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While we work diligently to fund our programs, we can always use a boost from our friends and supporters. You can help us help other by helping us raise funds either online, hosting a dinner, or matching donations. Click on the tabs below to learn more about fundraising options.
  • Sponsor an Online Fundraiser
  • Host a Fundraising Dinner
  • Match Donations
  • Send Letters
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Sponsor an Online Fundraiser

Help us expand our fundraising reach by hosting a fundraiser on Facebook or our website. Please follow these guidelines to hosing an online fundraiser.

1
Choose your platform. Select either Facebook or our website as your primary fundraising platform.

For Facebook
  • Go to our Facebook page - Facebook.com/transhelper
  • Like our Facebook page
  • Scroll down to Fundraisers and click the create button
  • Proceed to step 2.

For our website:
  • Fill out this form
  • Instructions will be sent to you

2
Set your goal. Select one of our pre-approved online fundraising goals.
  • $200
  • $600
  • $100

Your fundraiser should last between 15-30 days. We recommend longer fundraisers for larger amounts.

3
Complete your online fundraising profile. Enter the fundraising goal amount and the approved description:

Description Replace ALL CAPS TEXT with specified text.

I'm raising money for My Transition Partner. Our goal of ENTER GOAL-SPECIFIC SENTENCE BELOW. Every little bit helps. This cause means a lot to me, and I believe that we can make a difference together. Thanks! Check out info about this nonprofit:

The mission of Darcy Jeda Corbitt Foundation / My Transition Partner is to improve the global health and wellness of transgender individuals by initiating positive, open, and mutually affirming dialogues in our communities, encourage equity and diversity at the institutional, local, state, and federal level, to improve our communities through in-house support and education initiatives, and to sustain our community partners by sponsoring programs and organizations which work to improve the lives of transgender and queer people.

Goal-Specific Sentences

$200 will help them reach and help approximately 300 people online.
$600 will help fund 20% of their grantmaking activities for 2018.
$1000 will fund 25% of in-person support programs in 2018.

4
Create your fundraiser.

For Facebook
  • Click create. Your fundraiser is associated with our organization. We will check it out and contact you if there are any issues with your fundraiser.

5
Maintain your fundraiser. Without management of your fundraiser, it will not be as successful. Do the following to make your fundraiser successful:

For Facebook:
  • Make a donation. The amount will between us, so even if it is $5, that will help us to jumpstart the fundraiser.
  • Invite friends to participate. We recommend you select friend from your friend list who are sympathetic to our cause. Don't worry, they can unfollow the fundraiser if they don't want updates.
  • Post encouraging updates to the Fundraising page. Be sure to encourage your friends 2-3 times per week by thanking them for donating, telling them why the Foundation is important to you, and how we will use the gifts.

6
Close out your fundraiser. Post the following final thank you message your fundraiser donors:

Thank you for participating in my fundraiser for Darcy Jeda Corbitt Foundation / My Transition Partner. Your gift will go toward providing transition assistance grants to transgender, queer, and nonbinary individuals. I hope you'll go to their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/transhelper) to keep in the loop about their exciting new projects. I also encourage you to go to their website to claim your free bumper sticker: www.darcycorbitt.org/subscribe.

Host a Fundraising Dinner

Fundraising dinners are a wonderful way to bring like-minded people together for a time of community and pride. When you, or a group of your friends, host a fundraising dinner, you take on the responsibility for providing the meal or refreshments or organizing a potluck and inviting the guests. We will provide you with a hosting packet which includes invitations, brochures, and pridewear to give out to your guests.

You will be recognized at the donor level of the funds you raise.

Host a Drinks and Light Refreshments
  • 5-10 guests
  • Recommended menu: Wines, breads and crackers, assorted cheeses, meats, and vegetables. Light dessert items. Please provide a vegetarian options.
  • Required minimum donation per person: $50
  • Donations received online or at the door

Host a Dinner
  • 8-12 guests
  • Recommended menu: Hors d'ouvres (see menu for drinks and light refreshments), a salad, a protein and starch, and a dessert item. Please provide a vegetarian option for each courses.
  • Required minimum donation per person: $100
  • Donations received online or at the door

Organize a Potluck
  • Depends on the venue
  • Recommended menu: recruit volunteers to provide main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and drinks to share.
  • Required minimum donation per person: $10 or $20 for families of 2 or more.
  • Donations received online or at the door

To host a dinner, contact us at 701-630-6838.

Match Donations

Four times a year, we host a 3-7 day donation challenge during which we seek to raise the next fiscal quarter's budget. Make a pledge to match the gifts we raise so that we can double our fundraising efforts. You can set your match amount at any value above 50% of our goal. 

Choose from one of the following options:

Unconditional Matching
You pledge to donate the entire matching amount regardless of the amount we raise. Example: if you pledge to match gifts up to $2,500, you are really pledging to give us $2,500.

Conditional Matching
You pledge to donate the matching amount if we reach our goal, or $150 if we don't meet our goal, whichever is greater. Example: You pledge to match our gifts up to $2,500. If we reach $2,500, then you give us $2,500. If we raise less than $2,500, you will give us $150.

Dollar-for-Dollar
You pledge to match each donation we receive up to an amount you set. Example: You pledge to match our gifts up to $2,500. We raise $1,200, and you give us $1,200.

Gap-Filler
You pledge to make the difference between what we raise and what our goal is or $150, whichever is greater. Example: Our goal is $2,500, but we only raise $1,200. You give us $300.

To match a fundraiser, contact us at 701-630-6838.

Send Letters

Sending letters or email to your supportive friends and family is an intimate way of building community. It signals to your recipients not only the importance of our work to you, but also your understanding of how much that work means to them.

Sending letters is an informal fundraiser because you will not set a goal. We also will not receive any contact information from you.

You can send letters in one (or both) of two ways:

1) By Post: If you send a letter by post, we will provide you with the letter, donation cards, and envelopes. You will write the recipient's name on the letter, sign it, and mail it. You will also pay for postage.

2) By Email: If you choose to send your letter by email, then we will provide you with the email. You will send it to the people you select.
contact us
phone  (844) 673-2729 x 943
email   community@darcycorbitt.org
mail      Darcy Jeda Corbitt Foundation
              Attn: Community
              P.O. Box 942
              Fargo, ND 58107