<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Ray Weaver <<a href="mailto:weaver@cornell.edu">weaver@cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[sustainable_tompkins-l] Correction-Are you Looking to Fundraise for your Organization?</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">January 14, 2015 4:34:20 AM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Ray Weaver <<a href="mailto:weaver@cornell.edu">weaver@cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Sustainability in Tompkins County" <<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><b><a href="http://www.peaksmaker.com/" target="_blank">PEAKS </a>helped 40 area NON-profit agencies raise over $170,000 in 2014! </b><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">If you work for a local non-profit, are on their Board of Directors or have any type of fundraising duties, <a href="http://www.peaksmaker.com/" target="_blank">PEAKS </a>may be <b>just the tool you are looking for</b>. PEAKS has the capabilities to fundraise using crowdfunding as it's vehicle.<br><br>Crowdfunding is a relatively new tool that allows organizations, both
for-profit and non-profits alike, to raise funds in a nontraditional
way. Crowdfunding is a virtual fundraising model that has gained
popularity over the past few years. Over 3 billion dollars was
raised internationally across hundreds of crowdfunding platforms between
2012-2014. Individuals, businesses and organizations create a
campaign page online and send a link, along with an email asking for
contributions, to family, friends, co-workers, business partners, etc.
and then ask these individuals to forward the same message to their
networks, causing an exponential growth in reach, awareness and
donations.<br><br><span>PEAKS</span>, a program of
<b>Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County</b>, is our region’s only
socially responsible crowdfunding platform. <span>PEAKS</span>
has helped nearly 100 Tompkins County organizations raise over $400,000
since 2012. If your program or organization is a partner of Cornell
Cooperative Extension, or is working in the areas of <b>Agriculture</b>,
<b>Community Development</b>, <b>Energy and Environment</b>, <b>Family and Consumer
Sciences</b>, <b>Youth Development</b> or <b>Nutrition</b>, or are working on social
justice issues, <b><span>PEAKS</span> </b>may be a great tool for you to use to supplement your existing fundraising efforts!<br><br><b><span>PEAKS</span> can also be used as a registration tool for special fundraising events!</b> <span>PEAKS</span>’
registration platform has been used for Healthy Food For All’s Harvest
Dinners, CCE’s Food Preservation Classes, the Diversity Consortium, the
4-H Duck Race and Color Splash Run and more. <b>If you
have an upcoming special event and need an inexpensive and organized way
of selling tickets and collecting information from participants,
consider using <span>PEAKS</span>!</b><br><br>If you, or your organization, would like more information, please visit our website at <a href="http://www.peaksmaker.com/" target="_blank">www.PEAKSmaker.com</a>, see our new <a href="http://peaksmaker.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2014/10/impact_brochure2.pdf" target="_blank">informational brochure here</a> or contact Ray Weaver at <a href="mailto:weaver@cornell.edu" target="_blank">weaver@cornell.edu</a> or call <a href="tel:607-272-2292" value="+16072722292" target="_blank">607-272-2292</a> to schedule an appointment to discuss how <span>PEAKS</span> may be able to supplement your fundraising efforts.<br><br></span></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Raymond Weaver<br></b></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i><b>Public Affairs Coordinator <br></b></i></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i><b>Director of <a href="http://www.peaksmaker.com/" target="_blank">PEAKS</a></b></i></span><br><img src="http://peaksmaker.com/wp-content/themes/peaksoverpoverty/images/tompkins_4c.gif" height="61" width="200"><br></div></div></div>
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