Your mom definitely doesn't need another one of these.
Are you still looking for a gift for your mom for Mother’s Day? Instead of flowers or the usual dew-y eyed figurine with the words “I Love You, Mom” splashed across it, why not consider making a gift in her honor to a nonprofit whose mission she’s passionate about?
Not only will it save on shipping costs (Mother’s Day is Sunday!), your gift will also be greener. And, if your mom, like mine, is trying her best to simplify and get rid of the clutter around the house, she’ll probably be secretly grateful to have one less knick-knack lying around.
If you’d like some ideas, GiveMN is currently spotlighting a number of Minnesota nonprofits that serve women. Or if she has a cause that’s near and dear to her heart, you can search for it or browse all available.
Requesting “presence not presents” and asking people to give donations in lieu of gifts has become a trend for many celebrating not just Mother’s Day, but children’s birthdays, and weddings as well. If you’ve made the choice to ask for donations to a nonprofit to commemorate a holiday or major life event, we’d love to hear about your experience. Please leave a comment below.
- Cary Lenore Walski, MCF web communications associate
Congrats on your marriage, Leah! That’s great news, and thanks for sharing. I love the idea of giving the option for people to donate to a cause of your choice.
I hadn’t heard of the tomamawithlove.org site, I really like what they’re doing. There was another site to honor Veteran’s Day that similarly had people thanking the veterans in their lives, but it didn’t have a donation component.
-Cary
I just got married 2 weeks ago and we invited donations for Faith’s Lodge (www.faithslodge.org), a place that’s been a great help to my (now) husband’s family. A number of people donated and we were very touched each time we opened a card that said a donation had been made in our honor. I also just made a “heartspace” for my mom last night on http://www.tomamawithlove.org. The $$ goes to a mama in Tanzania building a boarding school. PLUS I got to create a space to honor my mama online. Pretty cool site.
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