Online Fundraising

Vote for She’s the First to Win a #LadyGodivaProgram Grant!

NEWSFLASH: She’s the First is in the running to win a $1,000 grant –and ultimately, a $10,000 grant– with our Founder/President Tammy Tibbetts chosen as one of 9 Semi-Finalists in the Lady Godiva Program, which celebrates inspirational women around the world.

WE GET TO VOTE for the top finalist in each region, who will each win $1,000 for her cause! She’ll then advance to the Finals, with a shot at winning $10,000! Imagine how much that would enable She’s the First to accomplish in 2013–we’ve already sponsored 262 girls in 8 countries and are developing global leaders across 35 campus chapters in the U.S.!

Here are the easy steps to get Tammy and She’s the First on the map:

1. Go to Tammy’s page on the Lady Godiva website and try to vote ONCE EVERY 24 HOURS!

2. Voting started August 28th and lasts until September 26th, so She’s the First community has an entire month to make another inspiring impact by helping She’s the First win.

3. Then after you’ve voted once a day, or as much as you can remember, tell your friends, family, and entire Twitter following to vote too!

Here are some tweets you can send out to help us promote the cause:

Help @TammyTibbetts win a donation for @shesthefirst and become a finalist for the #LadyGodivaProgram here: http://ow.ly/diyCN

May the odds be ever in our favor! @shesthefirst asks you to cast a quick vote to win a grant from #LadyGodivaProgram: http://ow.ly/diyCN

We have to thank the amazing woman who nominated Tammy and She’s the First for this opportunity in the first place–Deirdre Wyeth! Tammy met Deirdre when she was a student member and scholarship winner in New York Women in Communications (a phenomenal organization for any of you pursuing comm careers in NYC!)

Let’s do this!

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Why We’re Glad Scotty Won American Idol

Such a cool way for a company to make a donation!

Back in April, beauty brand Kinerase asked one of our She’s the First Ambassadors, Ale Foresto, to participate in their American Idol contest. All she had to do was guess the winner of Season 10, and if her pick turned out to be correct, Kinerase would make a donation to her favorite charity.

With a little bit of help from the Twitter-verse, Ale picked Scotty McCreery…and she was right! Scotty went on to win American Idol at the end of May, and with that STF got a $2,500 donation from Kinerase.

Thanks for your support, Kinerase!!

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She’s the First Now on Facebook Causes!

We’ve all been faced with the classic birthday present dilemma – what do you give to the person who has everything? We settle for presents like movies we’ve seen 10 times or sweet smelling candles, gift certificates for dinners out, or new books. Let’s make it simpler this year – for everyone!

The author of this post plans to donate her birthday, too!

Birthdays are a cause for celebration, so use yours to support a cause close to your heart. By donating your birthday to She’s the First, you can encourage your social network to give a different kind of gift this year – the gift of education.

 

She’s the First just debuted its Facebook Causes page here! After joining our cause, you’ll see a link that recommends using “Birthday Wishes,” or donating your birthday to make a difference. From there, the process is self-explanatory. Simply enter your birthday and the age you’ll be turning, choose She’s the First as your selected cause, and select your suggested donation amount. You may then post your “Birthday Wish” to your Facebook wall. Invite your friends and family (or your entire social network!) to support your goal of sending a girl in a developing country to school! To learn more about the schools where you can sponsor a girl, follow this link.

“Birthday Wishes” are simple and sweet and education, of course, is the gift that keeps on giving.

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Support AfricAid & She’s the First with Just 1 Click

Want to make a difference, but you’re short on cash and time? You can help She’s the First and our Tanzania partner AfricAid raise money to support girls’ education with the click of your mouse!

For AfricAid, Africa Adventure Consultants (AAC), an Africa travel company, is pledging to donate $1 to AfricAid for every “Like” they receive on their Facebook page through Monday, April 11. AAC will donate up to $1,000. Get to AAC’s Facebook page now, especially if you dream of traveling to Africa someday. And, if you haven’t already, make sure you “Like” AfricAid, too.

On the Twitter front, @GlamourGoneGood, an organization connecting the glamour industry with charitable organizations, is pledging to donate $1 for every new follower received through April 12, up to $500! Even without that reward, @GlamourGoneGood is a great follow for news on cause marketing and corporate social responsibility (CSR) news, especially pertaining to the beauty industry.

Thanks for your support!

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Meet Zonia Saloj, Sponsored in Guatemala by IWantHerJob.com

Yesterday we got a first glimpse of one of two girls sponsored in Guatemala, from last December’s successful “Likes for Learning” fundraising campaign, hosted by career blog IWantHerJob.com. The founder and editor of this inspiring, aspirational blog, Brianne Burrowes, secured funding from her personal network and matched every “Like” of the blog’s Facebook page and every new Twitter follower of @IWantHerJob with a dollar donation — the result was $1,700 to sponsor two girls for our Guatemala partner, Starfish One by One!

