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Never Ignore, Never ForgetNever Ignore, Never Forget [1] relay run. At the same time they sought to raise awareness of past and on-going genocides and collect as much money for civilian protection in Darfur as possible.

Prior to this start date, the runners solicited the financial support of individual and corporate donors, providing the option of purchasing t-shirts, making donations, or sponsoring the run. They received the sponsorship of a local automotive group and the endorsement of Senator Sam Brownback and State Senator Donald Betts Jr. adding publicity and legitimacy to their run. The run was covered by local and national media outlets including the Wichita Eagle [2], the Lawrence Journal-World [3], and MTV [4]. Compiling donations from friends in Wichita, new friends made on their cross-country trek, and admirers who first encountered them through media coverage, the Never Ignore runners collected over $25,000!

Fundraising Tip: Expand your network of supporters through media coverage and celebrity sponsorships.

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No Prom for Darfur“No Prom for Darfur” [5] on March 9, 2007, at Cape Cod Community College. Their premise was simple: skip the expensive clothes, fancy dinner, and limousines and use that money to help stop the genocide in Darfur. Instead, 200 students gathered in the college dining hall to dance the night away under hot disco lights, most of them wearing t-shirts that said “Stop the Genocide in Darfur.” Though no one planned on skipping their prom, comparing the cost of a donation with the costs associated with prom, the students in attendance were unhesitatingly generous. “I think this is great, especially when you think how much money you spend on prom, $25 for a good cause is nothing,” said Amanda Bellmar, president of the Dennis-Yarmouth National Honor Society. The event also attracted contributions from people as far away as California and Florida who saw the event featured on WBZ-TV Channel 4, a broadcast that was repeated on Channel One in schools across the country. In all the students raised $8,000 and sent a check for $4,000 to GI-NET (with the other half going to My Sister’s Keeper, a non-profit helping women in Sudan).

Fundraising Tip: Put the cost of donating in perspective by comparing it with an event for which people spend heavily.

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www.africahopeapparel.org [6] from which to sell them. She then called different screen printers in her hometown and found a compnay so excited about African Hope that the owner gave her a discount on the screen printing. Using a PayPal account on her website, Katie allows customers to choose which non-profit organization their puchase will benefit. Every few months, Katie send a check to the organizations. To date, she has sent over $8,000 to GI-NET, Invisible Children, and the Blood Water Mission.

Fundraising Tip: Create your own website to promote your fundraiser.

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Triangles of Truth [7]" -- a program that honors victims of the Holocaust by raising money to protect potential victims of the current genocide in Darfur. The program is so simple, yet wonderfully effective: a colored triangle with the words: "In memory of Holocaust victim [name], I choose to help victims of genocide in Darfur today," is purchased for just $1. These triangles are then displayed throughout participating schools and synagogues. The program has raised $17,000 and counting for GI-NET and Save Darfur.

The results reach further than just the money raised. Vera Hirschorn, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, saw a story about Triangles of Truth in a local newspaper. She was so touched by the idea that she sent a donation as well as a picture of her two cousins who were killed in Auschwitz when they were children. The students were so moved by the donation and Vera's story that they blew the picture up to poster size, wrote down Vera's story, and hung her 50 triangles around the picture. The class then invited Vera to their school to see the display — a wonderful demonstration of the power of this program to unite those who have suffered genocide in the past with those who are trying to end genocide now.

You can still get involved in this awesome fundraiser. Click here to find out how [8].

Fundraising Tip: Think simple! Your fundraiser doesn't have to be large or complicated in order to be effective.

 

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