2025 NEXT GENERATION
INDIES FINALIST

TOOLKIT

AUGUST 18-NOVEMBER 25, 2025

TOOLKIT

TOOLKIT

Thank you for becoming 1 of the 100 Champions! This Quick Start section is here to make sure you can take immediate action, make your first gift, and invite others to sow with you.

Elevator Pitch

There’s a children’s picture book called Miss Dorothy’s Garden: 9 BEE Attitudes to Grow By that celebrates the century of service of Dorothy Witherspoon—a psychiatric ER nurse for nearly 40 years and a woman of faith for over 90. The book uses the BEE Attitudes to teach kids how to sow kindness in themselves and others.

It’s now a global movement enlisting children as BEE Buddies who join Miss Dorothy and her BEE Helpers on a mission to make the garden grow. She turns 101 this year, and I’m raising $1,001 to support children’s mental health programs in the U.S. and South Africa.

1-Line Mission

I’m raising $1,001 to enlist children in the U.S. and South Africa as BEE Buddies who will join Miss Dorothy and her BEE Helpers in a kindness movement for their mental health.

Set Up Your FREE Peer-to-Peer Giving Page

• Visit givebutter.com/100champions

• Click on the Fundraise button

• Upload a profile pic, add your name, email, and story (Your story is your superpower. Why did you say,"Yes," to being a Champion? What does Miss Dorothy’s Garden mean to you?)

• Start sharing your custom link via text, email, & social media!

Once you take these steps, you can review the Toolkit links below to learn more about our story.

THE LEGACY OF DOROTHY WITHERSPOON

About Dorothy Witherspoon

Learn how a century of faith, service, and relentless kindness shaped the woman behind Miss Dorothy.

Blog Post | A Century of Service

Blog Post | 2025 Black History Month

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Unsung Hero Award

In 2024, the year she turned 100, Dorothy Witherspoon was recognized by the Legacy Foundation for her contributions to Bayview Hunters Point in San Francisco.

Blog Post | 2024 Unsung Hero Award Recipient

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About the Book

Learn about Miss Dorothy’s Garden: 9 BEE Attitudes to Grow By—the award-winning children's picture book turning kindness into a global movement.

Download | Tip Sheet

Buy On Website | missdorothysgarden.com

Video | Nicole Germain First Look

Blog Post | About the Author

Buy On Amazon | Miss Dorothy's Garden

Recognition | 2024 Foreword INDIES Award

Recognition | 2024 Next Generation Indie Awards

Recognition | 2024 Legacy Book Awards

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TELLING THE STORY YOUR WAY

What is a BEE Buddy?

BEE Buddies are children around the world joining Miss Dorothy and her BEE Helpers to sow kindness seeds and turn their neighborhood into a blooming garden.

Blog Post | What is a BEE Buddy?

Guide | BEE Buddy Guide for Families

Guide | BEE Buddy Guide for Educators

Guide | BEE Buddy Guide for Churches

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Become An Ambassador

Join us on the BEE Trail as a volunteer working to activate your network, neighborhood, & the world by volunteering to share, host, or travel with us.

Website | Ambassador Program

Form | Ambassador Application

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Marketing Assets

Everything you need to invite, share, and ask with confidence—designed to make your voice easy to hear and hard to forget.

Image & Post Content Suggestions:

Facebook Cover

Twitter/X Cover

Instagram Images

Story/Reel/Shorts/Tik Tok Images

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ASKING FOR MONEY

Public, Private, Faith Initiative

A unified appeal for individuals, organizations, businesses, and churches to fund emotional resilience for kids—rooted in kindness.

Blog Post | We Can Do More Together

Partner | Gogos Give Smiles NGO

Partner | Adam Red

Partner | Women of Rumble

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Sponsorship

Opportunities for community members, brands, and partners to fund, feature, and join a legacy that’s still growing.

Download | Sponsor Flyer

Website | Sponsor Levels & Benefits Starting at $500

Website | missdorothysgarden.com > Donate Link for Any Amount

Givebutter | Donate Any Amount

Givebutter | Friends Level • $500-$1000

Givebutter | Champions Level • $1001-$5000

Givebutter | Partners Level • $5001+

Givebutter | Peer-to-Peer Fundraising > Fundraise Button

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Vivid Academy 501(c)3

The nonprofit home that powers this mission—investing in people and their ideas to transform communities.

Website | vivid.academy

Verification | Guidestar Profile

Website | The Miss Dorothy's Garden Legacy Fund Campaign

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Miss Dorothy's Garden: 9 BEE Attitudes to Grow By is dedicated to Dorothy Witherspoon's century of service in San Francisco, the State of California, & our nation.

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