{"id":14926,"date":"2016-12-10T08:21:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T13:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/dont-mourn-organize-8-organizations-where-you-can-volunteer-if-you-cant-afford-a-donation\/"},"modified":"2016-12-10T08:21:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T13:21:19","slug":"dont-mourn-organize-8-organizations-where-you-can-volunteer-if-you-cant-afford-a-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/dont-mourn-organize-8-organizations-where-you-can-volunteer-if-you-cant-afford-a-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t mourn, organize: 8 organizations where you can volunteer if you can\u2019t afford a donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stand up for love at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center. via Facebook Dan Savage, American author,\u00a0activist for the LGBTQ+ community and the voice behind Savage Love,\u00a0recently posted a message\u00a0to Instagram reminding the public that everyone appointed to Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet\u00a0so\u00a0far has opposed LGBTQ+ rights, \u201cjust so there\u2019s no confusion.\u201d It\u2019s too\u00a0easy to sit around feeling helpless right now, letting the dark cloud of anxiety regarding the future of America and its people make time stop. But the people need us. We need each other. We need to work together, to spread the message of inclusivity and take simple steps to make a positive change in somebody\u2019s day. And\u00a0if you\u2019re not able to donate your money to worthwhile causes out there, there are still ways to get involved with local organizations that need volunteers and support, especially in a time where many of their missions are under fire by the president-elect and his&hellip; Read More<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t mourn, organize: 8 organizations where you can volunteer if you can\u2019t afford a donation : <a href=\"http:\/\/brokelyn.com\/brooklyn-volunteering-organizations\/\">Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stand up for love at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center. via Facebook Dan Savage, American author,\u00a0activist for the LGBTQ+ community and the voice behind Savage Love,\u00a0recently posted a message\u00a0to Instagram reminding the public that everyone appointed to Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet\u00a0so\u00a0far has opposed LGBTQ+ rights, \u201cjust so there\u2019s no confusion.\u201d It\u2019s too\u00a0easy to sit around feeling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5893,"featured_media":14927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2864],"tags":[2729],"class_list":["post-14926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-brokelyn"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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