As many of you know, non-profits provide much needed support for your our communities. However, most of these organization are not sustainable without grants, donations and federal funding.
During economic downtimes (like we’re in today) much of this funding has been drying up and many non-profits have been forced to downsize or close their doors.
To make matters worse, the services of this non-profits are needed even more during these hard times.
Below are is a headline from the Associated Press and and video from Fox News.
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Shriners Hospitals, which has provided free care to children since before the Great Depression, is considering closing a quarter of its facilities as donations stagnate, costs increase and the charity’s endowment shrivels.
I am from S.C. and I can tell you that it is a big deal for the Shriners to close 6 hospitals. Many people in my community have supported this organization over the years.
Fox News 35 - Florida is facing $5 billion worth of budget cuts and some of the non-profit programs people rely on during tough times may disappear.
I have recently been working on a project called “Dubli for a Cause”. Dubli provides an innovative way for non-profits to sustainably raise funds for their organizations.
For only $199 a year, a non-profit can establish its very own online shopping and reverse auction portal that will allow them to raise funds 24/7.
The non-profit simply post a link about their new portal to their website, send out e-blast, and host a big party party for their donors to encourage them to shop on their portal when they plan to purchase things they need or want. Over 900 retailers are represented and discounts through the portal can range from 10-90%.
Best of all, when consumers make purchases or participate in the reverse auction, the non-profit receives 30% of the revenue earned.
American Idol star, Jordin Sparks is using this concept to fund her charity “Jordin Sparks Charities” along with a Boys and Girls club in California.
If you’d like more information about how you or a non-profit can participate in this program please visit www.DubliForaCause.com or e-mail me at info@SocialEntrepreneurForum.com
Since this is a Social Entrepreneurial blog there is a possibility to earn a decent income providing this service to these organizations. Please indicate in your e-mail if this is something you’d like to know more about.
