A "Causes" Application for Twitter, free online auction capability

By Abny Santicola

Before setting up an IDonateToCharity site, St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greenwood Village, Colo., held a silent auction to fundraise for three summer mission trips for its high school youth. Securing all of the items to auction off, getting them all to the event and on display, and then making sure the auctioned items got to their rightful owners was a major feat, according to Youth Director Karen Dehmlow. In addition, Dehmlow says, each year there are always a handful of people who want to participate in the fundraiser but can't make it the night of the silent auction.