I like to honor and support veterans and military families all year long, but with Memorial Day, I like to do some extra support to help out. This is the third year that I've supported the Veterans Charity Challenge, and we're raising money for orgs that support vets, milfams, police, and firefighters. Between last year and the previous year, more than $790K was raised to support orgs helping America's heroes.
The Veterans Charity Challenge 3 begins May 21st at 12pm ET and runs through July 2nd at 1:59:59pm ET.
We're hoping to raise even more this year. I've donated $25K. To signup to participate, or to give back to veterans, you can visit the Veterans Charity Challenge 3 page over on CrowdRise.
A few things to note about the Challenge:
- This year’s grand prizes are $10,000 (1st place), $5,000 (2nd place), and $3,000 (3rd place).
- There’s additional money given away during the Challenge, too:
- Bonus Challenge 1: raise at least $250 this week and get entered to win $1,000 (runs 5/26 – 6/2)
- Bonus Challenge 2: raise the most this week and win $1,000 (runs 6/2 – 6/9)
- Bonus Challenge 3: get the most donations this week and win $1,500 (runs 6/9 – 6/16)
- Bonus Challenge 4: get 10 donations and get entered to win $500 (runs 6/16 – 6/23)
- Bonus Challenge 5: next 100 donations of at least $20 will get a $20 match (runs 6/23 – 7/2)
For the folks participating in the Challenge, here are a few tips:
- The more compelling your page is, the more likely people will stick around to learn about your cause.
- Tell your story.
- Use Facebook and Twitter to update people about your fundraising campaign but don't rely on it. Email converts 100x better than social media.
- There are way more tips in the Veterans Charity Challenge 3 Toolkit Here. Make sure to check 'em out.
Please share this so that lotsa orgs will have the opportunity to support veterans and their families. It's not altruism, it just feels right.