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Fundraising with Buttons of Hope Custom Photo Buttons

Admin — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:26:51 +0000

Buttons of Hope is a company that produces custom photo buttons that can be used in your fundraising efforts. You can use the buttons as a part of your fundraising campaign or the buttons themselves can be a fundraiser. Nonprofit organizations, clubs and teams can run a Makehope button fundraiser completely online through the Buttons of [...]

Fundraising Opportunities for Animal and Pet Related Charities and Nonprofit Organizations

Admin — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:22:03 +0000

I have written two articles recently on the WorldVillage Fundraising Blog that I have yet to post here. Animal-related charities usually have a difficult time raising enough money to cover their expenses. I have found two online pet stores that have programs that can help raise the money needed by pet organizations. Read the first article [...]

Ebay Auction Raises over Two Million Dollars for Charity

Admin — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:46:32 +0000

Read the entire article on the WorldVillage fundraising blog. I have written before about how charities and other nonprofit organizations can raise money by holding auctions on eBay. The recent auction on eBay of an original letter by US Senator Harry Reid concerning Rush Limbaugh sold to the highest bidder for over 2 million dollars. Limbaugh [...]

It’s time to sign up for Holiday Gift Shop Fundraisers

Admin — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:37:09 +0000

I wrote a post on this subject last year and posted a list of fundraising companies that offer holiday gift shops. It is not too late to have a holiday shop fundraiser this year. These types of fundraisers, sometimes called “Secret Santa Shops” are usually held by elementary schools. The fundraising [...]

Fundraising Idea - Online Shopping through Charity Malls

Admin — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:36:41 +0000

Online Charity Malls offer a way for your nonprofit organization, school or club to earn money. You many not be familiar with this type of online shopping fundraiser, however, some of these shopping websites are well established and have been around for many years. Essentially, these shopping websites are portals that represent online retailers. When [...]

Join A Day of Hope — Provide Thanksgiving Meals to Needy Families

Admin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:09:02 +0000

A Day of Hope is a volunteer based not-for-profit organization that delivers baskets of food and turkeys to needy and hungry families for Thanksgiving in Northern California. It was started by Christopher Scott after reading a book called Notes from a Friend. In the book there is a story of how Anthony Robbins received [...]

Websites Go Pink in October for Breast Cancer Awareness

Admin — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:22:16 +0000

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink is the color that denotes breast cancer awareness and research. Last year, Matthew Oliphant, the webmaster of PinkforOctober.org started an initiative asking other webmasters to “Go Pink for October” by either changing the color scheme of their websites to pink or by adding a pink banner to their website. To [...]

Dining For Dollars - Fundraising at Restaurants

Admin — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:30:53 +0000

Holding a fundraiser at a restaurant in your community is a great way to earn money for your school or nonprofit organization. This type of fundraiser appeals to families because they get to eat out and socialize while helping raise money for your cause. The restaurants appreciate [...]