What’s Pinterest got to do with online fundraising? Pinterest couldn’t be cooler. I try to pin three things at least once a day. I think it’s safe to say that I’m addicted. I guess there could be worse things, right? Coffee, French fries, wine and then the really bad stuff, but I don’t get into that kind of thing – sorry so boring. But Pinterest is where I’m at right now and I’m trying to figure out how to increase my online donations for my online fundraising pages through Pinterest. I’ve got a great online fundraising page going right now for Stand Up 2 Cancer, a super awesome non-profit that kicks cancer’s ass.
Will my pictures, my favorite nonprofit’s logo, and my short descriptions about the cause and my online fundraising page raise interest on Pinterest? Will CrowdRise’s logo or their If You Don’t Give Back No One Will Like You slogan pique interest on Pinterest? Will anyone on Pinterest care?
Normally, I pin books I want to read, things I want to make, bake and buy. I don’t get into the quotes that a lot of other people love. Or the small animals that seem to be super cute to others, like a little picture of a pig or a panda. I came by some online fundraising ideas and offline fundraising ideas like pink chocolate covered pretzels that could be great for a breast cancer awareness fundraiser. So why not pin an entire online fundraising page? I’m going to go for it. If you see it, repin it and I’ll pin you back.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Online Fundraising - Need Incentive?
Do people do something for nothing? Do people donate to online fundraising pages because they support the cause? Period. Probably. We see so many generous people doing amazing things all the time. But what if there were incentives to donate your time or your money? Would more people donate? Would people donate more? Would we see a surge in online fundraising ?
online fundraising at it’s finest can be seen at this site: www.crowdrise.com/wheelchairforaday. This is an event put on by non-profit, NextStep. NextStep was founded by a man named Janne.
Janne was known as a rock and “the General” on the football field at Georgetown. Passing up NFL calls, Janne moved out to California, pursued his love of outdoor adventure, and fell in love. Then, Janne’s life took a major turn when he was paralyzed from the neck down in an accident in the water. Was Janne going to be able to follow any more dreams?
He knew that answer was “yes” after he started Locomotor Training. He wiggled his big toe. It was an incredible moment. There was hope. There would be more. A lot more. For his remarkable story, visit www.nextstepfitness.org, a non-profit started by Janne to provide people living with paralysis the opportunity for health and recovery. Janne and NextStep are helping the 6 million people living with paralysis in America.
And they’ve put together an inspiring event, The Wheelchair for a Day Challenge. Visit the online fundraising site at: www.crowdrise.com/wheelchairforaday. They’re asking you what it would be like to spend a day without the use of your legs? Hard to imagine, right? That’s why they’re launching this campaign and online fundraising site, to ask participants to experience and document their efforts when they spend a full day in a wheelchair. Would you do it? Would you do it for nothing? What if there was a prize at the end? What if there was a prize for signing up? For donating? Is this online fundraising site enough to just say yes, or do you need a push?
I say participate. I say go for it. Get in a wheelchair. Donate to NextStep’s online fundraising page. Period. This is an example of an online fundraising site that’s compelling in and of itself.
online fundraising at it’s finest can be seen at this site: www.crowdrise.com/wheelchairforaday. This is an event put on by non-profit, NextStep. NextStep was founded by a man named Janne.
Janne was known as a rock and “the General” on the football field at Georgetown. Passing up NFL calls, Janne moved out to California, pursued his love of outdoor adventure, and fell in love. Then, Janne’s life took a major turn when he was paralyzed from the neck down in an accident in the water. Was Janne going to be able to follow any more dreams?
He knew that answer was “yes” after he started Locomotor Training. He wiggled his big toe. It was an incredible moment. There was hope. There would be more. A lot more. For his remarkable story, visit www.nextstepfitness.org, a non-profit started by Janne to provide people living with paralysis the opportunity for health and recovery. Janne and NextStep are helping the 6 million people living with paralysis in America.
And they’ve put together an inspiring event, The Wheelchair for a Day Challenge. Visit the online fundraising site at: www.crowdrise.com/wheelchairforaday. They’re asking you what it would be like to spend a day without the use of your legs? Hard to imagine, right? That’s why they’re launching this campaign and online fundraising site, to ask participants to experience and document their efforts when they spend a full day in a wheelchair. Would you do it? Would you do it for nothing? What if there was a prize at the end? What if there was a prize for signing up? For donating? Is this online fundraising site enough to just say yes, or do you need a push?
