Anyone is has been involved in fundraising knows that the most people who hear about the cause, the better. Using the Internet to spread the word about charities and worthy causes creates a larger support and awareness base than could ever be achieved by letter writing and newspaper articles.
Firstgiving.com is an online tool that helps fundraising projects get organized and become successful. As a branch of the UK’s Justgiving.com, Firstgiving.com helps individuals raise funds for any non-profit organization in the US. The basic idea is that each fundraising program has its own web page complete with all important information and links that also can directly receive donations. The pages are personalized with a message from the sponsor or creator and photos can also be attached. Once the page is complete, the creator can send a link to the page to all friends and family, who can then keep spreading the news. Links can also be placed in blogs, online profiles and other websites. The fundraiser’s cause can be anything from walking across Maryland for Cancer Research to collecting money to rebuild a neighbor’s house that was destroyed by a fire. Donations can be made using a VISA or MasterCard, and offline donations can also be made by contacting the fundraiser.
Firstgiving.com In Their Own Words
“We help people who want to make a difference.
We believe that individuals are the driving force behind charitable giving. Our mission is to make it possible for anyone, anywhere, to raise more money than they would have thought possible for the causes they care about. Our ambition is to create the world’s most user-friendly fundraising tools and to host a diverse and lively online community where donors, fundraisers and beneficiaries can support, learn from and communicate with each other in their own ambition to support their causes.”
Why Firstgiving.com It Might Be A Killer
People are always looking for an easy way to collect and organize the money form fundraising. Most of the time it is easier to get the cause’s message across than it is to actually get the money where it needs to go. Firstgiving.com makes it easy to promote the fundraiser while also providing a safe place for donors to send the big bucks.
Some Questions About Firstgiving.com
Is there a limit to how many fundraisers a single person can design a page for? 
