Beyonce, Bacon and Trombones = Donate Now!
Over 900 of you have already registered for the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference. You're registering at a record-breaking pace, and we can't wait to get the whole community in one room this April. But we also know that the economy has made it impossible for some our members to join us, so we've been raising scholarship money to send up to 57 nonprofit staff to the nonprofit technology conference. We're raising $10,000 and Convio is matching that dollar for dollar.
We've only got three weeks left -- and a long way to go -- so I thought I would, to borrow a phrase, kick it up a notch. Watch the video, or read after the jump for details:
BAM! I did, in fact, just kick it up a notch! Every single person who donates to the scholarship fund is going to get one vote to decide my fate. After we reach $10,000 raised, I will:
- Make my own "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" video. Thousands of people already have. I'll join them. But I won't wear a leotard. (Even I have standards!)
- Eat a bacon explosion. It's the pork-phenomenon that's swept the internet. I'll eat a whole one.
- Play my college marching band trombone. In Union Square. In Daylight. A bunch of my college buddies have already vowed to turn up to mock me. Should be a good time!
Of course, whichever option you choose, it will be recorded for posterity.
So, go make your contribution today.
It doesn't have to be a lot. If everybody already registered gives just $10.77, we'll reach our goal! But you DO have to give to vote. Think of it as a double win for our community: Your donation sends more folks to the NTC and gives the gift of laughter to the entire community.
If you're already among those who've given, thank you! You'll get to vote on March 1st, as well. I'd especially like to thank you for giving before I had to agree to this:
- Beth Kanter
- David Krumlauf
- Corey Pudhiridsky
- EcoScribe Communications
- Jordan Viator
- Tompkins Spann
- Judi Sohn
- Michael McCarthy
- John Granquist
- Melissa Shorlat
- Mark Rovner
- Cheryl Hanback
- Michelle Kaminsky
- Peter Campbell
- Rachel Weidinger
- Dean Matseuda
- Gale Peterson
- Nancy Schwartz
- Judy Hallman
- Michaela Hackner
- AgentHandy Loves
- Ted Hart
- Bill Snyder
- Norman Reiss
- JD Lasica
- Jordan Dossett
- Amy Sample Ward
- Farra Trompeter
- Alexandra Blacker
- Mary Gross
- Rose Vines
- James Young
- Jesse Wiley
- Paul Lamb
- Dahna Goldstein
- Robert Weiner
- Steve MacLaughlin
