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De•Clutter and Do•Good
Everyone loves a win/win scenario and donating gently used items to a nonprofit’s resale shop is definitely a win/win. When you take the time to clean out your basement, closet, cabinet, or garage, you get the benefit of more space and an assessment of what you have...
Community Purse Founder Carolyn Dun Featured: This Mom Knows Podcast
We are thrilled to announce that our founder and leader of the Lake County Chapter of Community Purse is being featured on a local podcast, This Mom Knows. Tune in for this conversation with Carolyn and Jennifer Uren, producer of the This Mom Knows podcast. The...
Introducing Community Purse’s Newest Chapter: Dane County, WI
Julie Speth was minding her own business at a conference when she spied a notebook next to a co-worker. “What is Community Purse?” she asked. Her new friend explained that Community Purse is a giving circle where like-hearted women pool donations into one large grant...
Give the Gift of Generosity with Your Family this Christmas Season
By Jeff and Jenny King Dear Kids, Merry Christmas! We have been so blessed to have a Savior that was born and came into the world to die for each of us. What an amazing truth! We will be forever grateful for the gift of eternal life that comes through Him. John...
Local organizations doing good during the pandemic
By Carolyn Dun A nonprofit in Illinois has a unique proposition that redistributes goods from donors to the nonprofits that need them. GiveNKind offers a way to collect and warehouse gently-used individual items or large quantities of new items from canceled orders,...
Doing Good During the Pandemic
By Carolyn Dun Do you wonder where discarded items often go? Landfill. A newer nonprofit in Illinois has a unique proposition that redistributes goods from donors to the nonprofits that need them. GiveNKind offers a way to collect and warehouse gently used individual...