Meet Zonia on IWantHerJob.com here, and see her on video below. Let us know what you think about fundraising on social media — and if it’s something that you might try out this year if you have a Facebook fan page or Twitter account that is aligned with She’s the First’s mission. Here’s how Brianne did it.

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Your Vote Could Help Partner Starfish One by One Win $1,000

 

Mayra and her mother

Mayra and her mother

She’s the First encourages young women to use their talents to creatively fundraise to sponsor girls’ education worldwide. Sammy Davis held a vintage clothing sale, six talented musicians lent their voices to GIRLS WHO ROCK, and a cupcake-baking frenzy has begun! So when I saw that Vivanista was having a photo contest that would donate $1,000 to the winner’s charity of choice, I decided to enter one of my photos from our recent #STF360 trip to Guatemala.
I chose this photo of Mayra and her mother, Eusebia, because it reminds me of the domino effect that educating a girl can have on her family and community. Not only is 16-year-old Mayra benefiting from the education and weekly mentoring she receives from Starfish One by One, but her mother is learning and growing, too.

If I get the most votes, I will send the money to our partner in Guatemala, Starfish One by One. But I need your help. Vote here everyday through February 14 to be a part of this sponsorship – I can’t do it without you!

We also get an additional vote every time someone “likes” the photo on Facebook.
With $1,000, Starfish can pay for 4 years of a girl’s education or 2/3 of the cost of a year of mentoring for a group of 15 girls.

Thanks for your help! Let’s do this together!

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"Likes for Learning" Campaign by IWantHerJob.com Sponsors Two Girls in Guatemala!

This one-week campaign matching Facebook likes for IWantHerJob.com with dollars for girls' sponsorship in Guatemala raised $1,700!

Just in case you didn’t catch the good news on our Facebook page or IWantHerJob.com‘s blog, the December campaign called “Likes for Learning” successfully sponsored two girls in Guatemala at the Starfish One by One program — which She’s the First 360 travelers Christen, Kate, and Maisy are now visiting! See below for a recap from IWantHerJob.com editor-in-chief Brianne Burrowes…and read her full post here. Congrats!

A few weeks ago I Want Her Job challenged its community — including you —  to come together in support of educating two girls in Guatemala through our ‘Likes’ for Learningcampaign, in partnership with She’s the First and Starfish One-by-One.

The idea was small. I Want Her Job asked you to “like” the site on Facebook and follow the community’s Twitter feed to raise money, awareness and support of women’s education. And “like” you did! On Facebook, more than 800 people supported the campaign, and on Twitter we reached nearly 300 followers. But that’s nothing compared to all of the community members who retweeted, posted the campaign to their Facebook walls, sent out e-mails, invited their friends, wrote blog posts, and generally got the word out in every way possible.

Without you this never would have happened.

On Christmas Eve I received an e-mail from Travis Ning, executive director at Starfish One-by-One. He wanted to introduce us to the two girls we’re sponsoring.

I’m thrilled to share that in 2011 you will get to know Andrea Sosof Sisay, a girl living in Santiago, Atitlan, and Zonia Saloj, who is from a rural village across the lake near the city of Sololá.

I don’t have a lot of information on Andrea yet, but I can tell you that Zonia is the oldest of eight siblings and works making beaded necklaces. Her dream is to graduate and later pursue a degree at a university. She hopes to also see her community become more developed and have more employment opportunities. Those are pretty grown-up aspirations for a 13-year-old girl.

These are two girls who are set on making a difference in their communities, and I want to ask you to help me welcome them.

Starfish asked us to send a letter to Andrea and Zonia telling them about some of our favorite holiday traditions. So, if you like lighting candles for a Christmas Eve service or have a day-after-Christmas annual tag football game with your family in the snow, please share your favorite holiday tradition below. I will compile your responses and they will be sent to Starfish for translation and will reach the girls early this year.

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IWantHerJob.com Ups the Ante! $1 for Every Facebook 'Like'

Bridget & shesthefirst.org are part of IWantHerJob.com's creative campaign to fundraise for a girl's sponsorship in Guatemala!

