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Thank you to all that supported the Text Marketing Campaign! I’m happy to announce the winners of the contest.
Here are the following prizes:
- 1-month text campaign (100) @brandonshousecounseling
- 2-month text campaign (500) @pinktrumpetllc
- 3-month text campaign (1000) @genchangecharity
Scroll down to learn more about these phenomenal organizations!
Brandon House Counseling
Brandon’s House is a free counseling center inspired by two special young men. While the founder, Susan Parr, was completing requirements for her Master’s degree in counseling, she worked with a teenage boy who had witnessed his father murder his mother. Due to restrictions put in place by his health insurance, this teen had only limited access to the mental health care he desperately needed to help him face this trauma. As a result, his healing was impacted by the barriers of insurance and cost.
Mrs. Parr was required to write a proposal to complete her degree, and she made the radical proposition that her church, DePauw Memorial United Methodist Church, remodel the old home behind the church to create a counseling center for teenagers - A place where teenagers could come for help for as long as they needed to do so without ever having to pay. The services would be free. While Mrs. Parr was completing the proposal, Brandon Dukes, a 17-year-old member of her church, died unexpectedly from a heart attack. His parents, Larry and Sharon Dukes, graciously allowed the new center to be named after their son. From the beginning, Brandon’s House has been a local, grassroots agency that focuses on giving back to the people that keep it going.
The center is 100% supported by the local community through individual donations, fundraisers, and small local grants. The vision of Mrs. Parr has grown into a counseling center that services about 100 families a year, with no one ever receiving a bill. The center does not bill any insurances or take state or federal funds. The focus is on the people of the community taking care of the families and youth within their area who need help.
- Website: https://www.brandonshousein.com/
Pink Trumpet
At Pink Trumpet, we are passionate about connecting the everyday donor to nonprofits that are often overlooked because of their small size or limited reach. One of the recurring problems in the nonprofit space is that there are so many people who want to donate to great causes, but they often have trouble identifying local or smaller organizations to support. A 2018 study by Bank of America in collaboration with The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy shared that only 49% of donors have a strategy for their giving.
Pink Trumpet is committed to changing how people think about charitable giving. By teaching donors about the nuances of the nonprofit sector (what a nonprofit is, how it's run, and where your money goes when you donate), Pink Trumpet strives to help donors become more informed and nimble agents of change. Additional services include providing research and strategy to organizations and people with philanthropic goals.
- Website: https://www.pinktrumpet.co/
Generation Change
Generation Change empowers every citizen to bring positive change to their community. They are the official charity partner of @oururbanvillage - a social enterprise bringing businesses, nonprofits, and people in one space, to do more good.
- Website: COMING SOON