Sunshine Gospel Ministries serves the inner city Woodlawn neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Like many Christian non-profit ministries, they rely heavily on funds donated by supporters. Usually, this means putting on a big fund-raising event like a banquet in the fall of the year, in order to raise the funds they need for the coming year.
This year, Sunshine has done something unique and different. They decided TO NOT HAVE A BANQUET! They came up with the idea of a virtual fund-raiser that would take place online, saving thousands of dollars, loads of time and energy, and make it more convenient to reach more people by extending the event over a three-day period.
Headstand Media created the virtual benefit website at www.dreambenefit.org using Flash technology and other state-of-the-art web 2.0 techniques. The site features great music performances, rich graphics, videos and social networking tools that enable anyone to share and follow the news about the event and the organization in Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
I personally vouch for the trustworthiness of this organization. I encourage you to check out the site, explore this urban ministry and consider making a donation. The money you give may change the life of a young person.
At the very least, share the site with your friends within your social networks. Let’s encourage more organizations to use the money given to them in these kinds of more creative, informative, efficient and effective ways.