I say participate. I say go for it. Get in a wheelchair. Donate to NextStep’s online fundraising page. Period. This is an example of an online fundraising site that’s compelling in and of itself.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A Great Cause
It’s pretty easy to support a foster kid. They’ve got stories. Children, without these fascinating, tragic stories, invoke sympathy and, hopefully, support. I did an online fundraising last year to help the kids I represent. I set it up online, told the story of what I did for work and how these kids are so deserving, and asked all my friends and family to help support the cause by donating as much as they could to my online fundraising for foster kids. Specifically, my online fundraising was geared toward renovating and revitalizing the children’s waiting room at the courthouse to make it more fun for the kids.
But I’m in the thick of it and so my online fundraising was a pretty simple thing for me to think of and execute.
Kayla is not. She’s just a sixteen-year-old kid with a big heart, and she's doing an amazing online fundraising for foster kids, too: http://www.crowdrise.com/Grant16Wishes/fundraiser/KaylaLaBar
I love to tell stories about great causes and a really inspiring online fundraising. This one is especially incredible. Kayla started an online fundraising called “Grant 16 Wishes.”
Kayla is turning sixteen this year and she’s giving up her birthday party, her cake, presents and her entire sweet sixteen for foster kids. Grant 16 Wishes, by Kayla is an online fundraising where she’s hoping to raise as much money as possible to be able to give toys to sixteen kids in foster care – one for each year of her young life. Her online fundraising tells the story about why she’s giving up her birthday. She says that the “only present suitable this year is the joy of giving.” Kayla wants “to give, not get” for her birthday and through her online fundraising, she’s making a pretty huge impact. At just 16, Kayla already seems to understand the idea that foster kids are supported by the state, but that usually just covers their basic needs and it doesn’t usually cover the things that these kids want, things they can have just for fun, just because, just because they wished for it. That’s the spirit behind Kayla’s online fundraising and we’ve got to support her.
Kayla’s cause and her online fundraising are so phenomenal. She’s only a kid, and already at the age of sixteen, Kayla’s sacrificing her party for other deserving children, making a big birthday wish to see foster kids get the toys they want through her online fundraising. I hope that Kayla’s going to get all sixteen. And, I’m guessing that when she turns seventeen and on, she’s going to be even more spectacular.
But I’m in the thick of it and so my online fundraising was a pretty simple thing for me to think of and execute.
Kayla is not. She’s just a sixteen-year-old kid with a big heart, and she's doing an amazing online fundraising for foster kids, too: http://www.crowdrise.com/Grant16Wishes/fundraiser/KaylaLaBar
I love to tell stories about great causes and a really inspiring online fundraising. This one is especially incredible. Kayla started an online fundraising called “Grant 16 Wishes.”
Kayla is turning sixteen this year and she’s giving up her birthday party, her cake, presents and her entire sweet sixteen for foster kids. Grant 16 Wishes, by Kayla is an online fundraising where she’s hoping to raise as much money as possible to be able to give toys to sixteen kids in foster care – one for each year of her young life. Her online fundraising tells the story about why she’s giving up her birthday. She says that the “only present suitable this year is the joy of giving.” Kayla wants “to give, not get” for her birthday and through her online fundraising, she’s making a pretty huge impact. At just 16, Kayla already seems to understand the idea that foster kids are supported by the state, but that usually just covers their basic needs and it doesn’t usually cover the things that these kids want, things they can have just for fun, just because, just because they wished for it. That’s the spirit behind Kayla’s online fundraising and we’ve got to support her.
Kayla’s cause and her online fundraising are so phenomenal. She’s only a kid, and already at the age of sixteen, Kayla’s sacrificing her party for other deserving children, making a big birthday wish to see foster kids get the toys they want through her online fundraising. I hope that Kayla’s going to get all sixteen. And, I’m guessing that when she turns seventeen and on, she’s going to be even more spectacular.
Friday, February 3, 2012
The One?
My best friend is single and looking, and after last night’s date, she said that this guy might be a keeper. She raved over how he was great looking, smart, sweet, opens doors, is serious when you’re supposed to be and silly when you’re not. He’s active, loves his family, and he’s charitable. Yes, charitable. She actually said that. That was never on my list. Every girl has a list, right? The list that changes over the years. The one you write, write in your head, toss, rewrite, and keep in your back pocket. I know you’ve got one. Still searching, she a matchmaker lady told her that her list was too long. She knew it. She would throw out witty and trade it for silly. He didn’t have to be book smart if he was smart-smart. But, to her surprise, the matchmaking lady only let her have two things on the list. Since she was definitely keeping chemistry, she only got one more… and the matchmaker said it was Charity. She gave her chemistry and charity. Charity? Seriously?
