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Fundraising Opportunity: Causes4Kids (A Guest Post)


(This is a sponsored post.)

If you have kids you understand that kids cost money, a lot of it. So, when I learned that "Causes4Kids" had a way to help kids raise money with less effort and expense I was excited to help them share their service with my blog readers. One thing that I know is that most working moms detest having to help their kids sell magazines, candy and wash cars. That can be labor intensive and not yield a great dividend. While the kids might learn some valuable skills, they are still stuck with trying to raise additional funds, which tends to lead to more magazine sales, more candy sales and more car washes!
 
Causes "Causes4Kids" has an on-line fundraising tool that helps to streamline the process, which helps kids and working parents. Please see below for more information!
 
If you like the concept, be sure to like them on Facebook!
 
Causes4Kids

We know that education and learning continues when the school day ends and there are a lot of parents and guardians out there who can use a little help paying for various activities and learning opportunities. Faced with buying food or paying for music lessons or summer camp should not be an either/or decision when it comes to a kid’s education!  That is where Causes4kids.com comes in. 




Causes4Kids.com is a new fundraising website which allows families with kids K-12 to raise money from friends, family, colleagues and the public to pay for extra-curricular activities.

While we don’t expect an end to car washes and bake sales, we are confident that Causes4Kids.com will prove to be an excellent option for parents and guardians to raise much-needed money to fund all-important after school and extracurricular activities for their kids. We’ve designed-in helpful tools that make it easy to promote Causes and our low administrative fee does not go up to penalize you if you don’t reach your funding goal.

There are new crowdfunding websites popping up every day, and for good reason. We are a generous and compassionate people; always ready to step forward and help another person in need. But while the vast majority of crowdfunding sites allow people to fund just about anything, the focus of Causes4Kids.com is and will always be: kids and education.

If you have a kid with an after school need, we urge you to try raising money through Causes4Kids.com. And if you have the heart and financial means to help a deserving kid, please browse or search Causes by category, location or special circumstances. Making a difference in kids’ lives has never been easier.

Blessings,

Curator of Kids’ Causes

P.S. You can help spread the word about Causes4Kids.com by ‘Liking’ us on Facebook, sharing a link with friends and family or simply telling others about this great new crowdfunding site for kids.


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