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Today is the Seattle Foundation’s Give Big campaign<\/a>. The idea is that if you donate money to your favorite non-profit orgs, it will be stretched by a giant pool of money available in SF’s coffers. Here are a few of my favorite very small orgs doing great work. I know the people intimately involved with the day-to-day operations and encourage you to add one of them to your giving today. Your donation will go much farther than in some of the big-name ones.<\/p>\n

Amy Benson and Scott Squire’s<\/strong> Nonfiction Media<\/a> is the organization through which they are making The Girl Who Knew Too Much<\/em>. They have finished filming and are hoping to raise enough money to cover the cost of translation. It costs $50 for one hour. This story is going to change lives. It already has.<\/p>\n

OneWorld Now!<\/a> was started by my friend Kristin Hayden after the September 11th attacks in 2001. Her vision is to give underserved teens the opportunity to learn a foreign language and then travel abroad, breaking down barriers and misconceptions about people in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n

Theatre Off Jackson<\/a> is a very small theatre run by two women who love theater and art. They often host shows that otherwise wouldn’t have a space.<\/p>\n

SHARE\/WHEEL<\/a> works to eradicate homelessness. It is a network of 14 self-orgainzed & self-managed shelters and two tent Cities that together shelter over 450 people every night, making them the largest shelter network in Seattle – with the smallest budget, thanks to that “self-organized” part.<\/p>\n

Thanks for your generosity!<\/p>\n

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