Open Letter to Anyone Needing to Raise Money for a Sick Relative

This letter is prompted by a specific request that we recently received. I am so sorry to hear of your relative's challenging time.

Here is the website address for Mark Elliott, who is achieving some amazing results with people from all around the world, including my friend, Geoff Cowan, whose testimonial you will find on Mark's website -

www.lovehopefaith.com.au

Love Hope Faith Foundation can assist with your loved one's physical health needs.

Empowered Fundraising can assist with your family's financial needs.

Together, we can create significant change on both fronts in as little as three months from now. In addition to that, I can support you by giving you an email message to circulate to your friends, asking them to circulate to their friends, and so on; publicising a "Help My Loved One" fund on my websites, etc. In fact, I will also open a lens on Squidoo especially for you as well, and we can really get things rolling for you.

But first, it needs for you to open an account for the funds generated to be paid into. We need you to help us to help you.

As you will understand, you must open your own membership account with Abundant Living Legacy, and we have no part of that, but it must be specifically using particular links, so that the money raised by us can also be channelled directly to you and your loved one.

Because it is a profit-sharing arrangement, and not donations, everybody who participates benefits.

The cost of opening an account is $30.00 and after that, $15 every month. Profit-sharing of the membership fees is where your money comes from. So everybody who supports you in helping your relative in this way, will stand to share in the profits as well. It's a wonderful way to heal the world's finances, one person at a time.

The $15 will eventually bring you a maximum return of over $4,000 every month, which adds up to well over $50,000 per year. You can open a second account with Music Forte's Platinum Plan and double the amount you invest to double the returns to over $100,000.

This is then ongoing income that you continue to receive for as long as you want to keep paying your two $15 memberships each month.

In addition, you can open a free Business account with My Power Mall, which will allow you to make purchases of just about anything you normally buy, any day of the week, where you will get both discounts and profit-sharing as well.

These three businesses are all owned and run by genuine, caring and committed people who are helping thousands of people from all around the world, every day of the year.

That is it in a nutshell.

Use this link to join Abundant Living Legacy. $30 to join then $15 each month.

Use this link to join Music Forte. $30 to join then $15 each month.

Use this link to join My Power Mall. Free for life - limit to ONE account only.

The combined incomes from these three plans will increase - slowly at first - from zero to eventually thousands per month and will give you the peace of mind that comes with being able to pay for your loved one's medical costs, as well as the joy of helping to improve their enjoyment of life, and so much more besides.

I will guide you step by step as you need to do things - and don't worry, there are not many. It will not be long till you start to see the power of what you have set in motion as it begins to grow.

The first step is up to you, and we will take it from there.

Please feel free to ask any questions about any of this, as it is always 100% your choice to participate or not and I know it can seem a bit confusing to begin with. I will be more than happy to help you in any way I can.

With kind regards,

Karen

How To Get Unavoidably Rich... free download

Here is a report written by Taylor Adams which outlines a superb strategy that any person or organization can utilise to make heaps of money - by practicing the ultimate form of delegation - putting your money to work for you.

Grab a copy and give it a read... then go ahead and set your money to work!

Empowered Fundraising does this!

to your empowered abundance,
Karen

Empowered Fundraising is all about Building Financial Freedom

Here is a letter I received from Ginny Dye, founder and CEO of My Power Mall, one of the programs we recommend for people who wish to raise money for any purpose. Please read and enjoy.

If you would like to accept your free gift of your own Power Mall you can simply click on the link on this page in the right hand column under the heading "Empowered Fundraising Approved Resources" and can get your own Power Mall up and running instantly....!

Thanks Ginny, you are an inspiration to us all!

Building Financial Freedom... by Ginny Dye....

What does that mean? Well, I think it certainly means something different for everyone, but as we move past Thanksgiving and into the holiday season I would like to share what it means to me. My definition has certainly changed in the last few years.

I used to have a goal to be a millionaire. I envisioned a huge home and all the money I could ever want. I thought my worth was determined by the definition of success that so many people have crammed down my throat. Not any more.

Financial Freedom - Enough money to live comfortably and fulfill the purpose I am meant to fulfill.

