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Be 1 of 1,500 donors to help unlock a $150,000 matching gift.
All donations will be DOUBLED if we reach this critical GivingTuesday goal. |
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| A $150,000 match is on the table. We need you to help unlock it ▸ |
The idea behind GivingTuesday is a powerful one: when we come together in community we can make extraordinary things happen. That’s why today — GivingTuesday! — we’re calling on compassionate Mercy Corps supporters like you to band together and accomplish something really special ... unlocking $150,000 in matching gift funds to help families survive and thrive around the world. Be one of the first to make a GivingTuesday gift and help unlock this incredibly generous match. Your early support will help inspire others to pitch in as we report out on progress towards our goal today ▸
The Mercy Corps community voted and set a participation goal of 1,500 humanitarians coming together to make a gift this GivingTuesday. When we reach that goal, a generous group of donors (including Frances from Oregon, Joseph from Missouri and many others!) will MATCH all GivingTuesday gifts — including yours — up to that $150,000 limit. Our GivingTuesday campaign is community driven because community is at the heart of everything we do. We rely on the communities we serve to tell us how we can best support their needs, and we rely on our community of supporters — to empower us to meet those needs through innovative solutions, unique partnerships and steadfast commitment to making our world a better place. One of the biggest challenges facing families today here and around the world is the climate crisis. As global warming, shifting seasons and extreme weather worsen, we must come together to help people like Ika whose livelihood is at risk. Your first gift to Mercy Corps — $10, $15, $25, or whatever you can pitch in during this special GivingTuesday match — will really help. 
Ika lives in a small house in a downstream community in Indonesia. She says that the weather patterns have changed drastically since she started living there just 17 years ago. "We used to know that there were two seasons, the dry season and wet season. But now it has become unclear." This unpredictability means the planting seasons are upended and harvesting enough crops to make a living is no longer reliable. And when her neighborhood floods — which happens with more and more frequency — it’s too dangerous to get to the market, even to buy necessities. Ika got involved with Mercy Corps by attending workshops and seminars on climate adaptation. There she learned more about flood resilience and waste management, and became a trainer who teaches people in her community to make products out of recycled materials through additional Mercy Corps workshops. Many more workshops and trainings can be made possible in the months ahead, when you help reach our ambitious GivingTuesday goal and unlock this match. Help families around the world with your GivingTuesday gift. Your gift will help unlock our GivingTuesday match to power 2X the climate education, emergency food, clean water and poverty-fighting programs. As you can see through Ika’s experience, our approach to the climate crisis is special. In addition to giving people the tools they need, we teach people what to expect, how to adapt and how to help others. Thank you for celebrating GivingTuesday with a gift from the heart that could unlock $150,000 in much needed matching funds to help the families and communities we serve! Sincerely, Craig Redmond SVP, Programs |
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