Over the Memorial Day Weekend, a few members of the One Donation team had the privilege of working alongside several great non-profits at the Project Uplift USA Freedom Balloon Fest in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina.
For the event, One Donation partnered with the No Greater Love Foundation to auction a few donated items and to spread the word about their great mission.
The mission of the No Greater Love Foundation is to provide our Nation’s Military Warriors and their families, with opportunities to recover from the stress and physical hardships of protecting and serving America. They accomplish their mission by providing a Faith Based Ministry that supports recovery, resiliency, and renewal of Spirit.
If getting to meet and work alongside folks from the No Greater Love Foundation were not enough, we were also surrounded by several other great organizations.
Directly to one side of our tent was Special Ops Survivors, they embrace and empower the spouses of our fallen heroes. This amazing group of special ops personnel have fulfilled their mission since 2002.
A few of the other great organizations we had the privilege of meeting were the Civil Air Patrol and Military Missions in Action. Below are snippets from the mission of each organization:
Civil Air Patrol – As a Total Force partner and Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, Civil Air Patrol is there to search for and find the lost, provide comfort in times of disaster and work to keep the homeland safe. Its 56,000 members selflessly devote their time, energy and expertise toward the well-being of their communities, while also promoting aviation and related fields through aerospace/STEM education and helping shape future leaders through CAP’s cadet program.
Military Missions in Action – MISSION: Dedicated to assisting veterans with disabilities, members of the Armed Forces and their families.VISION: To set the standard of support for our veterans with disabilities, members of the Armed forces and their families by engaging neighbors, business and organizations.CORE VALUES: Accountability, Dedication, Honor, Integrity, Patriotism, Service.
In all honesty, it was not until my drive home to Knoxville, Tennessee that I was able to really digest the importance of the weekend and the true meaning behind Memorial Day. There are tons of non-profit organizations that serve our fallen heroes, the military and their families. I encourage you to find an organization and support that organization however you can; either financially or with your time. And always remember…
USA is the land of the free because we are the HOME OF THE BRAVE.
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Project Uplift USA, Inc. is a North Carolina non-profit corporation seeking 501(c)(3) status. We are led by an all volunteer board with no paid employees, which means we can direct all of our sponsor funding and underwriting directly to our key program services. Project Uplift USA has three primary service program areas: outreach to military families and children with mobility challenges, educational programs, and remembering and honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to their nation.
First, we provide hot air balloon experiences to military families and children living with mobility challenges. We do this through the use of our custom built hot air balloon basket commissioned through a program supported by the Raleigh Jaycees. Where possible, we engage other veterans and family members participate as ground crew or passengers as part of our shared experience, team oriented approach to healing and growth.
Second, our FAA certificated pilots offer creative educational experiences in K-12 classrooms, after school programs and at youth camps using hot air balloons and/or modeling programs to demonstrate practical applications of STEM-based subject matter in a fun and engaging manner. Our pilot-facilitators integrate imagination and arts elements into their programs, as well as, leadership skills to inspire a broader view of understanding and problem solving to the subject matter.
Third, Project Uplift USA is dedicated to honoring the concept of “service above self” embodied by our nation’s military and their family members. We do this through our annual Freedom Balloon Fest held on Memorial Day weekend. Freedom Balloon Fest is an admission free, all volunteer community event supported by our sponsors and donors. The festival mission is to remember the sacrifice of those who died in service to our nation, to honor the service of all our military and their family members, and to do these things with a spirit of community, celebrating our freedom.
Our History
Project Uplift began with a vision to provide unique experiences for returning military re-entering life at home. We wanted to offer a unique, shared experience with family members that made the transition home a little easier.
The Raleigh Jaycees understood where we were heading from the first meeting. The Raleigh Jaycees seek out projects and opportunities to make an impact on their community. Each year, their members champion a variety of projects to improve their leadership skills and the condition of the communities in which they live. When we came to them with the idea to build a basket designed to uplift the bodies and spirits of military families and children living with mobility challenges, the Raleigh Jaycees helped to take a dream and put it into action. We are honored to have the Raleigh Jaycees as the Official Mobility Partner of the Project Uplift USA Mobility Basket and a charter supporter of the Project Uplift USA mission of outreach.
Thank you.
Sponsor Project Uplift USA
Project Uplift USA is looking for sponsors to support our outreach to military families, our outreach to education and for Freedom Balloon Fest. Individuals, groups and companies are welcome. How would you like to help? Visit our web site at www.ProjectUpliftUSA.org or email us at donate(at)projectupliftusa.org. We would like to hear from you.
If you want to support this year’s Project Uplift USA produced Freedom Balloon Fest, you may contribute through our partnership with One Donation. Click Here To Contribute.
