Entries related to "To catch a dollar"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. Make Thursday’s "To Catch a Dollar" Screening a Huge Hit!The "To Catch a Dollar" nationwide screening is this Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 pm (local time). RESULTS groups and volunteers from around the country have been promoting the film in their communities and are using it as a great outreach opportunity for their groups. Thank you all for your outstanding efforts so far. Let’s ensure that Thursday night is a great success by making these last two days count. Here are 10 things you can do to ensure you have a great event at your local "To Catch a Dollar" screening on Thursday. Santa Fe Event Builds on Momentum from To Catch a Dollar ScreeningOn Monday, April 18, RESULTS-Santa Fe and our local Whole Foods hosted a post-To Catch a Dollar gathering at the Whole Foods Community Room. We used the meeting to get acquainted with each other's work, spread the word about the national poverty awareness campaign following the To Catch a Dollar screenings, including the upcoming RESULTS webinars, and to begin discussion of advocacy needed in Santa Fe and our state/nation to transform how poverty is seen and addressed. Reflections and Lessons Learned from the “To Catch a Dollar” CampaignWhen RESULTS first started the planning process for our role in the “To Catch a Dollar” campaign, I felt a little nervous. As I joked to the amazing folks in our volunteer network, it had been years since I had even set foot in a movie theater; working a fairly demanding job and being the parent of a now 2.5 year old means there is little free time in my schedule. Besides I was never much of a moviegoer anyway and this kind of event was something I'd never mobilized around in my 15 year organizing career. I knew that it would also be a new experience for most of the people in our grassroots network, though in typical fashion most of them dove right in with enthusiasm and persistence. I've really appreciated all that we as an organization have learned during this campaign, and I think RESULTS has gained so much from this experience. |