29 Jan 2010 1 Comment
Our friends at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) are getting the ball rolling early for their annual fundraising walk. Last year they exceeded their goals, thanks to their committed support community, and this year, they are setting the bar even higher. The folks at BARCC know that setting the right expectations and good [...]
28 Jan 2010 1 Comment
Many of us think of a marathon as a long way to run. And it’s true, 26.2 miles is a long way. But Abe Clark is planning on running 2862 miles – all the way across the USA – alone and unsupported. It is a monumental goal and one that has only ever been achieved [...]
27 Jan 2010 No Comments
Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) is a nonprofit devoted to providing education and financial assistance to children who have lost a parent in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps Special Operations during an operational or training mission. SOWF offers scholarship grants that cover tuition, fees, room, board, books and supplies for children of lost veterans. To date, [...]
26 Jan 2010 No Comments
Yesterday we posted part one of an interview with Rahul and Kit, two students at the Fletcher School who have been busy raising money online for Haiti disaster relief efforts. They had so many great things to say that we had to make it a two-part series. Here’s part two: Rahul: I have a question. [...]
25 Jan 2010 1 Comment
One of the most heartening things we’ve seen over the past couple of weeks is the incredible and quick response of hundreds of people raising money online for Haiti disaster relief efforts. Right in our own backyard, a group of students at the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Somerville, MA have been spearheading a [...]
15 Jan 2010 No Comments
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: it’s incredibly heartening to see how quickly FirstGivers are responding to support Haiti disaster relief efforts. This story just in from 5 year-old Lily‘s mom: When I told my daughter about the earthquake in Haiti and told her that they would need lots of help, she [...]
15 Jan 2010 2 Comments
In the wake of a great deal of bad news, nonprofit organizations and supporters are mobilizing on FirstGiving to raise money online for Haiti relief efforts. HOW TO HELP Raise money online: create a fundraising page for a registered nonprofit organization working to meet the needs of Haitians.* Doctors Without Borders 01/15/10: Doctors without Borders [...]
14 Jan 2010 No Comments
It’s incredibly heartening to see how quickly FirstGivers are responding to support Haiti disaster relief efforts. Unfortunately, there have been more than a few reports of online donation scams over the past few days, so we wanted to take this opportunity to explain how FirstGiving ensures that the money you raise for Haiti relief efforts [...]
13 Jan 2010 2 Comments
You’ve probably been keeping up with the news, and may have just received Barack Obama’s email update about Haiti relief efforts and ways to help. One way to help, is, of course, to give to an organization that is providing relief on the ground to earthquake victims. Another way is to inspire your friends to [...]
08 Jan 2010 1 Comment
Our friends at the Cure JM Foundation are registering supporters for their annual February fundraising event and encouraging them to raise money online for a very important cause: a cure for Juvenile Myositis. Since they know that many of their supporters spend time on Facebook, the Cure JM Foundation uses Facebook to share fundraising tips: [...]
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