Turnback Moment

Steve Harvey made a very powerful point in this weeks Motivational Monday video. He said that we all have a ‘turnback moment’ where we decide to either go forward or give up. In the video he made something clear. If you give up, you are guaranteed to fail – there is zero chance it will happen. The only way it can happen is if you never give up. I’ve had turnback moments. I’m thankful for them. They have given me huge resolve, the resolve to commit to FunDonor’s launch in early 2024, come what may.

It’s Easy

It’s easy to give up. It’s easy to say “I’m done. I don’t feel like trying”. Watch this weeks Motivational Monday video. Kevin Hart says it well…

24 Hours

Today’s Motivational Monday video was put together by our newest volunteer. He doesn’t have previous experience. He just has a desire to create…

Do It – Trust Yourself

I just returned from a short break to the US with my family. One evening my sister sat me down and asked when we would launch FunDonor…

Building Trust

FunDonor faces lots of challenges. One key one is establishing trust. Influencers need to trust FunDonor if they are giving their time….

Is $1 Affordable?

When we launch our crowdfund campaign, we will be offering our supporters something unique – a life long stake in FunDonor…

Life is Simple

Simple ideas offer the best solutions. Think of ideas that changed the world – the light bulb, the wheel, the zipper…

Never Stop Dreaming

If you have a dream, chase it. The worst thing you can have is regret. When you chase your dream, you learn. You learn the pitfalls, you make wrong choices, but you learn. With learning comes correction. You listen better, you observe others that have done things right and you pick up tips. This process helps you focus, change and correct mistakes. Its that simple. I am applying all this to FunDonor. I’m listening, I’m learning and in due course, the dream will be real.

Love & Respect

Imagine a world where everyone loved and respected one another. Imagine if there as no greed. Imagine if everyone…

Actions Speak Louder…

Everyone knows the adage – Actions Speak Louder Than Words. If you want to get something done, take action…

Change It

Have you ever wondered what happens when you get lost? The experience helps you find yourself..

Health is Wealth

Some may think the topic of health and wellness is not relevant to FunDonor but there comes a time

Random Acts of Kindness

Being kind is powerful, simple and free. Kindness can transform lives. Through random acts of kindness

Empowering Women

Many watched the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday. I watched with mixed thoughts…

Positive Reflections

Last week I took a much needed break. It gave me time to reflect. I looked back on all the things that have distracted me. I reflected on the people that have drawn me back, I pondered over things that haven’t added value to my life. I then made a positive decision to be more brutal. I will remove obvious distractions. I will avoid anyone that draws me back. I will aim to do things to add value to my life and my FunDonor journey. I urge you to do the same in your life.

Take A Break

Always make time to take a break. Take a break from distractions, take a break from people…

Teamwork

Teamwork is awesome. Often times we think we can go it alone. But experience teaches us…

Obstacles

We all face obstacles. How we deal with them is what counts. Some people give up…

A Volunteers Journey

We just took on 4 new volunteers and I wanted to take this opportunity to appreciate them..

Would You Give if…?

Ask yourself this – Do you give to charity? And would you give to a charity that wastes your money?

Have Fun While You Earn

I often ask young people. Would you like to get paid to have fun? I’m sure you can guess the answer..

Be Intentional

I’ve been listening to my friend Pete Cohen on Clubhouse recently …

Appreciate the Journey

Purpose is found within simple tasks, tasks that are often taken for granted…

Determination

Your destination is not determined by hope, its not determined by a wish, its determined by your…

Ripples of Kindness

As we continue looking at celebrity motivation, I was inspired by Taylor Swift this week…

Weird & Wonderful

Ed Sheeran mentions being ‘weird’. Listen to this weeks Motivational Monday video…

Celebrities & Giving Back

FunDonor is all about celebrities and influencers giving back so I thought we could take a look…

It Starts From Nothing

This week, I was motivated by Tyler Perry’s journey. Starting with nothing, inspired by Oprah…

Make Mistakes

As we continue looking at celebrity motivation, I was inspired by Taylor Swift this week…

Why Not?

