Latent Leverage of Everyman
May 6, 2008
“All we can think about is how great it would be if we could use peer-to-peer fundraising to get our donors to ask one of their friends for money.
But the real power is going to come when everyday people start realizing the wealth of their personal networks.
When they realize that they can raise global awareness for an issue simply by voting for it, social bookmarking it, talking about it in forums & chat rooms, and giving small monthly donations we are going to see a wave of movement.”
–Jason Dick (from Giving Carnival hosted by SocialActions.com)
More Bang for the IDOL Buck
April 9, 2008
Tonight’s Idol Gives Back (7:30-10:00 pm ET/PT) will raise awareness and funds for six worthy charities:
Children’s Defense Fund
The Global Fund
Make It Right
Malaria No More
Save The Children, U.S. Programs
Children’s Health Fund
Featured guests will include: Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg, Bono, Brad Pitt, Dane Cook, Robin Williams, Celine Dion, Forest Whitaker, Billy Crystal, Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Connolly, Elliott Yamin, Fantasia, Amy Adams, Mariah Carey, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend, Maroon 5 and Heart.
Fruitful Fundraisers
March 26, 2008
Tips on how to have them at this month’s Giving Carnival (hosted by the Everyday Giving Blog)
Glamour for Karma
November 14, 2007
On November 15th, the California Modern Art Gallery will host Glamour for Karma, a benefit for San Francisco’s Glide Foundation.
There will be paintings depicting glamour, fashion & famous faces (including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Reverend Cecil Williams) by artists Barbara Rose Brooker and Toby Tover-Krein.
Ducati motorcycles will be on display, as will fashion models styled by Ginger Rubio. A silent auction will feature all things ‘glamorous’, including a custom designed outfit by Bacca da Silva.
Tickets can be purchased for $40 at the door or online at www.calmodern.com.
Elvis Costello Plays for Prader-Willi
November 12, 2007
Elvis Costello and Clover (the Marin band that played with Costello on My Aim Is True in 1977) reunited for two sold-out shows at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall last week.
Proceeds from the concerts will go to the Richard deLone Special Housing Project for people who suffer from Prader-Willi Syndrome (an incurable, congenital disease that causes perpetual hunger, obesity, and decreased muscle tone & mental capacity).
For more information, please contact: deLones@microweb.com
or check out www.rdshp.org.
3 Futures of Fundraising
September 4, 2007
1. The tooth fairy will leave “$5 was given to your favorite charity” cards beneath children’s pillows.
2. College scholarships will be granted to the top 10 high school fundraisers.
3. Fundraising will become a popular college major.
Check out September’s Giving Carnival at Fundraising for Nonprofits.
Bid on Lunch with Warren Buffett
June 27, 2007
“If you’re in the luckiest 1% of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99%.”
–Warren Buffett, who is currently auctioning himself off on eBay to help San Francisco’s Glide Foundation (glide.org)
Bid on a New York power lunch with Warren Buffett (& up to seven of your friends) at www.ebay.com. The auction closes on June 29, 2007 at 7pm PDT.
According to the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision yesterday, NO.
The court blocked a lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin group of atheists & agnostics against the head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (& seven other Bush administration officials).
The Wisconsin group contends that the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives gives religious groups an unjust boost in their bid for federal funds.
Read about it at www.nytimes.com.
Be a Biker With a Cause in Europe
June 20, 2007
Amsterdam AIDS Ride. July 28th-August 4th. Bike by day. Sleep sweetly in a floating hotel by night.
Italian AIDS Ride. September 8th-15th. Ride through the medieval towns of Central Italy. Devour deliziosi home-cooked Italian meals.
Minimum fundraising requirement for each rider: $1,500. 100% of funds raised will go to beneficiaries. Official beneficiary of these two rides:
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Register to ride or pledge your support at www.rfac.org.
