W. Brand Publishing believes in the importance of giving back as much as we believe in the importance of stories. We give a percentage of our net profits to non-profits and companies dear to us and to our authors. Here are some of the companies we believe in and support. We will keep adding more periodically so we can keep paying it forward.
Human Library Organization
From the Human Library Organization Facebook page:
The Human Library Organization is an international NGO working to build spaces in the community for personal dialogue about issues that are often difficult, challenging, and stigmatizing.
We publish people like open books on a given topic. Our readers ask questions and get answers from their “book.”
We and our local partners deliver events in civil society through libraries, universities, festivals, high schools, colleges, conferences, and social happenings.
Find out more at their website, click here
Love your melon
From the Love Your Melon Website:
Our Beginning
Love Your Melon was founded in an entrepreneurship class at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota by two friends, Zachary and Brian, who wanted to start a business with a meaningful and positive social impact. On a mission to improve the lives of children battling cancer since October 22nd, 2012, Love Your Melon began with the simple idea of putting a hat on every child battling cancer in America.
Mission Wonder Women
From the Mission Wonder Women website:
Our Mission
Our mission is to raise awareness and support causes related to the improvement and flourishment of women and children globally. We pledge to act on any charitable causes which provide support, services, and empowerment to women and children all across the world.
Our Vision
We focus on making the maximum positive effort for women and children around the world. Our team and supporters provide the momentum that helps us affect change. By keeping a close and personal relationship with our partner nonprofits, we provide solutions and support that make a long-lasting difference.
To support and learn more about Misson Wonder Women click here
Waggle foundation
From the Waggle Foundation website:
Each year, an estimated 500,000 pet guardians in the U.S. face a harrowing moment - the realization that the treatment their pet needs is beyond their reach. The choice is an impossible one: provide the care you can’t afford or euthanize a beloved family member. This moment, seen over and over in animal hospitals across the country, impacts the health and well-being not only of the family - but it also affects the hospital staff, the veterinarians, and the community at large.
No pet parent should lose their best friend because of financial hardship.
Waggle was created to help the greater pet-loving community put an end to economic-driven pet euthanasia—and the human heartache that accompanies this tragic situation. Waggle is changing this; one pet, one owner, one donor at a time.
beautiful strength
Led by Photographer Annette McNamara, Beautiful Strength celebrates diversity through the power of photography and words.
We are pleased to join missions by working on an upcoming book featuring the amazing people she has photographed.
Excerpt from the Beautiful Strength site: No matter your race, ethnicity, gender, body type, sexuality, religion, or political views… if your heart is filled with love, your story is welcomed here!
Find out more and donate to her project and Atticus the bus, here.
Bombas
We love these socks! With the buy one/give one model like Tom’s this was a perfect incentive for us to try and become hooked on this brand. And they now have T-Shirts!
Here’s a blurb from their site: When we first learned that socks are the most requested clothing item in homeless shelters, we knew we had to do something. We started Bombas to make an impact on our community by donating a pair of socks for every pair we sold, and continue that philosophy of thoughtful giving towards each clothing item we make. No matter what it is, one purchased = one donated.
During pursuit of my MFA, I had the pleasure of meeting Laresa, the founder of Polyblox. She is an amazing woman and this is a fantastic teaching tool. We support all she does to expand on their product line!
From the Polyblox website: The Polyblox, also known as The Ultimate Spelling Experience, is a fun and unique educational toy product. Our spelling cards are tactile and integrate upper and lower case letters, contextual pictures, sign language (ASL), Braille, and numbers that correlate to the letters to aid in sequencing the alphabet. Our cards have varying levels of difficulty, and our mobile app and website is being designed to engage and enrich each visitor by providing an interactive experience.
POLYBLOX
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The mission of St. Jude’s is to help all sick children no matter of race or income. Their research and care for children is a great testament to helping others out of humanity not greed. We love hearing the heart-felt stories from the children and parents. We support their research and their caring for these families.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination library
From their website: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.
After launching in 1995, the program grew quickly. First books were only distributed to children living in Sevier County, Tennessee where Dolly grew up. It became such a success that in 2000 a national replication effort was underway. By 2003, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library had mailed one million books. It would prove to be the first of many millions of books sent to children around the world.
giving keys
Giving Keys supports Los Angeles homeless by using proceeds from the sale of their products to create jobs and help them transition into a new life.
TOMS
The ultimate BOGO–this time the “get one” goes to those in need. Every product you buy, they give another to people in need in over six continents.
phoenix rising
Startup Phoenix Rising, created by Melissa Barker, provides immediate trauma relief using tools and resources through an app.