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Funding our Initiatives
The Thailand Project has held three successful fundraisers/awareness campaigns over the past six years:
A BIG "Thank you!" to all who have generously supported our initiatives! We are currently in the process of developing our fourth campaign: the "Finish Line Fundraiser." Please check back soon for more information.
- See-RED! (On-campus Fundraiser & Awareness Campaign)
The "See-RED!" fundraiser was located on the University of Wisconsin Stevens-Point campus on April 23-27, 2007. Each of the 8,800 students on campus were asked to donate $5 within a five day period to enable two stateless young women to participate in the Higher Education as Humanitarian Aid scholarships. Nearly every building on campus bore posters educating the student body about statelessness, the connection between statelessness and human trafficking in Thailand, and the scholarship program.
Over $14,000 was raised in a five-day period, through booths set up across campus and run by 115 student volunteers, e-mail requests to campus organizations, Facebook updates to over 250 members, and a community match gift from Delta Dental. The See-RED! Fundraiser was the final step in funding two Higher Education as Humanitarian Aid scholarships for their first year. - 3 Things You Can Do! (Online Fundraiser & Awareness Campaign)
The "3 Things You Can Do!" fundraiser was a viral campaign that took place between April 13 and May 3, 2008. The campaign asked each of the nearly 2,000 Thailand Project Facebook group members to do three things: "Donate $5", "Challenge two people to match your donation", and "Bring the lecture tour to your campus and community". There was an outpouring of support from the online followers and the "3 Things You Can Do" campaign helped to fund the Higher Education as Humanitarian Aid scholarships through the second year by raising more than $35,000. - Match Campaign (Fundraiser)
The "Match Campaign" took place in December 2008 after a private donor offered to match up to $25,000 in donations to the Higher Education as Humanitarian Aid scholarship program. Word of the match spread through e-mails, letters, and media coverage. Private donations from across the country poured in to support the match. In the end, over $50,000 was raised to support the third year of the scholarships as well as part of the fourth year.
A BIG "Thank you!" to all who have generously supported our initiatives! We are currently in the process of developing our fourth campaign: the "Finish Line Fundraiser." Please check back soon for more information.