I no longer dream of being a millionaire. Do I believe that I will personally generate more than a million dollars as My Power Mall grows. Certainly. It's just that I no longer dream of being a millionaire. Now I dream of GIVING millions.

Please understand that I hold no judgement for people who want to be millionaires, and I know that My Power Mall can make that happen for you. I will be happy for you.

It's just that I have personally decided that water tastes the same from a $10 goblet, rather than one that costs $100. I am happy driving an 11 year old truck and will only buy another one when this one finally dies on me. I don't need a 5,000 square foot home. I just want a warm home that is cozy, welcoming, and a great place to entertain all the people in my life. I will always bargain shop and be thankful for the sales the Hot Deals team and the Shopping Alert teams share with me. It's not that I don't like nice things, and it's not that I will not let myself enjoy some of them - it's just that I also know none of them are the path to happiness - they are a by-product!

You see, I will only feel financially free when I have first made all of you who are willing to take advantage of what we offer you with My Power Mall, financially free. That looks differently from all of you. I will never forget an email I received from a member in South America who shared that just $400 a month would make him financially free. WOW! That is true in so many countries of the world. While Americans dream of tens of thousands of dollars a month, millions of people in the world would jump for joy to have $100 a month! It would mean the difference between being hungry, or not. It would mean the difference between being cold or warm. That's why I am so committed to making My Power Mall work for all our International members - no matter where you live.

Financial freedom will mean that I can quit working 15-16 hour days. It will mean I can regain my title as the "Queen of Play" - at least for more time than I have now. :) It means I will have more free time to spend with the people I care about. It will mean I no longer have to worry about paying bills, and that I can have the "savings cushion" I dream of. See - I'm not so different from all of you! It will also mean that I can help establish orphanages all over the world. It will mean I can buy gift certificates from Grocery stores and give them to the homeless. It will mean I can help make a difference for Foster Children.

It will mean I can increase my "Envelope Crusade". :) What is the envelope crusade? I've dreamed of this for years... Each day I want to put $100 in 10 envelopes. Each envelope will hold a My Power Mall invitation card, and some motivational material. Then, as I move through my day, I will watch for people that need some help. I might be in a grocery store and see a woman who trips my "she needs help" trigger. When she is not watching, I will slip the envelope in her shopping cart. Or perhaps I will slip it in the window of a car. Or drop it on someone's front step. The key will be that it is done anonymously - simply one human being helping another. I've already begun - it's just not at the scope I dream of.

The $100 is not really the important part, though I know it will help so many people. Introducing them to My Power Mall and letting them know someone out there cares about them and is aware of their struggle is what truly matters. Can you imagine what the world would be like if hundreds of thousands of people did that - even if you could only give away one envelope a month - and even if it held less than $100?

As you work to build Financial Freedom with My Power Mall, decide just what Financial Freedom is for you.

Create a LIFE for yourself - not just money in the bank. Create a LEGACY of what you have given the world - not just an impressive ledger sheet. Create RELATIONSHIPS - not a definition of yourself as a workaholic. Use My Power Mall to empower you to be all you're meant to be, and to give all you're meant to give!

Ginny Dye - PowerMall CEO

We Invite You To Add Your Name To Our List Of Beneficiaries...

That's right... Empowered Fundraising is here to help the whole world and everyone in it to achieve the level of financial freedom that will allow them to carry out their life-mission without financial constraint.

So that includes you, your group, community, charity or favorite fund... Let's face it, there are countless groups of one kind or another out there, all doing what they can to help in some small way to make the world a better place. Much as we may wish to, we cannot help everyone simply by dipping into our pockets and donating our own spare cash - that runs out long before our desire to contribute is satisfied.

Our solution to this problem is to pool the resources into cash-generating investment accounts in legitimate businesses that offer profit-sharing that is based on cash revenues generated, rather than stock market fluctuations, or perceived values, or indeed trading of their shares at all.

What this means, is that by creating a profit-sharing structure in a formal pattern, and distributing a nominated percentage of profits through that pattern, predictable cash returns can be generated. Quite simple, really - and totally devoid of the hair-raising, shirt-losing risks inherent in the stock market, lurking there for the novice and experienced alike.

