Fundraising Ideas

Corporate Matching Gifts

Posted by on Jul 22, 2011 | 0 comments

Many corporations support employee philanthropy by offering matching gift programs.  By taking advantage of your corporate matching gift program, you can maximize the value of your gift at no additional cost.    Please Contact Us if you are interested in coordinating a donation through your corporation. Here is a list of some known corporations that offer a matching gift program: Altria Matching Gift 3M Volunteer Program A & W Restaurants Abbott Fund Accenture Acco Brands Corporation Ace Ina Foundation Adobe Systems Inc AES Corporation Aetna Foundation, Inc. Aetna Matching Gifts Form (pdf) Aetna Matching Gifts (online) AIG Matching Gifts Application...

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Books & Seeds… Bring Big Things

Posted by on Jul 21, 2010 | 3 comments

What do books & seeds have in common?  On the outside, not much.  On the inside, both books and seeds provide nourishment.   For Reach Out Honduras… books & seeds inspire gratitude this week. You see, we have creative people in our lives.   No question.   And their creativity spills over into the way they serve.   (See this post) Pharmacists who donate medicine and supplies;   computer-savvy friends who donate time to help with this site;   teachers who donate sample Spanish curriculum;  successful business people who donate money so that a young couple can take a mission trip;   book lovers who share their passion for the written word by...

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Coupons for a Cause

Posted by on Apr 19, 2010 | 2 comments

**This is a letter from our friend, Wendy, who went to Puerto Lempira with us in March of 2010. Dear Friend, I want to tell you about an opportunity to help orphans in La Moskitia, Honduras, without even leaving your hometown.  The best part is, it’s free! I was wholly changed by a recent missions trip to Honduras, and I have a passion to help the people I met there.  I also have a passion for couponing!   Two passions (couponing and children) coming together. I am starting a weekly email with a target group of friends in the Dallas area.  Each week I will detail a sale (most likely at CVS or Walgreens) that, paired with a printable coupon and/or store...

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Be an Advocate and FUNdraiser!

Posted by on Jan 16, 2010 | 0 comments

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.   Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”    Proverbs 31:8-9 Would you like to help Reach Out Honduras, but cannot Give or Go?   How about being a Reach Out Honduras Advocate?   You can be a voice for the poor and fatherless in Puerto Lempira, Honduras!    It can be as simple as e-mailing your friends with a link to this website or as large of commitment as planning an event to highlight the needs of Honduran orphans.   After your event is complete, submit photos and a description of your success and we will share it on...

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