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Spotlight on nominee Carroll’s Kitchen

Nominee Carroll's Kitchen

Next in our series of posts about new Charitocracy nominees, we have nominee Carroll's Kitchen, nominated by donor spencer. They provide healthy employment in restaurants to women leaving crisis. You can find their web site here.

A few words on Charitocracy

Firstly, for newcomers: here's how it works. Donors pool their monthly contributions, as little as $1. The cause with the most votes each month wins the pot. No matter how much or how little you contribute, each donor at Charitocracy gets one vote. This is where charity meets democracy. So please share this post and ask your friends to join us and vote! That's how we spread the word and, as a result, grow the monthly pot. The bigger the pot, the bigger our positive impact on the world!

About nominee Carroll's Kitchen

Carroll’s Kitchen is a nonprofit social enterprise restaurant group providing healthy employment for women leaving crisis at two locations in Downtown Raleigh, NC. We offer contemporary Southern grab and go food to Downtown Raleigh and have been since our opening in 2016, more recently expanding to a second restaurant and now offering catering. We exist to stand in the gap for women seeking employment while recovering from traumas like homelessness, incarceration, addiction, domestic violence, etc.

Get Involved

When you give to Carroll’s Kitchen, you create an opportunity for us to connect a woman to a supportive and nurturing community of people dedicated to her wellbeing. You create an opportunity for us to provide job training and employment at our restaurant. You create an opportunity for a woman to move into safe and dignified housing — for her to leave crisis for good.

So visit nominee Carroll's Kitchen's page on Charitocracy to vote for, like, or discuss this cause! And watch this inspiring video explaining Carroll's Kitchen's mission:

December 2018 winner Malala Fund

Charitocracy's 28th check to December winner Malala Fund for $1840

We have good news about December winner Malala Fund, right after this quick update...

1000 Likes

What a great way to end the year. In the last days of December our Facebook page like odometer rolled past 1000. We had 122 people share our ad, and over 150 new likes in December. It's a nice milestone to put in the rearview mirror as we enter 2019.

For our next trick, we'll try to get some of our new likers to join us as donors at Charitocracy. 5 times as many people like us as donate and participate. $12 is our new, lower, minimum annual donation which may help. But mostly it'll be a matter of getting our message out there, and to belt it out louder than the background social media noise. Your continued support sharing Charitocracy posts is greatly appreciated, amplifying our signal while reducing our costs. Thanks!

December 2018 winner Malala Fund

Last night on New Year's Eve, they dropped a ball at the stroke of midnight in Times Square to mark Charitocracy's 28th monthly winner. Congratulations to Malala Fund, and to donor SuZQ for nominating it. This is her second winning nomination after Together We Rise. Strong work, SuZQ, and can't wait to see the next one! You can find their web site 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 Malala Fund next week.

Malala Fund breaks down the barriers preventing more than 130 million girls around the world from going to school.

Malala is fighting to give back to girls what poverty, war and discrimination tried to take away. Donate today to help us give all girls the opportunity to learn and lead.

“I believe we will see every girl in school in my lifetime.” -Malala

Before you go, check out Malala Fund's great video message to G20 leaders ahead of their Argentina meeting, and feel good about your part in our collective $1840+ grant to help with their work!

Have a great start to your 2019 in January and be sure to log into Charitocracy to update your votes or nominate a new cause!

Spotlight on nominee InspireLit

Nominee InspireLit: Inspire the Joy of Literacy

Next in our series of posts about new Charitocracy nominees, we have nominee InspireLit, nominated by donor amrizzo01. They inspire the joy of literacy in children. You can find their web site here.

A few words on Charitocracy

Firstly, for newcomers: here's how it works. Donors pool their monthly contributions, as little as $1. The cause with the most votes each month wins the pot. No matter how much or how little you contribute, each donor at Charitocracy gets one vote. This is where charity meets democracy. So please share this post and ask your friends to join us and vote! That's how we spread the word and, as a result, grow the monthly pot. The bigger the pot, the bigger our positive impact on the world!

About nominee InspireLit

InspireLit is an Alexandria, VA nonprofit started in 2016. Co-founders, Jen Kenealy and Erica Jones, are moms and teachers who share a love of books and children. We created InspireLit to ensure that all children experience the joy of literacy. By building bridges between resources and needs, we strive to ensure that children across Alexandria have access to inspiring resources. Our hope is that our model will be replicated throughout other communities.

How we build bridges between resources and needs to inspire and support kids

  • Book Access: Make high quality books available to all children and provide opportunities for book choice.
  • Book Connectors: Connect leaders with kids to find just right books that match their interests and reading level.
  • Read Alouds: Encourage read alouds at home, school and in the community by providing resources for families, teachers and community members.

    So visit InspireLit's page on Charitocracy to vote for, like, or discuss this cause!