#givingtuesday and FUNdraising

I am going to admit that I am not an expert at fundraising. I am on a journey to learn the best way to garner support for Manos de Ramon. I, for one, have never been great at asking for money and often feel bad doing so. However, being responsible for MDR has given me a completely different perspective and has put the FUN in fundraising! This is because I KNOW that every single dollar of support we receive goes DIRECTLY towards LIFE CHANGING education and supplies. I KNOW our funds are focused on evidence-based, focused programs. I KNOW that our supporters are proud of what we are doing and believe in our mission. And all of this helps us step out of our comfort zone to fundraise!

We kicked off this year's fundraising season with #givingtuesday with a simple small facebook and instagram social media campaign. Our fundraising goal this year is modest: $15,000.

This will go towards:

-Supporting our 2 ON THE GROUND program coordinators/provider mentors/idea masters/all around amazing women: Ericka and Wanny

-Providing educational materials for courses (Helping Babies Survive, Helping Mothers Survive)

-Helping to provide food/nourishment for training courses

-Supporting training champions at each facility with necessary equipment and hopefully the addition of Tele-mentoring in 2019

-Program MONITORING and EVALUATION that is SO crucial to SUSTAINABILITY and IMPROVED OUTCOMES

-AND, other programs that we haven't yet identified...

Helping to improve the care of mothers and babies

Here's the great news: After just 24 hrs of #givingtuesday, we are 15% to our goal.

Here's the bad news: We still have 85% to go!!

But we are hopeful. And grateful. And hopeful some more.

If you are reading this, I hope you can help us spread the word about our organization. Support is not just financial: we appreciate donation of skills like web design, logo design, photography, a restaurant to host an event, a catering company to cater an event, catchy songs for the organization... you get the idea! Just email us at manosderamonfoundation@gmail.com. However, if you do know someone who might be able to support us financially (or you are that person), then please donate!

It takes many manos (hands) to reach our organization's goals, and we appreciate all of your contributions. Thank you for your support this and every year!

Claudia Cadet, MD

Co-Founder

Claudia