"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol that enumerates in the manner of a cumulative song a series of increasingly numerous gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas." For our 12 Days of Christmas we decided to give back to the community! In The Twelve Days of Giving Templeton Real Estate Group donated $100 to 12 different local organizations!
12. Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Art Changes Lives, and meet three engaging, thoughtful people who have been personally and profoundly affected by the educational and outreach programs of Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Develop an artistic home for theater artists that supports emerging actors, encourages new regional and national playwrights, promotes sustained employment opportunities for artists and attracts the very best artistic staff. Illuminate human nature and our rich cultural heritage through a repertory that includes the plays of William Shakespeare, the richest and most complex in the English language, together with other works from a variety of dramatic periods and genres; andPromote cultural understanding through highlighting diverse traditions and supporting artists and audiences of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds.
How to Donate:
https://tickets.intermountainarts.org/donate/contribute1?ct=1
11. Habitat For Humanity
Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity builds simple, decent, affordable homes in partnership with volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We all work in support of families who invest hundreds of "partnership hours" in preparation for successful homeownership.
How to Donate:
https://www.hfhboise.org/donate
10. The Home Partnership Foundation
Strengthen communities across Idaho by helping people build a strong foundation for their lives through stable, safe, and affordable housing. We encourage tax-deductible charitable gifts from private citizens, local governments, foundations, and employers to:
- Support shelters and shelter services for the homeless and disadvantaged.
- Help avoid eviction actions to stabilize households and prevent homelessness.
- Encourage asset-building and education to achieve economic independence.
- Build equity-sharing funds to make workforce housing attainable.
- Facilitate tax-advantaged land donations for affordable housing purposes.
How to Donate:
https://www.sagepayments.net/eftcart/forms/donate.asp?M_id=999472369338
9. Nurse Leaders of Idaho
The Idaho Alliance of Leaders in Nursing (IALN) is a non-member nursing philanthropy and educational organization that focuses on collecting and analyzing nursing workforce data and engaging in activities that promote meeting the Institute of Medicine recommendations for the future of nursing.
Nurse Leaders of Idaho (NLI) is the Idaho affiliate of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL). As a membership organization, it works to advance nursing leadership, practice, and education through collaboration, engaging with other professional organizations and through health policy advocacy. NLI is a participating member of the Idaho Center for Nursing.
How to Donate:
https://www.sagepayments.net/eftcart/forms/donate.asp?M_id=999472369338
8. Voices Against Violence
Our mission is to engage voices to create change in the prevention, intervention, and response to domestic violence, dating abuse, stalking, and sexual assault.
Our work is to create healthy relationships and compassionate communities.Our work is to build the capacity of programs, organizations, and systems through learning communities to provide safe, compassionate, trauma-informed, inclusive and accessible services to adolescents and adults and their children exposed to violence and to increase offender accountability.
How to Donate:
https://idvsa.org/donate/one-time-donation/
7. Aquarium of Boise
We strive to enhance the quality of life for all terrestrial and aquatic animals by teaching and inspiring people of all ages to better understand, care for, and conserve all life on our planet to ensure a greater future for us all.
The 10,000 square foot facility houses over 35,000 gallons of saltwater and over 250 different species of animals and marine life. Our collection includes animals that do not live in the ocean, but have come from local donations from the community. These animals include iguanas, freshwater turtles and fish, snakes and lizards. We do accept animals, but only within the guidelines and rules of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
How to Donate:
https://aquariumboise.net/season-passes#!/Aquarium-of-Boise-Donation/p/238807389/category=0
6. Idaho Humane Society
The Idaho Humane Society is the largest and oldest animal welfare organization and veterinary charity in the state. We are a private 501(c)3 organization that relies on donations to provide programs and services that benefit animals in Idaho.
The mission of the Idaho Humane Society is to advocate for the welfare and responsible care of animals, protect them from neglect and cruelty, and promote humane education, awareness, and compassion. We believe that because domestic animals are a product of human intervention, we have a special obligation to them in regard to humane treatment and responsible stewardship.
How to Donate:
https://idahohumanesociety.org/donate/donate-now/
5. Idaho Ronald McDonald House
Through Idaho Ronald McDonald House® in Boise, Ronald McDonald Family Room® in Idaho Falls, and Happy Wheels Hospitality Carts in Boise and Twin Falls, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho supports families of ill or injured children by keeping them together in times of medical need. Families are stronger when they’re together and family is what helps sick children cope with their illness.Whether it’s a home-cooked meal, hot beverage during long days at the hospital, or a warm embrace between a mother and her sick child, we provide families with comfort and support when they need it most.
How to Donate:
https://rmhcidaho.givingfuel.com/home2020
4.The World Center for Birds of Prey
The World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho, is the headquarters for The Peregrine Fund, an international non-profit organization founded in 1970 that conserves endangered raptors around the world. The Peregrine Fund is known for its worldwide conservation and recovery efforts of rare and endangered raptors. The organization's first recovery effort focused on the peregrine falcon, which was facing extinction due to the widespread use of the chemical DDT. The peregrine falcon was removed from the U.S. Endangered Species list in 1999 at an international celebration held in Boise.
How to Donate:
https://peregrinefund.org/membership
3. Boise Farmers Market
Boise Farmers Market is a food-centric and agriculturally based market. Within our guidelines, the majority of the members must be agricultural. 95% of the vendors are food and agricultural products with 5% dedicated to non-food items.Farmers markets have a long history of being more than merely a place to exchange goods. The Boise Farmers Market is committed to playing an important role in fostering new ideas in the regional food system. The Farmers Market is a place where the public can learn about the relationship of local food and farms to our health, our economy, and our culture.
How to Donate:
Zoo Boise is a service of the City of Boise and is supported by the Friends of Zoo Boise, a 501(c)(3) membership organization that supports Zoo Boise in the area of animal acquisition, capital improvement projects, education programs, volunteer opportunities, and special events. The goal of each of these components is to increase public awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the zoo, wild animals, animal habitats, species conservation, and the environment.Zoo Boise is accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA). Look for the AZA logo whenever you visit a zoo or aquarium as your assurance that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you, and a better future for all living things.
How to Donate:
https://zooboise.org/support/donate/
1. Idaho Botanical Garden
The Idaho Botanical Garden, Nestled in the Boise Foothills, it is a sanctuary in the heart of the Old Penitentiary Historic District. The Garden promotes horticulture in the Treasure Valley using native and domestic plants adapted to the intermountain region.
The Idaho Botanical Garden, a 501(c)3 organization, is established to develop a botanical garden on a 42-acre site of old prison grounds leased from the Idaho State Historical Society and the State of Idaho. Local botanist, Dr. Christopher Davidson, assembles the first board of directors of 17 civic leaders and professionals. On opening day, Boise industrialist Jack Simplot plants the first tree, a 20-foot northern red oak in the Garden. The tree is still standing today in the Meditation Garden.
How to Donate:
https://47709.blackbaudhosting.com/47709/Total-Contributions