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1006 Penn Ave., La Grande, OR 97850
PO Box 541, La Grande, OR 97850
[email protected]
541-624-2800
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GivingTuesday is a global day of giving to nonprofit organizations. You can always make online donations here, or mail a check using this form. We’d also like to challenge you to help Art Center East expand our reach by hosting a fundraiser on your personal Facebook page. Our need is great this year and this is a small (but mighty) way you can help!
Who can do it? Anyone with a Facebook account.
How does it help? Hosting a fundraiser offers an easy and compelling way for your friends and family to join you in giving to an organization that you care about. This helps ACE reach people who might like to support our work, but who aren’t in our immediate audience. By creating a fundraiser, you also endorse our work in a way that might make the difference in someone’s willingness to give.
What do I need to do? Facebook offers an easy way for its users to raise money for a nonprofit of their choice – you may have seen your Facebook friends hosting a nonprofit fundraiser in honor of their birthday or another occasion. We are challenging our supporters to host an ACE GivingTuesday fundraiser for $100 or more from November 30 until December 7 on their personal Facebook page. Full instructions for setting up a fundraiser are available below. After setting up your fundraiser, you won’t be responsible for much more than sharing it to your page and thanking donors.
When do I need to do it? We’re asking our supporters to set up their fundraiser on November 30 so it’s ready to go right away on the morning of GivingTuesday (Dec 1). Facebook offers a donation match that day (starting at 6 a.m. PST) that goes until their funds run out (last year they were gone in about an hour!). Having your fundraiser set up means that there’s a better chance of donations getting matched that morning. Worth a shot! After you set it up, your fundraiser will end automatically on the date you set, no matter how much you’ve raised at that point.
Where does the money I raise go? Network for Good, a secondary business run by Facebook, processes payments and distributes funds to the intended recipients within a month or two of the fundraiser’s completion. You will not be responsible for handling the money. Art Center East will receive a check for all the money raised through Facebook fundraisers done in our name directly from Network for Good.
Isn’t it better to just send you a check? Network for Good absorbs the processing fees for donations made to nonprofits, so donating through Facebook is pretty much the same as writing ACE a check. By donating this way, however, you amplify your donation by inviting your friends and family to join you and (possibly) through Facebook’s donation match on Dec 1.
I’m not good with computers… No worries! If you’re able to navigate your Facebook account to look at, like, and comment on posts, give fundraiser setup a try – it’s a simple process that takes about 5 minutes to complete. If you get stuck, see if someone in your family can help you!
I’m setting up my fundraiser and I can’t find ‘Art Center East’ when I search for a nonprofit… Our legal business name is a holdover from one of the organizations that merged to form Art Center East. You can raise money for ACE by selecting Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council Inc. when creating your fundraiser.
How to set up a personal Facebook Fundraiser for Art Center East:
It looks like a lot of steps, but the process is straightforward and can take as little as 5 minutes from start to finish!
Tips for a successful fundraiser:
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If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please reach out and let us know. Thank you for your ongoing support.
Registration cancellations & transfers must be made through Art Center East at (541) 624-2800 48 hours or more before the class start time. We cannot issue refunds or transfers for cancellations received after the 48-hour cutoff. Exceptions will be considered for medical or family emergencies. ACE will honor a refund, minus a $10 administration fee when the cancellation is made 48 hours or more before class start date. When a class is canceled due to low enrollment, we will issue a refund for all registration fees. ACE will contact you in the event of a cancellation. Face coverings will be required in accordance with statewide regulations current at the time.