GET TO KNOW OUR NEW MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. LEARN HOW YOUR GIFT CAN CREATE LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES.
You’re about to have a shopping experience you won’t find anywhere else – an online catalog where you don’t buy, you give. What you'll find on these pages is something far more rewarding than anything you may have purchased from a catalog before. Because this catalog features the gift of opportunity - a way to help deserving kids in our city get beyond the obstacles of poverty, crime and abuse. It's never been simpler to make a real difference for kids in our city. With just a couple of clicks, you can help a child participate in one of the 10 innovative after-school programs we support. Buy skates for a budding ice star in Harlem. Give homeless teens the skills to move from the streets into careers. Buy art supplies that will help kids heal the wounds of domestic violence... and much more. Learn about the unique ways the Catalog
is helping New York City kids transform their lives and strengthening our community by clicking here.
All Purpose Greeting Cards Available
Need to purchase a token of appreciation and have a limited budget? We have the perfect solution! The Catalog now has available, attractive all-purpose 5”x7” four-color note cards designed by Community-Word Project students at P.S. 79 in the Bronx. Community-Word Project, one of the ten Catalog members, helps underserved children by providing a creative outlet that empowers while nurturing literacy and self-expression. Its powerful murals, featuring students’ art and writing, help bring neighborhoods together and inspire hope and empathy.
Cards are now available in packages of 10 for $10 each. All proceeds will benefit the youth served by The Catalog’s participating agencies. Order online or call 212.765.8212.
NBC-TV, NYC Taxis Feature Catalog for Giving
NBC-TV reporter, Cat Greenleaf recently filmed a segment, which highlights the unique work of the Catalog and one of its members, Row New York. The piece, which aired on both the 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. news, will be featured, for a limited time, in all New York City taxi cabs. View the video.
Proceeds of Footwear Industry ‘Virtual Walk’
Earmarked for Catalog Kids
On May 16, 2009, the Catalog for Giving will partner with shoe designer/distributor Melissa USA, the leading manufacturer of Jelly shoes, to designate a portion of one sale day to launch its first ‘Walk a Mile in Their Shoes’ campaign. All proceeds will be earmarked for the Catalog’s ten member organizations. See the complete listing of shopping locations.
Catalog for Giving Rings the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
On March 11, 2009, The Catalog for Giving of New York City visited the NASDAQ MarketSite
in New York City's Times Square to commemorate 2009 as its fifteenth year transforming the lives of youth throughout all five boroughs. In honor of the occasion, Susan Wyant, the Catalog's Executive Director and Board Vice Chairman, James Nelson, presided over the Closing Bell along with other members of the Board and a group of dedicated individuals and students involved with nonprofits who benefit from The Catalog's mission. see more photos/view the video
Multi-Year Gift of Opportunity Announced
NEW YORK LIFE BELIEVES IN THE CATALOG FOR GIVING
The New York Foundation decided some ten years ago to focus its funding on organizations that help children. And recently the foundation announced that it would help fund the new roster of Catalog member organizations with a $300,000 gift, to be divided over the next three years. Find out why the Catalog was selected by clicking here. more
