Giveunity provides easy, meaningful way to donate on #GivingTuesday

The Huffington Post ranked Cincinnati as the No. 4 Most Charitable U.S. City in 2013, but for Mikki Graff, co-founder and designer of the Giveunity app, this year's #GivingTuesday presents the “unique opportunity to put Cincinnati on the map as the most charitable city in the U.S.”
 
Giveunity is a free smartphone application that connects donors with local nonprofits through just a few simple clicks.
 
“Our local nonprofit organizations are doing important work,” Graff says. “They are helping to build better neighborhoods for all of us. We need to show them some love.”
 
Since the app’s development, more than 500 individuals have downloaded it, gaining exposure and giving generously to the more than 100 local nonprofits that have signed up.
 
“To date, our average donation is $39.50, and our largest donation is $1,000,” Graff says. “This #GivingTuesday, donations made to local nonprofits through the Giveunity app will be matched thanks to the Big Idea Challenge of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.”
 
The $2,500 match grant means each donation received Dec. 2 will grow in percentage, which for Graff is an easy way to make more of a local impact.
 
“It's money going directly to help your community," she says. "Explore the nonprofit profiles on the Giveunity app, make a donation, and you get to direct where these generous funds go this Tuesday.

"In previous years, local charities have harnessed #GivingTuesday to collect donations of new and used shoes for job interviews, gift cards and toiletries for homeless teens, financial support for local high schools and even bring a hippopotamus to Cincinnati. The possibilities to donate are truly limitless.“ 

Do Good: 

•   Sign up to create your free donor account, and give. 

•   If you're a nonprofit, connect with Giveunity so donors can support your cause.

•   Spread the word about Giveunity by liking and sharing the nonprofit's Facebook page.