So, by inviting you to participate as one of our beneficiaries, we also invite you to participate as one of our contributors. Because both positions are inherent in your membership - you invest a little, and in time you receive it back ten-fold, a hundred-fold, and eventually even more.

Let me ask you this: "If you could deposit $15 a month into a savings account, which would pay you a steadily growing return based on the number of people in the fund, and which would guarantee you a maximum return of $4,260 a month once a certain level had been reached --- would you wish to participate?"

That's what we are offering. And the more groups, charities, organizations, foundations, co-operatives, schools, you-name-its, and individual people who join, the faster the results will happen for you.

In fact, there is a Plan especially developed by Suzanne Kincaid to achieve this level of return in just 90 days - you can read all about it here. But, realistically, even if it takes longer - like six months, or even twelve months - it would be worth it, right? Remember, in the meantime, you are still receiving money every month right from from the very beginning, as it builds up to the maximum.

Please feel free to contact us direct if you have any questions, and meanwhile, we will shortly be releasing a report that describes this process in full detail. Keep your eye on this blog for details...

Interested? ...

Impatient? ...

Go here and join now to get the jump on everyone else.

To your Empowered Fundraising !!

It was HUUUUUGE...!!

Funy how things happen... my previous post on Blog Action Day was only half written when my system crashed, so I really did spend the day away from the computer... Is this another case of "be careful what you wish for?"... However, back to my point.

Well over 20,000 blogs from huge corporations to tiny individuals like me all joined in the fun. Check out Collis's website for results, http://blog.blogactionday.com/ and the following that I found in my Blogger login page...

In honor of Blog Action Day, we wanted to highlight some of the many Blogger-powered blogs that are focused on the environment, climate change, and sustainability. Want to see more Blog Action Day participants from around the web? Find them on Blog Search.

• Cleantech Blog - Commentary on technologies, news, and issues relating to next generation energy and the environment.
• The Conscious Earth - Earth-centered news for the health of air, water, habitat and the fight against global warming.
• Earth Meanders - Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues.
• Environmental Action Blog - Current environmental issues and green energy news.
• The Future is Green - Thoughts on the coming of a society that is in balance with nature.
• The Green Skeptic - Devoted to challenging assumptions about how we live on the earth and protect our environment.
• Haute*Nature - Ecologically based creative ideas, art & green products for your children, home and lifestyle, blending style with sustainability.
• The Lazy Environmentalist - Sustainable living made easy.
• Lights Out America - A grassroots community group organizing nationwide energy savings events.
• The Nature Writers of Texas - The best nature writing from the newspaper, magazine, blog and book authors of the Lone Star State.
• Rachel Carson Centennial Book Club - Considering the legacy of Rachel Carson's literary and scientific contributions with a different book each month.
• Sustainablog - News, information and personal meanderings related to environmental and economic sustainability, green and sustainable business, and environmental politics.
• These Come From Trees - An experiment in environmentalism, viral marketing, and user interface design with the goal of reducing consumer waste paper.

Karen

Blog Action Day

Blog Action Day is an initiative of a blogger from Sydney, Australia and it's - yep TODAY!!

The concept is a simple one - bloggers around the world unite and for one day, October 15, 2007, all post blog messages supporting environmental issues. The purpose of this is to raise awareness of the need for environmental responsibility on a global scale...

It's not only governments and big business (although it definitely IS them!) it s also about individuals like you and me and not only our awareness, but also our desire, motivation and commitment to DOING what we can to make a difference.

Even if we just do one thing less that damages the environment, and adopt that change into our lifestyle, it will make a difference.

Some 14,000 or more blog owners have signed on for this exercise, and probably hundreds of thousands of people will be reading and commenting on those blogs.

So rather than me prattling on telling you how to suck eggs, I'm inviting you to comment and let us all know what one change you would choose to make that will positively impact on the environment...

Me, I'm turning off my computer right now and going to have a day in the beautiful sunshine, away from emails, websites, blogs and ...oh well, maybe I'll turn off the air conditioner instead... :)

Karen

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In support of which I have launched my complementary "Breast Health" Awareness campaign. If you would like to support women's health issues, and especially Breast Health Awareness, please complete the form on the right to discover more about what we are doing and how easily you can help.

