Hello, you amazing people! Happy Monday from your philanthropy cheerleaders here at NINO! There are 3 days left in #GC2016, and we are so pumped to finish strong. Let's pull out all the stops for the next ~60 hours! Here's today's challenge: 

If you're going around asking everyone you know to chip in to support your Partnership, doesn't it make sense that you do the same? After all, we are the ones who know just how deeply important these financial investments are to our Partners. Set a good example by making a donation yourself, and make sure to encourage your fellow chapter members to do the same! Here are some creative ideas for leveraging self-donations:

1. Consider posing a challenge: announce that you will personally match the next $10, $15, $20 (whatever works for you!) that is donated by your family and friends. Mention this in your emails/texts/social media posts to people, and it could help double the impact of your donation! 

2. Pool your money within your chapter. We get it- Nourishers already put a lot into their chapters, and not everyone can swing a $10+ donation. No problem! Collect cash or change from your chapter; small contributions add up and can be easily pooled and logged as offline donations! 

3. Think about creative ways you can incentivize your friends to give! What can you do to get your friends to give, at low cost to you?

  • What if you made them cookies, or gave them a coupon for delivering takeout or folding their laundry?
  • What if you wrote them a love poem, or sang an embarrassing song in their honor at karaoke?
  • What if you wore a sticker for a week that said “MY FRIEND (NAME) IS THE BEST HUMAN EVER. ASK ME WHY!”
  • What if you addressed them as “Your Royal Highness” for the rest of the semester?
  • Bonus points for documenting any creative/silly incentives and posting on Social Media (we wanna see this....)
 
Okay, it's GO TIME! How will you set an example to your friends/family that will inspire them to give TODAY!? 
 
Track your progress with these "Rise to the Challenge" strategies here to be eligible for prize money! 
 
Days 1-4, plus a special message from Executive Director and Chief Fundraising Bad*$$ Kelly Phoenix can be found on the announcements pageof the MRS! 
 
Holla atcha girl annamarie@nourish.org, or, of course, your CS mentor, for more tips/strategies/questions/inspiration/cheerleading!