She said that if he’s the guy you want to kiss and he donates money to charity, does a charity run, does online fundraising, anything for charity, then everything else on all those lists will definitely be there. Here’s what the matchmaker lady said… If he’s giving money to charity, he probably has a stable job. If he supports his favorite nonprofit, does marathon fundraising, or does online fundraising for psoriasis because his sister has it, then he definitely loves his family. It means he’s sweet. He’s got something meaningful to say over dinner. He’s interested in something bigger than himself.
Now this girl gives money to charity every year. She’s done her own
online fundraising too. She’s even thinking about running a half marathon and turning it up and doing online fundraising for her run and her favorite cause. She cares about charity. She cares about people who do charity walks, charity runs, online fundraising, and she supports them when she can. But is the matchmaker right? If she gets a list of two, is this making the cut? And, does she have do more online fundraising to make the sparks fly?
She said that if he’s the guy you want to kiss and he donates money to charity, does a charity run, does online fundraising, anything for charity, then everything else on all those lists will definitely be there. Here’s what the matchmaker lady said… If he’s giving money to charity, he probably has a stable job. If he supports his favorite nonprofit, does marathon fundraising, or does online fundraising for psoriasis because his sister has it, then he definitely loves his family. It means he’s sweet. He’s got something meaningful to say over dinner. He’s interested in something bigger than himself.
Now this girl gives money to charity every year. She’s done her own
online fundraising too. She’s even thinking about running a half marathon and turning it up and doing online fundraising for her run and her favorite cause. She cares about charity. She cares about people who do charity walks, charity runs, online fundraising, and she supports them when she can. But is the matchmaker right? If she gets a list of two, is this making the cut? And, does she have do more online fundraising to make the sparks fly?
Monday, January 16, 2012
Screen Time: The Punishment Fits the Online Crime
This boy is in elementary school and he did something bad today. He cut class. In elementary school! What could he possibly be doing? The parents saw the principal and learned that he was playing video games during homeroom. Of course, he was playing on his ‘emergency only’ cell phone. When asked why he did it, bluntly, he told us that he was getting his best score ever. Thankfully, he hasn’t learned to lie yet.
They could have taken away his phone, banned him from screen time at home, cancelled his play date with his best friend who lives next door, but mom and dad chose something different. For every bit of screen time that the kids do something bad, they have to do something good. Their son is now doing a charity online fundraising on www.CrowdRise.com to raise money for kids who don’t have access to afterschool programs. Mom helped him on the computer, where he would normally be playing Mario Bros. to set up his online fundraising website. She taught him how to set up his webpage, post pictures, write something about the importance his own school programs and asked him to think about why all kids should have the same amount of fun after school, and then taught him how to start raising money by doing online fundraising. They showed him how CrowdRise lets him start asking for donations to raise money for his online fundraiser. He asked if he could use his cell phone to monitor the online donations coming in. Since they didn’t take away his cell phone and wanted him to start using it for something good, they decided to trust him to use his computer and cell phone to continue working on online fundraising.
When they went to tuck him in that night, he was half asleep with his cell phone in his hand, his computer still on, with his online fundraising site live on both screens. In the morning, before breakfast, he wanted to know how much money he raised. Even though it was time to go to school – homeroom – they knew that they made a good choice. They knew that they had turned bad screen time into good screen time. Maybe if all the bullies of the schools set up anti-bullying online fundraising sites we could actually make a difference in some other kids’ lives, too. Thankfully, we’re still in elementary school and can stick to healthy topics like after school charity online fundraising sites for now.
They could have taken away his phone, banned him from screen time at home, cancelled his play date with his best friend who lives next door, but mom and dad chose something different. For every bit of screen time that the kids do something bad, they have to do something good. Their son is now doing a charity online fundraising on www.CrowdRise.com to raise money for kids who don’t have access to afterschool programs. Mom helped him on the computer, where he would normally be playing Mario Bros. to set up his online fundraising website. She taught him how to set up his webpage, post pictures, write something about the importance his own school programs and asked him to think about why all kids should have the same amount of fun after school, and then taught him how to start raising money by doing online fundraising. They showed him how CrowdRise lets him start asking for donations to raise money for his online fundraiser. He asked if he could use his cell phone to monitor the online donations coming in. Since they didn’t take away his cell phone and wanted him to start using it for something good, they decided to trust him to use his computer and cell phone to continue working on online fundraising.
