I came up with the idea for a special project I wanted to do awhile back, but I only recently found a great website that would help me bring my idea to reality. The website is Firstgiving and it allows anyone to easily set up a fundraising campaign for any U.S. based tax-exempt organization. (There’s also a sister site for the UK called Justgiving.)
I just set up the first MissMalaprop.com Charity Fundraiser page last night. Every two months I’ll set up a new page and pick a different charity to raise awareness and funds for. For the kickoff fundraiser, I chose Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana, as this is an organization I’ve recently started volunteering with and feel a strong personal connection to.
This first fundraiser will run through the end of February. Feel free to give as little or as much as you would like, and even if you can’t afford to give, you can still help by spreading the word about the fundraiser and the organization.
Of course, probably the best thing you can do of all to help out is to volunteer your time. Just by spending two or three afternoons or evenings a month one-on-one with a child, you can really make a difference in their life. Not to mention that it’s pretty fun to be able to act like a kid again! Check out the national Big Brothers-Big Sisters website to find the local agency in your area and to find out more about volunteering.
Great effort, thanks for making a difference. Anyone can grab a widget by visiting the link below to help promote this effort. Good luck!
http://www.firstgiving.com/pages/promoteapage.asp?_EGGID=183245&did=1
Left by Mark Sutton on December 28th, 2006