As a prospective sponsor, please remember, Project Uplift USA, Inc. is a North Carolina non-profit corporation seeking 501(c)(3) status. Currently, your sponsorship is not tax deductible as a charitable contribution and we are not yet authorized to solicit as a charitable organization. We do welcome sponsorships for our year round and festival oriented programs. Please let us know if you have questions.
One of the most frequent questions we get asked is about how One Donation charges for the services we offer. We get asked this question by our donors, non-profits, employers seeking to offer payroll donations for their employees. At the end of the day, One Donation wants as much of the donation to end up in the hands of the non-profit as is possible.
The most important thing for our donors to understand is that One Donation charges a $0.50 transaction fee. That fee does not change whether you donate $5 or $500. One Donation seeks to cover our out of pocket expenses and deliver the most value to the non-profit as possible.
If you make a credit card donation, we are charged a variable processing rate by the credit card companies. One Donation deducts the amount charged by the credit card companies in addition to our $0.50 transaction fee. The charge from the credit card companies are not marked up – again, One Donation wants to pass as much onto your desired non-profit as possible.
The One Donation platform is growing and one of our new donation tools offered is payroll donations. If you make a payroll donation, the $0.50 transaction fee is all that is deducted from the full donation amount. Thus, more of your donation will end up in the hands of the non-profit should you sign up for payroll donations vs using our smartphone application for traditional credit card donations.
Payroll donations represent a donation efficiency beyond credit card donations – often this efficiency is even more than what the non-profit can achieve if they process and record all donations directly. For this reason, One Donation is not only living up to our goal to make giving easy, we are also adding value to your donations.
In thinking of my childhood, I was an OK baseball player. I was never the best but I was not picked last either. I was fortunate to have older brother so I was constantly trying to keep up with them and not fall behind. To keep up with them I quickly learned that I needed to practice, learn from other players better than I, and from the direction of my coaches.
One Donation started as an OK smartphone app for giving to non-profits. We listened to users and realized that more and more were asking about how to make our technology even more accessible. They were also asking about how to decrease the transaction costs so that more of the donation ended up in the hands of the non-profit. This led One Donation down a path of discovery and we are excited about the recent developments. In addition to updating our smartphone application, we are building a system which will allow donors the ability to give with a payroll deduction to their favorite non-profits.
Would you like for your company to take payroll deductions from your check and send them to your favorite nonprofit? Please fill out this short form and a representative from One Donation will follow up shortly.
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Home of the Brave
For the event, One Donation partnered with the No Greater Love Foundation to auction a few donated items and to spread the word about their great mission.
The mission of the No Greater Love Foundation is to provide our Nation’s Military Warriors and their families, with opportunities to recover from the stress and physical hardships of protecting and serving America. They accomplish their mission by providing a Faith Based Ministry that supports recovery, resiliency, and renewal of Spirit.
If getting to meet and work alongside folks from the No Greater Love Foundation were not enough, we were also surrounded by several other great organizations.
Directly to one side of our tent was Special Ops Survivors, they embrace and empower the spouses of our fallen heroes. This amazing group of special ops personnel have fulfilled their mission since 2002.
A few of the other great organizations we had the privilege of meeting were the Civil Air Patrol and Military Missions in Action. Below are snippets from the mission of each organization:
Civil Air Patrol – As a Total Force partner and Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, Civil Air Patrol is there to search for and find the lost, provide comfort in times of disaster and work to keep the homeland safe. Its 56,000 members selflessly devote their time, energy and expertise toward the well-being of their communities, while also promoting aviation and related fields through aerospace/STEM education and helping shape future leaders through CAP’s cadet program.
Military Missions in Action – MISSION: Dedicated to assisting veterans with disabilities, members of the Armed Forces and their families. VISION: To set the standard of support for our veterans with disabilities, members of the Armed forces and their families by engaging neighbors, business and organizations. CORE VALUES: Accountability, Dedication, Honor, Integrity, Patriotism, Service.
In all honesty, it was not until my drive home to Knoxville, Tennessee that I was able to really digest the importance of the weekend and the true meaning behind Memorial Day. There are tons of non-profit organizations that serve our fallen heroes, the military and their families. I encourage you to find an organization and support that organization however you can; either financially or with your time. And always remember…
USA is the land of the free because we are the HOME OF THE BRAVE.
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Charity Spotlight: Project Uplift USA
Project Uplift USA, Inc. is a North Carolina non-profit corporation seeking 501(c)(3) status. We are led by an all volunteer board with no paid employees, which means we can direct all of our sponsor funding and underwriting directly to our key program services. Project Uplift USA has three primary service program areas: outreach to military families and children with mobility challenges, educational programs, and remembering and honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to their nation.
