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TisBest Expands its Support of Local Charities!
After months of hard work, TisBest is pleased to announce a large expansion of our Local Charity program! We added four new cities to our Local Charities Tab: Portland-Vancouver, Phoenix, Chicago, and Los Angeles. And we added five new charities that are located in two cities we already cover: Seattle-Tacoma and Minneapolis-St. Paul. We hope…
Other Centered
Seattle is a town of restaurants and Canlis is a restaurant fabled among them – expensive, exquisite, an unmatched view, a wine list longer than any other and servers in kimonos. Certainly not the usual fare for those of us in the nonprofit trenches. And so we were thrilled when Canlis invited us to join them for…
Take the Just 51 Bucks Challenge
According to the National Retail Federation, the average person will spend $510 on holiday gifts this year. Some of those gifts will be wonderful and thoughtful. But we’re willing to bet that at least some of them will miss the mark of “meaningful gift.” Many of our charity partners and the populations they serve are…
What's Your Silliest Gift? A Video by Reel Grrls
Our Seattle Local charity partner Reel Grrls made these videos last year on Black Friday. They braved the cold outside a downtown shopping center and asked passers-by two questions: What’s the silliest gift you’ve ever received? Who’s hardest to shop for?And after you’ve checked out the videos, tell us your answers in the comments: what’s…
Facebook Causes Hits California Stores
If you live in California, you might find these hanging next to the iTunes gift cards at your local supermarket. Facebook Causes now allows its users to make a donation through the purchase of a gift card, and direct the funds online via the Causes app. The limited California launch means that Causes is testing…
KaBOOM! and Viral Volunteerism
We were excited to hear a story about KaBOOM! on NPR’s Morning Edition in the car on the way to work this morning. KaBOOM does amazing work building playgrounds in under-served neighborhoods — and according to the interview, their volunteers built this entire playground in one day. We’re always excited to hear when our charities…