Here's a generous idea: if you join the NCSE, this blogger will match your donation, up to a total of $500. If you aren't already a member, take this as further incentive.
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Before heading off to the Charleston Conference last week, I blogged about the big announcement of Pierre Lassonde's big $25 million donation to York to found the Lassonde School of Engineering.
With hundreds of seemingly worthy charities out there, how do we decide which ones to donate to? Even if we eliminate charities that aren't effective, there are still too many choices, and too little money, to donate to all of them.
This year's DonorsChoose challenge is doing pretty well, with the total standing at a bit over $2,200. Thanks to all who have donated thus far.
As you have no doubt noticed, the annual DonorsChoose fundraiser is under way, raising money to help school teachers and children.
Sorry, mate, I'm a poor student
I'll have to give of my time...
Note: it can be any donation, even if it's not the $30 to join NCSE.
PZ, thank you for posting!
I've been meaning to join NCSE for some time now. This was somehow just the incentive I needed to finally join. Thanks!
Same for me.
Done. Good idea regardless. Hope someone's home at that blog --it's rather dated and been spammed. Your attention should wake'em up.
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Also note - some companies may also provide a matching grant. I work for Verizon - they will also match my contribution.
Great idea! It may in some cases be possible to TRIPLE the money!
JC
Hank @5,
It's active, don't worry - go to the main page, she posted on the 19th.
I went over and read boremetotears' original post as I suspected he was about to lose a lot of money. Usually matching donations of this type mean that each donation of 500 or less would be matched. I figured attention from Pharyngula would break him.
Bacopa, she specifies that she will match up to a total of $500 all contributions combined.
But that's no reason not to keep donating past that point!
Done!
I've been donating $20 a month to the NCSE for two years now. I wish I could afford more. I'd love to make it $50 or $100 per month.
Maybe if they threatened my immortal soul with the eternal, burning fires of hell for not tithing 1/10th of my income... oh, wait, wrong organization.
Just FYI, here's the craziest pro-Expelled rant I've seen yet.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/NinaMay/2008/04/22/response_to_movie…
You'll laugh, you'll cry.
And it just happens to be a payday for me. Obviously God wants me to join the NCSE!
nice idea. sadly i'm a skint student in Britain, so i feel any contribution from me would necessarily be small indeed.
I just joined the day you mentioned it last week. Just the standard $30, though.
PZ,
Thanks for the mention. Within just a couple hours, I reached (and exceeded by $95) my max matching amount. In total, $1190 was raised after I matched $595 in contributions. (I even had some money left over for smelling salts to revive my husband after the stress of the morning got too much for him.)
Thanks for your help.
Done.
Appreciate the reminder, I intended to do this a while ago any way and then I heard about the matching funds idea. I see that the max has already been reached, but I wanted to do my part. So I'm in for the $30 membership. Thank you to Lynn and PZ for the nudge.
Cheers,
Ray
I already belong to NCSE. Perhaps I should get Senator Ben Nevers a membership. I'm sure he would appreciate it in the spirit in which it was given.
Ah, it was already too late for the doubling by the time you posted this, but what the heck, I needed the nudge.