Sometimes there’s this preconceived notion that helping others must involve a certain level of sacrifice or compromise. As if the act of doing something for others takes a piece of us away.
Sometimes it has more to do with the weight we assign to different gestures, or the comparisons we make between one act and another. On the scale of generosity, what is worth more?
It’s worth helping in whatever way you can.
In the end, the help we give to others is more about the Impact that act has on their lives than what it does for us, right? About how it makes us feel. We feel good in the end, of course, but ultimately, the purpose is what matters most.
Did you know that when you file your income tax return, you can redirect 1% of the tax you already pay to the Government to an Organization of your choice? This isn’t an extra donation or a percentage you’re paying on top of what you already owe. It isn’t a personal sacrifice or a concession on your part, but it is a real difference it can make in the life of someone you probably don’t know and never will.
At Casa do Impacto, we have the privilege of supporting the work of Entrepreneurs, Startups, and Organizations dedicated to making others’ lives better—more just, inclusive, accessible, sustainable, and happy. They tackle a wide range of challenges with their innovative solutions and reach diverse audiences, empowering, including, training, and educating them. It is their work that transforms lives.
This is 1% that costs each of us nothing, but is worth so much to all those we don’t know, yet whom we can positively impact in this way:
- > Associação Semear: 508 908 507
- > Associação Une.Idades: 517852349;
- > Associação VERDE: 516 766 716;
- > Bicicultura: 515351164;
- > Café Joyeux Portugal: 514 199 784;
- > Circular Economy: 514363240;
- > MyPolis: 514917865;
- > Pedalar Sem Idade: 515 170 020;
- > Reshape: 513643982;
- > Sea Sheperd Portugal: 516032852;
- > Teach For Portugal: 513 807 047;
- > Youth Climate Leaders: 516184725.
If you’ve had to deal with something difficult and are therefore more sensitive to one of these issues, if you identify more with one organization than another, if you already know someone who is part of one of these Teams or even someone who is being supported by them, if you believe there are challenges that need to be addressed now, or if you want to be more involved in solving them all, here are the IRS donation codes you can choose so that this 1% can make a difference in someone’s life.
It costs you nothing, but it’s worth a lot.
