Personal Fundraising Pages

Facebook for Fundraisers
February 1, 2011

We're now seeing fundraisers use Facebook exclusively (no e-mail) as the way of reaching out to their friends and families. It's great to see Facebook start to realize its fundraising potential. Even still, it's just the beginning.

Running on Home ... For a Cause
December 10, 2010

Chris Ulmer turned his passion for running into a fundraising drive for Teach for America, asking supporters to donate money for each one of the 250 miles he plans to run from Penn State to his home in Willow Grove, Pa., upon graduation.

Actor Edward Norton Launches Charity Fundraising Website
May 14, 2010

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For actor Edward Norton, philanthropy and activism are practically in his genes so launching a website on Wednesday to encourage charity fundraising seemed natural to him.

Norton, 40, joined forces with a couple of Internet savvy friends to create Crowdrise (www.crowdrise.com) that gives people a free way to create their own fundraising pages to share through social networks, winning points and prizes along the way.