How do our Net Buddies stay warm when their homes have no heat and nighttime temps drop to freezing? Generations have bonded over the flickering flames of an imbawula, a metal can with holes all around in which they burn plastic, scraps, anything that will make a little coal or wood last longer.
As crime makes it too dangerous to say outside at night, the imbawulas sometimes come inside, releasing odourless and deadly carbon monoxide or a stray ember that starts a fire destroying too many homes packed too tightly together.
This is why every year we dig deep to give our teens new, warm, high quality, hooded sweaters that get them through the African winter. This year our goal is to keep 200 teens warm and safe.
We are very grateful for your support!
$40/R450 Keeps a teen warm and safe.
$200/R2,250 Keeps 5 teens warm and safe.
$1,200 or R13,500 or 1/2 ETH or 1/50 BTC Keeps a classroom of 30 teens warm and safe.
FACT: Teens make the most important decisions for their entire future between the ages of 12 and 22.
It’s tough for teens everywhere to make the ‘good’ decisions that are in their long-term interests. Yet, the choices they make can BUILD or BREAK an entire lifetime of opportunities. That’s amplified in communities that are confronting grinding poverty and pervasive violence.
For our teens in South Africa, decisions can look like this:
Drop out of high school to find a job and help feed the family? OR Stay in school, in the hope of building a better, long-term future for the family?
Date and enjoy intimate relationships at the risk of a teen pregnancy? OR Forgo intimate relationships to keep dreams on track?
Join a gang and hang out with the cool guys? OR Withstand peer-pressure and be branded a nerd?
With few role models of better outcomes, it makes sense for many teens to live in the moment and worry about the rest later.
Your gift today offers an alternative, a course correction, a new path to success, at its most powerful and transformational moment in a teen’s life.
Outside of the U.S.
United Kingdom Donors
Every gift from the UK sends Infinite Family a 25% bonus!
Every donation made by United Kingdom residents via GlobalGiving to a verified non-profit is matched by the British government!
You receive the tax deduction document you need and Infinite Family receives an extra donation to prepare our teens to succeed in school, work, and life.
South African Donors
Snapscan lets South Africans donate quickly and easily via their phone.
The fastest way to make a gift to Infinite Family is via EFT from South African bank to bank. To avoid fraudulent withdraws, we are no longer able to provide our banking details.
Your support today keeps a teen away from gangs, in school, and on track to succeed in school, work, and life.Defying community expectations, Infinite Family’s Net Buddies finish high school, attend college/university, and then go to work to help support an average of 8 family members.
$25/month provides a teen daily computer use.
$40keeps a teen warm in a new hooded sweater.
$100/month delivers a teen daily computer use AND weekly mentoring, tutoring, and skills development.
$850buys a laptop that more than 20,000 teens will use.
1 ETH provides digital literacy training to a new cohort of 50 teens.
1 BTC builds and installs a double-decker computer lab with 13 open workstations and 7 privacy booths.
FACT: Teens make the most important decisions for their entire future between the ages of 12 and 22.
It’s tough for teens everywhere to make the ‘good’ decisions that are in their long-term interests. Yet, the choices they make can CREATE or CRUSH an entire lifetime of opportunities. Bad choices, like dropping out of school and joining a gang, are even more attractive in communities where poverty and violence are all around.
Your gift today offers an alternative, a course correction, a new path to success, at the most powerful and transformational moment in a teen’s life.
For our teens in South Africa, decisions can look like this:
Drop out of high school to find a job and help feed the family? OR Stay in school, in the hope of building a better, long-term future for the family?
Date and enjoy intimate relationships at the risk of a teen pregnancy? OR Forgo intimate relationships to keep dreams on track?
Join a gang and hang out with the cool guys? OR Withstand peer-pressure and be branded a nerd?
With few role models of better outcomes, it makes sense for many teens to live in the moment and worry about the rest later.
Every gift keeps a teen on track to succeed! We thank you for investing in our Net Buddies!
Invest in Teens Who Invest in Themselves
Defying community expectations, Infinite Family’s Net Buddies finish high school, attend college/university, and then go to work to help support an average of 7 family members.
Your gift now keeps them on track to succeed in school, work, and life.
Transferring your appreciated stocks to Infinite Family is a win-win-win.
Donating stock allows you to avoid paying capital gains tax, provides a tax deduction now, and makes it possible for teens to be first in their families to obtain advanced education and enter jobs that were not available to their parents’. Their increased earnings will support an average of 7 family members!
Type your stock’s ticker symbol in the search bar and start the transfer process through your broker today.
