For The Troops is an organization dedicated to providing members of the American military with “We Care” packages. The "We Care" packages contain basic necessities, goodies and games. Simple care packages can mean a lot to those risking their lives every day overseas. For The Troops is 100% volunteer run and born out of that … Continue reading For The Troops – Showing “We Care”
HomeAid Phoenix shared the warmth this past week by calling on Valley companies to support their inaugural Share the Warmth Drive. The Share the Warmth drive collected blankets and socks to help the homeless during the winter months. The donation drive was an opportunity to raise awareness about this issue in our community and kick … Continue reading Share the Warmth – Socks and Blankets
While holiday shopping may be in full swing, it’s time to think forward to Q1 and what your customers will need. From health and wellness to Valentine’s Day, we have got your retail business covered. Here are the top 4 products for your small business in Q1: 1. Holiday Items It's very important to have … Continue reading Top 4 Products for Your Small Business in Q1
World Roma Federation (WRF) is a nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian aid to minority and ethnic people from at-risk or poverty backgrounds. We recently received a donation of sleeping bags from Good360 and DollarDays that we used to distribute to the homeless living on the streets.
It is always valuable when you have an opportunity to learn more about the needs of your community. By chance, our CEO saw a Facebook post this past week about a blanket drive to help the local Maricopa County animal shelters. Luckily, we had some fleece blankets in the office and decided to drop them off at a local business helping with the blanket drive. Afterward, I felt it was important to learn more about animal shelters and was surprised to hear the full scope of their needs.
How to Prepare a Business for the Winter The weather has been turning quickly, as temperatures across the United States are plummeting. For businesses of all types and sizes, wintertime brings about a lot of changes to store policies, hours, maintenance and inventory. It’s good to begin prepping your winter business practices now so you’re … Continue reading On the Shelf: Preparing Your Business for the Cold Weather Ahead
This week we had the pleasure of hosting Sam Leyvas, Executive Director of HomeAid Phoenix, to our office to learn more about the organization and their goals as one of HomeAid's newest chapters. Sam worked in philanthropy for the last several years, specifically venture philanthropy in Washington, D.C., but started to feel distanced from the … Continue reading Speaker Series: HomeAid Phoenix
Our DollarDays family joined the Valley of the Sun United Way’s Operation Uplift event at Barcelona Elementary School in Glendale, Arizona. Operation Uplift is the United Way’s volunteer vehicle for thousands of volunteers to help strengthen schools, grow local food systems and address community needs through hard and rewarding work in Maricopa County. Staff joined … Continue reading United Way: Operation Uplift
DollarDays welcomed Executive Director of Opportunity 4 Kids, Alexandra Jobe, to discuss the organization and their work to provide extracurricular activities to underprivileged children.
We have been conditioned that when combining the words stretch and dollar, it is an overreach or unattainable. But, what if we change the connotation of how the words are paired together? We have a mission at DollarDays to stretch your dollar so that any need is attainable. With nonprofits, we know an order for … Continue reading Not A Far Stretch