fundraiser spotlight

Overwhelming Generosity: Japan Disaster Relief on FirstGiving

  In the wake of the 8.9 earthquake that hit Northern Japan on Friday, fundraisers and donors on FirstGiving rallied to the cause of Japan Disaster Relief incredibly fast. Within the first 18 hours, 66 fundraisers had created fundraising pages, and raised over $7,000. Today, three days after the earthquake struck, 185 people are raising [...]

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Free Agent Fundraising: The Pine Street Inn Knit-a-thon

Farley Sullivan is a free agent fundraiser. She can’t ignore the human problem of homelessness and in 2007, she decided to do something about it on a large scale. The result is the annual Boston Knit-a-thon fundraising event for the Pine Street Inn‘s permanent housing program. Farley’s life changed when she befriended a local homeless [...]

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Inspiration for Fundraisers – Sarah Lewis

Looking for some inspiration? Meet one of our successful fundraisers, Sarah Lewis. Sarah recently biked 70 miles with a team in the Hope for New York Bike-a-Thon, and has raised over $1,000 with Firstgiving.com. We caught up with Sarah to hear more about her story: Why are you fundraising? I am fundraising for Hope for [...]

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