If you prefer to contact your broker yourself, please provide the information below:
Of course, you may always contact Amy Stokes directly with any questions or for additional information.
Thank you for making an investment in our Net Buddies school and life success!
Keep Teens Safe
Your gift today keeps a teen away from gangs, in school, and on track to succeed in school, work, and life.
You know that making good choices matters more as a teen than at any other time. Growing up surrounded by poverty and violence, the “short route” for quick cash is easy, but dangerous, and never ends well. Your action today gives our teens a better choice and motivates them to work hard and stay on track.
When they go to work after college, they will each help support an average of 8 additional family members, thanks to YOU!
Your gift now keeps them on track to succeed in school, work, and life.
Here’s how your gift could help a teen build a better life:
Sustaining sponsors drive teen success.
$10/month – Keeps a LaunchPad computer lab clean and safe for all our teens
$19/month – Provides a teen with a weekly mentoring session
$32/month – Provides a weekly tutoring session for 5 teens
$55/month – Guarantees 5 teens daily access to a computer and internet
$100/month – Trains 80 Net Buddies in digital literacy every year
One-time investments make long-term impact.
$ 50 – Adds skills development resources to our online library
$ 150 – Delivers one year of books for a college/university student
$ 700 – Buys a new laptop for teens to use every day
$1,500 – Keeps 60 teens warm with a new hooded sweater for the winter
$4,670 – Sponsors 1 year of college/university courses
FACT: Teens make the most important decisions for their entire future between the ages of 12 and 22.
It’s tough for teens everywhere to make the ‘good’ decisions that are in their long-term interests. Yet, the choices they make can BUILD or BREAK an entire lifetime of opportunities. Bad choices, like dropping out of school and joining a gang, are even more attractive in communities where poverty and violence are all around.
Your gift today offers an alternative, a course correction, a new path to success, at the most powerful and transformational moment in a teen’s life.
For our teens in South Africa, decisions can look like this:
Drop out of high school to find a job and help feed the family? OR Stay in school, in the hope of building a better, long-term future for the family?
Date and enjoy intimate relationships at the risk of a teen pregnancy? OR Forgo intimate relationships to keep dreams on track?
Join a gang and hang out with the cool guys? OR Withstand peer-pressure and be branded a nerd?
With few role models of better outcomes, it makes sense for many teens to live in the moment and worry about the rest later.
Every gift makes a difference! We thank you for investing in our Net Buddies!
Make a Major Gift
Major donations advance Infinite Family’s mission to propel South Africa’s teens to school and life success.
Defying community expectations, Infinite Family’s Net Buddies finish high school, attend college/university, and then go to work to help support an average of 7 family members.
Your gift now keeps them on track to succeed in school, work, and life.
Infinite Family welcomes DAF gifts via our gift portal above, or directly from your DAF.
Your Donor Advised Funds are waiting to make a difference.
Use them today to keep kids in school and prepare for success in school, work, and life.
Log-in to recommend a grant to Infinite Family from your Donor Advised Fund in just two clicks.
Donor Advised Funds include, but are not limited to: BNY Mellon, Charityvest, Chicago Community Trust, Daffy, Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, Fidelity Charitable, Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, Greater Horizons, Jewish Communal Fund of New York, Matbia, National Christian Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, OJC Fund, Pledger Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Donors Fund, UBS, Vanguard Charitable, and Wells Fargo.
Don’t see your Donor-Advised Fund Sponsoring Organization? Use the search field to type in the name of your managing organization and you’ll be directed to your login page.
Every gift makes a difference! We thank you for investing in our Net Buddies!
Invest in Teens Who Invest in Themselves
Defying community expectations, Infinite Family’s Net Buddies finish high school, attend college/university, and then go to work to help support an average of 8 family members.
Your gift now keeps them on track to succeed in school, work, and life.
Here’s how your crypto gifts could strengthen teens
• 1BTC at $42,000 Sends 12 South African teens to college
• 1ETH at $2,200 Buys 3 new laptops for 9 teens to do homework every day after school
• 1.25BNB at $240 Trains 20 teens in digital literacy
• 2SOL at $75 Provides a teen access to a computer, the internet, and a weekly mentoring sessions for 3 months.
Crypto donations work for you too.
Donating cryptocurrency is a non-taxable event, which means US donors do not owe capital gains tax on the appreciated amount and can deduct it on their taxes. This makes Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrency donations one of the most tax efficient ways to support Infinite Family. Of course, you may donate anonymously, but we can only send you a tax deduction confirmation if you enter your email in the donation form.
