{"id":47095,"date":"2016-05-11T17:47:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T21:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=47095"},"modified":"2016-05-18T17:25:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T21:25:46","slug":"checking-in-with-better-to-give","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2016\/checking-in-with-better-to-give\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking in with Better to Give"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a long list of reasons for why I begged to join the UncommonGoods team, but mainly it was my curiosity about our roots as a founding B Corp and our commitment to a creative flagship donation program called Better to Give<\/a>. (Although, it also didn\u2019t hurt that it is located near top-notch taco joints and the best dim sum and soup dumplings New York City has to offer.) The Better to Give program epitomizes what we strive to do in all aspects of our business. Through the program, we show how to use business as a force for good, while offering all stakeholders an opportunity to express themselves through digital advocacy for organizations that align with our values and vision.<\/p>\n

\"Better<\/a><\/p>\n

\"UncommonGoods<\/a><\/p>\n


\nAt the heart of the program, we have four core organizations that do good in ways that differ significantly (check \u2018em out here<\/a>). Each time you shop with us, you can choose one of these not-for-profit partners at checkout and we\u2019ll donate a dollar to that organization on your behalf (but at no cost to you).\u00a0Since launching Better to Give in 2001, we\u2019ve donated over $1 million<\/a> to our partners.<\/p>\n

\"Reach<\/a>

“Reach Out and Read<\/a> is a nonprofit organization that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.”<\/p><\/div>\n

If you decide to share this digital advocacy effort on a social media platform, we double the contribution (which is a pretty cool way to spread the word about the organization, while letting friends know that you will be busy making your own dairy free cheese <\/a>this weekend).<\/p>\n

While we usually work with four Better to Give partners at a time, in late January we decided to add a fifth non-profit in response to the water crisis<\/a> in Flint Michigan. The Flint Child Health and Development Fund<\/a> focuses on assisting the greater Flint area in a way that will address both the short and long term issues facing their community and will use the contributions to help Flint through their current aid needs and beyond. So far this year, our contributions are as follows:<\/p>\n

American Forests<\/a>: $6,748
\nRAINN<\/a>: $6,377
\nWomen for Women International<\/a>: $6,065
\nReach Out and Read<\/a>: $5,227
\nThe Flint Child Health & Development Fund<\/a>: $3,906<\/p><\/blockquote>\n