Shop Small. Give Big. Spread Good.
Pop-up markets that turn a joyful afternoon into real support for our neighbors.
We gather local makers, welcome families, and send every vendor fee straight to a local nonprofit. Two markets in, two nonprofits funded, and we're building the team for what's next.
Next market · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · 10am–2pm
Know a space that could host December 12? Tell us about it — finding the venue is our first step.
About this initiative
A volunteer-run market with giving built into it.
Markets for Good brings people together through pop-up markets that celebrate shopping local, giving back through fundraising, and honoring diverse communities. It's a volunteer initiative that invites business owners and families — including children — to experience the joy of giving back while supporting nonprofits that strengthen our communities.
- Every vendor fee goes directly to the market's nonprofit partner, as do Community and Impact sponsorships.
- Vendors keep 100% of their own sales.
- Built for families, with kids' activities and childcare at every market.
- Founded by Heba Saleh and sponsored by Key of Life Ventures.
Hear the story behind Markets for Good, from the start. Watch on YouTube
What's next
Two markets in the works.
December 12 is tentative until the venue is confirmed, and the spring date follows. The Gratitude Exchange is being handed to a volunteer team to lead, which means real ownership is available right now. See the teams.
Choosing our nonprofit partner
Each market raises money for one local nonprofit, matched to the season. December returns to Community Lodgings, who work on housing stability and youth education for local families. Spring is still open, and leans toward food security, nutrition, and family health, so the cause and our farm speakers tell one story.
We choose partners who will co-promote to their own list and followers, bring volunteers, and show up on event day. If that's your organization and food security or family health is your work, tell us about your work for spring.
Know a space?
We're looking for a donated indoor space for December: family-friendly, with room for around twenty vendors. A church hall, a school, a community center, a co-working space: anywhere people already gather.
If something comes to mind, please tell us. The venue is the last thing we need to lock the date. Send us the idea or email info@marketsforgood.co.
Past markets
Two markets, two local nonprofits.
April 25, 2026
Blooming Together 2026
A spring market and community fundraiser rooted in care, creativity, and collective impact. Hosted at the family-friendly CoWo & Crèche, local makers, families, and neighbors gathered to raise funds for military families. Highlights included live music, a Spring Fairy photo backdrop, a bouquet cart, kids' crafts, a Lebanese lunch, inspiring talks, childcare, and a silent auction.
Sponsors & contributors
December 13, 2025
The Gratitude Exchange 2025
Our very first market, and a holiday fundraiser that beat every expectation we had for it. Funded through vendor fees, childcare, and activity tickets, it established Markets for Good as a joyful, community-centered initiative. Community Lodgings put the money into their Youth Education Program, their transitional and affordable housing, and nutritious snacks for students.
Sponsors & contributors
Market moments
What a market actually feels like.
December 2025 and Spring 2026.
Follow along
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- Market dates and venues, announced the moment they're confirmed.
- Vendor calls and applications, before they go anywhere else.
- Other local family-friendly events worth your weekend, not just ours.
- Recaps from every market, so you can see what you'd be joining.
Get involved
Seven ways to help build the next market.
Pick the team that fits how you like to show up. You don't need to commit to a whole season. One role at one market is a real contribution, and it's how nearly every volunteer we have started.
Before the market
Location & Foot-Traffic
Scout and secure a visible, accessible venue with built-in foot traffic.
Partnerships & Sponsorships
Bring in sponsors and donations, and manage the silent auction items.
Nonprofit Selection
Choose a beneficiary that will actively co-promote and show up on the day.
Vendor Relations
Recruit local makers, handle applications, and support vendors on site.
Promotion & event day
Media & Promotion
Press, newsletters, social content, and photo & video on the day.
Event-Day Operations
Check-in, kids' activities, silent auction, setup, breakdown, hospitality.
Community Experience
Decor, music, seasonal touches, and the gratitude moments people remember.
Not sure where you fit?
Tell us what you enjoy and we'll find the right place for you.
We're looking for someone to lead The Gratitude Exchange in December.
