Is there a way to put the Fun in FundRaising?

As a human being with a heart and a budget, I personally get tired of all the fundraising that happens at the end of the year. Besides the ever popular Zumbathons, walk/runs, golf tournaments, charity auctions, and just general pleas for funds, one could go broke donating to charities. And now with crowd source fundraising, it has reached an all-time low. I have seen legitimate uses (help us raise funds for our sick child), but also some that make me groan (help me pay for my kid to go to college).

As the CEO of a non-profit though, I know how crucial fundraising is. More and more grants are tied to a non-profit's ability to fundraise. They insist we have matching funds in our accounts already, (Really?  If we already had the money, we wouldn't need yours!) And the number of causes makes it hard to find the charities you really want to sponsor.

All that being said, there just isn't a fun way left to ask you to donate. And really, do you want the charity to spend most of it's time, energy, and money fundraising or spend it helping people? So I am just going to put it right out there, the no fun way. Because I would rather spend my money on the clients than on providing you with a t-shirt. (If you really want a t-shirt, send me an extra $20 and I will have one made for you!)

Health Literacy for All Inc currently has 18 agencies that would love for their staff or clients to learn about health literacy skills (how to navigate the health care system, how to make health choices, and how to respond in a public health crisis). Plus daily we get asked by individuals to help them with doctors, medications, references, safe housing, insurance, and healthy eating. We need to raise $15,000 just to meet the needs in front of us and our goal is to raise $50,000 so we can go after some of those big grants.

This plea is not coming with any type of fanfare.  It just comes with a solemn vow that we spend every dime you invest to make sure people have access to the best health education they can get. Recently, we have helped a senior Steve find safe housing when his children could no longer provide adequate care, we provided a low income senior housing program a free stop smoking program when their building went smoke free, even in the apartments. We saved Avi's life by teaching her mom to keep pressing the medical team for better answers when the 7 week old was throwing up daily and losing weight. We helped an autistic young man  navigate the stresses of college, and besides being autistic Marcus was the first in his family to even go to college! Our work changes lives, saves lives, and helps people reach the end of their lives having lived them fully. And that is FUN (at least for me!)  So put the fun back in fundraising by making a tax deductible donation today at https://fundabilities.com/understanding-health-care.