NEXT EPISODE:

10/21 Tips for Grassroots Fundraising - 5PM PST

October's live webcast will feature an exclusive sneak peak into LiNK's 2009 Holiday Campaign and a unique how-to tutorial for running effective fundraisers. Though the Holiday Campaign launches in November, we want to give you, our most dedicated supporters, a head start in kicking it off. As the campaign's goal is to raise funds for our North Korean friends, we thought we'd incorporate ideas and tips on how to run a successful fundraiser. We'll be speaking with Brittany Deyan who raised over $25,000 during her senior year of high school through her Invisible Children Schools for Schools club, Conner Cress who at the age of 16 created the non-profit Dry Tears to fund 12 water projects in four African countries and has spoken at the White House with other young social entrepreneurs, Nicky Yates who mobilized Twitter users all over the world to raise over $250,000 at charity: water, and the LiNK Chapter at James Madison University who is asking each of their school's 16,000 students to donate 25 cents each to bring out one North Korean refugees as part of their "Quarters for Korea" campaign. Whether you're planning a bake sale, benefit concert or something in between, you won't want to miss this webcast.

SPECIAL GUESTS:

LiNK Chapter at James Madison University
JMU LiNK was established in 2009 by a group of students in hopes of giving fellow students the opportunity to explore the North Korea crisis for themselves and channel passion into action to assist North Korean refugees. Undeterred by the challenges of starting a new organization on campus, JMU LiNK has shown ingenuity, creativity and a thirst for awareness and fundraising.

Brittany Deyan, Student at the University of California, Berkeley
Brittany Deyan raised over $25,000 during her senior year of high school through her "Schools for Schools" club affiliated with Invisible Children, a non-profit that builds schools for former child soldiers in northern Uganda. Brittany is now in her junior year at UC Berkeley.

Conner Cress, Student, Co-Founder of Dry Tears
Conner Cress is a 19-year-old student at Biola University in La Mirada, California. At the age of 16, he and four of his friends co-founded a campaign called Dry Tears which eventually became a non-profit organization. With providing clean drinking water to communities in Africa as its goal, Dry Tears has provided the funding for twelve water projects in four different countries. Conner has had the opportunity to speak to thousands of students across the nation and speak at the White House with other young social entrepreneurs.

Nicky Yates, Communications Coordinator at charity: water
Nicky Yates left the New York County District Attorney's Office as a Child Victim Specialist in 2007 to join charity: water, a non-profit organization that has raised $10 million to provide clean water in Africa. Nicky mobilized Twitter users all over the world to raise over $250,000 in a series of social media networking events called Twestival. Her passion for international aid was sparked after spending time in Namibia and Kazakhstan.

SCHEDULE:

4:50pm-5:00pm: Preshow

5:00pm-5:05pm: Introduction

5:05pm-5:15pm: LiNK Chapter Highlight

5:15pm-5:30pm: How I raised $25K in 1 semester with Brittany Deyan

5:30pm-5:40pm: Turning ideas into reality with Conner Cress

5:40pm-5:55pm: The power of social media in fundraising with Nicky Yates

5:55pm-6:00pm: The 100