down syndrome

Fundraising Success! Lessons from DSAGR's Buddy Walk

Last month our friends at the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Richmond (DSAGR) put together their local chapter’s Buddy Walk fundraiser as part of Down Syndrome Awareness Month. This year, the Richmond chapter used a Firstgiving start page to co-ordinate registration and fundraising for the event.  Allison, the Walk’s Committee Chair, emailed us to say, [...]

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October Awareness Month–Need Some Inspiration?

This weekend my friends and I took a (chilly) overnight canoe trip down the Saco River in New Hampshire to herald the beginning of October:  Back in the (thankfully warmer) Firstgiving office this week, I’d like to highlight some NPOs and herald the new month again by alerting you to the fact that October is Breast [...]

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What's Your Cause?

One of the great things about raising money online is that you can do it for almost any cause!  Last month, my colleague, David (he doesn’t like it when I call him “boss”– gotta love it), helped celebrate May as Lupus Awareness Month by writing about it both on our blog and on our website.  [...]

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