Wiimbledon in Cardiff 2008

From Wales online, June 7th 2008

"IT’LL be right in the middle of Wimbledon fortnight – but there will be no new balls in sight.

The “Wiimbledon” tournament will take place in Cardiff while the players taking part in its more famous cousin take a break on the middle Sunday.

But unlike the prestigious London competition, there will be no grass, no ball boys, no nets – and definitely no rain.

That’s because the tournament will feature participants competing only on the Nintendo Wii, who will swap tennis rackets for remote controls."

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/06/07/wiimbledon-s-on-the-way-to-cardiff-91466-21038844/

"... the winner will be given a £250 cheque to donate to the charity of their choice."

http://www.flickr.com/photos/khalding/sets/72157605885367783/

Kiml42 was the 2008 champion, donating the money to the Drala Jong appeal.

http://arobuddhism.org/drala-jong/drala-jong-appeal.html
http://drala-jong.blogspot.com/
http://drala-jong.org/

Special Effect

"SpecialEffect is a charity dedicated to helping ALL young people with disabilities to enjoy computer games. For these children, the majority of computer games are simply too quick or too difficult to play, and we can help them and their parents to find out which games they CAN play, and how to adapt those games that they can't."

http://specialeffect.org.uk/index.htm

50,000 Nonprofits on Twitter! - @NonprofitOrgs

"It took 2 years, 10 months, and 50,000 clicks of a mouse, but yesterday @NonprofitOrgs followed its 50,000th nonprofit on Twitter! I start each morning browsing those that followed @NonprofitOrgs the day and night before, and follow those that are nonprofits and nonprofit staff in return. There a handful of nonprofit service providers in there too."

http://nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/50000-nonprofits-on-twitter/

"1. Upload a logo and add a bio and website before you start following people. Make a strong first impression. People aren’t following you back because the default Twitter Egg image and a blank bio tells them nothing about who you are or what your nonprofit stands for. [...]"

Theravada Buddhist Community Welfare Organisations

"There are many social welfare organisations run by Buddhists; many of them run by Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhist groups. I have only listed the Theravada ones here. Generally, they tend to be relatively small scale and low profile and are often overlooked by the media. But these represent only a tiny fraction of Theravada welfare activity. My research indicates many temples, monasteries and societies have a welfare and charitable arm which were set up to address a temporary need (such as Tsunami relief) or to meet local needs in their community. These have been omitted from the list as they are ubiquitous and their impact is very localized. Obviously organisations which do not have a proper web-site are not included here too. "

http://www.parami.org/duta/buddhistwelfare.htm

Buddhist Aid

"The Buddha's Teachings guide us how to live in this very life and also for a better life in future until the final liberation or Nibbana is attained. Helping people to find true Wisdom and achieve this noblest aim is the main activity of Buddhist Aid"

http://www.buddhistaid.co.uk/

Buddhist Global Relief

http://www.buddhistglobalrelief.org/

"We are inspired by the vision of a world in which debilitating poverty has finally been banished; a world in which all can avail themselves of the basic material supports of a meaningful life—food, clothing, housing, and health care; a world in which everyone can achieve a satisfactory level of education and freely pursue that which gives their life value and purpose; a world in which all people dwell in peace and harmony with one another and with the natural environment."

Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations

"19. Repeat your most popular Tweets.

Tweets that you have posted in that past that received a lot of traffic and were ReTweeted many times may be worthy of posting again. People are on Twitter at all times of the day all over the world, so a Tweet you posted on Monday at 10am, for example, that was well-received can be posted again 10 days later on Thursday at 3pm. The Favorites function easily allows you to bookmark, if you will, your most popular Tweets for future re-posting. As a general rule, popular Tweets can be reposted 3-4 times over a period of 6-8 weeks without losing their initial appeal."

http://www.diosacommunications.com/twitterbestpractices.htm

Five Ways to Grow Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Fan Base

"Large nonprofits with well-known brands simply have a different experience on Facebook. They can post more often with less risk of getting hidden or unliked, their fan base grows faster, and they often have great content to share in status updates that easily inspire comments and likes. Great for them (they were small once too), but most nonprofits will have to make a concerted effort to grow their fan base and find their Facebook voice. It takes time, patience, great content, and a commitment to integrated online communications. That said, here are five ways to grow your nonprofit’s Facebook fan base:"

http://nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/five-ways-to-grow-your-nonprofits-facebook-fan-base/

Race for Life - Fundraising

"We are The Insrv Hatters!!! A group of dynamic ladies and 2 daughters. We are taking part in Race For Life on Sunday 3rd July 2011.

