The Top Ten Things You Should Know About Social Promise
February 2, 2023
THE TOP TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SOCIAL PROMISE
10. Sharon Crary, one of our founding directors, had the opportunity to travel to Uganda in 2000. She witnessed how rebel activity had devastated the area's economy. People were living in such extreme poverty that on any given day, they were as likely to die as to live. Sharon returned to the United States and recruited her family and friends to support the neediest people in northern Uganda.
9. For the first few years, we supported the children at St. Jude Children's Home without incorporating a formal nonprofit. Still, we found that to implement our ideas and give people in the U.S. the maximum flexibility in supporting the people in Uganda, we needed to start our own nonprofit. So we incorporated Social Promise in 2011
8. Social Promise partners with well-established Ugandan organizations that provide health or educational resources to impoverished communities.
7. Annually, members of our board of directors visit our partners to observe their work, quantify what we can do to help, and experience the myriad ways your generous funding works.
6. We understand that providing access to healthcare and education are two of the most successful ways to help people living in extreme poverty. Access to these resources will increase the likelihood that the people we are helping will develop independence from our assistance.
5. Giving your money to help strangers shows a high level of caring and empathy. Giving makes sense only if you know your contribution is used wisely and efficiently. We care that each dollar donated to help in Gulu does the most it possibly can.
4. A significant component of our mission is raising awareness in our communities. We want you to understand the hardships and needs of the people in Uganda so they don't go unnoticed, and together we can give them the help and support they need.
3. It is our belief that children are naturally empathetic and have a corresponding motivation to help others. Our goal is to inspire a lifelong commitment to volunteerism and philanthropy in young people in the U.S.
2. Poverty exists in so many places it can be challenging to know where to start helping. In areas with severe poverty, like northern Uganda, a smaller amount of money can often make the difference between life and death.
1. By supporting local nonprofit institutions, you empower people to change lives in their local environment. We did not go into Uganda and establish our own programs, so there will never be a time when we will leave and cause disruption. Instead, you support institutions with ideas, passion, and knowledge that only lack the means to implement their life-changing ideas.