Tugging at the Heartstrings

[1QuirkyKiwi]

From my post in the "Can I just say..." thread.

I want a house the size of Buckingham Palace with a garden as big as the grounds, so I can give a home to unwanted and neglected animals and have a Swan Sanctuary as well! Just think of all those snuggles to come home to after work….. I hope my future partner won’t mind! LOL!

[Miss Scarlett]

i'd start a foundation to help the homeless, hungry and low/fixed income people that fall in between the cracks of current regulations, etc. They'd be able to get medical help or food for their pets too.

Part of this would be a food pantry where no one is treated badly or looked down upon by the staff or volunteers...and the food distributed would be nutritious too not a bunch of empty calories/carbs...There would also be assistance for prescription and OTC items and transportation to/from medical apontments etc.

[Soft*Silver]

I would establish a self sufficiency program for tweeners. Most of the programs are designed for teens and adults. Its too late by then. Bad habits have created bad histories by then. But getting tweeners prepared for the work world, including possible plans for further academics or vocational training past high school, along with internships revolving around social and work place etiquette with mentors, would create a generation of grateful, prepared teens/adults who can do more than grunt a "thanks"

[Breezy]

Originally Posted by Miss_Tia

I would establish a self sufficiency program for tweeners. Most of the programs are designed for teens and adults. Its too late by then. Bad habits have created bad histories by then. But getting tweeners prepared for the work world, including possible plans for further academics or vocational training past high school, along with internships revolving around social and work place etiquette with mentors, would create a generation of grateful, prepared teens/adults who can do more than grunt a "thanks"

hey, we could team up and add you and your services to ours.

[Novelafemme]

Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

i'd start a foundation to help the homeless, hungry and low/fixed income people that fall in between the cracks of current regulations, etc. They'd be able to get medical help or food for their pets too.

Part of this would be a food pantry where no one is treated badly or looked down upon by the staff or volunteers...and the food distributed would be nutritious too not a bunch of empty calories/carbs...There would also be assistance for prescription and OTC items and transportation to/from medical apontments etc.

I would be working with Miss Scarlett on the above.

Excellent thread! Thank you <3

[Breezy]

All of us have a similar idea and could pool our vast resources!

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by 1QuirkyKiwi

From my post in the "Can I just say..." thread.

I want a house the size of Buckingham Palace with a garden as big as the grounds, so I can give a home to unwanted and neglected animals and have a Swan Sanctuary as well! Just think of all those snuggles to come home to after work….. I hope my future partner won’t mind! LOL!

I love the spirit of what you're saying, but having been attacked by a swan, and knowing they are famous for their aggression and fearless attacks, I'm not sure you'd be getting an awful lot of snuggles!

Now the albino turkey I saw Saturday in a wildlife habitat, that was a big snuggly bird!

[Ginger]

If I were a venture capitalist looking for some non-profit to benefit from my largess, I would fund and create an organization to collect the plants from corporate building lobbies that are pulled and discarded every two weeks, and donate them to housing projects, community gardens, prisons and nursing homes.

Project team members, including coordinators, plant-collectors, truck drivers and so on, would income qualify and be well paid. I would also fund a budget for education, and to train people to lead ecology workshops explaining where plants in public places come from, how they benefit us in the urban environment, what their natural environments are like, and so on. The workshops would be offered in all the places that receive the plants.

[Reader]

Originally Posted by IslandScout

If I were a venture capitalist looking for some non-profit to benefit from my largess, I would fund and create an organization to collect the plants from corporate building lobbies that are pulled and discarded every two weeks, and donate them to housing projects, community gardens, prisons and nursing homes.

Project team members, including coordinators, plant-collectors, truck drivers and so on, would income qualify and be well paid. I would also fund a budget for education, and to train people to lead ecology workshops explaining where plants in public places come from, how they benefit us in the urban environment, what their natural environments are like, and so on. The workshops would be offered in all the places that receive the plants.

What a good idea.

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by Hunter Green

What a good idea.

Thanks.... (I added elipses to make the message long enough, not for dramatic pause...) Seriously thanks, I hate to see the plants thrown out in the building where I work.

[deedarino]

I LOVE this thread!!!

I would start a business that would employ women with barriers (domestic violence, drugs/alcohol, criminal history, etc) Along with employment would be specialized training in work habits, communication, self esteem, etc. Counseling would be required along with treatment if needed.

Conditions of employment would be strict but the goal would be to break the cycle of abuse and addiction that keep women from becoming or staying strong. Once they have "mastered" the program, they would be placed in a local business in their chosen career path.

Continued support would also be provided to make sure life doesn't take them back down.

[princesskathie]

Ooh as a professional fundraiser I've thought a lot about this one! I have three:

An organization that provides legal support and therapy for children who have been sexually abused. I've read that the two most helpful things to help a child recover from this horror are getting them into therapy, ASAP, and seeing their abusers brought to justice.

A recovery house for lesbians who want to stop using alcohol and drugs because gay girls are less likely to get treatment for addiction than some other populations. I'd love to make a safe place for those who are suffering to get clean.

And I'd give a dumptruck full if money to no- kill shelters and lo-cost spay & neuter programs!

[Beloved]

I've been to India and widows are just thrown away. They are seen as a burden. They are often abused, hungry, and dehumanized. I'd love to build a safe haven for them.

[Mr Nice Guy]

I would build a sanctuary for ALL unwanted or homeless animals no matter what kind.

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by Beloved

I've been to India and widows are just thrown away. They are seen as a burden. They are often abused, hungry, and dehumanized. I'd love to build a safe haven for them.

I love that idea. There's a wonderful young adult novel, Homeless Bird, about that very thing. There's a city in India where many widows are dropped off, to beg for the temples. If they're lucky they'll have long hair to sell, that goes to wigs for women in America. It's so sad, such a tragic, woman-hating cycle.

[Beloved]

Originally Posted by IslandScout

I love that idea. There's a wonderful young adult novel, Homeless Bird, about that very thing. There's a city in India where many widows are dropped off, to beg for the temples. If they're lucky they'll have long hair to sell, that goes to wigs for women in America. It's so sad, such a tragic, woman-hating cycle.

There are many in Vrindavan and Varanasi.

[WolfyOne]

Since I've already taken money out of my pocket for rescue cats, I'd have to go with a no kill shelter. I want to start trapping ferals in areas overpopulated. It's what I was doing before I found a neighbor where I used to live, killing those my ex and I paid to fix and release back into the area we got them from. I'd like some acres and and fencing that is made to keep them in and anything that could harm them out. This shelter would have indoor/outdoor buildings with spaces built inside like kitty bunk beds, so they would have refuge from the weather. I'd put a house on the same property, so I could be there to look after them everyday. In my head I can honestly see what I'd want to create. Too bad I have neither the funding or the property to do it.

[Sparkle]

/as a non-profit fundraiser this thread makes me happy!


There are so many organizations I'd support, if money were no object.

I'd set up a trust large enough that most of my charitable giving could come from the annual interest accrued.

I'd give A LOT of my time and resources to organizations that are focused on Immigration Equality and LGBT Asylum support.

I care very much about supporting my local communities so my next set of priorities would be to give to local non-profits like The Survival Center, Safe Passage, Tapestry Health, GLAD, arts programs for local public schools, the public libraries, camperships and scholarships for local students and our LGBTQ youth group.

And nationally I would support LAMBDA legal, the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, American Red Cross.