16 Dec 2011 No Comments
Picture the sandy shores of Virginia Beach in February. Imagine the smell of the salty ocean air, and find yourself lulled into a peaceful meditation by the cadence of the ocean waves and the occasional squawk of the majestic seagull (okay, maybe seagulls aren’t that majestic, but go with me here)….Now imagine running full tilt [...]
13 Dec 2011 1 Comment
The holiday season is meant to be spent with friends and family, reflecting on those things we are thankful for. Too often, we get wrapped up in the chaos of finding the perfect presents for our loved ones and forget what the holidays are really about. The act of charitable giving is woven into the [...]
18 Nov 2011 No Comments
Have you noticed the curious facial-hair phenomenon growing (literally) all over the country? Has your boss or best friend begun to look like Burt Reynolds or a character from a 1970’s soap opera? Fear not, friends. The men you have observed are not simply boycotting shaving this November. Chances are they are participating in Movember, [...]
15 Nov 2011 No Comments
There are a lot of happy dogs and cats in the Greater Danbury, Connecticut area, thanks to the incredible efforts of 67 fundraisers. During the 22nd Annual Walk for Animals in September, these animal-lovers raised over $55,000 to support Danbury Animal Welfare Society. The money will be used to support the non-profit’s mission to place [...]
23 Aug 2011 2 Comments
At FirstGiving, we’ve recently had a spate of celebrities using our online tools to raise money for causes they care about, including Britney Spears, Twilight’s Kellan Lutz, and even Jersey Shore’s The Situation. So Mashable’s recent series analyzing the relationship between celebrities and social good definitely caught our attention. The first post of the series [...]
08 Aug 2011 No Comments
Grey’s Anatomy’s Kevin McKidd is participating in a Fast-A-Thon today to support Save the Children’s efforts to aid those affected by famine and drought in East Africa. Thousands of children in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are at risk due to severe food shortages and Kevin is doing his part to raise awareness. You can help [...]
20 Jul 2011 2 Comments
Online donations have grown steadily over the past few years, becoming a major piece of nonprofit development strategies – and a convenient way for the rest of us to support the causes we care about. We wanted to use our expertise in online donation processing to make that process even easier for everyone involved, and [...]
13 Jun 2011 No Comments
When Rachel Carrick saw news coverage of the devastation April’s tornadoes wreaked across the South, the 14-year-old singer/songwriter knew she had to do something. Coming from a family of musicians, Rachel started singing at the very young age of 4; mostly songs from The Sound of Music, according to her father, Jim. Two years later, [...]
03 Jun 2011 5 Comments
Jim Littlefield of the Cerebral Palsy K.I.D.S. Center in Louisville, Kentucky shared his online fundraising success story from last weekend with us. The Walk & Roll for Kids took place on March 21, 2011 in Louisville, where 320 online fundraisers raised $74,125, which doesn’t include over $80,000 raised by cash, check, and corporate giving. Now [...]
04 May 2011 1 Comment
Today, on World Give Day, we’re joining a community of great folks blogging about what it takes to make a difference. Here are the facts: it takes some effort, but you don’t have to be superhuman. In fact, a whole bunch of bloggers and friends of FirstGiving have been weighing in on the idea [...]
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