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From the category archives:
cause party
Welcome to the AWESOME side. Your kiddo’s got plenty of plastic toys. He’s got enough “stuff” to fill up a walk-in closet. This year, use the FORCE of Inlu to coordinate contributions to cover the cost of the most badass, radical, excellent group gift, like, EVER.
This $189 ride-on galaxy blaster will take you from the living room to the white fields of that planet with the hairy white creature that captures what’s-his-face in that cave…nevermind.
This is a perfect group gift for the Holiday season. Your kid will LOVE it, the grandparents will be happy to pitch-in and the favorite aunt in Oregon is pumped to put some $ in the pool, leave a note and know there’s not going to be an 11th hour mad dash. You’ll be PSYCHED because you know that, AFTER the new year, when the snow starts to pile, this gift will be put to good use!
Here’s how you’d use Inlu to make this Chopper happen (see SAMPLE):
1. You login (free account!) and create an Inlu announcement
2. Write some details about the gift your kiddo really wants
3. Opt to set a collection cap, have excess funds go toward a charity (I set this one at $189- again, optional)
4. Send to friends and family members you know would like to pitch in for this super gift
5 . You track and view contributions and notes from your dashboard, where you can easily send a thank you when the collection closes.
6. Then you get the $ in one check to go and buy the gift. Easy, that was, hmmn? (say in cute Yoda voice).
Sound good? Get started now, send it to yourself. Add recipients when you’re ready. Go easy on everyone, easier on the planet (less wrapping, shipping and “stuff” when you group gift).
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Inlu.com users have supported a variety of causes over the past two years. Today, I’d like to simply share a way you can support an industry and passion that is near and dear to many of our users: action sports. By simply watching this video, $1 (up to $100k) will be donated by Ballpark Franks to support the Athlete Recovery Fund, which provides insurance and healthcare to some of our most admirable, “uninsurable” daredevil heroes. That’s it. All you do is watch. Thanks! (Here’s the link: http://youtu.be/1-rrKZZTV_A)
PS Idea Alert: The Athlete Recovery Fund would make an awesome Inlu cause this holiday season! (Note: we are not associated with any charities, this just seems like a great cause that makes a real difference:).
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Our users have supported MANY charities in several IN LIEU OF contexts, like:
In lieu of gifts, send gift monies (in one sum!) to help a cause. In lieu of collecting many small checks, pool contributions together for one easy fundraiser! In lieu of wasting $ on wrapping paper, they’ve pitched in smaller amounts as a group to give back to the planet. In lieu of bake sales, users have simply created an Inlu to support schools, nonprofits and more.Here’s a list of 25 randomly selected charities, causes and planet-happy ways our users have given back to help others:
- Best Friends Animal Society, Utah
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Burlington City Arts
- NOFA Farmer Emergency Fund
- Donation to the “Church they were married in…” St. Patick’s Cathedral
- Autism Speaks
- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
- U.S. Luge Association/ I Slide 4 Nodar
- Visiting Nurses of Vermont
- Dayton Children’s Hospital, OH
- Kennedy’s Cord Foundation, KY
- Alzheimer’s Association
- New England Center For Homeless Veterans
- Sutter Aubrurn VNA Hospice
- Life Rolls On
- Homocide Survivors Fund, AZ
- Camp Dudley William J. Schmidt Scholarship Fund
- Champion Against Bullying
- Children’s Hunger Fund
- Teaching Tolerance, AL
- Intertribal Friendship House
- Pennies For Peace
- Ashlee’s Charity for Junior National Young Leaders
- Discovery Charter School
- Southeast Valley Youth Football, AZ
Want to create an IN LIEU OF charity collection? Visit inlu.com and
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Why not head over to your local theater to celebrate an upcoming birthday, or event….or perhaps just for a good time? Simply create an Inlu Invitation, describe WHEN and WHERE as well as ADD Collection details (see sample for Kevin’s 13th Birthday!).
SOUND AWESOME? DO IT.
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photo via ecorazzi
In a recent photo shoot, Angelina Jolie is said to have given up her $10million dollar Louis Vuitton paycheck to benefit Cambodia! (Visit Ecorazzi for the full scoop). We say, that’s cool and oh-so-inspiring. Plus, if she can do that, we can all give up a few bucks “in lieu of” wrapping paper and/or excess to benefit a cause, right?
Not inspired enough? This year she and her hubby, Brad, gave $2 million the Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary in Namibia. “The gift was made in honor of their daughter Shiloh, who was born in country.” I bet they’d be jazzed about our Inlu users, don’t you think? I mean really, kids giving back to save cheetahs (while getting a gift) or friends supporting causes as a group in honor of someone special, or group gifting to curb landfill while giving something awesome? I think we’d all get along in the happy planet bubble. At least I like to think so!
Here’s the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation website, complete with contact info. Don’t forget the United Nations if you’re looking for similar causes in the Jolie-Pitt avenue. Or dive in more and snoop around looktothestars.org and see which charities Angelina has helped in the past.
PS Of course, if you get the chance to make $10 million, it’s probably a good idea to keep a good chunk of it! LUCKY. (Fine print: Inlu has no affiliation or promotional ties to Angelina or her causes! She’s just cool).
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