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20
Jul

Meet Ashwin - Our first ever triathlete fundraiser!

Ashwin is our first ever triathlete fundraiser! He exceeded his fundraising target within 2 weeks and raised almost $2,000 for World Vision Singapore’s Vision Fund.

I wanted to find out the story behind his fundraising page title “Changing the World – One Child at a Time”and also learn about his efforts to prepare for the Bintan Triathlon. Here’s Ashwin’s interview:

Could you share with us on what motivated you to fundraise for the Vision Fund Cambodia?

I had visited Cambodia in March this year on a project tour. It was to study the impact of funds raised for Vision Fund in Cambodia under a CSR initiative of the organization I work in. I experienced hands-on the extreme living conditions and poverty faced by the rural Cambodians across many villages. And I was deeply touched and inspired by the impact that the microfinance loans were making in improving their conditions.

The tour also made me realize that there were a number of constraints that kept the microfinance loans from reaching their full potential. Two of which were the lack of knowledge amongst villagers about the availability of the loans as well as the lack of incentive to take up the loans. I made up my mind to do something within my own capacities to tackle both these constraints and at the same time inspire other people to open their hearts and minds to contribute to these underprivileged people.

So I decided to raise scholarship funds for the children there. These scholarships would be offered to children of the 'best borrowers' of the microfinance scheme. Overall this would help raise awareness of the scheme amongst villagers eager for a better future for their children and at the same time allow the children to have a good and continuous education.

You participated in the Bintan Triathlon to fundraise. Can you share with us the training you put into that?

Training for a triathlon involves training for 3 different sports - swimming, cycling and running, all at the same time. And there's also the mental conditioning that needs to be done. So it was a very intensive 5-day-a-week training schedule spread over 2 months with a different sport for a change each day. The training would usually comprise of swimming 1.5km in the pool, sprint running over 10km or cycling 40km on any given day.

I also took competitive swimming coaching and cycled 240km to Malaysia and back over a long weekend. I kept the training especially hard because I wanted to finish the triathlon strong.

Overall, the training gave me a breakthrough in time management because I had to juggle it with a 45-hours a week job.

Did your fundraising effort act as a source of motivation during training?

It definitely did! There were moments when motivation levels dropped and days when training got really tough. But once I had raised the first few dollars from my friends, I knew they'd want their every cent's worth! So giving up wasn't an option anymore.

What different methods did you use to let people know about your fundraising page?

Word of mouth, Facebook and emails. Also, the GIVE.sg fund-raising page allowed me to put quite a lot of information and photos. It was very easy to use, update and connect to networking sites like Facebook. It really helped me focus my efforts on the training rather than building the fund-raising page.

After your amazing fundraising success, what would be your next fundraising project?

Mixing sports and social development is my passion, for I believe that sports has inherent ability to be a catalyst for positive change. So my friends and I have started an initiative called Gone Cyclin' - whose intention is to inspire young people (between 15 to 30 years old physically) to make a positive difference to society! Through our first project called 'Spinning Dreams' we're aiming to raise awareness and funds for a NGO in Timor-Leste by participating in Tour de Timor - a gruelling 5-day 450km mountain bike race.

The funds will be used for a sustainability and income generation program for the traditional weavers of Timor-Leste to help preserve their indigenous culture as well as to help develop and heal a young country with scars of a violent past.

You can check out our website http://www.gonecyclin.com/ for more information!

Thanks for talking to us Ashwin – and all the best to your initiative, Gone Cyclin’!

Channel your passion for good. If you want to help your favourite charity, start fundraising now.

12
Jul

The Race for Cause is Nothing Without You

We are keeping this blog post really short. Because if you are reading this, chances are you have heard about the great things people do at GIVE.sg. ;)

Team Causathon had a lot of fun doing a project like no other

The idea for Project Reach Causathon started with a final year project brief that requires 85 Murdoch University’s communications students to champion 14 social causes with zero dollar budget. Sounds tough? We thought so, until some bright spark suggested ‘fundraising 2.0’.

The search for a suitable donation-collection platform thus begun and chancing upon GIVE.sg struck us as 'god-sent' . And there you have it, our story of how it all started. But all this doesn't really matter. It's winning the race for cause that counts now. Because we know what a big difference every single donation can make - in providing a meal, buying medical supplies or easing the pain that someone in need is going through. We guess we don't have to embellish what we are doing with words because the race is nothing without you as our teammate.

