It’s that time of year! Time for our annual Heifer International blog fundraising goodness where we spread the cheer for one of the most worthy causes out there. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post OR Tweet a link to this post (https://bit.ly/thH5O1) and include the hashtag #NBHeifer to help raise money for a great cause.
And you too can participate with your own pledge!
You may have already heard of Heifer International, an organization that works to fight hunger by giving needy families around the world and in the United States livestock, training, or other assistance that helps improve their livelihood. Heifer has been recognized for its work in Fast Company and Forbes, among other places.
I know these are some difficult economic times for many people, but if you have anything to spare this holiday season I hope you’ll consider making a donation.
And in order to encourage people to spread the word about this worthy cause, there are two ways to help increase the giving love (and feel free to do both):
- For every comment someone makes in this post between now and 6PM Pacific time on Friday, I will donate $2.00.
- For every tweet that includes a) the hashtag #NBHeifer and b) a link back to this post (https://bit.ly/thH5O1) I will donate another $2.00. (up to $2,000 between the two)
And, better yet, if you want in on the fun you could do a per-comment pledge on your own blog and enter it into the linky list at the bottom of this post. We can encourage everyone to stop by so we can multiply the giving! Over the past two years we raised over $3,000 together.
In your comment I hope you’ll list:
1. Your name
2. Where you’re from
3. A wish for 2011
4. (optional) Your own per-comment pledge (amounts totally up to you). Write a dedicated post on your blog for people to leave comments on your blog and link to Heifer and state your pledge. Then enter it into the linky list below so everyone can stop by and leave a comment.
Thanks, everyone, for helping make the world a better place!
UPDATE: Upping bid to $2.00!
Danyelle Ferguson says
This is a great organization! My brother raises Black Angus and bulls & my sister gives donations to Heifer International each year as part of his Christmas gift. Love this! Am tweeting it too!
L.G.Smith says
Yay for Heifer International!
I'm LG Smith from Colorado. My wish is that anyone who wants a job can find one in the new year.
And my family already gives to Heifer every year. Great organization.
Jan Priddy, Oregon says
OxFam has a similar program and I have "bought" goats and sheep from both.
KatieJ says
Kate Jenkins from Centennial, CO. My wish is that we can recognize healthy food for all is a civil right. Happy holidays and a bright new year!
Anonymous says
Susan H
Indiana
I am very familiar with Heifer Intl, using it as a Christmas mission project at a nearby school. My wish is that fellow blog followers will realize that a small donation amount makes a huge difference to the recipients. Please do donate something this year to someone at Heifer Intl.
Will Overby says
Great idea, Nathan! Happy Holidays!
Melanie says
Melanie from San Diego. Hmmβ¦a wishβ¦I'm not really sure! I guess I wish that we will all grow and prosper in ways that are truly beneficial to our larger communities. Thanks for supporting Heifer!
Vera Soroka says
I wish everybody the best of health and happiness in the new year!
Rick Daley says
Rick Daley from Lewis Center, OH (a suburb of Columbus).
My wish for 2011 is for those who hold public office to stop playing politics and get to work for the good of the country.
Now off to Twitter I go…
Julie Hedlund says
This is such a great organization! So glad to see you doing this again Nathan. I'll be tweeting too!
abc says
Alison
Iowa City, IA
I wish for loads and loads of inspiration for me (and anyone else who wants some)!
verdeverdad says
Love this. Heifer is one of my favorite charities…it's just such a direct and useful way to help people.
Norah says
Wonderful! I love Heifer International. I'm Norah from Ithaca, NY. I'm wishing for the continued health and happiness of those close (and not so close, too!) to me.
Thanks for doing this Fundraiser, I think it is awesome!
Christina Kit. says
This is such a great cause!
I'm from Canada.
Happy Holidays! And may we all find what truly makes us happy.
Tyler_Says says
Matt Tyler Zbrog
Venice, CA
Forgiveness
Crystal says
Crystal from Virginia! And I wish for a renewed economy and a year full of positive thinking π
We donate to a lot of different places year-round, but I'll definitely check this one out and see what they're about.
Gretchen says
Thanks for doing this again, Nathan. You are the one who introduced me to this great organization last year, and I'd love to join you again in doing a pledge on my own blog. (I'll be back after I've posted to share the link.)
Gretchen
Truckee, CA
My wish is for health
Dorothy L. Abrams says
Yea! I am glad you are doing this again. I am from Clyde NY, a writer, teacher and pagan celebrating Solstice today. Link to my blogs or my face book page where I am offering to match each post with $2 up to $500.
https://writinggoodstuff.blogspot.com/
(Writing in the NY Lake District) or https://dorothyas.blogspot.com/ (Anemone's Assays in Pagan Living)
and https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dorothy-L-Abrams-Writers-Page/184765988280689
And have a blessed holiday where ever you are and what ever you celebrate. (give me a few minutes to get the posts up.)
kerrimaniscalco.com says
This is one of my favorite organizations! Every year my sister and I donate in our parents name. LOVE LOVE LOVE it.
Thermocline says
My wife and I have a recurring donation to Heifer. They are a great organization. Plus, it's fun to buy a goat for someone. Much better than scented candles.
Janet Spaeth says
I'm Janet from North Dakota.
My wish for this next year is that we can finally understand that we are all human, with the same set of dreams and needs, and that we treat each other the same way.
Heifer is a great project–thanks for doing this!
Jennifer R. Hubbard says
Jenn from Philadelphia.
I wish for world peace and happiness in 2012.
And also laughter. I think we could all use more of that.
I'll donate to Heifer also–I just need to figure out whether it will be a comment challenge or a straight donation.
Happy holidays!
