♕ MAXIMIZING GOOD
x By Seeking Out Causes With the Most Potential for Real Change
Giving back is hard. Even if you have the best intentions, the landscape is oversaturated with charitable organizations and career opportunities championing seemingly noble causes.
But, in practice, quite a few of them are plagued by misinformation, unrealistic expectations, inefficient structures that consume donated funds and more than a few accountability concerns.
Still, we believe anyone can be an architect for real, lasting change as long as we work together and put our efforts towards advocating for and supporting projects that approach giving with research-driven, thoughtful solutions.
Criteria For Non-Profits and Charitable Giving
Because we’re dedicated to seeking out high-impact causes and organizations, there are a few rules to how we approach charitable giving in and around the community.
- We Believe in Giving Directly. Instead of organizing through professional fundraisers, we’d rather give you the information so you can donate directly. This ensures total transparency on our end AND that every dollar you donate has the opportunity to do the most good.
- We Seek Out Innovative Programs. Non-profits and Charities we support are evaluated on how effectively they use funds and volunteers to implement long-term solutions to real-world problems over the course of a life.
- We Look for Concrete, Tangible Solutions. Often, the programs we support are focused on volunteer efforts or giving that goes directly to providing materials, services and access to higher education.
With luck, a little focus and good-faith research, we want to help ourselves and others do big things.
The Organizations and Projects We Love
Canadian Blood Services 🩸
We believe there are many excellent reasons to donate blood, whether you choose to use Canadian Blood Services or another organization.
Even a single donation of your time and a little bit of plasma can save up to three lives. And it’s one of the few truly impactful ways to give back that costs nothing.
Redwood Meadows Emergency Services (RMES)🧯
Our local fire hall responds to over 450 emergency calls each year and is powered by 34 dedicated members who contribute more than 20,000 volunteer hours annually.
Recently, the department suffered a devastating fire, resulting in the loss of critical equipment and an essential outbuilding.
As they continue working to replace what was lost while maintaining essential emergency services, RMES is accepting donations to support recovery efforts.
The Mustard Seed 🌱
The Mustard Seed is a Christian non-profit organization that has been caring for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty since 1984.
They currently operate in seven cities across Western Canada with programs that include community impact centers, basic needs supports and innovative housing/employment programs. (Which is where we think they really shine).
As Canadians continue to face poverty and unemployment, they are an excellent community resource to support.
Donations can be made directly to support programming in Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Kamloops, Medicine Hat, Red Deer and Saskatoon.