Vote Now For the Recipient of Our Summer Donation!

It's time to vote for the quarterly Twoshirts Non-Profit Donation! This summer we are on track to receive at least $3000 in donations, which means that the non-profit group you vote for will receive a donation of at least $300.

Vote in the right-hand sidebar for one of …

New "Inactive Items" Menu Link

You may not have noticed, but we recently made a very small but incredibly helpful change to the My Twoshirts Menu over in the right sidebar.

Until now, when you clicked the "My Items" link you were presented with a list of all your items, active and inactive alike. …

Only 2 days to nominate your favorite non-profit for our summer donation!

Every quarter Twoshirts gives away 10% of the donations we receive to a small, poverty-relief non-profit based on your votes.

So far we're on track to give away no less than $300, which is quite a bit more than the $87 we gave away in the spring! That amount could …

Announcing Our First Back to School Swap!

We're excited to announce our first Back to School Swap here at Twoshirts.org. The idea is simple: post as many kids clothes, shoes, and school supplies as you can some of us can get what we need. Chances are we all have a little extra, and with times as tough as they …

Summer Issue of The Gift Now Available!

Our summer Issue of the Twoshirts quarterly journal, The Gift, is now available! Our theme for the summer is "Children and Justice," and in this issue we explore a number of different ways Twoshirts members are involved with efforts to relieve the needs of children all …

Mid-Ohio Food Drive Results!

The results are in... the Twoshirts.org network of Grove City gathered an amazing 4,703 items and $2,403! But what's really amazing is that it weighed 4,882 pounds!!! According to the Mid-Ohio FoodBank, one pound of food is equal to one meal. As a team, we provided …

Announcing the Spring Donation Voting Results

Polls closed last night for our Spring Non-Profit Donation, and we have a winner! 71 of you voted and your choice was clear: the Mid-Ohio Food Bank will be receiving a check from Twoshirts.org for 10% of the total donations we received from March 1, 2008 through May 31, …

Let's Bag Hunger! - A Twoshirts.org Food Drive

This month, Twoshirts.org is spotlighting a non-profit organization called the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. They partner with United Way to do Operation Feed. For 27 years Operation Feed has provided food for needy families in central Ohio. Every year, local businesses, …

How To Plan a Door To Door Food Drive With Twoshirts.org

The Grove City Vineyard Group is conducting a food drive to benefit the Mid-Ohio Food Bank for the whole month of June! Why not join us? This is an excellent opportunity for church small groups, employers, and individuals to make an impact in Central Ohio. Our goal is …

Vote For the Recipient of Our Spring Donation

It's the last week of May, which means it's time to vote for the recipient of our first quarterly non-profit donation. At the end of every quarter we'll donate 10% of our support revenue from that quarter to the poverty focused non-profit of your choice.

Our support …

What is Poverty? Part 3

Check out this short video produced by the Toronto Star newspaper, asking school children the question, "What is poverty and what should be done about it?" I thought it would add an interesting perspective to the question we've been asking

What Matters To Me

I met Kerri Seger today for coffee to catch up on her plans for Haiti, and during our conversation we talked about the idea that more good can be done in the world by ordinary people simply doing their part than by all the well-intentioned bureaucratic governmental and …

The Transforming Power of the Gift

This article appeared in the Spring issue of The Gift, A Quarterly Journal of the Twoshirts.org Community. Click here to download the Spring Issue and read the other articles and interviews on generosity.

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Pocket Knives & Powerpuff …

What is Poverty? Part 2

This is the second installment of our video exploration of poverty. What is is, and how can we counter it?

In the previous video the speaker attempted to boil poverty down to what he thought was its basic essence: lack of relationships. Clearly, his hope is that by …

What is Poverty? Part 1

A new friend sent me this video. It's a friend of his in Brazil chipping in his definition of poverty. In the coming weeks I'll be posting a series of video clips on the subject of poverty in order to provoke discussion.

Watch the video and share your thoughts:

(If …

Share Your Twoshirts Story!

We want to hear from you about your Twoshirts experience! I hear little stories from you guys all the time through e-mail and in person, but why not share it with the whole Twoshirts community? We've even placed a link in your twoshirts menu on the right for writing it …

Now Accepting Proposals For Spring 2008 Outreach Grants

This is your chance to impact your community! Twoshirts.org is now accepting project proposals from Twoshirts Groups for our Spring 2008 Grants. The grant budget will be 20% of our total support revenue received during the spring quarter from 4/16-5/31, and be broken …

Nominations Now Open For Spring Non-Profit Gift

We have opened up the nomination process for our Spring 2008 non-profit gift. To nominate your favorite charity, please post a forum topic in the new "Nominations" section of the Members Cafe Forum.

The amount of the gift will be 10% of the support revenues we receive …

The Story of Stuff Discussion: Part 6 & 7

Okay everyone, it's time to wrap up our Story of Stuff discussion with the final two chapters. I've personally enjoyed reading your comments so far, and I appreciate how you've played along with me while I've tried to stir the pot a little.

In this installment I'm …

The Gift: New Quarterly Journal Available Now

We're excited to announce the Spring 2008 publication of our very first issue of The Gift: a quarterly journal of the Twoshirts.org community. Every quarter we'll feature articles, essays, interviews, book reviews, creative content, and practical suggestions meant to …