Our story: 3 years of betterplace.org! Your story: we’re looking for three more funny stories to share!

Each day, we see examples through project updates of how betterplace.org has helped to make the world a little bit better. But has your involvement with betterplace.org ever brought you into an interesting or funny situation? We can only hope so. For our three-year birthday on November 9th, 2010, we’re looking for three funny anecdotes [...]
Categories: Platform
Tags: Birthday, Stories

What exactly is a Fundraising Event?

Since a while you can start your own fundraising event on betterplace.org. Many people have done so, but it seems like the difference between a fundraising event and a project is unclear. So what exactly is a fundraising event? First of all: A fundraising event is NOT a project. Here the answers to the most [...]
Categories: Fundraising Events

The best recipe for sustainable food security

More than 925 Million people worldwide are affected by hunger – even though food is a human right. One Millenium Development Goal focuses on the decrease of the hungry by one halv. That this goal can be achieved until 2015 is highly doubted. The situation has improved since 1990, still it remains a serious threat. [...]
Categories: Projects & Organizations
Tags: food, hunger

Fundraising Events – Spread The Word!

Today we will speak about spreading the word about fundraising events – crucial for a successful fundraising event! The success of a fundraising event is connected to how active the fundraiser (that would be you!) is. That means it’s entirely up to you to spread the word about your fundraising event! Who should you tell [...]
Categories: Fundraising Events
Tags: blog, E-mail, facebook, homepage, twitter, widget

Fundraising Events – spread the word!

Today we will speak about spreading the word about fundraising events – crucial for a successful fundraising event! The success of a fundraising event is connected to how active the fundraiser (that would be you!) is. That means it’s entirely up to you to spread the word about your fundraising event! Who should you tell [...]
Categories: Fundraising Events
Tags: blog, facebook, forum, homepage, mail, twitter