17 Apr 2009 No Comments
Professional runner Ryan Hall will toe the line with 26,000+ other runners this Monday at the 113th running of the Boston Marathon. Like the 900 Boston-bound runners fundraising on Firstgiving, Ryan and his wife Sara (also a professional runner) have a fundraising page, too. If you can’t be in Boston to cheer Ryan on, show [...]
16 Apr 2009 1 Comment
Recognizing the value added to the city by its myriad of non-profit organizations, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a plan to support non-profits in order to counter some of the effects of the recession. At the top of the list are efforts to cut costs by improving efficiency and energy use. You [...]
15 Apr 2009 2 Comments
Next week – Wednesday April 22 at 3:30pm ET to be exact – we’ll be offering another installment of our free fundraising webinar series. It’s open to the public and will be all about writing the best fundraising letters and emails you can write. Register now: http://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/744188305 We’re doing something a little different this time: [...]
14 Apr 2009 No Comments
Our RSS feed overrunneth this week with great Boston Marathon fundraising stories. Here are three from the local media. Please join us in saluting their athletic and fundraising efforts! In Hingham, Mike Haggerty is running Boston to support the Hingham Education Foundation with the purchase of a Smart Board, a piece of educational technology too [...]
13 Apr 2009 No Comments
Congratulations to fundraisers, non-profits, and donors alike! Thanks to your commitment to the causes you care about, you have helped raise over $90 million using Firstgiving! Here’s the most recent update from our website: This is no small feat; and we salute you! We’re looking forward to the journey to the $100 million mark with [...]
09 Apr 2009 No Comments
Here at Team Firstgiving, we are continuously inspired by marathon fundraisers like Terrie, who not only accomplish the amazing feat of training for and running a marathon, but also take on the challenge of fundraising several thousand dollars for charities like Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary. Originally from Boston, Terrie has been living abroad [...]
08 Apr 2009 No Comments
I’m sure you would never leave your taxes to the last minute, but I bet you know somebody who has. So for your “friend”, here are some resources to help him or her figure out what charitable contributions are deductible and which are not. Remember, contributions you make now can’t go on your 2008 tax [...]
07 Apr 2009 No Comments
We recently launched Firstgiving’s partnership program, and periodically, we’ll be blogging Partner Spotlights to introduce you to our new partners. Like us, our partners work with non-profit organizations doing wonderful work for a variety of causes, and we’re helping them raise more money online. Today we’re speaking with Niambi Emanuel of JAI Consultants. How did [...]
06 Apr 2009 5 Comments
Because non-profit organizations like yours are doing good work in your communities, they are often in a good position to receive in-kind donations like donated or discounted services for general operations. Hopefully your organization has benefited from the generosity of your community in this way. YouTube is one company that provides non-profit organizations with some [...]
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