Spotlights

Are you FOTW Material?

Firstgiving is currently seeking individuals with the following qualities: Extreme awesomeness* A fantastic mission All around do gooder-ness A compelling story A splendid use of a blog, social network page, and/or cool photo to promote a great campaign (like Kyle, Nella, or Michael), but this is not required.  Please leave your submissions in a comment, [...]

FOTW or Better Days Ahead

Mikeharriot

Gather one, gather all for the unveiling of the most esteemed award given in all of Online Fundraising-dom, the FOTW. THIS WEEK’S FOTW IS NONE OTHER THAN. . . Michael Harriott. Why- might one ask- is Michael given our beguiling award of awesome?  Well listen my friends and I will tell  you the tale of [...]

FOTW: pronounced (FOT-WAH)

noun fundraiser of the week. a do gooder. who raises desperately needed funds for an outstanding organization. a Nominee who: is nominated by people who think his/she is awesome. nominates his/herself because he/she knows what he/she is doing is totally sweet.  generally liked by all; liked enough, in fact, that his/her supporters nominate him/her for [...]

FOTW or Baywatch Ain't Got Nothin' on Her

Nellat

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my pleasure to announce this week’s FOTW. . .NELLA YOUNG! Nella has recently completed a swim from Powell Point to Lighthouse Beach along the coast of Eleuthera in the Bahamas.  Nella did extensive training for her 9 day saga (snowy travel delays included!) in the Bahamas and was even sponsored [...]

FOTW:III

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to nominate someone for the Fundraiser of the Week.  Preferably, someone who is doing an extraordinary job with their fundraising campaign or just someone you happen to like A LOT.   Find and Nominate the FOTW. Leave your nomination in a comment.    This message will self-destruct [...]

FOTW or This Man is Awesome

Hooray for the Fundraiser of the Week! We have selected Reverend Jeremy Montgomery of the First Baptist Church of Westfield as our man of the week!   He has surpassed his total goal ($1,500) with a mixture of online and offline donations raising $1,270 of his goal online!  The entire team at First Baptist Church of [...]

FOTW: Round 2

We will be announcing our Fundraiser of the Week (FOTW) on Monday.  If you know of a page that you think is glorious leave their link below (in a comment) and they will be in the running for our FOTW.  Things we consider: Usage of a brilliant photo Content/depth of personal message Usage of different [...]

FOTW or FANTASTICALLY OUTRAGEOUS THOUGHTFUL WONDERMAN

Badasskyle

Drumroll please. . . We have selected our Fundraiser of the Week (FOTW) and the utterly awesome badge of excellence goes to. . .  Kyle of Ride Ataxia.  Kyle is amazing.  He is riding his trike all the way from San Diego, CA to Memphis, TN.  Kyle is affected with a disease called Friedreich’s Ataxia [...]

Fundraiser of the Week

We will be featuring a "Fundraiser of the Week" right here, every week, on this blog.   This is our way of presenting to the world the awesomeness of Firstgiving fundraisers and sharing the good news of everyone’s hard work and accomplishments!  The criteria for "The Fundraiser of the Week" or FOTW is purely editorial.  Our [...]