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Benj and Jessica launched a nonprofit. Follow our journey as we built a 501(c)(3) and a web site, and now usher in an endless stream of worthy charity nominees and monthly grant winners!

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March 2022 winner International Rescue Committee

Charitocracy's 67th check to March winner International Rescue Committee for $1010

We have good news about March winner International Rescue Committee, right after this quick update...

Our first public event ever!

League of Women Voters of Dare County invited me and Jessica to speak at their monthly luncheon last month at 3 Tequilas in Kill Devil Hills on St. Patrick's Day. What a total blast! We had a lot of laughs telling them how Charitocracy works and about the origins of Charitocracy OBX. Donor (and prolific OBX nominator) John Towler wrote about it for their monthly newsletter. Thanks for the opportunity!

March 2022 winner International Rescue Committee

Last night we named Charitocracy's 67th monthly winner. Congratulations to International Rescue Committee, nominated by donor TdotWING. They help people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. 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 IRC next week. (We received one already, thanks!)

So finally check out this short International Rescue Committee video from Lena in Kyiv honoring the strength of women in Ukraine. Then feel good about your part in our collective $1010+ grant to support IRC's ongoing work.

Have a great April and be sure to log into Charitocracy to update your votes or nominate a new cause!

Spotlight on nominee International Rescue Committee

Nominee International Rescue Committee

Next in our series of posts about new Charitocracy nominees, we have nominee International Rescue Committee, nominated by donor TdotWING. They help people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. 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 (see social sharing icons at top of 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 International Rescue Committee

"I support the IRC because I believe everyone should have an opportunity to seek a better future for themselves. My family had that opportunity and I’m so very grateful for it." -- Rami Malek, Actor and IRC Ambassador

Help Ukrainian Families

Over 2.8 million refugees have been forced to flee Ukraine. Help the IRC send vital supplies to displaced children and families.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have devastating consequences for the civilian population and humanitarian needs are expected to rise. Civilians in Ukraine are being targeted and fleeing their homes in what the United Nations calls the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. The IRC and our partners in Ukraine and Poland are scaling up our response as the conflict escalates and even more people are uprooted.

  • On March 9, Russia bombed a children’s hospital and maternity ward in besieged Mariupol, Ukraine.
  • The IRC condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms, alongside the targeting of evacuation corridors, the breaches of ceasefires and the sieges of urban areas.
  • All violations of international humanitarian law must be investigated and perpetrators held to account.
  • The IRC and our partners in Ukraine are supporting evacuation efforts for women and children and assisting displaced people. We are also providing support to refugees in Poland.

So please visit the page of nominee International Rescue Committee to vote for, like, or discuss this cause! And while the war in Ukraine is all most of us can absorb at the moment, remember that IRC is busily helping all over the world. Check out this important recent video message to the world from an Afghan aid worker:

February 2022 winner We The Protesters

Charitocracy's 66th check to February winner We The Protesters for $1000

We have good news about February winner We The Protesters, right after this quick update...

Charitocracy Boot Camp

Our daughter, Felicity, donated her time and talent to a collection of short training videos we're calling Charitocracy Boot Camp. Each one is super short (about a minute long) and walk you through one aspect of the Charitocracy website, such as voting, nominating, or resetting your password. Enjoy, and maybe learn something new? (Thanks for being awesome, Felicity!)

February 2022 winner We The Protesters

Last night we named Charitocracy's 66th monthly winner. Congratulations to We The Protesters, nominated by donor zardoz. They are a national organization focused, through their Campaign Zero, on ending racism and police violence in the United States. 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 WTP next week.

So finally check out this 2019 talk by data scientist and activist Samuel Sinyangwe about Campaign Zero and the Police Scorecard. Then feel good about your part in our collective $1000+ grant to support WTP's ongoing work.

Have a great March and be sure to log into Charitocracy to update your votes or nominate a new cause!