Effective Practices Webinar Series: Transition of Youth with Disabilities
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Give for YouthKick off Call
Elisa Willman, Microsoft CitizenshipKatherine Sammons, GlobalGiving
MicrosoftCreating Opportunities for Youth
Imagine: Unleashing Future Innovators
Empower:Transforming Education & Expanding Digital Inclusion
Realize: Increasing Employability & Entrepreneurship
Give for Youth
Give for Youth is a micro-giving portal designed to help you fund and follow the dreams of young people around the world.
Give for Youth Project Page
What is a Microproject?
• A microproject is a one-time fundraising effort to help achieve a specific activity or outcome.
• Microprojects can either benefit specific people or an activity with a reasonably small amount of funding.
• All microprojects are connected to a “parent project”
• An average budget of $500, but can be between $250-10,000
Project Vs Microproject
Parent Project
• General
• Any budget amount
• No timeline
• Reports due every 3 months
• Unlimited projects with reporting
• Donation options
Microproject• Specific• $250 - $10,000• 90 days to fund• Only one required
report after funding• Up to 25 projects at
a time• No donation options
Parent Project/Microproject Examples
"$500 will send Grace to school for a year.”Parent: Scholarships for 100 girls in Liberia
"$5,000 will provide life skills for 25 Young Women in Fort Worth.”
Parent: Economically empower hundreds of American youth.
“$400 will provide Oscar with job training.“Parent: Vocational training for Youth in Argentina
Post a Project: Login
Post a Project: Project Entry (PE)
Post a Project
Post a Project
Post a ProjectEnter
1) Basic Information
2) Additional Information
3) People & Organization
4) Photos & Documents
5) Review & Submit
Post a Microproject
Post a Microproject
Post a Microproject
Enter
1) Basic Information
2) Additional Information
3) Photo & Documents
4) Review & Submit
Eligibility for GiveforYouth
Next Steps
1) Upload a Project
2) E-mail [email protected]
3) Get the go ahead to post microprojects
4) Post 5-10 microprojects
Terms & Conditions
• GOOD Matching will run from March 18, 2013 at 12:00:00 PST to March 27, 2013 at 11:59:59 PST.
• There is $100,000 available in matching funds from Microsoft.
• Matching is applied at 100% for every $1 up to $1,000 per donor per project between March 18, 2013 12:00:00 PST to March 27, 2013 11:59:59 PST or until matching funds run out.
• Only microprojects from vetted GOODMaker is participants are eligible.
• Only online donations (credit card or PayPal) are eligible for matching. Donations made by gift card, check, or text-to-give are not eligible.
• We encourage you to get donations in early, because matching funds are likely to run out before the end of the matching period.
• Please note that Microsoft and GlobalGiving maintain the right to make a final decision on all matters concerning the adjudication of Double Your Impact and reserve the right to adjust results accordingly.
5 GlobalGiving Matching Campaign Tips
1) Reach out to your donors personally
2) Build excitement on your Facebook and Twitter!
3) Identify advocates
4) Keep the “ask” clear, relatable, and unique!
5) Use the sense of urgency (ex: “Give now, before funds run out!”)
Tips from a Give for Youth Superstar: Leadership Initiative
Step 1: Have a plan and set a goal
Step 2: Know the rules of the event and find ways to maximize their impact
Step 3: Build a network of supporters and use that network
Step 4: Make it as easy as possible to donate
Tracking and Promoting your Projects
• Lists all your projects in one easy place for donors.
• Updated as you add additional projects and as previous projects are funded.
Next steps: Support
• Sign up for a one-on-one call with Katherine: https://
surveyglobalgiving.wufoo.com/forms/oneonone-consultations-give-f
or-youth/
• Call Katherine: +001-202-330-4030
• Email: [email protected]
• Reference FAQ for Nonprofits: http://
www.giveforyouth.org/nonprofit-help
• Join the Give for Youth Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/431657636887271/
Questions?