The Goodwill Heart of GIAG Media

Geeks doing good.

Every community has them: the neighbor who organizes the toy drive, the cosplayer who visits the children’s hospital, the collector who auctions a grail for a family in need. Geeks Giving finds those people, tells their stories, and says thank you — out loud, where the whole community can hear it.

Nominate a Giving Hero @geeksgiving on Instagram

The Geeks Giving golden heart — a glowing golden heart traced with circuit lines

52Heroes & good-news stories featured

7Giving Hero categories

2New spotlights a day, morning & evening

01 — Our Mission

Our Mission

We feature real people doing real good, in their own towns and beyond. No fanfare for its own sake — just gratitude, shared widely, in the hope that it inspires the next good deed.

Geeks Giving is the goodwill brand of GIAG Media. Features are always free, and we never ask a hero for anything in return. The spotlight is the thank-you.

02 — The Heroes

Heroes We’ve Featured

Real people, real good — featured on @geeksgiving, where new spotlights land every morning and evening.

Magic: The Gathering — Extra Life 2026 Secret Lair ’Rise of the Polygons’ for Seattle Children’s

Wizards of the Coast unveiled its Extra Life 2026 Secret Lair, Rise of the Polygons — a retro polygon-era Magic: The Gathering drop on sale November 16-30, with 50% of each purchase price supporting Extra Life and the kids and families at Seattle Children’s Hospital. MTG Arena bundles and a special emote running November 16-30 will also donate all proceeds, less transaction fees, to Extra Life benefiting Seattle Children’s.

Featured November 3, 2026

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Tabletop for CHOP — D&D fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Tabletop for CHOP — a Quest for Hope — returns Sunday, November 8 with 12 hours of Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop gaming across four walkable venues in downtown Newark, Delaware (Days of Knights, Captain Blue Hen Comics, Funtivity Arcade and Greenhouse Gastropub), all playing for the kids at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Featured November 3, 2026

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Rascal — Georgia shelter dog adopted after more than 300 days

Rascal, an American Bully cared for by the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia for more than 300 days — the shelter’s longest-staying resident — finally found his forever home. A viral video viewed more than three million times captured him wagging his tail on the walk out and climbing into his new dad’s car with the help of a step stool — a sweet ending for an overlooked bully breed who waited nearly 20 times the average shelter stay.

Featured November 2, 2026

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Lexi — 9-year-old rescue dog’s guard of honour adoption send-off

Lexi, a nine-year-old dog at the Michigan Animal Rescue League, waited around 50 days for a family — a long wait for an older dog — and quickly became everyone’s favourite at the shelter. When adoption day finally came, staff and volunteers lined the corridor to give her a guard of honour send-off, applauding as she trotted out happily to her new life of a loving home, a cosy bed and long naps in the sun.

Featured November 2, 2026

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Timothy — Nashville shelter dog adopted after waiting 401 days

Timothy, a mixed-breed dog described by Wags & Walks Nashville as a ’sweet, goofy and loving pup,’ finally found his forever family after waiting 401 days at the shelter — more than a year with little adoption interest despite his friendly, playful nature. The nonprofit celebrated his adoption with a small send-off at its Adoption Center in Hermitage, a joyful ending for a dog who never stopped bringing joy to the staff and visitors around him.

Featured November 1, 2026

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Margaret Wildgust — 90-year-old hospital volunteer honored in Nottingham

Margaret Wildgust, a Meet and Greet volunteer at Nottingham’s City Hospital, won the Volunteer Award at Nottingham University Hospitals’ People First Recognition Awards — at 90 she has volunteered for 19 years and still loves the job, and sponsor Nottingham City Transport will name one of its buses after her. The same night, consultant Andy Lunn was crowned Charity Champion after a 500-mile cycle raised £5,000 for Nottingham Hospitals Charity.

Featured November 1, 2026

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London Extra Life Guild — 24-hour Gaming LAN at London Comic Con

The London Extra Life Guild brought the energy to London Comic Con with a 24-hour Gaming LAN, raising $3,850 in support of Children’s Health Foundation — a full day and night of gaming, donations and community spirit to help kids receiving care.

Featured October 31, 2026

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Desert Bus for Hope — $14 million lifetime milestone for Child’s Play Charity

Desert Bus for Hope, the world’s longest-running internet-based fundraiser — founded in 2007 by comedy group LoadingReadyRun, whose volunteers drive the deliberately tedious Desert Bus game for days while viewers shape the chaos — has crossed $14 million raised lifetime for Child’s Play Charity, a milestone Child’s Play announced on October 30. Entering day 7 of this year’s marathon the team had already raised $881,417.58, funding therapeutic games and technology for children in hospital — two decades of gamers turning sheer endurance into joy for kids who need it most.

Featured October 31, 2026

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GeekGirlCon — 2026 Silent Auction fundraiser

GeekGirlCon, a Seattle 501(c)(3) nonprofit run entirely by volunteers, launched its 2026 virtual silent auction on Oct 19 to keep its Oct 24-25 convention tickets as low and accessible as possible — lots include Stardew Valley guidebooks signed by ConcernedApe, signed Collector’s Editions for Destiny 2 and Ghosts of Yotei, museum memberships and zoo tickets, with new items dropping daily until the auction closes Oct 24.

Featured October 30, 2026

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03 — The Categories

The Seven Hero Categories

Every nomination lands in one of seven categories — because good comes in more than one shape.

Everyday Good Deeds

The quiet, constant kindnesses that hold a neighborhood together.

Story of Triumph

Someone who came through hard times and lifts others with what they learned.

Beacon of Light

The person everyone looks to when things get dark.

Powerhouse Fundraiser

The organizer who turns fandom energy into real help.

Unofficial Mayor

The connector who knows everyone, and makes sure no one is left out.

Youth Champion

The mentor, coach, or volunteer investing in the next generation of geeks.

Mighty Military

Veterans and service members making a major impact back home.

When a town or county rallies around its heroes, we celebrate the whole community with a special spotlight.

04 — Nominate

Know a hero we should meet?

Tell us about them. Every story we feature starts with someone who noticed a good deed and refused to let it pass quietly.

Nominate

Tell us about your hero in a short form — who they are, and what they do.

We Verify

We check the story, so every feature we publish is one the community can trust.

We Feature

Your hero gets a spotlight in front of the whole community — with gratitude, and nothing asked in return.

Nominate a Giving Hero

New Giving Hero features and community spotlights appear on Instagram at @geeksgiving. Questions? Write to us at info@GIAGMedia.com.

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