AMERICA'S GIVING CHALLENGE - The Neuroendocrineimmune (NEI) Center

P.A.N.D.O.R.A.'s cause on Facebook is The NeuroEndocrineImmune (NEI) Center -

Our cause is in America's Giving Challenge—Let's win $50,000!
Hi everyone,

Our cause just entered in America's Giving Challenge, which gives us a chance to win $50,000! To win, between now and November 7th we have to get the most donations to our cause (every person can donate once per day and have it count as a unique donation). We can also win daily awards of $1,000 and $500 if we can get the most people to donate in any 24-hour period. The great thing about this Challenge is that it doesn't matter how much you give, but instead how much you do to encourage friends and family to get involved in our cause. We all need to come together and start promoting the cause if we want to win.

A $10 donation is what I am asking to all of PANDORA's members, my family, my friends, my colleagues and our corporate supporters. Please do it NOW, because competition is fierce and we need to have what they call "unique donations", which means donations made by different individuals every day. The challenge will run from Oct 7 to November 6. The clock is ticking.

Each of us has tons of friends on Facebook who we can ask to donate to our cause. But let's think big too—can you put our cause in your email signature, can you throw a party and get people to donate through the cause when they enter, can you organize other people to go out and fundraise from all of their friends? As you reach out to your friends be sure to tell them why this cause matters to you. The possibilities are endless so let's talk about what we can do to win on the Wall of the cause or by replying to this bulletin.

I think we can do it! But it's going to take all of us. Check out the Giving Challenge ( www.causes.com ), then visit our cause to see how we're doing so far and get involved.

Let's win $50,000 for our cause!

CASE FOUNDATION CHALLENGE

Becca Artman mentioned to me today about the Case Foundation Charity Challenge. See it below:
..."The Case Foundation & Parade Magazine is presenting America’s Giving Challenge and awarding $500,000 to charities whose supporters have attracted the most unique donors to their cause using new and innovative online tools.
Who can participate:
Anyone with access to the Internet, a willingness to try something new, and the passion and commitment to advocate on behalf of a cause they care about. The entire Challenge is designed to take place online, involving the use of such everyday activities as e-mailing, blogging, and social networking.
To “champion a cause” you must be a legal U.S. resident aged 13 years or older. Anyone can donate to a cause using a valid credit card or other form of payment accepted by our donation processing partners Network for Good and GlobalGiving.

There are two ways to get involved:
Champion a Cause and have the chance to get $50,000 for the charity of your choice. The eight individuals whose charity badges attract the most unique donors through the America’s Giving Challenge will get $50,000 for their cause.

Give to a Cause and help the charity you care about get $1,000. The 100 nonprofits with the greatest number of unique donations made to them through America’s Giving Challenge will each get $1,000.
The Challenge begins December 13 at 3pm EST and will close January 31 at 3pm EST.
A quick note about unique donations:
To succeed at the Challenge, the objective is to get as many people as you can to donate to your cause. Duplicate donations from the same individual will only be counted once.
For more information, please read America’s Giving Challenge Rules and Frequently Asked Questions.

Our partners:Parade and the Case Foundation are proud to partner with Network for Good and GlobalGiving to process donations made through America’s Giving Challenge. Both are leaders in the area of online fundraising for nonprofits, and both are examples of the good that can be achieved when great people, great ideas, and great opportunities come together." I created a Charity Badge, attached below. The greater awareness and donations we have, the better the chances we have to make a difference and to win the challenge.



The deadline is January 31, 2008 - so there are 28 days remaining in this challenge and I am way behind in the game, but I think the challenge is fun and invigorating.