When they went to tuck him in that night, he was half asleep with his cell phone in his hand, his computer still on, with his online fundraising site live on both screens. In the morning, before breakfast, he wanted to know how much money he raised. Even though it was time to go to school – homeroom – they knew that they made a good choice. They knew that they had turned bad screen time into good screen time. Maybe if all the bullies of the schools set up anti-bullying online fundraising sites we could actually make a difference in some other kids’ lives, too. Thankfully, we’re still in elementary school and can stick to healthy topics like after school charity online fundraising sites for now.
Friday, December 30, 2011
A Virtual Bake Sale
She can’t cook. It’s humiliating to her. Baking powder does not rise in her kitchen. She has been getting looks since 1984. While she loves being the mother of a seven-year-old, when it comes to her baking, her child’s not forgiving. She won’t eat her mom’s cookies. So, today’s the day that this mom decided to call it quits. She swears that if she’s ever within 12 feet of another bake sale, she’s going to wrap up the best bakery’s worst looking cookies in some homemade Ziploc bags and pretend. Or, skip out altogether, toss some money at it so the school can raise money for charity, and let the other people bake.
But she didn’t feel good about it. I told her that she’s great at so many things, but no one can be great at everything, right? Her daughter, however, didn’t understand our logic – her daughter still wanted to show off mommy’s crappy cookies and raise money for charity like all of her friends. So, mom decided, even though she can’t cook, she can definitely whip it up for charity. She works as a high-powered attorney for a high-powered firm. She knows about clients, computers, codes, numbers, money, getting it, giving it, being in the office and being out of town. Don’t judge.
Always on her computer and pretty savvy at it, she set up an online fundraiser, It’s a ‘virtual bake sale’ and mom’s selling ‘internet cookies’ to raise money to help save the art programs at her daughter’s school. This is her first online fundraiser, and while it won’t smell good coming out of the oven, her ‘cookies’ will still pull in some money for the school. She said that it took her about twelve seconds to set up the online fundraiser. Using www.crowdrise.com, she created her own online fundraising page and wrote something fun and fast about her virtual bake sale / online fundraiser. She posted a photo of my amazing oatmeal chocolate chip cookies to draw attention, emailed all of her friends, family, and the other mom’s at the school to ask them to support her online fundraiser. Using the online donation tools to create her own kind of bake sale, she could be herself – the working, contributing, non-baking mom.
The mom’s loved it and the donations poured in! Her daughter and she raised more money through her online fundraiser than they did at the entire bake sale at the school this year! I think the school is considering more online fundraisers. And this time, she doesn’t mind if they call her – she can do it at work!
But she didn’t feel good about it. I told her that she’s great at so many things, but no one can be great at everything, right? Her daughter, however, didn’t understand our logic – her daughter still wanted to show off mommy’s crappy cookies and raise money for charity like all of her friends. So, mom decided, even though she can’t cook, she can definitely whip it up for charity. She works as a high-powered attorney for a high-powered firm. She knows about clients, computers, codes, numbers, money, getting it, giving it, being in the office and being out of town. Don’t judge.
Always on her computer and pretty savvy at it, she set up an online fundraiser, It’s a ‘virtual bake sale’ and mom’s selling ‘internet cookies’ to raise money to help save the art programs at her daughter’s school. This is her first online fundraiser, and while it won’t smell good coming out of the oven, her ‘cookies’ will still pull in some money for the school. She said that it took her about twelve seconds to set up the online fundraiser. Using www.crowdrise.com, she created her own online fundraising page and wrote something fun and fast about her virtual bake sale / online fundraiser. She posted a photo of my amazing oatmeal chocolate chip cookies to draw attention, emailed all of her friends, family, and the other mom’s at the school to ask them to support her online fundraiser. Using the online donation tools to create her own kind of bake sale, she could be herself – the working, contributing, non-baking mom.
The mom’s loved it and the donations poured in! Her daughter and she raised more money through her online fundraiser than they did at the entire bake sale at the school this year! I think the school is considering more online fundraisers. And this time, she doesn’t mind if they call her – she can do it at work!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Online Fundraising - Ideas for Successful Online Fundraisers
So Much Time, Too Much Online Fundraising? Think it Through.