We (.)(.) thank you.
Yours in the breast of health...
Karen Adams © 2007

Charity Begins at Home… A New Look at 5,000 Year Old Principles of Empowered Fundraising for Breast Cancer

“…In the event of a sudden loss of oxygen from the cabin, a mask will drop down from the overhead panel above you…”

How many times have you spaced out during the safety procedure preceding an airline flight? Probably more times than you care to count, if you’ve done much flying. However, one of those instructions is of critical importance…

“…put on your own oxygen mask first before attending to children and other passengers.” No points for guessing why.

The thing is this: The exact same principle applies to any area of life where we may be called upon to assist others; including with money, fundraising, and even personal finances.

If you want to help somebody financially, by organising or participating in fundraising events for some charity or special purpose, why not do it the easy way and just write them a check for the amount they need?

Don’t tell me. Let me guess… could it be because, truth be told, you need the money almost as much as the ones you are raising it for?

Fact is, according to research statistics, this would be a true statement for 95% of the world’s entire population at any given moment, so don’t be surprised if you find yourself secretly agreeing…

Here’s where the “teach a man to fish” principle is lacking. It’s only half the solution.

Here’s the thing: Once you have got hold of your “fish” (whether you caught it or somebody gave it to you), you need to know what to do with it, or all you will really have is a dead fish. Even if you did catch it yourself, if you cannot cook it, you’ll get better results by giving it away!

Money’s just the same.

So when I say “Charity begins at home,” I mean that you must first take care of your own needs before giving away your resources to other people. Too much injudicious giving, no matter how well-intentioned, will result in you turning up in the handout line yourself.

What’s more, you will be at the wrong end of it.

So how do you satisfy your need to do your bit to help the world and still take proper care of yourself and your family?

Probably the simplest way I know of, is actually an adaptation of the principles contained in George S. Clason’s classic “The Richest Man In Babylon,” which includes the heartwarming (true) tale of Professor Shrewsbury’s financial redemption from crippling debt.

Would you like a way to:

1. Start thy purse to fattening
2. Control thy expenditures
3. Make thy gold multiply
4. Guard thy treasures from loss
5. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment
6. Insure thy future income, and
7. Increase thy ability to earn …?

How wouldst thou like to have all 7 of these elements rolled into one powerful, yet simple, step that is “turbo-charged” to deal with today’s rapid pace, and the need for ever more money to keep ahead of thy rising costs?

How wouldst thou like to benefit both thyself AND thy favorite charity at the exact same time, from the exact same effort?

And how wouldst thou like to spend just a fraction of the time thou spendest now on fundraising activities, and at a fraction of the cost; yet multiply thy results many times over?

Here’s a simple solution, and your chance to benefit from age-old wisdom in a thoroughly modern way, for just a dollar a day. Answer this:

Are you currently earning over $50,000 cash income per year from an investment (not work) of only $15 per month?

Are you willing to donate $15 per month for your charity to receive a matching $50,000+ per annum donation from you?

This is what I’m doing in support of “Breast Health,” and if you get involved, you’ll be helping them too - (.)(.) - for which they thank you!

Karen Adams © 2007 Passionate about supporting women’s "Breast Health". For more information, and details about how easily you can help, please complete your details in the form at the top right of this page.

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Empowered Fundraising - How to Raise Money for any Person, Community Group or Charity - Without Asking for Donations

Ask any person needing to raise funds out of nowhere how they plan to do it and they’ll invariably come up with a list of ideas which all involve asking people to donate in one way or another – be it time, money, goods, or any combination of those.

How many lamingtons, raffle tickets and door knock appeals have you paid for that had nothing to do with raising money for something? None, right? I don’t know about you, but much as I’d like to help, I really get tired of people asking for donations.

Whether you are raising funds for a sick person who needs treatment, a sporting group that wants to travel to a competitive event, or a charity you believe in, it is difficult to get away from the need to ask people to donate.

