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For over 12 years we 've been serving the fund-raising community. Now with the advent of social networking we believe you, our readers are uniquely positioned to truly help eachother like never before. We hope you'll use this opportunity to share your fundraising experiences with the entire community. Sharing is easy - you can post your thoughts in a discussion thread or create your own blog on your profile page. If you have a video or audio file that you think the community would like, post it here.

Please be generous in sharing your ideas and give back to the community so that we may all benefit.

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Looking for Hockey Fundraising ideas
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Im coaching my sons team this year and we're looking for some new ideas. We've done a car wash in the past and sold candy at games etc. Any other coaches out there have some good ideas we can borro... Continue

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Started by HKYNUT. Last reply by fundraiscandies May 2.

"Protecting A Fund Raising Idea"
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I have a great idea that national charities could use to raise funds while at the same time helping to protect the environment. My concern is that if I approach them with the idea that they will us... Continue

Started by Garry. Last reply by Carey Apr 25.

Save thousands and raise money!!

Have a favorite charity that needs financial support? Want to help make a difference in your community while saving thousands of dollars when you buy a new home or refinance your current mortgage? ... Continue

Started by CaringTreeFoundation Apr 22

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Fundraising Ideas

For any group or organization, fundraising is an important way of acquiring money or other necessary resources. These resources can in turn be used to keep the group and their projects in operation. At the same time, fundraising can also be a way to advertise and raise awareness regarding the organization and their objectives. Non-profit organizations benefit most from fundraising events, to help them sustain their programs.

If you know where to look, you can find a lot of sources who… Continue

Posted by theawristocrat on December 12th, 2007 at 5:17pm — No Comments (Add)

Google offers free credit card processing

Google checkout is a "pay-pal like" service that allows websites to accept payments with minimal effort. Nonprofits can use it to collect donations from supporters without having to set up a credit card merchant account.

"Google Checkout for Non-Profits is a fast, convenient donation process that helps you attract more donors and increase online giving to your organization – and you can use it to process donations by charging credit or debit cards for free until 2009"

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Posted by Dave on November 18th, 2007 at 6:33am — No Comments (Add)

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Posted by Teresa Brock on November 15th, 2007 at 2:36pm — No Comments (Add)

63 Marathons in 63 Days

This past Saturday (a cold, rainy, raw autumn day) my wife, kids and myself attended a 5K run to raise awareness and support the fight against AT (ataxia-telangiectasia ) - a rare degenerative children's disease that combines the symptoms of cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and cancer. We reminded our kids that the cold weather was a small challenge and that Andrew (their 8 year old friend who has AT) faces much larger challenges every day.

The theme of overcoming ch…

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Posted by Dave on November 7th, 2007 at 5:35pm — No Comments (Add)

Why A Fundraising Community?

Welcome to the new social networking site for Fund-Raising.com. Maybe you're asking yourself what's up? What's this all about? Well consider it the next step in our evolution.

For years now we've been trying to provide a conduit for folks to communicate with eachother. The idea we had in 1994 when we started this site - still holds true today. We all have a lot to teach eachother! Back then it started out as a place to gather info - a one way stream of information. We published it, you…

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Posted by Dave on November 5th, 2007 at 8:35pm — No Comments (Add)