‘Tis the season for celebrating and giving, and whatever you’ve got on your wish list, we hope your December is lovely.  It’s also the season for year-end giving, and if you haven’t heard already, we’re offering a fundraising stimulus package to help you out with that.

Here are some additional words of encouragement from Conor’s Fundraising Blog in light of the current economic situation:

People will still want to give money to great causes. And they will give when they feel that it makes a difference, that there is the sense of urgency, and that it will make a difference to their emotional lives. It is critical that, as fundraisers, we continue to ask.

P.S. Conor has been putting together a great series on Recession Fundraising; check out his blog.

And now, on to the monthly December Awareness and NPO highlights!  December is. . .

• AIDS Awareness Month: Desert AIDS Project has raised $45,000 online!
• National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month: Identity Theft Resource Center
• International Safe Toys and Gifts Month:  Safe Kids Worldwide.

• 1-7 December is National Aplastic Anemia Week. Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation is using Firstgiving for a grassroots fundraising campaign and has raised over $3,000 so far.

• 1 December (was) World AIDS Day
• 3 December is the International Day of Disabled Persons, which aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.
• 5 December is International Volunteer Day
• 10 December is Human Rights Day
• 18 December United Nations is International Migrants Day

We know it’s a particularly busy time of year, and we wish you all the best as you campaign and fundraise this month for the causes you care about.  Feel free to drop us a line or post a comment below if you have questions; we’d be happy to help!