This weeks celebrity motivation comes from Kevin Hart. Whats your story? We all have one…

What it Takes

Do you have what it takes to chase your dreams? Do you have what it takes to keep going…

Stay Focused

FunDonor is an influencer based initiative so we have started looking at motivational stories…

Live Your Truth

In this weeks Motivational Monday video, Jay-Z talks about his journey of truth…

Comic Relief

Red Nose Day for Comic Relief took place in the UK in March. It is an annual fundraising campaign aimed at ending child poverty…

Stand Out

How do you stand out from the crowd when starting something new? That is the question. You need to offer something different…

Mothers Day

It was mothers day in the UK last Sunday. For me it was both sweet and sad. Sweet to be able to take my mother out…

A Legacy of Change

I was recently asked what I want my legacy to be, what type of conversation would I have with my future self…

Surely Donating Can’t Be Fun?

I often get asked how donating can be fun. For most young people, donating can’t be fun…

Lets look at how it all works

We thought it would be good to walk you through a typical FunDonor experience…

FunDonor for Business

We’ve been unpacking FunDonor on Clubhouse recently. Last week we looked at business…

FunDonor Accountability

Some years ago I went to visit a school in Malawi that was being built for charity…

Driven by Kindness

Being kind is easy, cheap and simple. A smile, a thoughtful word, a helping hand – small but powerful gestures…

The Charity Angle

We have started diving deep into the workings of FunDonor in our weekly Clubhouse room. One area that seems unclear is…

Embrace Your Obstacles

An obstacle, by definition, is something that blocks your path, hinders your progress. At FunDonor, it’s the opposite…

Chase Your Dreams, Don’t Live Your Nightmare

I heard this in our weekly Clubhouse room yesterday – “Chase your dreams or you might live your nightmare”…

Show Up                 

I was listening to a motivational speaker and they said something that changed my perspective for this newsletter. ‘If you want to make an impact  – Show up’…

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all our subscribers. Its been an eventful 2022 which ended with a focused approach to the upcoming launch of the FunDonor platform in 2023..

Seasons Greetings

Christmas is the time of festive cheer and we wish to express seasons greetings to everyone that has been and will be involved with FunDonor…

Passion

I shared with passion in the Breakfast with Champions Clubhouse room this morning. That is the feedback I’ve been getting – passion! …

Keeping it Simple  

The key attraction for FunDonor will be its simplicity. As the development roadmap unfolds, I’m getting excited at how the platform will work. Donating $1 will be as simple as sending a text. Ambassadors will share rewards amongst each other simply. Influencers will have fun interacting with fans in simple ways. Transactions will be visible, transparent and simple. Charities will be accountable to donors through a simple process. I cant wait!

World Cup Fever  

World Cup Fever has infected the world. It is also uniting the world. This is a time when diversity is respected, differences accepted…

The Power of $1

People often ask, why is FunDonor centred on $1? The Dollar is the most popular currency on earth and $1 is affordable to most…

Make Mistakes

Making mistakes is good. Nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes. It’s healthy. Learn from them, grow from them…

Young People Want to Give

Our latest blog is all about young people and how they want to give back. They may have less money to spend but…

Building Momentum  

We are building momentum for our Indiegogo crowdfund launch in early 2023 and I’m excited. I’m excited…

Making Progress

Last week was busy. We are negotiating terms for an MOU with a media agency. A first draft has been submitted for review…

The Youth in You

I believe there’s a young person hiding in all of us! We talked about this on Clubhouse last Sunday and everyone felt the same…

Migration Starts Now!  

We mentioned in last week’s newsletter that we will be migrating our subscribers to the Indiegogo pre-launch page from 10 October…

Our Indiegogo Pre-Launch Page is LIVE      

Our Indiegogo pre-launch page is now live. This follows the start of our social media Ad campaign last week on Facebook and Instagram.

Our Latest Ad 

We began our Instagram Ad campaign as promised this week. We will launch our Indiegogo pre-page in the next few days as well…

We Start This week

We are on track to start our Instagram ad campaign this week. We will also launch our Indiegogo pre-page this week as well…

Thank You Queen Elizabeth     

The world mourns the death but celebrates the life of Queen Elizabeth II right now. Which side you chose is up to you…

Forming Collaborations      

We have started building collaborations on Clubhouse. This is to help boost FunDonor’s awareness…

Indiegogo Pre-Launch 

During September we will launch our Indiegogo crowdfund pre-launch page. This will run for 3 months…

Preview Our Crowdfund Page

We are getting closer to the launch of our Indiegogo crowdfund campaign and want to share our draft page with you…

Finding Your Purpose           

What is your why? This is the question posed in this weeks Motivational Monday video. The words in the video are…

Character Defamation      

We held a room on Clubhouse last Sunday focused on character defamation. The idea was to use real…

