I learned about these Alexis trains that are used to raise awareness about your favourite blogs. Carl over at carlocab.com put me on, so I wanted to spread some internet cheer! I added 3 sites I couldn't live without. Please, check them out, especially adults, because they are witty AND helpful at the same time! I try most of the time, but I can't ALWAYS do both!
If you want to be on the train and spread awareness about your blog and other favourites, here are the rules:
Put anything you like above this list – Chit Chat, talkies, introduce what this is. Something like that.
Move all the sites labeled “Newcomers” to the list labeled “Oldies”
Add 5 sites that you want to include in the train and make their link like this: http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?www.example.com then invite them to join the train.
Visit all the listed sites! (That’s not much work! Remember, if you plant good seeds they will also grow good) and look at your high Alexa ranking next week!
Newcomers:
Earning by Learning
John Chow
Punny Munny
Oldies:
Wmhaven
Make Money Online 2.0
Nate Whitehill
Jozzua
Grow your Writing Business
CultureShiok
Gary Lee
Smart Wealthy Rich
TechZi
Make Money Online with a 13-year Old
Showing posts with label Community Giving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Community Giving. Show all posts
5.06.2007
3.06.2007
F.F - F.F.F.A.F! - A Close Shave
Part Three in a Series: Free Fundraisers - Fun for Friends and Family!
Here is one that will make teachers cringe and students grin... ge... (now that is pure poetry!) Anyways, do any of your teachers feel like encountering a close shave? Here is an idea that will blow your minds! (literally...) All you have to do is put up a sign-up sheet in your school's staff room and book your school gym for a lunch-period. It's that easy. So here's the catch - You have to find teachers who would be willing to shave their heads!
It's awe-inspiring!
Anyways, what you will be doing is charging kids to get to see teachers have their hair shaved off! You can charge about a dollars for admission, and more if lots of teachers are getting their heads shaved. Try to get long-haired teachers to volunteer, and if you want a crowd-bringer, see if you can get your principal in!
This is a sure-fire way to raise a lot of money for no cost at all! And, it will please the masses. You would even be able to sell tickets to parents if you want to make it a bigger event. You'll be able to do this every year, or however often their hair grows back!
Here is one that will make teachers cringe and students grin... ge... (now that is pure poetry!) Anyways, do any of your teachers feel like encountering a close shave? Here is an idea that will blow your minds! (literally...) All you have to do is put up a sign-up sheet in your school's staff room and book your school gym for a lunch-period. It's that easy. So here's the catch - You have to find teachers who would be willing to shave their heads!
It's awe-inspiring!
Anyways, what you will be doing is charging kids to get to see teachers have their hair shaved off! You can charge about a dollars for admission, and more if lots of teachers are getting their heads shaved. Try to get long-haired teachers to volunteer, and if you want a crowd-bringer, see if you can get your principal in!
This is a sure-fire way to raise a lot of money for no cost at all! And, it will please the masses. You would even be able to sell tickets to parents if you want to make it a bigger event. You'll be able to do this every year, or however often their hair grows back!
2.11.2007
F.F - F.F.F.A.F! - The Good Samaritan Salesperson!
Part Two in a Series: Free Fundraisers - Fun for Friends and Family!
We're back in action with F.F-F.F.F.A.F! This episode will not only be easy and profitable for charity, you... I can't think of a witty pun to put here... What I mean by helping out charities by being a salesperson is that you can sell products for someone else while helping out charity. The one thing you'll need? Someone you know who enjoys making crafts. Let's take what I did last summer for example. My mom's friend likes to make those really fancy cards with stamps and pop-outs and stuff, and then she sells them at a craft fair. But there was going to be a fair at a nearby park, and she heard I was selling pens at a table there, ( F.F - F.F.F.A.F! - Pennies for Pens!) so she asked me to sell her cards for her. 40 percent of the money I made went back to her, and 50 percent went to charity. The other ten percent? I gotta make a living somehow! But anyways, within a few hours, I had made 35 dollars for charity! As you can see, it's very easy if you have the connections. The best part about selling cards as your item is that people tend to buy lots of cards at once. If you don't know anyone who makes cards, there's always other things you can sell. And, like I said previously, always announce that most of the money goes to charity and that you are a volunteer.
So until next time, wait until next time!
