First, see if the volunteer agency has a fundraising widget that you could post on a website or blog. This will make it easy for people to donate money to you via the Internet. If they do have a widget available, post it on your blog and/or post it on a site like The Online Fundraiser for free. Then, you can pass the link around to your page through email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Also, if you do use The Online Fundraiser (recommended), then they will display your widget to all of their visitors and through numerous other methods of advertisement (social bookmarking, other blogs, YouTube, etc.).
Now, if the volunteer agency does not have a fundraising widget available, then you can create your own widget. It is extremely easy and free! First, you will need a free PayPal account. Then, you should go the website ChipIn. After registering for free, you can create a Widget by filling out a short, short form. This will produce for you some HTML code that can be pasted into a blog, which is described above.
The Internet has made online fundraising significantly easier. As well, a website like The Online Fundraiser takes most of the work out of the volunteers hands. If fundraising was preventing you from volunteering, do not let it. Just follow the steps laid out in this article and you will be good to go.
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