Do your part or pass the baton along at www.causathon.give.sg right away!

By Team Causathon

Murdoch University @ SMa Institute of Higher Learning

02
Jul

Yes, We Did It!

Thanks to You (:
We are proud to share that over SGD 100,000 have been raised for local causes using GIVE.sg website since we launched a few months back. We are really impressed by the creative ways you guys have used the website to do good and to have fun at the same time! Here are glimpses of some really cool ideas:

Running For A Labor of Love

Let's keep going!
We would like to acknowledge each and everyone of you for everything you have done for us. Be it encouraging us through your likes, interacting with us, fundraising through our platform or sharing the joy of giving. All of you have been an indispensable part of this movement from the day you joined us! And we hope we can continue to have your support. Here are some of the ways in which you can continue to show your support:

1. Become a Fan
We will keep you updated with our upcoming campaigns.

2. Recommend your favorite local charities
If you are aware of any charity which you would like to see on GIVE.sg, please drop us a line

3. Spread the Word
a. Click "Suggest to Friends" below our "GIVE.sg" logo on http://www.facebook.com/GIVE.sg
b. Click "filter friends"
c. Scroll down to networks
d. Choose "Singapore"
e. Click "Select All"
f. Click "Send Invitations"

4. Support your favorite charity!
It's really simple to start your fundraising page and we are sure you will have a lot of fun supporting your favorite cause! Click on one of our partner charities listed below to get started:
ACRES
Action for AIDS Singapore
Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA)
Children-At-Risk Empowerment Association (CARE Singapore)
Compassion Fund Ltd
H.O.M.E.
Habitat for Humanity Singapore
HighPoint Community Services Association
Kampung Senang
Parkinson's Disease Society
Sanctuary House Ltd
Singapore Cancer Society
St Luke's ElderCare Ltd
Student Advisory Centre (SAC)
Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2)
Very Special Arts Singapore Limited
World Toilet Organization
World Vision

Should you have any questions, comments or feedback, please do not hesitate getting in touch with us at info@GIVE.sg

Warm Regards,
Aseem

09
Mar

You can now start fundraising for Habitat for Humanity Singapore!

Founded by Millard Fuller and his wife Linda in 1976, Habitat for Humanity (HFH) International is a non-profit Christian housing organisation with a mission to eliminate poverty housing worldwide by building simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner families themselves and volunteers.

- Learn more about Habitat for Humanity here

11
Feb

Start fundraising for Highpoint Community Services Association!

HighPoint helps to rehabilitate criminal and drug offenders through a residential program and reintegrates them back into society. The residents, with other volunteers, serve the elderly, poor children, psychiatric patients, prison inmates and the destitute.

HighPoint also helps abused women and has overseas work in Aceh (Indonesia) and North India.

02
Feb

Dare #3 - Go Caffeine Free for a Week

Check in to rehab for the Caffeine Anonymous. Fight the addict's jitters. Battle the temptations. Live through the longest week of your life. Relapse guaranteed after 7 days.

01
Feb

Challenge #2 - Eat Green, Be Green

Be a vegetarian for a week. Attempt the carnivore's nightmare. Do it to be healthy. Do it to fight climate change. Eat greens and be green.

31
Jan

Idea #1 - Haiti, We Will Do Our Part

Make an immediate difference for Haiti's families by creating a fundraising page now. Start the chain reaction by donating an amount equal to your recent purchase. Then get your friends, family, colleagues and people in your community to do the same.

Your donation does not need to be a lot. It could be the amount you recently spent on food, drinks, clothes or transportation. Just remember that every little bit helps. By giving a little, we can really help the victims of this terrible tragedy recover and rebuild their lives.

25
Jan

Learn about World Vision

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

Right now they are raising funds for the victims in Haiti. Join the cause and show your support!

- Learn more about World Vision here

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Why GIVE.sg?

We live in an interconnected global community. Each year, millions upon millions of children, mothers and sons suffer from poverty, famine and disease. Can we still afford to wait and see by the sidelines? Isn't it time for us to ACT!

What is fundraising 2.0?

Like all innovations, Fundraising 2.0 is simply better. The ubiquity of internet lets you reach out to more givers at lower cost with higher satisfaction.

How does it work?

Learn how you can help here