We're back in action with F.F-F.F.F.A.F! This episode will not only be easy and profitable for charity, you... I can't think of a witty pun to put here... What I mean by helping out charities by being a salesperson is that you can sell products for someone else while helping out charity. The one thing you'll need? Someone you know who enjoys making crafts. Let's take what I did last summer for example. My mom's friend likes to make those really fancy cards with stamps and pop-outs and stuff, and then she sells them at a craft fair. But there was going to be a fair at a nearby park, and she heard I was selling pens at a table there, ( F.F - F.F.F.A.F! - Pennies for Pens!) so she asked me to sell her cards for her. 40 percent of the money I made went back to her, and 50 percent went to charity. The other ten percent? I gotta make a living somehow! But anyways, within a few hours, I had made 35 dollars for charity! As you can see, it's very easy if you have the connections. The best part about selling cards as your item is that people tend to buy lots of cards at once. If you don't know anyone who makes cards, there's always other things you can sell. And, like I said previously, always announce that most of the money goes to charity and that you are a volunteer.
So until next time, wait until next time!
2.08.2007
F.F - F.F.F.A.F! - Pennies for Pens!
Part One in a Series: Free Fundraisers - Fun For Friends and Family!
If you know any white-collar workers (people who work in offices), ask them to take a box to their work, and put a sign on it saying, "Help our fund raiser for (your cause here)! Donate your pens!" Once you have quite a few pens, go to a big event (school fairs, Canada day fairs, anything), and ask if you can set up your pen sale on one of the tables. If you get accepted, put a sign with your pens. Make sure it's clear that ALL of the proceeds go to charity. Another great place to sell your pens to would be your classroom. People ALWAYS need pens or pencils there. Or even set up a stand during recess or lunch and make an announcement over the P.A. system announcing your sale. A good charity to send your pen money to would be a charity that supplies third-world countries with school supplies. For example, Red Cross, Unicef, World Vision, Save the Children Fund, etc. etc.
Stay tuned next week (or maybe tomorrow) for the next edition of F.F - F.F.F.A.F!
If you know any white-collar workers (people who work in offices), ask them to take a box to their work, and put a sign on it saying, "Help our fund raiser for (your cause here)! Donate your pens!" Once you have quite a few pens, go to a big event (school fairs, Canada day fairs, anything), and ask if you can set up your pen sale on one of the tables. If you get accepted, put a sign with your pens. Make sure it's clear that ALL of the proceeds go to charity. Another great place to sell your pens to would be your classroom. People ALWAYS need pens or pencils there. Or even set up a stand during recess or lunch and make an announcement over the P.A. system announcing your sale. A good charity to send your pen money to would be a charity that supplies third-world countries with school supplies. For example, Red Cross, Unicef, World Vision, Save the Children Fund, etc. etc.
Stay tuned next week (or maybe tomorrow) for the next edition of F.F - F.F.F.A.F!
Free Fundraisers - Fun For Friends And Family!
It's always good when kids make money, like I've said before, to give back some of what you make. But it's even better to fund raise for a cause. That way, other people will be willing to donate to your charity through you. But sometimes you might have to deduct hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars from the money you raised to pay for starting cost! To prevent that from happening, here are some great fund raising ideas that don't cost a cent! Because each idea takes me so long to explain, I'm going to have multiples posts.
1.12.2007
It’s my Business to Fund Your Business
It’s always good to give back to the community/world, especially if you’re very successful. There are many ways to give back, but I would have to say, my all-time favourite would have to be the World Vision catalogue, because you get to buy gifts for people in third-world countries. There are gifts in there such as vitamins, or food, but there is a saying that goes: Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. So, naturally, being the businessboy I am, I bought someone a home business. A bee farm kit with a hive, in fact! The perfect gift that keeps on giving. Stings, that is! No, I’m just kidding. But there are also some things in there that cost a lot of money, such as the 15,000 dollar well that will provide a village with water for all of eternity!
So if you feel you need to prepare yourself for the business world and take some responsibility, start a fund-raising campaign in your school and try to buy a well for a village, or even a school for a village! (which also costs 15,000 dollars) If you want to watch an inspirational story about a 7-year-old boy who decided to do just that, rent the movie called Ryan’s Well. It’s a very good story. Now go donate!
So if you feel you need to prepare yourself for the business world and take some responsibility, start a fund-raising campaign in your school and try to buy a well for a village, or even a school for a village! (which also costs 15,000 dollars) If you want to watch an inspirational story about a 7-year-old boy who decided to do just that, rent the movie called Ryan’s Well. It’s a very good story. Now go donate!
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