How Can We Give ?

How can we give,
Let us count the ways.....
Numerous are the ways by which we can express our solidarity for the Joy of Giving Week. The most important of these is to participate. Most of us will have our own ideas of the ways in which we would like to participate, but to get us started and probably make it easier, we have listed a few of those.

How can you be part of the Week? Here are 10 simple ways to do so...

1.Participate in any of the events in your city listed at www.joyofgivingweek.org.
2.Donate clothes as part of Goonj’s Vastrasamman campaign- see www.goonj.info
3.Donate money through the India Giving Challenge at www.GiveIndia.org/IGC
4.Volunteer during the Week- www.ivolunteer.in for more
5.Sign up for the 7 days 7 gifts challenge at www.7days7gifts.ning.com.
6.Donate one day's salary through your company to a cause of your choice via GiveIndia
7.Tata Indicom subscribers will get a chance to donate Rs30 by SMS- wait for the message that will hit our inbox during the Week. You can donate as many times as you want!
8.Donate books at Oxford Bookstores and get a 15% discount on new purchases or donate books through www.karmayog.org
9.Organise “fun”draising events in your office, neighbourhood, school or college- Housie/tambola, food fests, amateur performances and exhibitions and donate the proceeds!
10.Doctors, Lawyers, Designers, etc. can offer services free to the poor
11.Celebrate Green Week by reducing your carbon footprint
12.Children participate in www.designforgivingcontest.com and youth in www.joyfest.in

So wear your thinking caps, get ideas from www.joyofgivingweek.org, plan what you can do, rope in as many people to join you as you can, and get going!

You can register your event on the website, offer or seek resources from others. You can also write to jgw@giveindia.org or call the Joy of Giving Week Helpline at 022-67876345 for more information