Tell us a little bit about who you are.
I currently work at Yammer, supporting some of Australia’s largest enterprises to roll out an enterprise social network inside their companies. I’m also a board member of The Awesome Foundation, a monthly micro-funding project which promotes the interest of awesome in universe. This was actually where I first found out about One Girl and Chantelle Baxter’s crazy idea to get people in school dresses to raise money for education scholarships in Sierrra Leone.

Why did you decide to fundraise for One Girl?
I was lucky enough to have access to an …

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This is a guest post by our friend Howard Freeman. Howard Freeman is Founder and Principal of Zoey Creative Development, a charitable giving consultancy in NYC serving both organizations and also individual philanthropists.  He can be reached at howard@zoeycreativedevelopment.com.

The Upper West Side of Manhattan is not the best neighborhood to shop for cheap groceries if you only have $7.50 to cover five days. But then again, why would you try?

In May 2011, I joined thousands of others in the “Live Below the Line” Campaign organized by the Global Poverty Project (GPP).  The “line” is $1.50, below which 1.4 …

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This week, we had the chance to talk with Adam and Elana Grann. They’ve done a great job fundraising for Water Collective, a startup nonprofit fighting for clean water. Check out their organization here.

Tell us a little bit about who you are
Elana and I are a couple of (3 years)? who found each other while on a trip in Israel. I was on the trip with my close friend and co-founder of Water Collective, Josh Braunstein. Elana and I share similar values and interests when it comes to paying it forward and helping others. Elana is an …

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One Girl in Australia is one of our favorite nonprofits. They’re running the most creative campaign we’ve seen so far. We had the chance to gather some fundraising advice from Katherine Ong, one of their fundraisers.

Tell us a little bit about who you are.
My name is Katherine Ong, and I’m 30 years old. I’m from Melbourne, and currently, I’m living in Montreal, Canada. I am passionate about social change, and I like to volunteer my time to help instigate change for people less fortunate than myself.

Why did you decide to fundraise for One Girl?
In life, I …

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So far, Matt Whitcomb has raised over $1400 for the National Nordic Foundation. He’s smashed his goal of $500. Read about his fundraising tactics and what has worked for him.

Tell us a little bit about who you are.
I grew up skiing and playing baseball in Massachusetts. I went to Stratton Mountain School, Middlebury College in Vermont, and now own a small camp and a little land in the town of Burke. This is my first season as women’s coach for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, but my sixth year coaching the National Team in various capacities. I …

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Tiffany Erkisen is an avid supporter of The Adventure Project. When we interviewed Jody Landers, co-Founder of the organization, she mentioned Tiffany was a big part of launching their TypeTAP campaign. Tiffany shares her fundraising tips and techniques below.

Tell us a little bit about who you are.
I’m a 25 year old college graduate looking for an adventure. I love travel, art, cooking, writing, reading, blogging, creating, coffee and relating, there’s nothing better than coffee with a side of sunset and a good friend to chat with. I currently spend my days working for a non-profit humanitarian aid organization …

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There are only two things you need to do to make Facebook not work for you for online fundraising. The first is writing a bad appeal. The second is spamming your friends.

Let’s start with the bad appeal. Here’s an example of a bad appeal that we’ve found on a Facebook wall (it’s been scrubbed for privacy — grammar errors left for effect):

“I sure could use your help. This month I will run 30 miles in the Summer Marathon for Charity. It is what I do to raise funds to fight the terrible effects of poverty which affects too

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Jill Benbow shares her fundraising techniques with us today. Read more on how she was able to raise more than $3500 for clean water.

Tell us a little bit about who you are.
I am a stay at home mom that does some contract grant writing for a couple of small organizations.  I live in Breckenridge, Colorado and am an outdoor enthusiast.  I really enjoy trail running, mountain biking, and of course, skiing.  I just turned 30 and am trying to pretend it doesn’t bother me.

Why are you fundraising for Shower Strike?
Although the premise of the Shower Strike is pretty alarming …

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The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) just finished up their online fundraising campaign through CauseVox. In the end, they were able to raise over $50,000, beating their original goal of $25,000.

Skyler Davis, the youngest member of the US Ski Team and a supporter of NENSA, raised over $1,300 and generated more than 175 Facebook Likes through his personal fundraising page. He talks about how the success of a fundraising campaign isn’t always monetary, but also based on awareness. Skyler shares his thoughts and fundraising tips below.

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My …

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Jon Stewart describes Story Pirates really well. He says, “The Story Pirates teach kids a love of creative writing.  It helps kids to see that their words and ideas are really important.  I believe that what the Story Pirates are doing is helping America, nay, humanity – helping humanity itself. It’s crazy entertaining.”

We recently wrapped up a campaign with Story Pirates and had the chance to talk to Lee Overtree on his fundraising experience. Check out what he has to say and his encouragement to other fundraisers.

Tell us a little bit about who you are.
My name is Lee Overtree. …

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