January 2010
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Piryx Diaries #002: A Dozen Companies in 48 hours....
Welcome back to Piryx Diaries Folks! Episode, article, and entry #002 featuing StartupWeekend! Last time, I covered the stunningly beautiful Charlie Faye and her philanthropic album tour - so check that out when you get a chance.
Ok, for those of you reading this for the first time, I’ll double up on “the spiel” for you. One of the coolest aspects of my job is traveling around...
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Tip of the Month: Fundraising With Piryx on...
Christmas has come and gone, and January has been yet another busy month for Piryx. In last month’s “Tip of The Month” we covered the “Give a Gift” feature. Feel free to read up on that, and be sure to watch out for new enhancements in the coming weeks!
As part of January’s tip of the month, we’re going to learn how to embed a Piryx fundraising widget in...
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Piryx Diaries #003: The BookSpring Read-A-Thon!
Coming to a classroom near you!
BookSpring is yet another excellent Piryx client that emphasizes the importance of reading for school-aged children. Based out of Austin, TX, this nonprofit works in conjunction with Reading is Fundamental to help put books into the hands of every child.
Every year, BookSpring puts on its Read-A-Thon where school children solicit pledges from family and friends...
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Piryx Charity Spotlight: We Hear Your Voice
It all started with Facebook…
Last week I posted a comment on my facebook wall about the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti. I kept thinking to myself, how can I help? Well, before I knew it - Justin commented back - “I’m on my way there,” he wrote. Within minutes, I was on the phone calling him. That’s when he told me about Kennedy and the girls. I told Justin,...
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Piryx Nominated as a Reed Award Finalist For Best...
Today it was announced that online fundraising platform, Piryx, was nominated as a finalist for the 2010 Reed Awards. Well folks, it looks like we’ll be heading to DC for a chance to win the title of “Best Online Fundraising Tool”! Can you say road trip!?
The Second Annual Reed Awards seminar and awards recognizes “outstanding achievement in campaign excellence.” Judges...