I work but I don’t have a husband or kids. I have time to fundraise. The best platform I’ve found so far for online fundraising is Crowdrise.com because it’s easy, hip, fun and cool. Mostly, easy. You can set up your online fundraising page in a second. Well, maybe thirty seconds, but it’s super easy and efficient. Not just to set up, but to keep going, and going, and going. Ok, that’s the last time I’ll say going.
But when do you stop.
I started with one major online fundraising project and in two weeks, the online fundraising donations piled in, earning more than $3,000 for the charity. I was amazed. I was hardly working now, because I was non-stop checking on my online fundraising page on Crowdrise. It was no work, no play, all Crowdrise, all fundraising.
When we hit our goal and started to put the fundraising dollars to real use, I wanted to do more. I started another online fundraising page. But I hit a road block. Could I ask again? With my first online fundraiser, I asked all my friends, family, and co-workers. Most of them made donations, ranging from $10 to $100. I was thanking them for their donations like crazy. But what I found so interesting was that they were doing most of the thanking. They felt so great about being able to contribute to an amazing cause.
While I felt equally passionate about my second online fundraiser, I felt reluctant to do a second “ask.” I emailed Crowdrise. They were so helpful in answering my questions honestly. No auto-replies. It was a live person from Crowdrise talking to me real time about how soon I could do another online fundraiser, asking the very same people for donations.
They made me think about whether I had another select set of people to ask for donations for this online fundraiser. Maybe the first time I could have stuck to family and friends and the second fundraiser, I could have stuck to co-workers, depending on the cause. Maybe I could wait four months. Maybe I could hit up the bigger donors. Maybe family wouldn’t care. Maybe the people who were thanking me would feel like I was on an online fundraising war path and I was doing another good deed.
The moral is that if you’re going to be passionate about online fundraising, you have to stop and think about whether you’re going to do one bold fundraiser, or whether you’re going to be relentless about it. The person who contributes to a project to kids in Africa who need desks might just give a little donation one time and give another if you’re running another fundraiser for a marathon. They’ll see you’re getting out, doing good. But be careful about the over ask and think it through. And email Crowdrise, they’ll know what to do. They’re online fundraising guru’s.
I work but I don’t have a husband or kids. I have time to fundraise. The best platform I’ve found so far for online fundraising is Crowdrise.com because it’s easy, hip, fun and cool. Mostly, easy. You can set up your online fundraising page in a second. Well, maybe thirty seconds, but it’s super easy and efficient. Not just to set up, but to keep going, and going, and going. Ok, that’s the last time I’ll say going.
But when do you stop.
I started with one major online fundraising project and in two weeks, the online fundraising donations piled in, earning more than $3,000 for the charity. I was amazed. I was hardly working now, because I was non-stop checking on my online fundraising page on Crowdrise. It was no work, no play, all Crowdrise, all fundraising.
When we hit our goal and started to put the fundraising dollars to real use, I wanted to do more. I started another online fundraising page. But I hit a road block. Could I ask again? With my first online fundraiser, I asked all my friends, family, and co-workers. Most of them made donations, ranging from $10 to $100. I was thanking them for their donations like crazy. But what I found so interesting was that they were doing most of the thanking. They felt so great about being able to contribute to an amazing cause.
While I felt equally passionate about my second online fundraiser, I felt reluctant to do a second “ask.” I emailed Crowdrise. They were so helpful in answering my questions honestly. No auto-replies. It was a live person from Crowdrise talking to me real time about how soon I could do another online fundraiser, asking the very same people for donations.
They made me think about whether I had another select set of people to ask for donations for this online fundraiser. Maybe the first time I could have stuck to family and friends and the second fundraiser, I could have stuck to co-workers, depending on the cause. Maybe I could wait four months. Maybe I could hit up the bigger donors. Maybe family wouldn’t care. Maybe the people who were thanking me would feel like I was on an online fundraising war path and I was doing another good deed.
The moral is that if you’re going to be passionate about online fundraising, you have to stop and think about whether you’re going to do one bold fundraiser, or whether you’re going to be relentless about it. The person who contributes to a project to kids in Africa who need desks might just give a little donation one time and give another if you’re running another fundraiser for a marathon. They’ll see you’re getting out, doing good. But be careful about the over ask and think it through. And email Crowdrise, they’ll know what to do. They’re online fundraising guru’s.
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