The Little Things That Matter
A note, a seat saved, a name remembered. Why tiny kindnesses land bigger than you think.
A practical guide to donating, fundraising, and helping causes you care about.
Wanting to help is the easy part. This short, practical guide shows you how to choose and check a charity, raise money without awkwardness, tell honest stories, and turn one good deed into a giving habit.
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Short chapters, big type, and practical boxes you can act on the same day.
What you'll discover
From a lemonade stand that raised more than a million dollars to a moustache that changed men's health, the best fundraising starts small and honest. Give Well shows how it actually works.
You'll build a personal Giving Plan, check any charity in twenty minutes, learn how to ask without pressure, run a simple campaign or event, and thank people well. Three appendices hand you ready-to-edit templates, a six-week campaign planner, and a giving worksheet.
The Giving Plan
Decide how much, to what, and how often, so giving feels good instead of guilty.
The Twenty-Minute Charity Check
How to confirm a charity is real and well run, and spot scams.
Small fundraisers that work
Bake sales, birthdays, challenges, and online pages done right.
The Honest Story
Tell stories that move people while protecting their dignity.
How to ask
Scripts for friends, coworkers, and local businesses.
Run a campaign
The One-Page Campaign Plan and a six-week timeline.
A real story from the book
In 2000, four-year-old Alex Scott, who was being treated for cancer, set up a lemonade stand in her front yard to raise money for doctors. It made about $2,000 in a day. By 2004, her stands and the strangers who copied them had raised more than $1 million.
Source: Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Specific, human stories move people. That is why they have to be true.
Inside the book
Plus 3 extras to fill in and keep.
Part One: Giving Well
Part Two: Raising Money
Part Three: Making It Last
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FAQs
No. It's a practical guide for donors and volunteer fundraisers. Rules on tax deductions, raffles, and public collections vary by place, so the book tells you what to check locally.
Not at all. It's written for everyday people: donors, parents, coworkers, and volunteers raising money for causes they care about.
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