First, we provide hot air balloon experiences to military families and children living with mobility challenges. We do this through the use of our custom built hot air balloon basket commissioned through a program supported by the Raleigh Jaycees. Where possible, we engage other veterans and family members participate as ground crew or passengers as part of our shared experience, team oriented approach to healing and growth.
Second, our FAA certificated pilots offer creative educational experiences in K-12 classrooms, after school programs and at youth camps using hot air balloons and/or modeling programs to demonstrate practical applications of STEM-based subject matter in a fun and engaging manner. Our pilot-facilitators integrate imagination and arts elements into their programs, as well as, leadership skills to inspire a broader view of understanding and problem solving to the subject matter.
Third, Project Uplift USA is dedicated to honoring the concept of “service above self” embodied by our nation’s military and their family members. We do this through our annual Freedom Balloon Fest held on Memorial Day weekend. Freedom Balloon Fest is an admission free, all volunteer community event supported by our sponsors and donors. The festival mission is to remember the sacrifice of those who died in service to our nation, to honor the service of all our military and their family members, and to do these things with a spirit of community, celebrating our freedom.
Our History
Project Uplift began with a vision to provide unique experiences for returning military re-entering life at home. We wanted to offer a unique, shared experience with family members that made the transition home a little easier.
The Raleigh Jaycees understood where we were heading from the first meeting. The Raleigh Jaycees seek out projects and opportunities to make an impact on their community. Each year, their members champion a variety of projects to improve their leadership skills and the condition of the communities in which they live. When we came to them with the idea to build a basket designed to uplift the bodies and spirits of military families and children living with mobility challenges, the Raleigh Jaycees helped to take a dream and put it into action. We are honored to have the Raleigh Jaycees as the Official Mobility Partner of the Project Uplift USA Mobility Basket and a charter supporter of the Project Uplift USA mission of outreach.
Thank you.
Sponsor Project Uplift USA
Project Uplift USA is looking for sponsors to support our outreach to military families, our outreach to education and for Freedom Balloon Fest. Individuals, groups and companies are welcome. How would you like to help? Visit our web site at www.ProjectUpliftUSA.org or email us at donate(at)projectupliftusa.org. We would like to hear from you.
If you want to support this year’s Project Uplift USA produced Freedom Balloon Fest, you may contribute through our partnership with One Donation. Click Here To Contribute.
As a prospective sponsor, please remember, Project Uplift USA, Inc. is a North Carolina non-profit corporation seeking 501(c)(3) status. Currently, your sponsorship is not tax deductible as a charitable contribution and we are not yet authorized to solicit as a charitable organization. We do welcome sponsorships for our year round and festival oriented programs. Please let us know if you have questions.
Transaction Charges Explained
The most important thing for our donors to understand is that One Donation charges a $0.50 transaction fee. That fee does not change whether you donate $5 or $500. One Donation seeks to cover our out of pocket expenses and deliver the most value to the non-profit as possible.
If you make a credit card donation, we are charged a variable processing rate by the credit card companies. One Donation deducts the amount charged by the credit card companies in addition to our $0.50 transaction fee. The charge from the credit card companies are not marked up – again, One Donation wants to pass as much onto your desired non-profit as possible.
The One Donation platform is growing and one of our new donation tools offered is payroll donations. If you make a payroll donation, the $0.50 transaction fee is all that is deducted from the full donation amount. Thus, more of your donation will end up in the hands of the non-profit should you sign up for payroll donations vs using our smartphone application for traditional credit card donations.
Payroll donations represent a donation efficiency beyond credit card donations – often this efficiency is even more than what the non-profit can achieve if they process and record all donations directly. For this reason, One Donation is not only living up to our goal to make giving easy, we are also adding value to your donations.
Have You Ever Played A Sport?
How did you get better?
In thinking of my childhood, I was an OK baseball player. I was never the best but I was not picked last either. I was fortunate to have older brother so I was constantly trying to keep up with them and not fall behind. To keep up with them I quickly learned that I needed to practice, learn from other players better than I, and from the direction of my coaches.
One Donation started as an OK smartphone app for giving to non-profits. We listened to users and realized that more and more were asking about how to make our technology even more accessible. They were also asking about how to decrease the transaction costs so that more of the donation ended up in the hands of the non-profit. This led One Donation down a path of discovery and we are excited about the recent developments. In addition to updating our smartphone application, we are building a system which will allow donors the ability to give with a payroll deduction to their favorite non-profits.
Would you like for your company to take payroll deductions from your check and send them to your favorite nonprofit? Please fill out this short form and a representative from One Donation will follow up shortly.
https://onedonation.org/payroll-request/
If you have any comments about the blog or questions for the One Donation team please send a message to founders@onedonation.org.