Have you heard of Philanthroper? It’s like a Groupon with non-profits, where everyday a new charity is showcased and users are asked to donate $1 and no more than $10. With the default donation of $1, the people behind Philanthroper hope that users will find it easy giving $1 to another charity the next day, [...]
Category Archives: Giving
Digital Divide And Conquer
04/19/2011 – 11:59 am
Organizations often recognize their donors by putting their name on something: a wing of the hospital, the university library, bricks of the church, or plaques on an honour wall. Are you effectively using naming to motivate giving? Are you making it exciting? These two organizations are divvying it up and raising funds from smaller parts. [...]
The Sweet Sound of Volunteers
05/05/2010 – 6:11 pm
We came across the RockCorps movement on the Haft2Know blog and we’re singing its praises. 4 hours of volunteering in your community = 1 ticket to a concert. That’s music to our ears. The RockCorps movement was founded in 2005, offering volunteers tickets to big-name gigs across the US. Then, in 2008, the organization partnered [...]
Party for the Holidays
12/23/2009 – 9:26 pm
It’s that time of year when people get together to celebrate with friends, family, food and gifts. So in the spirit of the season, why not throw a big party, make merry and benefit your organization while you’re at it? It’s a simple idea that can achieve spectacular results. HoHoTo has been doing just that. [...]
