WORTH listed in Good Giving Guide

Pact is one of more than 30 organizations included in the Case Foundation’s Guide to Good Giving, which focuses on helping people make smart and meaningful decisions about their giving during the holiday season and beyond.

The 2007 Guide to Good Giving is filled with innovative gift and giving suggestions, including a charitable donation to Pact's WORTH program that will give the gift of hope to young women.

Through Pact’s WORTH program tens of thousands of poor women in Africa and Asia are discovering they can be successful bankers, entrepreneurs and community activists tackling tough problems such as ending spousal abuse, child marriage, the dowry system and gender disparity. Their new-found worth is enabling them and their families to thrive.

“To be selected by the Case Foundation as one of the charities included in their Guide to Good Giving is a great honor,” said Pact President Sarah Newhall. “WORTH is one of the few programs that enables women to redirect their extremely limited resources to create new abundance in their lives.”

The Case Foundation’s 2007 Guide to Good Giving is divided into three sections:

Gifts That Give – suggestions for how consumers can make purchases and give gifts that give back from the Dog Lovers Wine Club to Expedition Backpacks. 

Staff  Picks – includes suggestions from the staff of the Case Foundation on charities and causes they think are doing some of the most interesting and impactful work. The WORTH gift entry is just a few lines down on the page and is the first gift for $50.

Out of the Box – where people can find suggestions on how to direct their engagement or giving with innovative opportunities ranging from virtual volunteering to micro lending to donating unused airline miles to help a member of the US Armed Forces get home for the holidays.

“Our hope for the Guide to Good Giving is that it becomes a resource people can use year-round to discover interesting, innovative and meaningful ways to guide their purchasing power, volunteer time, investment capital and their capacity to give back,” said Christine Fanning, Vice President for Partnerships at the Case Foundation.  “We believe the groups, organizations and companies in our guide are doing great work in support of good causes and we’re happy to present them here.

The Case Foundation was created by Steve and Jean Case in 1997. The Foundation invests in individuals, nonprofits and social enterprises that aim to connect people, increase giving and catalyze civic action.

Read more about the Case Foundation and the Guide to Good Giving in the Washington Post article Twin Efforts Aim to Popularize Online Giving.