Fundraising For Cancer
While there are certainly countless fundraisers going on for cancer, typically these are occurring for the larger foundations, such as the Susan G Komen or National Breast Cancer Awareness Foundations. These outstanding organizations tend to help finance research into cures. But the reality is that cancer treatments can take a huge financial toll on anyone going through this most life threatening illness.
More and more often we are seeing individual fundraisers organized by friends, colleagues, church groups or social groups to benefit a particular member of the group who may be facing these trying times. It is certainly always a challenge to come up with a fundraiser that will bring the most benefit to a particular cause while decreasing or eliminating overhead entirely. Phoneraiser.com meets all of these criteria and more, by ensuring that 100% of the funds go directly to the organization. An easy and earth friendly way to fundraise, Phoneraiser.com collects used cell phones/PDAs and inkjet cartridges and uses them in a variety of eco-friendly ways, such as refurbishing them for use for people that might not have the funds to have a phone, and by stripping the phones of metals and other materials that are toxic to our environment.
Did you know that 10 MILLION cell phones are “retired” or discarded every month? Think of the fundraising that you could do if you had even a fraction of those phones? Most people are not aware that you can recycle, reuse or donate cell phones/PDAs and inkjet cartridges to worthy causes. And what could be worthier than helping a friend who is in need of support, both financially as well as morally? Start your cancer fundraiser by helping not only your friend, but also by helping the environment, and those in need. And by helping to recycle the 8 toxic materials in cell phones/PDAs, such as arsenic, lead and mercury, you might even be helping future generations avoid further health problems. When cell phones/PDAs are discarded into landfills and garbage dumps, these toxic materials will seep into the ground, the water supply, making and eventually make their way into our drinking water and food.
Knowing these facts and more will make your Phoneraiser.com campaign that much more potent. Getting people invested in your cause, not only for the end result of raising money, but also for doing good on many different levels will give your fundraiser a step up over many of the other fundraisers around.
If you estimate that your average phone will garner $3.00, you will be able to determine how many phones you will need to collect in order to achieve your goal. Having a goal is important and imparting that goal and showing progress to your volunteers and the folks that donate to you is even more critical. You will find that people who can see progress will be even more motivated to raise more.
Fundraising for cancer is a noble goal, and whether you are doing it for an individual, or raising money to donate to a larger organization in a specific person’s name, you are helping to discover a cure for this most devastating of diseases. Phoneraiser.com is proud to help.
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