The Tradeoffs Road Trip Give-Back Partnership
HELP! I need a non-profit/charity partner on this summer’s Tradeoffs Road Trip.
I’ll be going coast to coast interviewing financial traders for the book I’m co-writing with Matt Davio, “Tradeoffs: Leveraging the Longs & Shorts of Life.”
I want to raise funds for an organization that helps those who find themselves at the other side of the financial spectrum from the traders. Here’s what comes to mind:
- Low-wage earners (Habitat for Humanity)
- Millions at risk of foreclosure (Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America)
- Billions who need better financial literacy (Institute for Financial Literacy)
- An organization whose programs include credit counseling along with other essential human services (United Family Services)
I haven’t fully defined the means by which I’ll raise money for the worthy partner, as I’m sure they’ll have great ideas of their own. That said, the corporate sponsors of the trip should be happy to kick in something for a worthy cause in addition to some of the grassroots efforts I can put into play, including:
- Motorcycle riders/clubs sponsoring a leg of the 8000 mile journey
- Sponsored Tweetups
- Side “wagers” on road incidents like flat tires, number of rattlesnakes encountered, whether it snows in SD while I’m at Mt. Rushmore, etc
Please weigh in with a cause or organization that fits the theme of the Tradeoffs Road Trip.
I would love to put in a shameless plug for my organization, Goodwill. We do so much more than simply keep gently-used items out of landfills by selling them in our stores — our main mission is to help people in our community get the training, job coaching and employment assistance they need to get (and keep!) a job. (It’s a hand up, not a hand out.) Last year we provided job training and employment assistance to more than 18,000 people, and with unemployment numbers still on the rise, our services are more needed than ever.
Love that you’re doing this! What a great idea.
Tamela, my recommendation would be a local organization, not national. It’s Charlotte’s Crisis Assistance Ministry. They help the working poor, those who actually work for a living but make too much to get financial assistance from anyone else.