Nora Coon says
Nora Coon from Portland, Oregon. My wish for 2012 would be a general trend back towards sanity and away from partisanship in this country…perhaps a wish better saved for 2013.
Thanks for doing this!
Val Robertson says
Val Roberts from Boise, Idaho. Just "bought" a llama at Heifer.org yesterday as a Christmas present.
My 2012 wish is for everyone on Earth to step back, take a deep breath, and be nicer to each other. And everything everyone else has wished for, as well.
Bryan Russell says
1. Bryan Russell
2. Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
3. My wish: good health and happiness to whomever might read this far down the list
4. I have already donated to Heifer! One of my favourite charities. I donate through the blog of Patrick Rothfuss, as they have a nice matching scheme. More bang for my charitable buck.
Lou Belcher says
Great blog post. I'm Lou Belcher and I participated in an Art Exhibit that supported this organization or one similar to it … Very wonderful thing you are doing.
Anna says
I was waiting for the fundraiser to begin this year! I'm Anna from Texas, and my wish for the new year is that we will learn to respect each other in spite of our differences, and that we can work together for positive change.
Jessica Love says
This is such a great organization!
I'm Jessica from CA and my wish for 2012 is to finally get my life together. π
Heather says
Great organization! I just want to mention Lifewater, too–if you want to give food AND water this year–and as with Heifer International you can donate a "gift" in honor of someone you love. My parents don't know it yet, but they are getting a latrine for Christmas! :->
My name is Heather, I'm from St. Paul MN, and my wish for this year is that my kids and I love outward.
wendy says
My name is Wendy and I'm from the great land of Aus. My wish for 2012 is for everyone to find their way Home to life, love and their full potential.
Merry Christmas to you, Nathan, your beautiful wife and all your readers.
Mira says
Yay! It's wonderful of you to do this every year, Nathan. I think Heifer is a terrific organization!
I haven't started my blog yet, but it's set up, so I think I'll open it just for this and then close it again until I'm ready. Obviously, I don't have followers or anything, so it's more just in support.
So, questions – I'm Mira from the San Francisco Bay Area. My wish for 2012 is for worldwide clarity and balance.
p.s. Jennifer, if you see this, I tried to comment on your blog, but it wouldn't let me.
Matthew MacNish says
I'm not sure I can afford a direct donation, but I could probably manage $0.50 a comment if I blog about it. We've got til Friday?
I'll definitely Tweet.
Lisa Shafer says
I've been giving to Heifer for awhile now. I'll go ahead and choose one of their "gifts" for this Christmas, too.
I'm Lisa. Most days I'm from Utah, but some days (like this, the last day of school before break), I'm slightly to the left of insane.
Catherine Lavoie says
What a great cause! π
I'm Cat from Montreal and my wish for 2012 is health, hope and happiness for all. (And world peace.)
Happy holidays!! All the best to you and yours!
Sparrow says
Heifer is one of my favorite charities! Good choice!
My wish is for people to be just a little more decent to one another. They don't even have to be kind, just recognize one another as human beings and not things or a faceless mass to be taken advantage of or fought against.
Moses Siregar III says
I'm spending Nathan's money!!!
Jen McConnel says
What an excellent cause!
I'm Jen McConnel from North Carolina. My wish is that everyone finds their own form of bliss in 2012.
TL Conway says
I'm Tricia from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
My wishes include a better economy and help with the housing market, but my own personal selfish wish? I really want an xBox. (HEY SANTA! Did you get my letter?!)
Thanks for doing this again, Nathan. Happy Holidays!
JD says
Instead of giving gifts to my loved ones this year (and adding to their collective unwanted clutter pile) I made a big (for me) donation to Heifer International in their honor.
My wish for the coming year is for organic/non-GMO food to be accessible and affordable for everyone, not a luxury for just a few. Oh – and world peace, of course. Okay that's two wishes, but I've always been better with words than numbers. π
Happy Holidays!!
Jen Calafiore-Daniele
Wendy W. Chen says
That's great of you, Nathan! Looks like a very worthy organisation. I've also tweeted this.
And I'm Wendy from Australia. π
Elaine AM Smith says
This is a great organisation with an impressive aim. I hope they continue to make a difference for individuals, families and communities.I support Oxfam – their animal and education presents are also designed to raise children out of poverty.
Seekerval says
Good choice, Nathan!
I'm Val from Minneapolis, MN.
I'm wishing the political and corporate movers and shakers would move away from politicking and shake some sense into themselves and each other to FIX the country, the economy, and the American political theater.
Deniz Bevan says
Very generous of you Nathan! This is a great cause.
Deniz from Montreal.
Hope everyone has a fabulous writing and reading year in 2012!
k m mittan says
Come on, folks. Let's make Nathan pay! π Actually, I think this is a wonderful idea. thank you for bringing Heifer International to my attention.
I'm Karen – originally from a cattle ranch in Jackson Hole. My wish is that next year my book will be doing well enough that I can match your donations, Nathan.
I'll tweet this, too.
Nicole says
Love this fundraiser, Nathan! I donated to Heifer as part of my Christmas gift to extended family this year – they all loved it and were honored to have the donation made in their names. Heifer is a great organization!
Susan Kaye Quinn says
Love this! Go Heifer Int'l!
limecello says
Will you believe my name actually is Limecello? π I'm stateside – and… well a wish I *had* for 2011 was to get a job – I'll just carry that over to 2012.
This is a fantastic organization – thank you for giving to Heifer International and raising awareness about it!
Michelle says
Great idea, Nathan- I love Heifer. Will retweet as well.
Anonymous says
Lovely idea:)
Nic says
Thanks for doing this! Heifer International is great.
I'm Nic from Virginia, and my wish is for the world to gain in peace, acceptance, and happiness in 2012 and every year.