Daily deals sites do good deeds for local and national charities

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Daily deals sites have turned out to be a great deal for charities as well as for consumers.  Sites like Groupon and Living Social have conducted successful fund raising events for various causes. In addition to these special events, there are sights whose purpose is help out charities by donating a portion of the sales or providing a platform for fundraising.  If your charity needs help raising funds, try one of these:   Philantroper—This site features a different nonprofit organization every day, and asks for donations of $1.  The site doesn’t take any  portion of the donation, nor does it charge charities to be featured. GoodTwo--GoodTwo allows fundraisers to run a customized campaign with discounts of 50% or more at local and national businesses, hand-picked for their donor base. Every time a donor buys a deal, the fundraiser keeps half the profits. DealsforDeeds—This Washington D.C. based website features deals form businesses in the Capitol.  A portion of each sale is donated to area charities.  DealsforDeeds  focuses on “green” businesses. DealGooder--Every time you purchase a deal on DealGooder, 50% of the profits go back to local charities to support things   like animal shelters, education, and a clean environment. Causeon—This Portland based website returns 15-20% of its revenue from every offer directly to one of their carefully selected charities. Buyers  can pick your own favorite charity from the list on the site.  The website features local deals in more than 40 cities. Sharing Spree—This website provides a fund raising platform for not for profit groups.  Groups earn a percentage of their purchases for their charity.   Although she doesn’t raise money directly on her website, Stephanie Nelson, The Coupon Mom tells members of her website how to use coupons to fight hunger by buying food for local food pantries. On her site, she encourages people to find their local food pantry, visit it to learn more about the specific needs in your community, and get involved as a regular food donor and/or volunteer. The non perishable nutritious foods that pantries need are often the types of that can be purchased for little money by combining coupons with store sales.  These foods are:

• Canned protein sources. (stews, chili, tuna, meats, beans)
• Pasta sauces, canned tomatoes.
• Peanut butter, macaroni & cheese, pastas, rice.
• Toilet paper, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste/brushes.
• Cereals including boxed and hot items like oatmeal.
• Diapers in sizes larger than newborn.

Ms. Nelson identifies those coupons from her website that are appropriate for donating to food pantries.