If you want to learn more about how donating crypto can lower your taxes, check out thegivingblock.com/faq, talk to a crypto-savvy tax professional, or connect with The Giving Block to get connected with one.
Cryptocurrency coins and tokens accepted.
Visit The Giving Block for more information on cryptocurrencies.
If you want to learn more about how donating crypto can lower your taxes, check out thegivingblock.com/faq, talk to a crypto-savvy tax professional, or connect with The Giving Block to get connected with one.
Invest in Teens Who Invest in Themselves
Defying community expectations, Infinite Family’s Net Buddies finish high school, attend college/university, and then go to work to help support an average of 8 family members.
Your gift now keeps them on track to succeed in school, work, and life.
Zelle is a fast and secure way to send a gift from bank to bank in the United States. Infinite Family’s Zelle address is finance@infinitefamily.org.
Every donation made by United Kingdom residents via GlobalGiving to a verified non-profit is matched by the British government!
You receive the tax deduction document you need and Infinite Family receives an extra donation to prepare our teens to succeed in school, work, and life.
South African Donors
Snapscan lets South Africans donate quickly and easily via their phone.
The fastest way to make a gift to Infinite Family is via EFT from South African bank to bank. To avoid fraudulent withdraws, we are no longer able to provide our banking details.
Every gift makes a difference! We thank you for investing in our Net Buddies!
Education Goal Posts are Moving – YOU Can Help Our Teens Pivot and Succeed
The unwritten social contract in South Africa has always been simple: work hard in school, pass 12th grade/earn your Matric, and a path to university and a better life opens up. That contract is breaking down.There are not enough university seats. The national scholarship program is in disarray. Students who qualify are being stranded at the starting line.
Together, we are building new bridges to better futures: an Education Loan Fund and LaunchPad computer labs for access to online university. With YOU on their team, our teens keep their eyes on the goal and their heads in their studies!
$15/month Provide a teen education supplies, a warm hooded sweater, and a gift for the holidays.
$40 Keep a teen warm and safe thru winter in a new hooded sweater.
$100 Register a student for college/university.
0.7 ETH/ $1,500Cover a student’s college/university tuition for a year.
0.2 BTC/ $15,000Install a LaunchPad to provide online university.
Thank you! Your support today keeps a teen away from gangs, in school, and on track to succeed in school, work, and life. Defying community expectations, Infinite Family’s Net Buddies finish high school, attend college/university, and then go to work to help support an average of 8 family members.
FACT: Teens make the most important decisions for their entire future between the ages of 12 and 22.
It’s tough for teens everywhere to make the ‘good’ decisions that are in their long-term interests. Yet, the choices they make can BUILD or BREAK an entire lifetime of opportunities. That’s amplified in communities that are confronting grinding poverty and pervasive violence.
For our teens in South Africa, decisions can look like this:
Drop out of high school to find a job and help feed the family? OR Stay in school, in the hope of building a better, long-term future for the family?
Date and enjoy intimate relationships at the risk of a teen pregnancy? OR Forgo intimate relationships to keep dreams on track?
Join a gang and hang out with the cool guys? OR Withstand peer-pressure and be branded a nerd?
With few role models of better outcomes, it makes sense for many teens to live in the moment and worry about the rest later.
Your gift today offers an alternative, a course correction, a new path to success, at its most powerful and transformational moment in a teen’s life.
Outside of the U.S.
United Kingdom Donors
Every gift from the UK sends Infinite Family a 25% bonus!
Every donation made by United Kingdom residents via GlobalGiving to a verified non-profit is matched by the British government!
You receive the tax deduction document you need and Infinite Family receives an extra donation to prepare our teens to succeed in school, work, and life.
South African Donors
Snapscan lets South Africans donate quickly and easily via their phone.
The fastest way to make a gift to Infinite Family is via EFT from South African bank to bank. To avoid fraudulent withdraws, we are no longer able to provide our banking details.
It is time to scale our work and prepare teens everywhere in South Africa to succeed in school, work, and life. Recent innovation in the delivery of high-quality internet access in South Africa’s marginalized communities is our signal to begin building bigger, starting with a new Ezomndeni Net 3.0. A 200% match from two of our Directors magnifies the impact of your gifts for five years!
Infinite Family’s ‘1994 Justice Sponsors’ are committed donors and sponsors at all levels who plan to support our work for five (5) years and share their commitment in the form below. Your collective action allows us to leverage your generousity to attract the capacity-building and technology development grants needed to achieve our shared vision.
Will you create a legacy of success that defeats racism and injustice? We invite you to join our Infinite Family and create an enduring impact in the lives of teens, their families, and their communities. Please begin here.
