7 Months Update: 300K & Counting
It's very early here in the ODW office. No one's here so it's a good time of reflection.
We moved into this small dinky office a little over 7 months ago before the official launch of ODW on October 20, 2009. [The picture above is the first week we moved in!]
We have one paid staff (Kate), numerous volunteer staff, a boatload of interns, our Global Street Team, our respective boards, and we have our Vision & Passion.
And most importantly, we have YOU and others that believe in the story of ODW and our vision that we can work together to end exteme global poverty in our lifetime.
There's so much work to do. And being a new start-up non-profit (especially in the current economic climate) is incredibly challenging but we believe we can, are, and will continue to make an impact in the fight against extreme global poverty as we collaborate with you, organizations, artists, companies, and anyone else that believes they can make an impact.
As we mark 7 months, here are some exciting updates:
- We surpassed $300K in donations this past week! All of this (minus credit cards costs) will go towards projects and partnerships.
- In the upcoming week, we'll be announcing a NEW partnership and announcing two grants.
- We released news that we're dropping our first ODW compilation album featuring 21 artists and 21 songs. The album will be download-able from our website near the end of June. This will be an epic album.
- Our causes initiatives are up and running. You can create your own personal campaign by donating one day of work, your birthday, starting a group campaign, or contributing your ideas. For inspiration, check out Mia's Birthday for a Cause. She turned 6 and gave up her gifts and party to support ODW. Wow.
- We released our official iPhone app.
- Our founder, Eugene Cho, was one of the featured speakers at the TEDx Seattle conference. Watch his presentation about Social Technology, Being Over-Rated, & the Story of One Day's Wages or click the image below.
Thanks so much for your support and belief in our vision! Help spread the movement and share this update with your friends.
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Ways to Donate
Online
Use this page to select an organization and donate online using your credit card.
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Checks should be made payable to: One Day's Wages. Please write "Giving Fund" or the specific project/fund you are giving towards.
Other Ways
Wire donations, stock transfers, or estate planning. For more info, contact donations@onedayswages.org.
Mailing address:
One Day's Wages
600 North 36th St. Suite 221
Seattle, WA 98103
ODW is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible. 100% of your donations (minus credit card transaction costs) go directly to specific projects to alleviate global poverty.
Comments
Will there come a day when you'll need to raise money to pay administrative costs (running the website etc.)? Or do you plan to continue to contribute that money yourselves?
Just curious. I'm excited about your movement. I think you're doing a great job. Sometime I'd like to see an update about how many water wells etc. you've funded. I like numbers. :)
Thanks for the question. We raise our admin funds separately through our respective boards. Our goal is to stay committed to the model of 100% of all public donations going to projects & partnerships.
We'll definitely share numbers as we get them. Thank you for your support.
I just want to share with you that I am struggling to get by making a pittance of a 12.00 an hour wage which comes to a mere 800 dollars in two weeks after taxes. I have around $38,300 in debt still being out three years from university. Unfortunately, my liberal arts degree has gotten me nowhere, except I owe so much money that I am barely servicing the interest on the debt. I am wondering where people these days have the money to spare with this economic downturn. Sometimes, I get asked to take a day off work because I have to share my hours with other workers because there is not enough work to go around.
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