Locally owned downtown businesses have joined together to start the Small Biz Give, a give-back program where each business will donate a portion of proceeds to a different Cleveland-based nonprofit organization each month.

Brittany Katz, owner of Terra Running Company and Cleveland Coffee & Market, and Andrea Boddeker, owner of Carroll Printing Company, have pledged to donate a portion of all proceeds each month in 2021 to the nonprofit chosen to be the recipient of each month’s Small Biz Give.

“Its part of our DNA to give back to the community,” said Katz. “Andrea and I came up with this program to put some structure around our giving, get the community involved, and help amplify the voices of the great community organizations in our area.”

At Cleveland Coffee & Market, every Tuesday is “Giving Tuesday.” Katz will be donating proceeds on Tuesday’s to the Small Biz Give and that month’s recipient.

Carroll Printing Company will be donating a portion of all proceeds for orders paid for in the month to the Small Biz Give.

“We want the community to see the concrete ways that supporting our small businesses also supports the community organizations in the area,” said Boddeker. “When you shop local, you support our companies, employees, and local nonprofits through the Small Biz Give.”

In February, the first Small Biz Give recipient is Project Free2Fly, a Cleveland based nonprofit organization who supports and nurtures women. The project includes mentoring and learning job-based skills to make jewelry, handbags, and accessories for sale in their storefront in downtown Cleveland and online. “We walk alongside the women in our program as they are setting goals for their future and work toward those goals together,” said Hailey Johnston, founder, and CEO of Project Free2Fly. “It’s through community partnerships and the support of others like Andrea and Brittany who give to our organization that allow us to be able to do this important work with these women as they work to create better futures for themselves and their families.”

Katz and Boddeker will announce the recipient of each month’s Small Biz Give on their company Facebook pages. Interested nonprofit organizations can apply to the Small Biz Give at tinyurl.com/SmallBizGiveCleveland.

To reach Cleveland Coffee & Market, go to ClevelandCoffeeandMarket.com or email Brittany@TerraRunning.com.

To reach Carroll Printing Company, go to CarrollPrintingCompany.com or email Andrea@CarrollPrintingCompany.com.