• celebrity silent auction items
• creating silent auction bid sheets
• pricing silent auction items
• creating silent auction packages
• organizing a silent auction
• church fund raising idea list
• personal auction item solicitations

It’s worth taking a peek if you are looking for ideas and tips on fundraising.  Of course, we are always here for your vacation rental donations.  Just create a charity profile on The Society and we’ll get you a list of the donations available for your event.

To raise the bar is to set higher standards. Like many foundations, intends to use the strength, energy and resources of supporters, volunteers and donors to help those who face a personal challenge.

Unlike many, we are uniquely interested in helping those whose challenge has been made greater because they follow a new, difficult or alternative route. It could be the pursuit of health care that is not insured, or working to overcome a handicap, or a personal or family problem. We will be seeking to find and help those whose needs are not met through traditional means.

Our intention is to meet the goal of the foundation by establishing a perpetual fund to help others along the journey to recovery.

Raise the Bar Foundation is a publicly supported organization exempt from federal income tax as described in the Internal Revenue Code at Section 501 (c) (3). All (100%) of the funds raised are thoughtfully invested and grants carefully made to individuals or organizations who struggle to “raise the bar”. No administrative or nongrant related expenses are incurred. None. All revenues go directly for the purpose intended. It is the intent of the trustees to disburse funds as and when raised and not to accumulate monies in an investment account.

STI is dedicated to providing education and outreach services that will lessen the toll that travel and tourism takes on the environment and local cultures. By providing tangible, solutions-oriented programs, STI is taking a holistic approach to addressing sustainable development within the travel and tourism industry.

Sustainable Travel Institute

We would like to take a moment of your time to spark your interest in supporting The Society of Successful Women’s “Swing for Success” swing-dance fundraiser benefiting PARC on Friday, May 1st at the Davis Islands Garden Club.

Our beneficiary, PARC (Pinellas Association for Retarded Children), was founded in 1953 and has a mission to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to exercise their independence, enjoy an enhanced quality of life and experience life to the fullest.

Every day PARC serves more than 700 individuals - helping them turn disabilities into capabilities. With a national reputation as a progressive leader in the field of developmental disabilities, PARC offers many choices to the individuals it serves with more than 40 programs for children and adults.

The host of this event is The Society of Successful Women, which also hosted The Successful Women’s Super Bowl Luncheon, an officially sanctioned NFL Super Bowl fundraiser for the NFL Youth Education Towns of Tampa Bay.  

The Society of Successful Women hosts events attended by the most successful women in business. The typical attendee at one of our events is a woman business owner or senior level professional that is highly visible in her community and a decision maker in her organization.

The Swing for Success event on May 1^st has multiple values for you as a supporter/guest.

• You will be behind a 55 year old charity backed by Boys and Girls Club, whom provides services through programs such as Discovery Learning Center, Homebound Family Focus and more…
• 501 C3 designation, makes your sponsorship dollars tax deductible
• Sponsorship Banner with your name and logo visibly posted
• In and Outdoor areas, on the beautiful waterfront property of the Davis Island Garden Club allows you opportunities to chat with our attendees
• The Society of Successful Women will be hosting future events locally, thus continuing to increase impressions
• Stimulating Casino Games and a LIVE Swing Band, an occasion to hold your favorite someone close

We sincerely hope you will join us in an evening that will be a Success for everyone whom attends.

Swing for Success

PARC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to exercise their independence, enjoy an enhanced quality of life and experience life to the fullest. PARC provides services to children and adults with disabilities, as well as their families. Established in 1953, PARC currently serves approximately 700 people in Pinellas County.

Society of Successful Women    

“Our goal is to help charities raise the most amount of money they can.  By providing a service where donors and charitable organizations can meet, we are able to increase the “economy of giving”.  Many people attending fundraising events will take vacations in the next 12 months.  If a charity can offer a meaningful vacation then they likely to capture a larger donation.  Its truly a win win situation.”

-Michael McFadden, VacationHomesForCharity.org

VH4C has been encouraging vacation home owners and developers to give weeks to charity.  VH4C manages all the logistics of gathering home information, charity information, and marketing content generation.  The service makes its turnkey to donate a week.  Additionally,VH4C will pay owners the cleaning fees.