This is the real thing: owning the market end to end, with Heba right alongside you the whole way. You're welcome to take it on with a partner if that feels better than going solo.
Vendors & sponsors
Sell your work. Fund a cause.
Applications for The Gratitude Exchange open as soon as we confirm the venue. Join the interest list and you'll be the first to hear, before we announce anywhere else.
What to expect as a vendor
- Curated to the theme
- Each market has its own focus, so we match applications to it. December is artisans and gift-makers; spring is wellness, growers, and farms.
- Food & beverage slots
- Every market has two or three food and beverage slots, so attendees can eat and stay a while. We choose for variety and don't take two of the same thing: usually a savory option, a drink, and something sweet. When a market runs through lunch we may take a second savory in place of the sweet. December leans warm and festive, spring leans nourishing and whole-food. Flag anything needing electricity, on-site cooking, or a health permit in your application.
- Nonprofits as vendors
- Nonprofits are welcome on exactly the same terms as everyone else: pay the vendor fee, keep what you make, donate a percentage if you'd like. Selling to fund your own mission is fundraising, and that's the whole point. The one thing we reserve is the market's collective fundraising, meaning the silent auction, donation stations, and the "this market supports" message, which belong to that market's partner nonprofit so attendees are never unsure where their money goes. So no separate donation jars or raffles at tables. In-kind drives like a coat or sock collection are usually welcome, just ask us first.
- Service businesses
- Welcome when the service fits the theme and there's something to do at your table: a demo, a mini-session, a bookable consult. A brochure hand-out table is a harder fit. If what you really want is visibility, sponsorship does that better and we'll happily point you there.
- Vendor fee
- Collected only after acceptance, and donated directly to the market's nonprofit partner.
- Your sales
- You keep 100% of your sales. We warmly encourage — but never require — a donation of 10% to the fundraising effort.
- Shared values
- All vendors sign a simple agreement affirming care for the space, courtesy toward others, and a commitment to honesty and safety.
Sponsorship opportunities
Community and Impact sponsorships go straight to our nonprofit partner, in full. Underwriting pays for the experience it names — childcare, the craft corner — and anything left over goes to the partner too.
Community Sponsor · $150+
Recognition on Eventbrite, social media, print materials, and event signage.
Impact Sponsor · $250+
Everything in Community Sponsor, plus three minutes at the welcome to share your mission or message with the whole room.
Underwrite an experience · $500
Put your name on the thing families remember: childcare, the kids' craft corner, the bouquet cart, the silent auction. Your money pays for that experience directly. Everything in both tiers, plus recognition on that experience's signage and in our recap video. One sponsor per experience.
Sponsors who don't wish to vend don't need a vendor application. Just email us to confirm your support.
Farms, studios & local experts: come teach something.
For the spring festival we're inviting local farms, studios, and independent experts to give a short talk and host a signup table. No inventory to haul, no vendor fee, and you're welcome to sell if you'd like. If you run a CSA or a buying club, this is a room full of local families who want to hear about it.
Topics we're looking for
- What's actually in season here in spring
- Spotting the real thing: olive oil, honey & pantry staples
- What food labels actually mean
- How a CSA works, and who it's right for
- Starting a garden in a small yard or on a balcony
- Cooking one seasonal dish, start to finish
- A short movement session families can do together
- Feeding kids well without the battle
Pick one, or propose your own. Talks are short, and demos are very welcome.
Who this is for: growers, CSA and buying-club operators, yoga and fitness studios, chefs, dietitians, midwives and lactation consultants, and clinicians. We're after practical skills people can use, not health claims. Every talk is reviewed before we confirm it, and we may ask you to adjust the topic or focus.
These are teaching sessions rather than sales pitches, which is why they're curated and free: you bring something people learn from, we bring the room. If what you're after is logo placement and promotion around the event, that's sponsorship, and we'll gladly point you there. Tell us what you'd talk about.
Vendor safety notice
Markets for Good never accepts applications or payments through Facebook, DMs, or third-party individuals.
Vendor fees are collected only after acceptance, and only through an official email from info@marketsforgood.co.
If anyone contacts you claiming to represent us, please verify with us before sending money.
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