I would like to donate at least 10% of my monthly income and at least 10 hours a month dedicated to working with youth directly in career and professional development.

I would like to continue giving a minimum of 10% of my income to Crossroads Church based in Cincinnati, Ohio. No matter what my income is, I want to ensure that I will give 10% of what I have to help spread the love and faith that Crossroads Church has allowed me to receive. My purpose behind this is to allow people in the world to have the opportunity to experience life to their fullest potential along side a faith that has been so essential in my own life. Crossroads Church is just the resource used to spread a bigger and more powerful message. I seen that even when I have very little financial support to offer, giving this 10% has humbled me and given me much more than just the good feeling of “giving back”. One thing I love about it is that Crossroads works closely with a lot of other nonprofit organizations that have various causes that cover a wide variety of worldwide issues. The little money and time that I can give to supporting this, is much worth the sacrifice in my life.

I will volunteer for the whole day of yom keppur every year. This is a meaningful way for me to both give back to my community or a npo I feel passionate about, but also a meaningful way for me to connect with my Jewish religion and ethnicity. Financially I don’t know, I hope I will make enough to donate like 50-100 dollars annually somewhere, maybe also on yom kippur. I also want to work for a npo but if not I want to frequently be engaged with NPO work – volunteer days.

I hope to do at least 100 hours of pro-bono law work for people who cannot afford lawyers. Additionally, I will provide a yearly 5,000 Scholarship to Black undergraduate college students. I hope to donate 3% of my income yearly to social justice, and climate change organizations that resonate with me.

Before I turn 30, I would like to have donated at least $20,000 to charity. I set this as my benchmark as I will be a post-grad professional starting next year which gives me about 7 years in my 30s. I think it is reasonable to donate at least $3,000 per year, and will be given to charities that I am passionate about like dog rescues, third-world hunger efforts, and climate change efforts. I hope to revisit this goal 7 years down the line with it achieved or close to achieved.