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Fundraiser Spotlight: Ian Ranshaw for Lupus Alliance of America

Ian didn’t expect to lose his daughter Timberly to Lupus, but he is not giving up hope for other Lupus patients and is determined to spread the word about the potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease that affects over 1 million Americans. His family participated in the Walk for Lupus in Lapeer MI this year to raise [...]

May awareness month

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It was the charming month of May, When all the flow’rs were fresh and gay. . . –Robert Burns, 1794 It’s warming up here in the Northeast (we hope), and we’ve put together a list of ideas to help you raise money online this month for the causes you care about.  Firstgiving provides an online [...]

Congratulations to Debbie, our "winjuly" $500 winner!

Debbie DeCerbo’s Fundraising Page is the winner of Firstgiving’s “winjuly” promotion, and we’ve made a $500 donation to her fundraising page for Lupus Foundation of America’s New Jersey Chapter.  Congratulations, Debbie!  Debbie will be walking the Walk for Lupus Now in October in Union, NJ, and we wish her all the best. For the rest [...]

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.  [...]

Lupus awareness month almost done, but the fight goes on

Lupus Resource Page

One of our favorite kinds of non-event fundraising events is the awareness month.  Or week, day, maybe even hour.  If you missed yesterday’s webinar, watch this space for more info on raising money online without a formal event. In the mean time, have a look at our new Lupus Resource Page – it’s a one-stop [...]