I got an e-mail this morning from our friends at www.goodsearch.com to let us know that our check for 2007 is in the mail! In 2006 we earned about $36 on Goodsearch, even though we didn’t join until September. In 2007, we earned about $59. That’s not too bad considering we earned it a penny at a time, but folks, I know we can do better – much better.
A number of you have mentioned to me that the simple fact of the matter is you prefer Google. I understand. There are a lot of things for which I also happen to prefer Google. And Google is doing its part to reach out to not-for-profits. The Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network (behind the scenes) is making use of “Google Apts.” – an opportunity the company made available to us free for the next year. One of those applications is Google Donate on the HPS Network Web site – something that in only a few weeks has already netted the Network about $300.
So, I don’t want to knock Google. But, folks, www.goodsearch.com is the easiest fundraiser ever! It doesn’t get any easier than this. All you have to do is search for one or two items a day on Goodsearch – something you’re probably already doing elsewhere anyway. And, the more people you can get to commit to do only two searches a day at www.goodsearch.com, the more we’ll make, a penny at a time. If you get a lot of people doing it, it does add up fast!
It’s great because you don’t have to ask anyone to write a check. You don’t have to ask them for money. You don’t have to ask them for a huge commitment – we’re talking 15 to 30 seconds a day! Organizations are making money this way. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, for example, made more than $7,000 last year on Goodsearch. And, the more money we make, the more appealing we might be as a “Goodsearch media story.” Lord knows we could use media exposure.
So, I don’t mean to beat a dead horse, but this is one fundraising effort for which I know we can do better next year!
Let’s all keep “Goodsearching.”
A number of you have mentioned to me that the simple fact of the matter is you prefer Google. I understand. There are a lot of things for which I also happen to prefer Google. And Google is doing its part to reach out to not-for-profits. The Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network (behind the scenes) is making use of “Google Apts.” – an opportunity the company made available to us free for the next year. One of those applications is Google Donate on the HPS Network Web site – something that in only a few weeks has already netted the Network about $300.
So, I don’t want to knock Google. But, folks, www.goodsearch.com is the easiest fundraiser ever! It doesn’t get any easier than this. All you have to do is search for one or two items a day on Goodsearch – something you’re probably already doing elsewhere anyway. And, the more people you can get to commit to do only two searches a day at www.goodsearch.com, the more we’ll make, a penny at a time. If you get a lot of people doing it, it does add up fast!
It’s great because you don’t have to ask anyone to write a check. You don’t have to ask them for money. You don’t have to ask them for a huge commitment – we’re talking 15 to 30 seconds a day! Organizations are making money this way. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, for example, made more than $7,000 last year on Goodsearch. And, the more money we make, the more appealing we might be as a “Goodsearch media story.” Lord knows we could use media exposure.
So, I don’t mean to beat a dead horse, but this is one fundraising effort for which I know we can do better next year!
Let’s all keep “Goodsearching.”
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