Help me fulfill my 9 goals for 2009 by giving $20.09 to Social Actions

For the last 2.5 years, I have been working extremely hard to build an organization from scratch that makes it really easy for people to find and share opportunities to make a difference.

The organization, now called Social Actions, has experienced a tremendous boost in the last twelve months. I started 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa with the simple goal of working fulltime on Social Actions by July 1st.

To reach that goal, I pulled together a talented team, attracted some financial resources, and logged thousands of virtual and real world miles spreading my vision for the micro-philanthropy sector.

Remarkably, my efforts have paid off. Social Actions is now an initiative with six team members, 34 organizational partners, 100s of supporters, and a substantial list of accomplishments to its name.

Last week, from my home office in Montreal, Canada, I wrote up 9 ambitious goals for 2009.

They include:

* Tripling the number of action sources adding opportunities to make a difference to Social Actions

* Advocating for open standards for publishing micro-philanthropic opportunities

* Reporting on the activity flowing through our system.

* and more (read about all 9 goals for 2009)

Social Actions can meet and exceed all 9 goals, but we need roughly $12k / month to make it happen.

My team is actively pursuing foundation grants, event sponsorships, individual monthly donations and consulting services. Our efforts in these income-generating areas should start to prove themselves by February or March of 2009.

In the meantime, we are asking for individual one-time donations to cover our costs through 02/02/2009. Between now and then, we estimate our financial expenses at $20,009.

Please click on the Donate Now button in the sprout widget above to make a donation of $20.09 or more. In return, I will personally write to you with a thank you note, and explore further opportunities to work together.

Thank you in advance for giving, and for spreading our fundraising widget far and wide.

All the best,
Peter

PS -- If you like the work that Social Actions is doing, I encourage you to write your own call to action and publish our fundraising widget on your website or blog.

PPS -- View who has given $20.09 or more, and who is spreading the campaign by publishing our fundraising widget on their websites and blogs.

Peter Deitz
Social Actions, Founder and Executive Director
http://www.socialactions.com
Office: 718-766-5367
Mobile: 415-425-7482

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