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5th Annual Heifer International Fundraiser!

December 18, 2013 by Nathan Bransford 29 Comments

It’s that time of year! Yes, time for the annual Heifer International blog fundraising event where we raise money for a worthy cause and multiply the giving. And you can help too.

It’s really simple. All you have to do is:

1) Leave a comment on this post AND/OR
2) Tweet a link to this post and include the hashtag #NBHeifer. Here’s a tweet button for ya:

Tweet #NBHeifer

3) Click over to other participating blogs at the bottom of this post and leave comments there too
4) Make your own per-comment or tweet pledge and I’ll link to you/tweet you!

To that end, if you want in on the fun and make a per-comment or tweet pledge on your own just leave a comment with a link to your blog post or tweet announcing your pledge or e-mail it to me and I’ll feature it in this post. (I recommend Rowfeeder for tracking your hashtag).

You may have already heard of Heifer International, an organization that works to fight hunger by giving needy families around the world and in the United States livestock, training, or other assistance that helps improve their livelihood. Heifer has been recognized for its work in Fast Company and Forbes, among other places.

If you have anything to spare this holiday season I hope you’ll consider making a donation. And in order to encourage people to spread the word about this worthy cause, there are two ways to help increase the giving love (and feel free to do both):

  1. For every comment someone makes in this post between now and 6PM Pacific time on December 24, I will donate $2.00. 
  2. For every tweet that includes a) the hashtag #NBHeifer and b) a link back to this post (https://bit.ly/1hahQbb) I will donate another $2.00. (up to $2,000 between the two) 

We can encourage everyone to stop by so we can multiply the giving! Over the past years we have raised over $7,000 together.

Thanks, everyone!

Participating blogs:

My Karma Ran Over My Dogma

Filed Under: Giving Back Tagged With: Giving Back

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Dawn Malone says

    December 18, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    A fantastic organization. Thanks for highlighting this!

    Reply
  2. Rashda Khan says

    December 18, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    Thank you for doing something to make a difference. Wishing you all the best with this year's efforts! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Bryan Russell says

    December 18, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    HUZZAH for Heifer. I donate every year.

    Reply
  4. Nickname unavailable says

    December 18, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    I love Heifer Int'l! What a great idea. Thanks!

    Reply
  5. seekerval says

    December 18, 2013 at 11:33 pm

    Such a great tradition, Nathan!

    Here's wishing you a fantastic Holiday and a Joy-Full New Year.

    Reply
  6. Nicole says

    December 19, 2013 at 12:07 am

    Awesome! Been watching for this! Have a wonderful Christmas and thanks for makin' our donations go the distance.

    Reply
  7. Bruce Bonafede says

    December 19, 2013 at 12:07 am

    For every comment someone makes in this post between now and 6PM Pacific time on December 24, I will donate $2.00.

    I

    Reply
  8. Bruce Bonafede says

    December 19, 2013 at 12:08 am

    think

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  9. Bruce Bonafede says

    December 19, 2013 at 12:09 am

    that's

    Reply
  10. Bruce Bonafede says

    December 19, 2013 at 12:09 am

    great!

    Reply
  11. Bruce Bonafede says

    December 19, 2013 at 12:11 am

    I didn't know about this annual thing, but just made my annual donation to Heifer last week. Excellent idea and very generous!

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  12. Marie Gilbert says

    December 19, 2013 at 12:29 am

    I give monthly to Unicef, but I think I'll send something to Heifer International

    Reply
  13. Jennifer R. Hubbard says

    December 19, 2013 at 12:44 am

    Here's a comment for the cause! I'll send a donation also.

    Reply
  14. Stoich91 says

    December 19, 2013 at 4:52 am

    Wow! Wonderful – this is a great encouragement, great organization and a great effort. Thanks, Nathan!

    Reply
  15. Chris Eboch says

    December 19, 2013 at 5:20 am

    Great that you're doing this – thanks!

    Reply
  16. Wendy says

    December 19, 2013 at 10:32 am

    thank you!

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  17. Deniz Bevan says

    December 19, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    Love participating in this. Thanks Nathan!

    Reply
  18. Shakier Anthem says

    December 19, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    Yay! Great cause!

    Reply
  19. Sarah says

    December 19, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    Great idea! And Merry Christmas!

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  20. Sarah says

    December 19, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    Great stuff! (I regularly check out your blog – have done for quite a few years now!)

    Reply
  21. Mira says

    December 19, 2013 at 9:26 pm

    Thanks for doing this, Nathan! Great cause!

    Reply
  22. Bookmark Dragon says

    December 19, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    Three cheers for Heifer!

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  23. mkromd says

    December 19, 2013 at 11:46 pm

    As always, well done, you. Happy Hooray for Heifer!

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  24. abc says

    December 20, 2013 at 2:24 am

    Thanks for doing this. You have a good heart.

    Reply
  25. dawnpier says

    December 22, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    What a great idea Nathan! Glad to make my comment and will see about posting in other ways too.
    Top of the giving season to you and yours.

    Reply
  26. Susan L. Lipson says

    December 22, 2013 at 6:25 pm

    I am a long-time Heifer supporter, too. I hope your readers know that you can give gift cards and make donations in honor of people as holiday gifts. Give the gift of shared good feeds, as Nathan is doing!

    Reply
  27. Steve MC says

    December 22, 2013 at 9:25 pm

    Enjoy the sheep, kids!

    Reply
  28. Anonymous says

    December 22, 2014 at 9:53 pm

    Here's a comment for ya!
    I'll make my own donation to Heifer as well.

    –Jenn Hubbard, not signed in to Google at the moment

    Reply
  29. Anonymous says

    December 24, 2014 at 12:50 am

    I love Heifer!

    Reply

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