Assignment 1: Personal Accomplishment

The Saint Jude Bike-a-thon was a fundraiser my high school’s JROTC program ran every year to raise money for Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, a unique facility that primarily works to cure children with cancer. Unlike other hospitals, the majority of funding for St. Jude comes from generous donors. It costs $2 million to operate

We mostly raised money by selling goods, but I was driven to be an example of giving back by providing a good attitude, lessons to inspire kindness, and implemented events. When I realized how much money my ideas made, I couldn't stop innovating new ways to promote our purpose. This drove me to do more which lead me to go speak on television and ask for donations during my chorus concert. As I thanked them, I reminded them how grateful we are to be a part of a community that's bonded together by love. When we reached our goal of $15,000, we used that money to buy a student glasses, send a child to the doctors, bought some clothes for someone in need, etc. Holiday Hope inspired me and taught me how one person could make a huge impact while bringing people

More of a good cause, but I took it way more serious than it should've been I was 3 out of 5 shots putting Andy Lin at a 63% shooting percent. soon after I went up for a rebound and sprained my ankle which made me think how important the cause was knowing I should've sat out for the rest of the game I overcame my injury by wrapping it up and continuing to do it for the ones who’s needed the funding and ones who came out to support .This event was held for a whole day but still with that time frame we were able to earn 2,000 dollars from supporters. I would say that we were the best but we gave it our all and believed in ourselves to gain success which payed off in a win/win

Fundraising is a crucial element to being successful in any group, and usually fundraisers are more profitable when they have a unique element. Last year, my color guard team in high school wanted new uniforms. Our old uniforms were falling apart, but instead of just asking the school for the money to purchase the new uniforms, we as a team decided to fundraise for them. As the captain of the team, I decided that we should do a pie in the face contest. At a basketball game, we put out a table with jars on it. Each jar belonged to a member of the color guard team, and if their individual jar reached twenty five dollars, that member would get a pie in the face at the next basketball game. This was a unique, quirky way to raise money and get the

"We raised a lot of money," Flowers said. "We got a lot of donations, a lot of water, pop, a lot of cleaning supplies and stuff like that. We got bleach. We raised over $2,000. I think we did okay, we did the best we could do."

As the President of the club Colleges Against Cancer, I am adamant about our mission statement, which is to save lives from cancer by initiating and supporting programs of the American Cancer Society in college communities. As a leader on campus, I leverage my people-management and organizational skills to execute several community service events, including Relay for Life, trips to Hope Lodge, a cancer treatment facility in Boston, and sporting event fundraisers, in hopes of contributing resources to finding a cure to a horrible disease. My passion of helping others coincides with West Monroe’s people-first value and emphasis on social responsibility. Working at an organization that shares community service values is important for me, and West Monroe has more than shown its commitment to help the greater

For the purposes of this paper, I analyzed the fundraising reports produced by teams analyzing the nonprofit organizations Mary’s Center, Partners in Care, Reading is Fundamental, and Kids in Need of Defense. These analyses led me to believe that the team evaluating the fundraising strategy for Kids in Need of Defense crafted the most effective report because of its well-considered recommendations based on lessons learned during the nonprofit fundraising course. As an individual student, the most important lesson that I learned from the course involved my shifted mindset around the concept of fundraising and how such a shift for nonprofit can lead them to make greater social impact.

When an event impacts your life in such a huge way, it’s easy to feel lost. It’s easy to give up. And while sometimes I want to, I know I am tougher than that. I knew I had to make a difference, somehow, someway. About six years ago, I found the Tour de Cure, an annual cycling event to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. That year, I united with more than 500 people and rode my bike 30 miles in search for a cure. I became passionate about fundraising and spreading the message to end diabetes once and for all.

I joined a team of six (Joshua, Steve, Patrick, Thomas, Andrew, and John) who partnered with 15 highschool and GED students currently excelling in inner city schools, agreeing to give them part ownership of the event. The partnership was meant to promote entrepreneurship in inner city youth. The event itself was meant to promote community unity and was a great opportunity to show off

For Initiative 3, I believe this portion of the project went well. However, we were unsuccessful with achieving our original goal as a team of four. When I first chose this part of the project, I thought we could raise 200 dollars as a team. Then, after my team and I developed a direct idea for this fundraiser, we began to realize that a 100-dollar goal would be more realistic. By constructing a 50/50 raffle each member had over a week to sell 25 tickets. This intended goal was achieved! Thanks to my team members, we raised 75 dollars. One person from my team was fired, so my team was short on the goal by 25 dollars. However, the amount of money achieved was still a success for our team because it reflects the participation of 3 members instead of 4. It also shows that we did not give up on our goal, even during times of trouble.

The personal accomplishment I am grateful for is finding my own solution to attend and afford college. In order to achieve this, I had to change my Visa status and start a small self-employed business with my parents. After researching a profitable business that would require little start-up money, we settled on a cleaning business. I had to learn how to acquire permits, start a Limited Liability Company, and change our Visa statuses. During the early stages of the business, my parents mostly worked upwards of 12 hours a day, while I raised my then four year-old sister. A few nights a week, I left my sister with my boyfriend, now husband, to go clean buildings. When I wasn’t physically cleaning the accounts, I caught up with the email correspondents

12) Summarize the personal/professional growth that has occurred over this semester by describing what you understood about yourself and professional self-development at the beginning of the course, what you learned throughout the course, and where you are now.

From that moment on, those kids made it my ultimate goal to bring light to this organization by expanding it each year and getting more people involved. Furthermore, my project is now recognized as a NonProfit Corporation

I was shocked by the end of the month. Not because we raised two thousand

We understand, as you should, that fundraising is as important to youth baseball as a child having fun on the field. Given our ambitious goals, as a team and within the community, we cannot be successful without your help and financial support.