Category: Monthly Winners

We have good news about December winner Maddie Potts Foundation, right after this quick update...

Nominate Whenever You Want

For all of you who have ever wanted to nominate a cause at Charitocracy, but was struck with the notion during some other than the first week of the month, I have some welcome news for you. For all of you who have contacted me with this feature request, I say to you years later: You were right and I've finally addressed it. For those of you who never noticed the strict first-week-of-the-month-only nomination timeframe: Nothing to see here, carry on!

It's still important to give donors an opportunity to familiarize themselves with new nominees. We want them to debut in a bright spotlight versus being buried in the noise by in-progress Top 10 or Top 3 votes. So nominations that come in after the 1st week of the month will be held in a queue until the 1st week of the next month. But you can get the nomination in as soon as you think of it. Meanwhile it gives me some extra flexibility as to when I go through the steps of "onboarding" it. Win/win!

December 2020 winner Maddie Potts Foundation

As the ball dropped on New Year's Eve we named Charitocracy's 52nd monthly winner. Congratulations to Maddie Potts Foundation, nominated by donor Wildtreemichelle. They honor Maddie, giving back via scholarships, sports facility upgrades & opportunities for individuals ​with disabilities. You can find their website here.

Now you have a week to further sweeten the pot with a special one-time donation of any amount, which we'll add straight to the check we write to Maddie Potts Foundation next week. We've already gotten one big one, in fact! Keep 'em coming...

So finally please take a few minutes to get a glimpse of who Maddie was and what she represented to her teammates. Then feel good about your part in our collective $1600+ grant to help keep Maddie Mentality alive.

Have a great January (and 2021!), stay safe, and be sure to log into Charitocracy to update your votes or nominate a new cause!

We have good news about November winner The Movement for Black Lives, right after this quick update...

The Giving Season Returns

It's only a week past Thanksgiving and we're already well into December. I feel like this one snuck up on me!

If you had trouble deciding which causes to support on Giving Tuesday, drowning in pleas coming from every direction, consider a two-pronged solution. Step 1: give more dollars to more charities by increasing your monthly donation here at Charitocracy USA and/or adding a new donation to Charitocracy OBX. Step 2: invite a few friends to join us here at Charitocracy!

November 2020 winner The Movement for Black Lives

On Giving Tuesday we named Charitocracy's 51st monthly winner. Congratulations to The Movement for Black Lives, nominated by donor jessica.e.pierce. M4BL create a shared vision and policy agenda to win rights, recognition, and resources for Black people. You can find their website here.

After Equal Justice Initiative and Color Of Change earlier this year, it's humbling to see our Charitocracy community come together once again to support M4BL. If 2020 has any upside, it's the long overdue attention drawn to this movement. So let's sustain the momentum into 2021. Now's a great time to nominate the charity you think should win next!

Now you have 4 more days to further sweeten the pot with a special one-time donation of any amount, which we'll add straight to the check we write to M4BL next week. We've already gotten one, in fact! And we're just $2 away from crossing the $1500 mark... Just saying. 😉

So please take 2 minutes to watch Daveed Diggs, at the height of this summer's national uprising against racist violence, ask what the Fourth of July means to Black people in America right now. Then feel good about your part in our collective $1498+ grant to help advance the movement.

Have a great December, stay safe, and be sure to log into Charitocracy to update your votes or nominate a new cause!

We have good news about October winner Feeding America, right after this quick update...

Charitocracy turns 50.

Fifty months, that is. Today we announce our 50th monthly check!

For some of you this marks your 50th monthly contribution. Was it fifty Washingtons? Fifty Lincolns? Or even Hamiltons or Jacksons? (Can I call those Tubmans yet?!) Regardless of denomination, I appreciate every one of them! Just as much as I appreciate your 1st dollar if you only signed up this past month.

I am humbled by your continued generosity over the years, and I can't wait to see who you will nominate and vote for over the next 50 months. Rock on, donors! And don't be afraid to spread the love far and wide.

October 2020 winner Feeding America

On Halloween night we named Charitocracy's 50th monthly winner. Congratulations to Feeding America, nominated by donor zardoz. They're a national food bank responding to the needs of individuals struggling with food insecurity in the U.S. with a mission to end the fight against hunger. You can find their website here. This timely cause was stuck behind a bit of a logjam of Outer Banks charities all summer that now have their own new home. Carry on, Charitocracy USA!

Now you have a week to further sweeten the pot with a special one-time donation of any amount, which we'll add straight to the check we write to winner Feeding America next week.

So take a minute to watch this Feeding America PSA and feel good about your part in our collective $1425+ grant to help with their ongoing work!

Have a great November, stay safe, and be sure to log into Charitocracy to update your votes or nominate a new cause!