Helping Others Help Themselves
HERE IS THE PROBLEM: Dealing with the extra financial strain of a sick child can leave a family looking to their friends and family for help. Thousands of parents have gone to fundraising sites in hopes of receiving donations that would help bridge the financial gap. However, there are problems with trying to raise funds this way.
* While these online fundraising sites are free to set up, as much as 10% or more of every donation is held back by the site for processing fees, software costs, credit card fees and transaction fees. * The donors may not get a receipt for the tax deductible contribution. * Most families don’t know how to do fundraisers or how to use these sites. * The parents should be focusing on the child’s recovery rather than being a professional fundraiser.HERE IS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION: The RAISING HOPE Project
Qualified families will create their own “Family” page on the Raising Hope site. and gets these benefits:
* families will have their own sites and A Lot of Good absorbs 100% of the cost of the site. * A Lot of Good will help the family build a “team of support” to raise funds * Donors will get tax deductible receipts since the donation was made to A Lot of Good , a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit. * A Lot of Good will work with the “team of support” to manage the website and host manageable fundraisers. * Families will be able to turn in expenses incurred on behalf of their child. * Each participating family may receive a matching grant from A Lot of Good for up to $500.*Think of it as an easy, inexpensive and effective way for a family in crisis to reach out to their families, friends and social circle to create a peer-to-peer fundraiser with no limits on how much can be raised and no cost to the family in need.
For more information, please send an email to raisinghope@alotofgood.org with RAISING HOPE in the subject line.