Digital Storefronts was created by Cory Long to build an online community like no other out there in the digital marketing space.  Now Digital Storefronts reviews ministries and non-profits around the world, trying to find additional ways we can serve more, give more and do more.  A part of our Digital Storefronts Reviews process is giving free website and online property audits to see what would most help the ministries and non-profits we want to serve.  For our students, digital marketing is just a tool and skillset that allows them to create time and resources to pour into their families, communities, ministries, and other organizations they're involved in no matter where it's at in the world.

With students around the world now, including missionaries and servants in the field living off of their Digital Storefronts businesses, we have unique opportunities to serve and give in ways to really impact the world.  As our group grows, our overall ability to give and serve will also grow which just makes things more and more exciting.  This year we've been able to bless dozens of ministries and non-profits that include churches, children's homes, homeless ministries, single mom ministries, street ministries and more.  What a blessing for our students to have the time and resources to truly bless so many others in need!

If you have a ministry or non-profit that you would like for one of our students to audit, please drop a comment below!  We would love to help you get the word out about how you're helping those in need!

Faces with Names International is a ministry that cares for orphans, vulnerable children and widows. Their mission is to show the ability of a future that is stable where they are thriving and able to live out as lights as God calls us to be. They are accomplishing this through developing sustainable farms with produce and livestock to supply food and generational income for the families. As well, there are various programs for schooling, health, clothing, and more. Digital Storefronts chose to join this vision and has been able to help by supporting them with social media and building a new website to promote their ministry.  With Cory Long having a background in childcare and ministry to youth and children, Faces with Names was a perfect fit for our desires to help make the world a better place.  

Our hope is to be able to support Faces with Names International in their efforts to fundraise for multiple ministry needs.  Currently they are seeking funds to purchase a new tractor for their sustainable farming initiatives.  With 153 million orphans around the world, and over 2 million orphans in Uganda, Faces with Names is a vital ministry to provide essentials to these children like food, clean water and shelter.  To find out more about Faces with Names, visit their website here - https://faceswithnames.org/​.  

Blessings are discussed various times throughout the Bible, which should be used as a reminder of why we are here on this Earth. I believe it is important to be able to bless those in need around us, no matter our situation. Digital Storefronts was started with this end in mind, to change the world through servant and Kingdom minded entrepreneurs and give them the time and resources to do it.  So through our Blessed to be a Blessing Training, I challenged the students to find a ministry or a non-profit in which they would like to bless in some way. The students were allowed to choose the ministry or non-profit to bless for the challenge. This particular organization could also be located anywhere around the world and was not geographically limited. 

Some of the students decided to focus on churches through their challenges such as; Calvary Baptist Church, Journey Church, Foursquare Church, New Hope Ministry, and Path of Life. Other students aided in different organizations, here are a few more they are helping currently: Wear Gloves, Daycare Startup, Niger, Nicole's House, Veteran Art Society, New Hope Animal Rescue, and BooksnBlankies. These are just small ways in which individuals can make a potentially large impact in those communities. What are some ways you are currently blessing those around you?

​Some ways these students aided in assistance were through free audits, updating google my business profiles, and even refreshing or building out websites. Students even shot 360 images for some of these businesses, in turn, helped optimize and rank in social media. Through power and authority from citations and backlinks, they helped transform and touch these organizations in ways they did not imagine possible. Through countless projects, these non-profits and ministries were able to get free services that in the long run help tremendously, which some would have never been able to receive. I challenge you to go out and think of someone you could impact with the skills you have gathered in life! 

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You read that right, this is a story about a perfect duo who just happened to be like a match made in heaven. Back around summer of 2020, we were approached by a church who was in dire need of a bus for their youth ministry program. I knew this was a perfect way to give back through Digital Storefronts.  They were preparing for multiple summer trips and in particular about to embark to a youth conference their children where involved in, and had no way of transportation. Through some digging we were able to help out one of our clients who had a transportation company and was hurting because of the impact of covid making some of their busses parked and out of service.

He had also recently reached out to us looking for some help with this covid dilemma and was considering selling some of their parked buses to make some profit in the mean time. So after some discussion with this client we brought up this church who was in need of transportation vehicle for their youth ministry and came up with a price. I reached out to the Digital Storefronts group and explained this situation and opportunity to help out by gathering some money. We put together some extra seed money to help aid in the purchase of one of these busses to help out this church and in the process helped out one of our clients who was in a predicament himself.

This is just one of the many stories about knowing wonderful people who are willing to make dreams come true for those who ask for help.  I am vey blessed to be apart of such a wonderful group of likeminded people who could come together to help purchase a bus for a church group they have never met. This summer was one for the books and those kids lives will forever be touched and the stories from this big fancy bus were the chatter for the next few weeks. 

Arrow ​Child and Family Services is a non profit organization that is put in place to help better the lives of children who have undergone abuse, trauma or instability in life. They have a variety of ways to target through foster families as well as community based services to help improve the stability of families within their homes. DSF has managed to fund multiple rounds of gift cards for Arrow to bless their foster families. Each of these gift cards are then given to these foster families to help with various needs for these children. These cards can be used for things such as school supplies, clothing, special events or even holidays. During the holidays we encouraged our group to collect gifts for these kids ranging in all ages. After all of the individuals gathered their presents we brought them to the Arrow offices to help out during these holidays. We even have some special individuals whom have taken up being foster families to shine lights into these troubles children's life's. Having since joined DSF even a few of those families were then able to adopt and give permanent homes to some of these kids. This is just one of the many wonderful organizations out there today who are making a difference in families and children's life's and we are blessed to be able to help in the continuation of such a spectacular vision.