Ireland Funds aim to raise $1 million a month during 2013
Howard Lake | 19 December 2012 | News
The Ireland Funds has launched a new fundraising campaign which aims to raise $1 million a month up to the end of 2013.
The campaign is part of the ‘Promising Ireland’ fundraising initiative which earlier this year announced that it would increase its target from $100 to $140 million. The “Small Grants, Big Difference” campaign is inviting Irish individuals and businesses to donate in support of a wide range of causes such as disadvantaged youth, mental health, education, the elderly, peace and reconciliation and the effects of the recession.
The fundraising campaign in Ireland has pledges of support from the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (Ibec) and The Irish Times. The Ireland Funds is particularly targeting donations of between €2,500 and €20,000.
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Ireland Funds chairman Hugo MacNeill told the Irish Times that at a time of great need for both resources and solidarity, the fund could match donors to projects that can make a real difference.
"This initiative enables businesses and people in Ireland to play a positive role in rebuilding our communities and our country,” Mr MacNeill said.
Kevin O’Sullivan, editor of The Irish Times, said the newspaper would seek to highlight many of the significant projects helped by donors to the fund.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.