In fact, the reason for this article is because rashly I offered to host a pink ribbon “Girls’ Night In” to raise funds for “Breast Health” (no WAAAY will I support breast cancer!) and found myself a little stumped, because I have only recently moved to this state and do not yet know many people I can invite or ask to participate.

So how can I follow through and raise a meaningful contribution?

As I thought about it, I thought of other ways I’d like to help the community or the world.

• Surf Life Savers
  
• WWF, Pandas and other endangered species
  
• Amnesty International, Red Cross
  
• A lady I saw on the news who cares for animals injured on the roads – and other stories on TV about people who need help
• Parents, Children, Grandchildren
  
• Seniors and Disabled
  
• Support "breast health" and other women’s health issues
  
• Clean environment
• so many more...!
  

You’ll have your own list… People everywhere want money.

I want to do something to help them all in the long term so they don’t have to suffer the indignities of continually putting their hands out asking for money.

You see, although I want to help, I have a bit of a problem with just donating. I think the handout mentality is disempowering and “unhealthy” for both individuals and groups. Far better to help them to become financially empowered, so they can be self-funding and independent.

Then I came across a story online that caught my eye. I sat up and took notice.

Fundraisers: How would you like to generate a decent amount of money like $50,000 or $100,000 per year? How could you possibly do that without asking people for donations and a lot of work?

Well, it can be done. No donations and no work required.

I read about charities,non-profits, disabled people, and even events, in parts of the USA, Canada and the UK, which are all being funded using an adaptation of the principles detailed in the book “Financial Freedom on $1 a Day” by Suzanne Kincaid. Nobody is being asked to donate, yet they are generating considerable incomes. It’s even working in New Zealand.

Then it hit me like a blinding flash of the obvious. An epiphany of sorts, where it all fell into place so simply.

Yet would it work for Breast Health? …Did I even have the guts to try?

Would we be willing to support Breast Health fundraising in this way?

Because although this concept does not rely at all donations; it does rely completely on participation. Individual participation that benefits the whole, where you are asked to spend a small amount of money on a regular basis for the good of the group - while you yourself get the benefit of that purchase.

Sort of like a “modern-day” version of the old multi-level or network marketing idea, where profit sharing occurs, yet with the “big difference” being that these days, it is done online and nobody has to go selling soap powder, or cosmetics, or anything at all, to their friends.

It is simply the strategy of utilising a profit-sharing membership subscription, in return for which the participant receives online goods and services, free advertising of their own business, free web page, ebooks, music – including free songs you can download anytime you want, online courses and more, including a share in the revenues generated by the members, and even the option to sell your own products.

These people are raising some serious money.

So let me ask you… Would you be willing to support “Breast Health” and/or any other beneficiary of your choice by joining a membership that you even stand to profit from yourself?

If you asked me that question, my response would be two questions; “What do I have to do?” and “How would I profit?”

So here’s what you need to do

1. Purchase a membership subscription for $15 joining fee and $15 per month, or two subscriptions for $30 joining fees and $30 per month – that’s $1 a day
2. Maintain this subscription for twelve months, or until it is self-funding and requires no further cash input from you – no commitment, you are free to cancel at any time, but in order to benefit the group and yourself best, you need to give it time to grow
3. That’s it – no further action required from you

And here’s how you profit

1. Part of the joining fee is paid via profit sharing back to the members
2. Part of the monthly subscription revenue is paid via profit sharing back to the members up to a maximum of over $4,000 a month per member, or double that for two subscriptions
3. If you’re in business, you can generate additional profits by selling your own goods or services on your member’s web page and keep the full 100%
4. You can advertise your own online or offline business for free and keep 100% of all sales generated in this way

Being based in the US, the above figures are all US dollars, so the amounts will fluctuate around 20% more in Australian dollars.

I’m aiming to get as many people and groups involved as possible and everyone who participates gets their own profit-share as well. It is a huge win-win all round. The entire community can benefit from participating.

If you have a group, special purpose, or charity you’d like to raise funds for, or even if you need more money for yourself, I will be happy to help you or tell you what you need to know to organise your own fund. The beauty is, rather than competing, we can each benefit from joining forces and helping each other.

Breast Health aside, show me a family that could not use an extra income these days?

Karen Adams © 2007