We’re thrilled to report that IWantHerJob.com raised $280 to date for sponsorship of a girl in Guatemala — just through Facebook ‘likes.’ There are five day to go in the campaign…so if you haven’t already ‘liked’ this empowering career blog for women, we encourage you to do so. Today, IWantHerJob.com editor-in-chief Brianne Burrowes announced that for every ‘like’ this blog receives on Facebook, one dollar will now be donated toward the sponsorship of a girl educated by our partner Starfish One by One! Here’s the good news she emailed us:

“I’ve been blown away by the amount of support the ‘Likes for Learning’ campaign has received so far! Because we have so many generous sponsors backing this effort, I wanted to step up I Want Her Job’s contribution to the campaign. So now, instead of donating $0.50 for every click, we’re doubling it and pledging $1. I Want Her Job is committed to female empowerment, and believes the best place to start is through education. Every single woman featured on the site was blessed with the gift of education, and the profiles are indicative of where it’s gotten them. We want to help in our small way to make a difference in the lives of a few girls in Guatemala who don’t already have this opportunity.”

We’d also like to point out that one of the young women on the founding team of She’s the First, our Midwest Ambassador Bridget Nelson Monroe, was profiled on IWantHerJob.com today for her rewarding job in digital PR. So proud!

We encourage you to visit IWantHerJob.com’s Facebook page for the latest inspiring interviews with women who love their jobs, and ‘Suggest to Friends’ to pay it forward for a girl in Guatemala.

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"Likes for Learning": Could This Be Our First Girl Sponsored on FB?

The campaign begins midnight, December 13th, and lasts for one week!

Help us send a girl to school in Guatemala — one click from you contributes 50 cents to a sponsorship (without costing you a cent). It’s a small amount, yes, but it makes a difference. Haven’t you seen how fast things go viral among hundreds and thousands of people online? This will all add up!

All you have to do is ‘Like” the I Want Her Job Facebook page. I WantHerJob.com is a blog that profiles women who have fun, fulfilling jobs and how they got them. Here is the announcement about the campaign.

At She’s the First, we remind you that fundraisers for a girl’s sponsorship come in all sizes and styles, depending on where your talents and passions lie. For Brianne Burrowes, a leader of our She’s the First Los Angeles branch, that fundraiser was naturally via Facebook. She is a digital strategist by day at WONGDOODY in LA (profile here) and editor-in-chief of IWantHerJob.com blog by night. Of course, She’s the First wouldn’t have advocated a ‘Like’ campaign for just any brand…but IWantHerJob.com is directly aligned with the mission of She’s the First. Many “firsts” that we celebrate are those who attained dream jobs, and that’s exactly what IWantHerJob.com guides women to do.

Brianne’s idea for a Facebook “Like” fundraiser for She’s the First developed a few weeks before GAP announced their own holiday campaign to donate to a charity for every “Like” it received on a video…so we want to recognize Brianne for being so forward-thinking, congratulate her on launching her blog’s first non-profit campaign, and thank all the sponsors who made it possible.

The campaign runs from Dec. 13th to Dec. 17th — we encourage you to Share the page on your Facebook Wall too, encouraging others to join in — if we succeed and sponsor a girl in Guatemala, through partner Starfish One by One, you’ll all get to meet her on the blogs and Facebook. :)

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She Donated Her Birthday to She's the First!

Tara donated her birthday to She's the First by using Facebook Causes.

Tara donated her birthday to She's the First by using Facebook Causes.

Tara donated her birthday to She’s the First and its partner Goods for Good in Malawi through Facebook Causes! Read why in her special guest post:

When you think about it, everyone has the power to change the world for the better. And while it’s often easier to sit back and let others work tirelessly to make a difference, you’ll never get to feel the heart-warming satisfaction that “doing good” gives you if you don’t do something yourself.

So when I started reading about what She’s the First and their partners were doing, I felt that wonderful tingle of inspiration and decided that I just HAD to do something. As a busy mom of two young children, I don’t have as much time as I’d like to dedicate to philanthropic endeavors, but Facebook makes it super easy to raise money for causes you believe in. This year, I decided to use my birthday as a way of getting my friends to donate to my charity of choice: Goods for Good as part of the She’s the First campaign. I feel strongly about promoting the importance of education, particularly for the daughters of the world, and the message that with an education we can break barriers and become firsts–especially since I was the first woman in my family to go to college and then pursue a Masters degree (a good example for my own daughter). So far I’ve reached 25% of my goal, but I’ll continue to encourage people to look beyond their own families–and country–and realize that by supporting others we are helping the world move in a more positive direction. I hope that you do the same!

You can donate your birthday too! Email tammy@shesthefirst.org to find out which of our directory partners are on Facebook Causes, and you can fundraise for them as part of the She’s the First campaign.

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If You Can't Make it to Girls Who Rock NY…

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Good news! If you can’t make it to Girls Who Rock NY, we have a way you can donate! Simply go to http://www.giveforward.org/girlswhorockny2010. And don’t forget, you can still watch the concert online June 10th via livestream.com/girlswhorockny!

As we always say, when you give a little, it means a lot.

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