Refreshed And Recharged  

I just got back from a wonderful family holiday in Greece. I can say I’m fully recharged. My resolve was further…

Take A Break                   

I just took my first break since 2019. COVID has made things a little difficult the last couple of years…

Try New Ideas           

I was listening to a John Lee Social Media Masterclass on Clubhouse this week and heard him share…

Transparency Protocol

I was seeking feedback from a colleague today. She watched our Indiegogo video then asked me…

My Role Model                             

FuDonor is all about influential role models. The platform is primarily a place to empower young people…

Let’s Build A Dream

It was my birthday today and I spent time reflecting on my dreams…

Young Ambassadors

FunDonor has a clear goal. Empower young people to give back. Young ambassadors are…

Trust

Today I had a deep dive exchange with an influential business coach. He highlighted challenges…

Platinum Jubilee

This week the UK celebrated HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – 70 years on the throne…

We’re Recruiting!

This week is volunteers week in the UK and we’re recruiting. Volunteers play a crucial role…

Volunteers Week

Next week is volunteers week in the UK. I was reminded by one of our volunteers…

Transparency

Transparency is everything at FunDonor. We want to inspire confidence in donors…

Inspiring Memories

We talked about inspiring memories in our last Clubhouse room. So empowering…

Our Pledge

FunDonor is founded on integrity. Because the platform is based on dealings with influencers…

Don’t Get Stuck

I was in a Clubhouse room today exploring why we get stuck in our endeavours. I realised why…

Share Kindness

Just thought I’d share a brief reminder about a core FunDonor goal. We want to empower …

New Action

I’m sure you’ve heard this before – You can’t keep doing the same thing and expect a different result.

Why Young People

I keep getting asked, why does FunDonor target young people? How will we empower them? …

Oscar Thoughts

One moment at the Oscar’s, though ugly, reminded me of why I’m so keen to launch FunDonor…

Remember Mum

Sometimes you need to take a step back and reflect on why you’re here in the first place…

Lets Do It

I placed an ad for volunteers on Linked In last week. I hoped to attract a few applicants…

Timely Reminders

Every so often, someone probes for answers and in the process, uncovers reminders…

What Influencer’s Get

I often get asked “What’s in it for the influencer”? Firstly, they raise loads of money for charity…

Tell One Person

It’s that time when we are reminded of love. But do you know why?…

Message of Love

It’s that time when we are reminded of love. But do you know why?…

Our Best

Watching Stan Lee in this weeks Motivational Monday video…

If You Quit

A new volunteer started with FunDonor last week…

Plan B

Earlier today I shared our strategy for project sustainability…

Make A Difference

I posed a question on Clubhouse the other day. Can one person make a difference?

Good Teamwork

Whilst hosting our weekly strategy catch-up meeting 

Happy New Year

Welcome to 2022. Here at FunDonor we’re getting excited

Reflecting on 2021

As this will be the last newsletter of 2021, we thought …

Seasons Greetings

It’s that time of year when we unwind and share good tidings.

Networking

A friend gave me some feedback after our Clubhouse room on Sunday. He said we need to network more. He observed that…

Empower

I was reflecting on empowerment today. I remember some years ago when I empowered a 13 year old African schoolboy…

Be Kind

I’ve often talked about acts of kindness in our newsletter. Last week I was reminded why. It was the topic of our Clubhouse…

Celebrity Portrait

I was asked this week about our feature perk on Indiegogo and how it gives a life long stake in FunDonor…

Lessons from Failure

Discussions in our Clubhouse room yesterday focused on peoples stories of failure…

Can’t take the HEAT?

Sometimes we get reminders that it can get a little hot in the kitchen of creativity…

Charities and FunDonor

Last week we touched on charity accountability. This week we focus on the importance of charities…

Making Charities More Accountable

Charity accountability is a core FunDonor goal. The backstory to the initiative stemmed from Chima’s visit…

Who is an Influencer?

Confusion on FunDonor’s social media has raised the question – Who is an Influencer? …

Social Media ShAkE Up

Since the arrival of our newest volunteer, there has been a positive shift in our social media…

Sign-up        Incentive

Following a number of recent FunDonor sign-up’s, a key question is being asked…

Lets Build A         Dream

Yesterday I hosted my first room on Clubhouse. It’s titled “Lets Build A Dream, From Concept to …

Expect Some Bumps

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) produces a yearly World Giving Index…

CAF Giving         Index

The road to success is never smooth. Always expect some bumps along the way…