Contributing to others is one of the biggest ways to contribute to yourself. You don’t need to be rich to be a “philanthropist” – you need merely to be willing. When you give to others there are many benefits to you: you can feel good about yourself, you can keep perspective on how big your problems really are, you can make a difference, you can network and much more.

To model contributing to others – Dave Ellis, the founder of Falling Awake will match dollar-for-dollar. every $10 contribution per individual (up to $50,000*) made to qualifying non-profit organizations through this website.

To contribute, click here.

*$5,000 per organization and up to $10,000 per major category. To submit another organization not listed, it must be a 501c3 non-profit as acknowledged by the IRS. You will be notified within 2 weeks if your organization does not qualify.