Conversations on generosity.
- Hello, everyone.
My name is Karamo.
I am the host of Netflix's "Queer Eye"
and also the host of Karamo Podcast -
and I am thrilled,
beyond thrilled to be here with you all,
to also be here with Meta
in celebration of Giving Season,
but also to discuss Giving Tuesday
which is November 30th,
if you did not know.
I have three friends
that I'm so excited for you all to meet.
So, I'm going to start off with
one of the most extraordinary women
I've ever met in my life.
Please, introduce yourself to the world.
- Hi, I'm Nazma,
and let me just tell you a story about me.
So, at the age of 11,
I came to America from Bangladesh.
And, when I first started school in the Bronx
I was the only one wearing this headscarf,
also known as the hijab.
And because of this piece of fabric on my head,
I would be bullied almost every day.
So this continued for many, many years.
So, I was like, "Okay, what can I do about this?"
I was like, "what if I asked, you know,
women from different parts of the world,
from every backgrounds, and religion,
and faiths, and races to put on the hijab for a day?
Just walk in my shoes
just for one day, what would happen?
Maybe that will change something."
So, then I made a Facebook fan page called
"World Hijab Day" without expecting anything.
Within a week or so,
I had women from 65 countries joining me.
And now, "World Hijab Day" is commemorated in
over 150 countries all over the world.
- Let me just be the first to tell you,
you have helped many, many people, okay?
Like, millions of people that now are affected.
And I think that's what's beautiful about giving.
I know for me,
giving is something that I've been doing
my entire life,
not only personally, but also professionally.
Netflix's "Queer Eye" is all about giving back.
When I worked in social services,
it was all about giving back,
but there's also organizations like HRC,
Outright International, the NAACP,
that I constantly am working with
because those are organizations
that are close to my heart,
I love the work that they're doing.
Nazma, we're going to get back to you in a little bit.
But I want to introduce Roland.
How are you doing, my friend?
- I am doing amazing. How are you?
- I'm good, man. I'm good.
Introduce yourself to the world.
- My name is Roland Pollard.
I am a business owner, a very active father,
and people know me most
for my viral stunt videos with my daughter,
because I was once a competitive cheerleader.
And you know, as far as charity goes,
it kind of goes back to growing up in Plano, Texas.
I'm largely influenced by my mom.
My parents got divorced when I was super young.
So, she's the one who was just, like,
been my knight in shining armor.
You know, she just ingrained
this sense of selflessness in me.
And now, I'm at a point where I can give back.
I have the power to influence
and you know, kind of show people
what is near and dear to my heart.
And Minnie's Food Pantry is a nonprofit organization
here in Plano, Texas,
that helps provide healthy food
and financial education to families in need.
They serve families, children,
veterans, and seniors,
and they host two holiday giveaways
for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
- You sort of went viral
because of what you were doing.
And then, because of that
being viral with your daughter
and you, just showing your talent,
you then were able to take it to the next level
and say, "Hold on, there's power here.
I can actually use what Meta
and Instagram are doing
so that I could actually fully help people to understand
that Giving Season is year-round."
Ellen, how are you doing?
- I'm doing great, Karamo.
Thank you so much.
Thanks for having me here today. This is so awesome.
- Of course.
Please, introduce yourself to the world.
- Yes. Thank you.
I'm Ellen and I am the Executive Director
of Forgotten Dogs Rescue in Seattle, Washington.
We're primarily a pit bull rescue
because those are, you know,
the dogs that are in the shelters most
and need the most help.
We used to have to make choices
about which dogs we could help,
and if we could help them
based on financial resources.
Once we got the donation stuff rolling with Facebook,
that issue was off the table.
It was no longer a question of whether we could afford
to pay for the dogs' care.
And now, Instagram, you know,
is really fun to experiment with the fundraising stuff
on Instagram these days and try that out.
And it was a game changer, 100%.
- This is what it's about.
There's resources that are available,
that you can use so that you can gain money,
that you can highlight and market
the work that you're doing,
because the more that people know about it,
the more they're going to want to support it.
And I think people need to know
that's accessible to them.
- You know, funding,
it's a huge problem when it comes to, you know,
when you actually have a nonprofit organization.
It's scary,
especially if you don't know what you're doing,
if you don't have a background in business,
but Facebook made it so simple, anybody could do it.
If I could do it, trust me, you could do it,
anybody could do it.
It's just a matter of clicking,
"Add Donate" button.
- I think the coolest thing about that
is even on your birthdays,
you can, just give to a charity
by just clicking a button.
When you think about
the power that Meta has provided
through just tools alone,
through just large platforms alone,
it's kind of mind blowing.
And I am going to continue
to take advantage of every single tool.
- I told everybody that my friends were exceptional
and you all are exceptional.
Thank you so much for all the work you're doing.
I appreciate it so much.
Everybody remember to check out all the ways
that you can give using Meta's giving tools.
Again, I'm Karamo
and thank you so much for being with us today.
Give, give, give.
Let's make Giving Season
and Giving Tuesday year-round.