform! They've enabled us to build two funds you can choose between. We encourage you to support our capacity building fund to help us expand our fundraising and cash delivery capacities. This is the most direct way to help us execute on our mission to unleash the massive anti-poverty potential of basic income. You can also support our Maximum Impact Program, where at least 80% of your donation will go directly to people facing homelessness in Arizona. Homeless Arizonans have the highest preventable mortality rate in the country, and basic income appears to be the most cost-effective way to help people escape homelessness. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gZeCsKTW If you are in a position to help others, please consider making a donation! All donations are tax-deductible. https://lnkd.in/gUdxty8Y

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