This past year has been tough for everyone. But in these unprecedented times, the power of communities has also shown through. When neighbors are going hungry, small businesses are closing their doors, and children need help more than ever, community members have stepped up and helped each other through hardships. While the hard times are not over yet, the resiliency demonstrated by our friends, family, and strangers have shown that we will be able to recover, stronger and more ardent than ever before.
We are so grateful for our friends and neighbors that have supported us in a myriad of ways this year as we were challenged to come up with new and creative ways to engage our community. As 2020 is coming to a close, we are making one last push for support. Here are some ways you can help support our programs engaging public school parents!
Giving Tuesday
We are so excited to announce Turning the Page’s Giving Tuesday 2020 campaign! This event launches the beginning of our end of year giving season, and we can’t wait to show you all the new ways to donate! Our goal is to raise $2,000 this year to help us continue our family engagement programs as we transition into the new year.
What is Giving Tuesday?
Giving Tuesday takes place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and is designated as a day to celebrate global generosity during the holiday season. Each act of generosity can look very different, from raking your neighbor’s yard, volunteering at a food bank, or donating to your favorite organizations. At TTP, we’re looking forward to GT because we are launching brand new ways for you to help us right from your phone.
Our brand new Text2Give feature makes it even easier for you to make a donation to our fund. Just text the phrase “GIVETTP” to 44321 and you will be sent a link to donate straight from your phone. Better yet, this is an easy way to share our information with family and friends!
Want to get a little more involved? Start a peer-to-peer fundraiser! Click this link to start your own fundraising page and let people know why you support our mission. Attached below are some sample social media graphics to include on your posts, but feel free to get creative! Your friends want to know why you’re passionate about our cause!
If you can’t help us financially, that’s okay! Getting the word out is just as important. Share our posts, your friends’ fundraisers, or even just send links to your friends. The more people that know about us, the faster we will reach our goal! Make sure you’re following us on social media to stay in touch and keep up with our progress!
Download Sample Post 1, Sample Post 2, Sample Post 3, Sample Post 4, and Sample Post 5. Download sample Twitter and Facebook posts. (Photos will appear in a new tab – right click and click “save image as”)
Bookshop
Bookshop is an online book retailer with a mission to support independent bookstores. Every time you shop on Bookshop, a portion of your sale goes directly to independent stores. By buying books using our affiliate link, we earn a 30% commission on your sale. It’s that easy! You get a brand new book to read, and we are able to earn money to sustain our programs engaging public school parents. We don’t handle orders or ship books out; all of the books come from Bookshop’s vast inventory of new releases and beloved classics.
You can browse our selection of curated books related to social justice, authors and illustrators we’ve previously partnered with, and staff picks, or look through Bookshop’s expansive library of books. Either way, you get a good read and do good buying it!
Curated by Carpe Librum
We are continuing our Curated by Carpe Librum online store this winter! You can select your favorite genre of book and our staff will hand-pick a selection of books fit to your tastes! We have fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cookbooks, kidlit, and so much more! This is a perfect gift for yourself or a loved one for the holidays, and a good way to try something new while stuck indoors!
Here’s what our customers have to say about CBCL:
“Awesome service and so speedy!! Will definitely place another order soon.”
“Thanks for doing this. It was a ton of fun!”
“Loved the kids books! They were amazing.”