Thank you for visiting our Race for Life sponsorship page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online – it’s quick, easy and totally secure.."

http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/TheInsrvHatters/

Driving horses challenge

"A team of eight soldiers with 22 horses are attempting to drive a WW1 replica ambulance from Cornwall to Scotland for charity.

Covering 1,000 miles over ten days, the team of severely wounded servicemen plan to raise money for their injured comrades."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-13878812

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-13878811

EASL - Educational Awards in Sierra Leone - JustGiving

"The charity provides direct financial support for children to attend secondary school in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Beyond age 11 families have to pay fees and other costs and less than one in five children have a secondary education. These awards make a real difference."

http://www.justgiving.com/easierraleone

10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media

"I have literally “liked,” “followed” and “friended” more than 100,000 nonprofits. The brutal but honest — and hopefully well-received — truth is that the majority of nonprofits are making mistakes on social-networking sites that directly undermine their ROI. It’s sad, really, that so many nonprofits are utilizing social media (with the best of intentions, of course) but not getting the proper training they need. If your nonprofit is making five or more of the 10 mistakes below, odds are that training and a re-examination of your social-media strategy are required."

http://nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/10-common-mistakes-made-by-nonprofits-on-social-media/

Alice Pyne, the 15-year-old girl with cancer who blogs her #alicebucketlist

"Alice Pyne, 15, has created a blog from her wish list of things she would like to do before she dies - even though she knows she won't be able to do them all."

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/865733-15-year-old-girl-with-cancer-who-is-blogging-her-bucket-list

See also: https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23alicebucketlist

Playpumps International

"PlayPumps International’s mission is help improve the lives of children and their families by providing easy access to clean drinking water, enhancing public health, and offering play equipment to millions across Africa."

http://www.playpumps.org/

Awards for All

"Awards for All Wales is supported by Big Lottery Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund.



We award grants of between £500 and £5,000 for people to take part in heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community."





http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/wales/

Sponsor the education of a Tibetan child in Pemako

"We are a UK registered Tibetan Buddhist charity - no. 1019886. £100/$200 will sponsor the food, clothing and education of a Tibetan child for one year in remote Himachal Pradesh in the far North Eastern India. Pemako is about 3 days walk from the nearest road, and the local children have two options - the boys tend to join the army, and the girls tend to stay home and look after their younger brothers and sisters. The chances for any kind of education are remote. We are proud to be the UK sponsors of the Pemako Project, and in particular the Lhundrup Thobgye Ling school. This school provides both a modern and traditional education to the local children, combining vital skills like maths, languages and so on, in a traditional Tibetan Buddhist context. "



http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-07-05.6660533

Fundable

"Either Everyone pledges money by the deadline and Fundable turns pledges into payments." -or- "Fundable deletes everyone’s pledge and no one pays anything."

http://www.fundable.org/

Fund Raising at Wiimbeldon

"Adding to the list of unusual ways of raising funds for the appeal, Richard O'Donovan of Whitchurch, Cardiff is playing at Wiimbledon this year. No ... not Wimbledon ... Wiimbledon. This is a tournament of tennis played on the Wii games console which is taking place at the end of June in Cardiff. The requirement for entry is a 'pro' status of 1000. Richard's status is currently 2096 playing right handed and 2008 playing left handed, so he stands a good chance of doing well. The prize for winning is a cheque for £250 for his chosen charity, and his chosen charity is - yes you guessed it - Sang-ngak-chö-dzong, specifically the Drala Jong appeal."

http://drala-jong.blogspot.com/2008/06/fund-raising-at-wiimbeldon.html

Google for Non-Profits

"Many of you spend your days making this world a better place, and we want to do our part to help. Today, we're excited to launch Google For Non-Profits, a one-stop shop for tools to help advance your organization's mission in a smart, cost-efficient way."

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/google-for-non-profits.html

The Forest of Dreams

THE FOREST OF DREAMS LTD is an ecological charity set up to purchase, manage and preserve in perpetuity, identified areas of land ideally suited to being left largely wild as a place of sanctuary for wildlife and climax biodiversity- with a human presence in the form of educational facilities emphasizing sacred traditions with a respect for the earth as wellsprings of understandings to draw from and with which to create a culture of sustainability."

http://www.forestofdreams.org.uk/