Chris Brogan: Your Donations Really Made a Difference
Sonny Gill
· 1 year ago
Feel even better knowing how much was donated and what the little kids will be seeing from such a great concerted effort.
Just wish we could see the smiles on the kids faces when they get the toys!
Dave Perks
· 1 year ago
Hey Chris, This is awesome! I know how you feel. My wife and I are going on a shopping trip tomorrow to buy things for a needy family here Virginia. We've raised over $2,300 all through Twitter, Facebook and email. And I didn't even set up the fund until late Saturday night. I can't wait. I talked to the family yesterday and it looks like we'll be able to do their entire Christmas, plus provide food and a month or two of utilities. It's going to be AWESOME! Thanks for the work you're doing. It's great to see people with a name "use their powers for good!" Ha! Happy Holidays!
Amber Naslund
· 1 year ago
Know what else? It's beyond awesome that you and your family took the time and effort to go out and do this on behalf of everyone that gave. You made it possible for us, too, to make that difference, so thanks.
I'm really humbled and inspired by this. Good stuff.
Kathryn/plantwhateverbringsyou
· 1 year ago
Hi,Chris, Congratulations on using social media for social benefit! I followed your efforts on Twitter (though you do not follow me, so impossible to let you know--glad you posted this link!) :) I had a similar experience this year, so could relate. I invited my blog readers to knit scarves for a teeny village in the Karakoram region of Pakistan, thinking I might get a dozen, and was overwhelmed (in a good way) when I began receiving gorgeous scarves from all over the US, Canada and the UK. Then I had to fundraise to ship them, which I did through the blog and Twitter! I got so much $ in from that I was able to not only ship over 80 gorgeous handmade scarves, but was able to go into Ross and buy hats and mittens to include (so I get it!). We plan to do it again next year! Good for you for showing your readers this can be done. Hopefully we will both inspire even more people to do this! Merry Christmas!
Mike Wilton
· 1 year ago
Hi Chris, amazing job! Unfortunately I wasn't able to donate, but I am happy to see that many people did and you had the opportunity to get some stuff. I love when people open their hearts and their wallets like this during the Christmas season. I only wish that some of it would carry over year round.
I hope that others will see your efforts as an inspiration and work to do similar things next holiday season or throughout the coming year.
chrisbrogan
· 1 year ago
@Kathryn - what's your Twitter account? I'll make sure I follow you back.
Busby SEO Test Gary Viray
· 1 year ago
Congratulations Chris for making a big difference for this project. I'm sure the kids who got your toys are very happy. I hope more bloggers will do the same in their respective town and help out in anyway they can.
mark_hayward
· 1 year ago
Nice work, Chris!! You certainly are a class act.
Dave Perks
· 1 year ago
Hey Chris (and everyone else),
I left a comment earlier today about the fundraiser I did here in Blacksburg, VA, to sponsor a family. We raised over $2,300, $1,800 of which was through fundable.com. They have a 48 hour turnaround time on funds collected, so I ended my drive on Wed night to get the money. For two days, I've been trying to reach them through email or phone and I've gotten no response aside from a form letter explaining what I already knew. I do not want to let this family down. John Pratt, co-founder of fundable.com has put his email address on their site, I've emailed him myself and I'd like to ask you and everyone else to do the same and ask him to explain where the $ is for Gre-Dad's Gift and why it hasn't hit my paypal account yet. I'd really appreciate your help. the address is john pratt at fundable dot com. Thanks!
Dave Perks
· 1 year ago
HEY GOOD NEWS! Apparently a few emails is all it takes. Money is in from fundable and all is well. Santa Claus will be coming to town.
frank
· 11 months ago
This is a great story Chris. It's cool to see you using your online network to do good for others - especially for children.
i think its absolutely despicable that this site/guy charges as much as 10% for this 'service'
all people have to do i set up a simple webpage (for next to nothing) or just send a mass email WITHOUT a link to his worthless website, but with a link to their paypal account. they can post images and tell their whole fundraising story in the email... why do they need his phony site to take 10%... for adding some fake sense of legitimacy to their cause...?!
if the only people who anyone can expect to donate are friends or friends of friends etc... then there is NO NEED to pay this guy such a ridiculously high percentage for a completely unecessary fake service. if he had any morals, he couldve simply set up a webpage explaining tips on fundraising and left out his phony junk 'service'
scam
equalaccess
· 8 months ago
i am having SERIOUS problems with Fundable. My fundraiser was over a month ago and still no payment. $600 basically stolen! I had exceeded my goal and now my donors are MAD at me because they think I pocketed the funds for something we needed weeks ago. But Fundable is who pocketed those funds.
It has said "Payment has been disbursed to the group leader." since 3/30/09 but nothing has been dispursed.
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Just wish we could see the smiles on the kids faces when they get the toys!
This is awesome! I know how you feel. My wife and I are going on a shopping trip tomorrow to buy things for a needy family here Virginia. We've raised over $2,300 all through Twitter, Facebook and email. And I didn't even set up the fund until late Saturday night. I can't wait. I talked to the family yesterday and it looks like we'll be able to do their entire Christmas, plus provide food and a month or two of utilities. It's going to be AWESOME! Thanks for the work you're doing. It's great to see people with a name "use their powers for good!" Ha! Happy Holidays!
I'm really humbled and inspired by this. Good stuff.
I hope that others will see your efforts as an inspiration and work to do similar things next holiday season or throughout the coming year.
I left a comment earlier today about the fundraiser I did here in Blacksburg, VA, to sponsor a family. We raised over $2,300, $1,800 of which was through fundable.com. They have a 48 hour turnaround time on funds collected, so I ended my drive on Wed night to get the money. For two days, I've been trying to reach them through email or phone and I've gotten no response aside from a form letter explaining what I already knew. I do not want to let this family down. John Pratt, co-founder of fundable.com has put his email address on their site, I've emailed him myself and I'd like to ask you and everyone else to do the same and ask him to explain where the $ is for Gre-Dad's Gift and why it hasn't hit my paypal account yet. I'd really appreciate your help. the address is john pratt at fundable dot com. Thanks!
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all people have to do i set up a simple webpage (for next to nothing) or just send a mass email WITHOUT a link to his worthless website, but with a link to their paypal account. they can post images and tell their whole fundraising story in the email... why do they need his phony site to take 10%... for adding some fake sense of legitimacy to their cause...?!
if the only people who anyone can expect to donate are friends or friends of friends etc... then there is NO NEED to pay this guy such a ridiculously high percentage for a completely unecessary fake service. if he had any morals, he couldve simply set up a webpage explaining tips on fundraising and left out his phony junk 'service'
scam
I had exceeded my goal and now my donors are MAD at me because they think I pocketed the funds for something we needed weeks ago. But Fundable is who pocketed those funds.
It has said "Payment has been disbursed to the group leader." since 3/30/09 but nothing has been dispursed.
FURIOUS.
http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupactio...