Doing Good Together

“Form 990-ez part iii, statement of program service accomplishments, organization primary exempt purpose: doing good together (dgt) encourages families to raise generous, thoughtful, civic-minded children by offering opportunities for them to practice kindness and serve others together. By working one-on-one with families, schools, parent groups, nonprofit agencies, faith groups and businesses, dgt strives to build a culture in which children grow up aware of social issues and poised to contribute throughout their lives.”

“Description amountbank service charges 1,051design and hosting 680management meetings 876membership fees 285permits and fees 205insurance 882professional development 116promotion 740taxes and licenses 6supplies 10,403volunteer recognition 525workers compensation 484newsletter 819postage 720printing 525event costs 12,314”

“Category beginning of year end of yearaccounts receivable 10,509 7,053prepaid expenses 372 2,156”

“Category beginning of year end of yearaccrued expenses 19,113 14,932deferred revenue 0 45,000payroll liabilities 0 2,262”

“Continuation of form 990-ez, part iii, line 28: we do this by offering a variety of products and services to both organizations and individual families, including (1) workshops and presentations to parents and educators; (2) consulting with social service agencies and creating materials for them to deepen their family service efforts; (3) outreach through monthly newsletters, local family volunteer opportunity listings (in nyc, boston, seattle, silicon valley, baltimore and the twin cities), up-to-date website, and social media (blog, facebook, twitter, instagram, pinterest) and (4) offering our big-hearted families toolkit (bhf), a collection of resources based on the finding that caring and compassion develop with practice. Continuation of form 990-ez, part iii, line 28: at the core are dozens of fun, engaging activities that can be started at an early age things like adopting a food shelf, fostering animals, or writing letters to soldiers. Families can also join our big-hearted family membership circle for a small yearly fee. Continuation of form 990-ez, part iii, line 29: in two short but productive hours, families gather to do readymade volunteer activities together. Often it is a childs first exposure to giving back. Families move among 5 to 10 stations doing different service activities, such as creating pet toys for an animal rescue group, decorating cards for sick children, or assembling sandwiches for a homeless shelter. To introduce the giving habit, families receive conversation starters that get them chatting about our responsibility to contribute to the common good. At nights end, parents have passed along ideas about compassion and civic responsibility; the community has gotten extra helping hands; and families have gotten fired up about what they can do next.”