Music-Inspired Giving: Chip Tune Musicians for Japan

Chip in: Japan!

  Peter Swimm is a chip tune musician who goes by the Twitter handle of @TCTD and writes the blog True Chip Till Death. He wanted to motivate the chip tune community to help Japan after the March earthquake and tsunami. He asked fellow musician Dod McKnight (@Pixel8) to help spread the word about a [...]

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March Madness Fundraiser at Campus Kitchens, Powered by Like

              The Campus Kitchens project just pulled off its first fundraiser, a competitive fundraising riff on college basketball’s March Madness, and the key to winning was…Facebook. The March Madness fundraiser was conceived within the national office of Campus Kitchens as a play upon college students’ natural pride and competitive [...]

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McDonald's and Marathons

  “My name is Joe and I am a drive-thru runner.” Those are the words of Joe D’Amico, who has run 14 marathons, with a personal best of 2:36:54. Beginning at the end of February, he created the McRunner Challenge: “I will eat only McDonald’s for 30 days and attempt a sub 2:36 at the [...]

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April and May FirstGiving free webinars

Join us in April and May for our monthly FirstGiving webinars. We offer free webinars  on the third Thursday of the month from 1pm to 2pm EST/ 10am to 11am PST, unless otherwise noted. Each webinar offers forty-five minutes of valued-added content to help your nonprofit better connect with donors and stakeholders. All of our [...]

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The Road To Boston for Team Hoyt

Chuck Wagner is raising funds for the 2011 Boston Marathon to benefit The Hoyt Foundation. He tells of how he has raised his funds, what motivates him, and why he’s creating the “Send Chuck to Boston” video.

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