I am committing 5% of my salary to donating to children that are in need of a secure and nurturing home environment. Whether that be in foster care or into programs that help develop kids. Through this commitment, I would like to be part of shaping a future where all children feel loved and secure.

In the future, I do think although hard to think about, I want to try to give back to non-profits every other month through donation and in the months I do not donate, I want to volunteer. In this way, I think that the knowledge and skills I learned from this class could be used to evaluate non-profits on a more personal level and really determine if they are fulfilling their mission statement’s goals. I would hope that at the end of the year 5 percent of my income is provided to local non-profits that I see making a worthwhile impactful difference.

I would like to volunteer at least 30 hours a year at nonprofit organizations. I would like to donate to at least 1 organization a year that has been well researched and will make a difference in the community.

While working part-time, I want to commit to donating 5-7% of my yearly income to charities I have thoroughly evaluated. Once I graduate and have obtained a full-time job and financial security, I want to commit to donating 7-10% of my yearly income. I will always take the time to fully vet and review a charity before donating.

My Giving Goal is to always give in one way or another whether that is through money, volunteering, working — I want to be a light for some people or a part of change in one’s life and I strive to continue to do so, especially for those that feel like they cannot do it by themselves and are underrepresented. At the conclusion of my philanthropy course in school, my class decided on six good non-profits, but I can’t lie, it really felt like people only voted on known organizations/ things they were familiar with, if that makes sense. Not to downplay any non-profit, I think that nonprofits that are international do get enough support worldwide and because they are big they have proven to be successful and more trustworthy” but I do think it is important that we do advocate for the smaller organizations as well that are local or less known because they need support too and are working to help serious issues as well. I say all this because this is an example of giving that I want to make sure I do and that is highlight/ take time to help the nonprofits that do not get enough attention but are performing well.”

My giving goal is to try and keep donating to charities throughout my life and help out local ones too.