A Fathers Day Gift That Gives Back

How will you tell Dad you’re thinking of him this Fathers Day? Take him to breakfast? Buy him a special gift? Give him a cute card? All of these are great, but it’s also a perfect opportunity to make the day even more meaningful with a Charity Gift.  Typically dads tend to be the one teaching us about financial responsiblity and a charity gift card is a great way to show you got the message. I have a feeling Dad would be proud to receive as well as redeem the charity gift card. Its not another tie so it won’t end up in the back of the closet. Its an opportunity for Dad to choose the charities that are closest to his heart. You designate the funds he makes the choice. You can even pick up a charity gift card using your reward points. A win-win all around.

Does Dad live far away? No worries – send an ecard or send a gift card through Facebook using our Charity Gift Card application. Its easy, fast and meaningful.

Ever wonder about the origin of Fathers Day? Find out here

Have a very happy Father’s Day.

Memorial Day Thoughts

For Memorial Day a viral post has been circulating on Facebook to reminds us what the holiday is all about. I thought I’d share it here and encourage you to take it to the next step.

What is Memorial Day?? For some, it is simply 3 days off work. For others, it’s a lot of savings at stores nationwide. But for most of US, it’s a day to remember our fallen troops that have fought in battles WORLDWIDE. If you post this, it’s because you know someone who serves, who was lost in battle, or you just understand that freedom is not free!!! Please repost to honor our military.

Share a charity ecard with a friend or host this weekend. Send it through Facebook and suggest a charity listed in our Military Category. Make it a  more meaningful weekend. Customize it all with your own special photos. A thoughtful way to remember our heroes.

Have a meaningful weekend!

Free Webinar Series for Non-profit Individuals and Organizations

A new resource for Event Professionals and Non-profit organizations.

CharityChoice is pleased to be a partner of this Virtual Event Series.

The National Fundraising Event Series is a collection of monthly webinars and virtual events aimed at
educating professionals in the art of fundraising tactics for events and the event planning process.
The broad range of topics offered include, but are not limited to: Social Media Marketing, Volunteer
Management, Event Sponsorship, Donor and Member Engagement and Event Branding.
This series of virtual events will provide attendees with a notably valuable learning experience. Each
month attendees will be able to learn from highly recognized thought leaders in the fundraising and
events industries.

Speakers include the event producers, Lindsey Rosenthal of Events For Good and
Justin Baer of CharityHappenings.org, Liz King of Liz King Events, Jeffrey Cufaude of Idea Architects,
Shanon Doolittle of Group Health Foundation, Jonah Halper of NextGen:Charity, KiKi L’Italien of DelCor
Technology Solutions, Kim Skildum-Reid of Power Sponsorship, and Andrea Sullivan of BrainStrength
Systems. The monthly sessions will be offered at no cost to nonprofit individuals and organizations.

The first event in this virtual series will take place on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 2 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time. Speaker Justin Baer of CharityHappenings.org, will be addressing “How to Sell Out Your
Fundraising Event This Season,” with tips on ticket sales strategy.
The National Fundraising Event Series is being produced through the collaboration of Events For Good
and CharityHappenings.org.
Events for Good, founded by Lindsey Rosenthal, is a social enterprise built to assist nonprofits,
associations, and other companies in the creation, revitalization and strategy of fundraising, charitable,
and other special events.
CharityHappenings.org, founded by Justin Baer, is an online social hub for the philanthropic community
providing the inside scoop on charitable events, philanthropists and ways to get involved.
The National Fundraising Event Series is sponsored by etouches, Omnipress, and IML Event
Technology, and is a partner of CharityChoice gift cards.
Visit The National Fundraising Event Series website to learn more about this great opportunity to engage with industry professionals. A special Promo code has been set up especially for our followers.  Attend this event for free – When registering use: Promo code: event12