“Recently we have experienced a significant increase in revenue from our live auction. It’s through the use of VacationHomesForCharity.org that has given us the opportunity to give our supporters the chance to stay in fantastic vacation homes across the world. One of a kind opportunities like they offer are what generates lots of money for charitable causes.”

Priscilla “Bo” Marconi
CEO
Marconi Automotive Museum
www.marconimuseum.org

Charitable organizations should register and add their event details to their profile.  Then (potential) donors can view the details and give the go ahead for the donation.

If you have any questions please contact us or call 866-789-8222.

Thank you to  Joe Eisner and Eisner Design LLC, a New York company. Eisner Design is a progressive firm doing Architecture + Interior Design + Furniture.

Eisner Design

See our Upcoming Events for more information on this fundraiser:

OIF event

2nd Annual Who’s Your Caddy? ~ Ladies Golf Outing

Monday, September 21, 2009

Ladies 9 hole golf outing at Chippanee Golf Course in Bristol, CT…each female golfer is assigned their own male caddy to carry their clubs

Tee Off at 1:00 PM

More details to come…

This event will benefit the non-profit, Jane Doe No More.

Mission

The Jane Doe No More initiative will create awareness about the crime of sexual assault to ensure proper treatment of the victim. We will dispel myths and break stigmas associated with this violent crime.

We will provide education and training tools for use by law enforcement, medical and legal professionals and provide guidance to victims and their families.

Each person that interacts with the victim will be better prepared so that no further emotional harm is inflicted and the healing process is allowed to continue.

The time from the sexual assault to healing will be shortened, resulting in the best possible chance for a victim’s full and healthy recovery.

Donna Palomba founded Jane Doe No More in January 2007 for one simple and compelling reason:  she wanted to help other victims of sexual assault.   After 14 years of being “Jane Doe” in police files and media reports, Donna came forward with her story in the hope that other victims would realize that they did nothing wrong; that being raped was not their fault and that it does not diminish who they are.  She also wanted to see law enforcement policies and procedures changed and training improved so that the critical mistakes made at the scene of the crime and the subsequent emotional abuse she suffered at the hands of the police would never, ever happen again.

Jane Doe No More Inc. is made up of legal, medical, scientific, law enforcement, education, and victim’s services experts, and a growing legion of supporters who have heard Donna Palomba’s story and felt compelled to come forward themselves, or are moved to ask “what can I do to help?” Donna speaks regularly to business and women’s groups, conducts countless media interviews on the subject of sexual assault, and provides overall direction to the organization - all the while serving as managing member of a successful integrated marketing communications firm she helped start. Her work is extraordinary in that she is determined to turn her own rape and subsequent abuse by the police — something so horrific, so unimaginable, and so very personal - into something incredibly positive for the thousands of women and men who are sexually assaulted in the United States each year. 

Jane Doe No More

Join us for an evening of fun, food, and fabulous NEW things to bid on at the Preserve’s Slingerland Pavilion at Spring Farm near High Falls.  The silent auction begins at 5:00 p.m. with drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Then, dine on a sumptuous dinner catered by Bridge Creek Catering, followed by the live auction. 

Reservations are required. Discounts are available for full table reservations of 8 or 10. For information and reservations, please contact Jo D’Agostino, at (845) 255-0919, ext.241.

The Mohonk Preserve is a refuge for wildlife, a living museum, and a sanctuary in nature for people.

The stark cliffs, exposed summits, and rocky plateaus of the Shawangunks provide refuge for a wealth of rare and endangered plants and animals that have adapted to these tough living conditions - including the endangered peregrine falcon and 2,000 acres of globally rare, dwarf pitch pine, stunted by the harsh growing conditions on the ridge.

Designated by The Nature Conservancy as one of Earth’s “Last Great Places,” the Shawangunks harbor more than 1,400 known species, including over 30 rare plants and animals. The Shawangunks’ interconnected, protected areas give black bears, bobcats, warblers, timber rattlesnakes, and other animals access to the diversity of shelter, food, and mates they need to survive.

To learn more about the Shawangunk Mountains, read about the research studies underway at the Preserve to protect this variety of life. For more information about the ridge, visit the web site of the Shawangunk Ridge Coalition.