Welcome to March
March 1st, 2007 at 6:02 am (Giving)
First of all, I apologize for my absence. Many things are afoot in my life that are making writing a challenge, but I am working diligently to resolve that issue and get things moving again here soon. I’m hoping to get a few posts written this weekend, I certainly have enough material floating around in my head to provide some content worth reading.
I am looking into alternatives to my ChipIn widget to collect donations moving forward. I am sad because I really like their organization, but they made the decision this month to only allow me to collect the funds via PayPal, and I… don’t completely trust PayPal. I understand the reasoning ChipIn gave me for the change, but that doesn’t change my feelings about wanting the funds to be deposited directly into the checking account I’ll use to send the money on to the chosen charity for that month.
Anyway, I think I have found a very good alternative, but it will take more time than I have right now to get it set up. When I do get it set up, I will anounce the new charity and the new goal.
Brittany said,
March 2, 2007 at 8:18 am
Another company that could help you raise money for non-profits is Firstgiving.com. Through Firstgiving you can set up a free personalized fundraising page for any non-profit registered through GuideStar ( a national registry of non-profits). Firstgiving also provides widgets and badges to help you promote your fundraising campaign. Another feature is that Firstgiving sends any money that you raise directly to the non-profit so you don’t have to worry about where the money is going or how it is getting there. Good luck with your fundraising efforts!
iain said,
March 4, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Thank you for the tip, Brittany.