I heard it through the grapevine: more details on my work with grapevine

Last week I announced that I was working with Grapevine to help change the landscape of social media and use my platform to help raise money for non-profits. I decided to write a little blog post with more information about what this partnership entails.
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​What is Grapevine? 
Grapevine is a platform where you can donate to curated funds of non-profit organizations. The idea behind the platform is to connect with like minded people who have the knowledge and expertise to help you feel confident in your giving. 

How did you get involved with Grapevine?
Grapevine is one of my clients at work. I connected with Emily, the Co-Founder of the company, a couple months back. After learning more about their business and how they were looking to work with influencers, she asked if I'd like to get involved and of course I said yes. I'm really excited about the opportunity to raise money for non-profits I care about and get my community involved. 

What's in it for you? 
Any donations you make would make me SO happy, but I do not financially profit in anyway from any donations.

What's in it for Grapevine?
Grapevine also doesn't take a cut from any donations. Similar to GoFundMe, they just charge a 3.9% processing fee for any donations. For example, if you made a $5 donation, you would be charged an additional 19 cents to process the payment. You can also leave a tip for Grapevine, but this is totally optional. 

What's in it for me?
Besides feeling good about yourself for helping out some great causes, I'll be hosting giveaways periodically to reward those who donate. For every $1 you donate, that counts as 1 entry. If you donate $5 for example, that's 5 chances to win. If you donate, just send me a screenshot letting me know and I'll enter you in the giveaway. 

What are the organizations we can donate to?
I have 2 funds, one for organizations who are saving the planet through secondhand style and one to protect some of my favorite animals who live on it (dogs, cats, rabbits, manatees and elephants to be exact). 

Organizations in the Animal Fund: 

• Mighty Mutts: A rescue helping dogs and cats in NYC. This is the organization most near and dear to my heart because I've been volunteering with them for the last several years. 
• The Sato Project: Another dog rescue in the NYC area that specifically saves dogs from Puerto Rico. I went to PR a few years ago on vacation and it broke my heart to see so many homeless dogs, so this is another organization that's really important to me. 
• Rabbit Rescue and Rehab: A rescue helping rabbits in NYC. Rabbits are one of my favorite animals, I had a pet rabbit when I was in high school. 
• Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: A rescue that rehabilitates orphan elephants, as well as rhinos and giraffes, in Kenya. The last two years I have been fostering a baby elephant through Sheldrick Wildlife. 
• Save The Manatees: A rescue to protect manatees, since they are engaged species. I love manatees because they are gentle giants. I swam with them in Florida a couple years ago and it made me love them even more.

Organizations in the Thrift Fund:

• Housing Works: A chain of thrift stores in NYC who's proceeds go towards fighting AIDS and homelessness. 
• Cure Thrift Store: A thrift store in NYC who's proceeds goes towards diabetes research. 
• Vintage Thrift Store: A thrift store in NYC who's proceeds go to the United Jewish Council of the East Side. 
• City Opera Thrift Store: A thrift store in NYC who's proceeds support the fine arts.  

Well I want to help the elephants, but I don't like dogs. Can I pick which organizations I want to donate to?
Yes, you can donate to the entire animal or thrift fund, or just a particular organization. 

I think that's it! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

You can check out my fund here.