Give To The Max - 2023 Edition

Are you ready for Minnesota’s favorite giving extravaganza, where we spend all day donating to our favorite charities like Swifties at a new merch drop (and don’t get me wrong, I’m loving the merch drops…)


Yes, I mean Give to the Max Day tomorrow, November 16 (though early giving has started now)




May I suggest some of my clients, that have all gained the patented Bethany Gladhill Seal of approval? I PROMISE YOU that even a $5 donation to one of these places will make a world of difference.

 

For filmmakers/film lovers (and an awesome new space in a renovated historic building):

FilmNorth

 

For other arts lovers (also an awesome new space in a renovated historic building):

The Victoria Theater Arts Center

 

For history groups who tell important stories:

Historic Saint Paul

Historic Summit Avenue

 

For other theaters and arts organizations that make our world so much richer:

Pangea World Theater

Wonderlust Productions

Ten Thousand Things

Full Circle Theater Company

Nimbus

Open Eye Figure Theater

New Dawn Theater

Sod House Theater

Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop

Out of the Box Opera

 

For powerful dance that changes the world:

Rosy Simas Danse

 

For mental health (becoming more crucial every day):

Mental Health Minnesota

 

For preschools and creating a better life for young kids:

KidsPark

Cathedral Hill Montessori School

 

For moral capitalism (really not an oxymoron):

The Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism

 

To run away with the circus:

Circus Juventas

 

Or let me be your personal giving concierge! Tell me what causes are important to you, and I will suggest a place to donate to that matches your values!

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