What if we could

V olunteering or giving back to the community can feel good—but involves enough barriers that for a lot of people, it doesn't happen very often. His one-man operation partners with nonprofits in Central Oregon to help them be more successful. To make volunteer and donation opportunities easier for both the people planning them and the people trying to help, What If We Could selects 28 nonprofits and provides three opportunities for each nonprofit throughout the year, in which community members can participate.

Each option is different so people can choose to give in the way that works best for them. Fairbrother plans to announce the projects on the 7th of each month. Here's what the three campaigns look like:. We depend on your support to help fund our coverage. Support local, independent media with a small monthly or one time contribution.

Thank you! In-Kind giving: "There are five products people can pick up at the store for this," Fairbrother said. If community members want to donate, they can buy the items and bring them to COVO.

This will be a one-day opportunity allowing people to donate time and hard work instead of a product. Donations are not capped if the project reaches its target, but any money donated beyond the specified amount could be used for other projects. The donation drive for COVO will go toward new tires and brakes for the vans the nonprofit uses to transport veterans. What If We Could acts as a facilitator or a platform—which means that all money donated through them will go directly to the nonprofit they are working with.

Fairbrother meets with each nonprofit to help them decide what they need to be successful in serving their recipients and how each campaign will do that. I want to activate citizens toward projects all year, not just end-of-year giving. What If We Could will also work with businesses to provide more exposure to specific nonprofits by posting a flyer for one week a month about what they do and how people can help.

Businesses can also choose to help out a specific nonprofit by sponsoring them. Fairbrother worked in marketing for years, and realized organizations, nonprofits especially, just need to figure out what their story is and break it into shareable bites.

While he'll be doing a lot of marketing for What If We Could, another way people can get involved is to become social ambassadors so they can share information about nonprofits and their projects. To get involved, check out whatifwecould. What If We Could whatifwecould. More Source Spotlight ».

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