For the last decade, I have been involved with a small non-profit, the National Youth Rights Association, is a youth-led non-profit empowering young people to work in defense of their own civil rights.
Pound-for-pound NYRA is one of the most effective and efficient organizations in the country. With a small budget it has made dozens of national media appearances, changed dozens of laws and business policies that negatively impact youth, and empowered hundreds of young people to stand up, speak out, and take action. It has more than doubled its donations over the last few years, but still operates off of a shoestring budget. We hope to change that.
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JP Morgan Chase is sponsoring a community giving contest on Facebook. Individual Facebook users simply vote for their favorite non-profit (NO donation required!). In the first round, the top 100 organizations receive $25,000. For small non-profits like NYRA, $25,000 is HUGE! Please help us out by voting for us HERE.
The deadline is December 11th, so PLEASE vote soon!
If you participate in the Chase Community Giving program, you receive 20 votes to cast. So make sure you vote for some of the other many worthwhile organizations.