Posts Tagged with: iGivefirst

Many people want to donate their time and money to organizations and charities, but it is hard to know which one is going to use the money to help. If there is someone you know who needed help and got it from an organization, consider giving back to that organization. If you volunteer at a homeless shelter more »

The High Park Fire in Colorado has been officially declared the most destructive in Colorado history. It has affected numerous families and animals and has reshaped over 100 square miles of the northern Colorado mountain landscape. An unfortunate lightning strike turned major wild fire has left an entire community displaced. Through all of the hardships, more »

Reporter-Herald and iGivefirst join to ease community donations Reporter-Herald staff Posted: 06/12/2012 11:30:44 PM MDT The Reporter-Herald and its parent company Prairie Mountain Publishing are partnering with Denver-based iGivefirst to make it easy for readers to make online donations to local nonprofits responding to the High Park Fire. “Every day — even at midnight on more »

Posted: June 01, 2012 Tech startup: iGivefirst Inc.By Eric Peterson Company: iGivefirst CoBiz Magazine: “INITIAL LIGHT BULB Sharif Youssef spent 15 years in technology, consulting for firms like eBay, Amazon and Citigroup, before deciding to focus on philanthropy and start charity-centric iGivefirst. “The very definition of philanthropy is the love of humanity,” Youssef says. “I realized more »

Approximately 1 in 15,000 children born are affected with a neuro-genetic disorder known as Angelman Syndrome. This condition leaves children, often referred to as angels, unable to speak and in need of round the clock care. Seizure disorders that are sometimes hard to control are also extremely common among those with Angelman Syndrome. Currently there more »

According to the Pew Research Center, over two-thirds of Americans now use text-messaging and 9% have used texting to make charitable donations from their comle phones. This new trend in giving illustrates the power of social networking in charitable giving.  This Pew study, which analyzed the “Text to Haiti” campaign launched after the 2010 earthquake, found that more »

Online giving has grown in 2011 to $138 million from the previous year for all 1.6 million donations processed by Network for Good for over 40,000 charities, according to an article in Philanthropy Journal dated April 24, 2012. Dollars given through charity websites grew 10 percent and accounted for 65 percent of all donations in 2011. more »

STARTO.tv Interview – About Entrepreneurs, by Entrepreneurs & for Entrepreneurs Episode #4 Social Entrepreneur Startups & Crowd Funding Sharif Youssef of iGivefirst talks about his inspiration for an exciting new technological approach to online charitable donations. To see this video go to: http://igivefirst.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=414f8911c064f22428c05d44d&id=241ecb6cc2&e=e0f1e52030    

In this world of turmoil and financial imbalance, it is good to know that organizations are encouraging Charitable fundraising in a unique and imaginative way. People have always wanted to help those in need but recently have become afraid as they hear of scandals in the US that dampen their willingness to give. There are people out more »

Worthy causes often fill social media outlets.  You may find yourself running across a nice local charity from a friend or family member, or even something bigger in your area.  However, there might not be an easy way to connect those two things – exposure and the ability to easily give to such a cause. more »

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