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A Donation Site For People, NOT Donors

A Donation Site for People, NOT Donors

When Givesome launches in a couple months we will not be another site asking for your money. We won’t expect big cheques. We won’t even send reminders that mention money. And we promise not to hound you or guilt you…

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How Would You React To A Random Stranger Giving You Money?

How would you react to a random stranger giving you money?

This afternoon I gave away my 24th toonie. It’s been just over 3 weeks since I started giving away a toonie a day and I’ll confess, I freaking love it. It’s refreshing and life-giving to give. But it doesn’t come without its challenges and if I’m honest, it still feels a little unnatural. I’ve been …
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I Want People To SEE

I Want People to SEE

Imagine with me for a minute. You have a son or daughter, or a best friend or a grandparent or someone special in your life. It’s Christmas or their birthday or some day that is meaningful to them and you buy them a present you KNOW they’ll absolutely love. But a few days before the …
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365 ‘Toonies’

365 ‘Toonies’

It only took one lunch with ‘bottomless’ fries and two beers to convince my friend to lend me the key ‘nuggets’ on blogging. Not that there isn’t more to it than that, but I like to try and keep things simple. One thing he said that stuck with me was to come up with a
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The ONE Thing

The ONE Thing

For 14 years now I’ve been obsessed with a single thought. It’s a question really. A question I’ve asked a million times. And it took flying all the way to Africa to even realize it was bothering me. The question is – Why is a charitable donation so disengaging? There are other words I could
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