Entries related to "Fundraise"65-Knot Winds and Boulders Doesn't Stop RESULTS Alaska!Think fundraising in your hometown is tough? Try living in Southeast Alaska. The Sitka RESULTS group recently hosted a fundraising event that was threatened by 65-knot winds and boulders stuck on the airport runway. But thanks to our activists’ unbelievable determination, the show was able to go on. An Amazing Opportunity to Raise Money for RESULTS Through a $30,000 Matching GrantWe have a great opportunity in front of us to raise a significant amount of money for RESULTS through a generous $30,000 matching grant. The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give and there’s never been a better time to fundraise for RESULTS Educational Fund! Risk and Reward: Houston Results Fundraiser A Success!RESULTS chapters across the U.S. have been going the extra mile this spring, planning and holding fundraisers to support our work. Activist Cory Valdez shares the excitement that surrounded the recent Houston event, which featured Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. RESULTS Fundraisers: The Fun is Cooking for Late Summer and FallFundraisers, designed to support RESULTS' mission, are being planned all over the country. Poverty Over: A Fundraising Concert by RESULTS AustinRead the exciting tale of the creation of the RESULTS Austin fundraiser! RESULTS Tacoma Brings a Fundraiser to LifeCongratulations to RESULTS Tacoma for holding their first fundraiser in 12 years! October 2011 Domestic National Conference Call: Protecting Those Living in Poverty in Budget DealThe October RESULTS U.S. Poverty national conference call featured guest speaker Debbie Weinstein of the Coalition on Human Needs, talking about the current work of the Super Committee and its impact on federal anti-poverty programs. Debbie did a great job at providing us an overview of the Super Committee, pointing out that the choices they make could either hurt or help people, including possible cuts to anti-poverty programs like Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP (food stamps), the EITC, the CTC, etc. The conference call also included an update on recent proposals to increase funding for Head Start and Early Head Start, as well as maintain Child Care services for low-income working families. In addition, RESULTS volunteers in Tacoma, WA, and Columbus, OH, shared recent fundraising successes. Listen to the October 2011 Domestic National Conference Call: Protecting Those Living in Poverty in Budget Deal for all the details! |