How to Host a Facebook Fundraiser
Facebook is a fantastic resource for fundraising and you can easily host your own for SHIP! A great way to rally support is to share your personal experience with the organization and success stories you have witnessed. If you have been involved in events in the community with us, feel free to share those stories and pictures, as well!
If you would like pictures of SHIP in action or a success story from one of our programs, please feel free to email Noor at noor@shipfrederick.com and she will be happy to provide you with these!
Here is a basic how-to guide to get started:
1. On your computer, login to Facebook.
2. On the left, click Fundraisers.
· Tip: If you don’t see Fundraisers on the left, then click See more.
3. On the left, click Raise money.
4. Click Nonprofit.
5. You can either:
· Scroll to find the nonprofit you want to raise money for
· Type into the search bar to find the nonprofit you want to raise money for
6. Select the nonprofit.
7. On the left, enter:
· The goal amount of money you want to raise
· The currency you want the funds to be in
8. Click Create.
You’ll see a screen pop up where you can invite your friends to donate to your fundraiser, share your fundraiser in your feed, or donate to the fundraiser yourself.
**Bear in mind that Facebook will automatically pay out the funds to the organization you select after your fundraiser hits $100 (and in $100 increments after). Note that it will not pay out under $100.
**As of November 1, 2022, personal fundraisers are no longer an option on Facebook.
Please see the following sample posts. Feel free to customize and make them your own!
Sample Post 1:
When they first came to SHIP last fall, 6 students had a story that brought them through the door. From a house fire, to the death of both parents and other stories in between, these youth overcame hardships and barriers meant to stand in the way of their hopes and dreams.
This month, the New Horizons program said a very bittersweet goodbye to those 6 students who were served during the 2021-2022 school year. Each student worked hard to set and achieve their goals, gained, and maintained employment for 12 months, and successfully exited homelessness by each signing a lease in September.
The Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership builds capacity in students to reduce housing insecurity, homelessness, and their impact by breaking the systemic barriers facing Frederick County youth.
SHIP relies upon the community (including human and community service organizations, businesses, educational institutions, government, and residents) to help our organization accomplish its task.
Sample Post 2:
SHIP supports a student in the College Horizons program, Adam, who enrolled in FCC. Adam has moved around quite a bit and is currently staying in Mount Airy, a place where there is no public transportation to bring him into the city. Adam was ready to give up on his college dreams when he shared his troubles with our team.
Through the help of the College Horizons team at SHIP and Adam’s faculty mentor at FCC, Adam was able to adjust his schedule to only need to come to campus twice a week. SHIP helped him to piece together rides and stays with friends to get him on campus through the first semester. At the same time, Adam has entered SHIP’s driver education program and is in the process of getting his license. By the time his second semester begins, he will have a valid driver’s license and have saved enough money from his on-campus work study to buy gas to get back and forth
The Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership builds capacity in students to reduce housing insecurity, homelessness, and their impact by breaking the systemic barriers facing Frederick County youth.
SHIP relies upon the community (including human and community service organizations, businesses, educational institutions, government, and residents) to help our organization accomplish its task.
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Kinship Matches: What You Need to Know.
Kinship care is a situation where a family member or other close relative/friend already offers care for a homeless youth. This can often times be advantageous in that a bond already exists between the youth and the caregiver.
Kinship matches can look a variety of ways. Sometimes a young person experiencing homelessness has a supportive person in their life that would be willing to house them with some additional backing. It is a situation where the support already exists and can be enhanced by financial aid and access to case management. Other times, it takes some time to work with the young person to identify someone in their life who may be willing to house them. In some cases, the young person is already staying with the supportive person and could benefit from our intervention – this is known as an informal match. Our goal is to identify these informal matches so that we can temporarily support them so the young person can continue to access that safe and stable housing.
Our Thrive! Housing Program is seeking to identify and reach out to these possible kinship matches to offer additional resources. If you are already housing a homeless youth, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We can offer you a wide range of services, such as funding, case management, essential items, and other means of support.
You Are the Solution to Ending Student Homelessness in Frederick County!
Today, I want to share with you the story of a group of students we recently worked with because many more like them need your help.
When they first came to SHIP last fall, 6 students had a story that brought them through the door. From a house fire, to the death of both parents and other stories in between, these youth overcame hardships and barriers meant to stand in the way of their hopes and dreams.
This month, the New Horizons program said a very bittersweet goodbye to those 6 students who were served during the 2021-2022 school year. Each student worked hard to set and achieve their goals, gained, and maintained employment for 12 months, and successfully exited homelessness by each signing a lease in September. The New Horizons staff would like to take a moment and express gratitude for your support along the way. We are truly better together!
Thank you for considering joining us in providing essential supplies and services to our youth. Your donation will provide these students with counseling, new clothes, food, hygiene items, and emergency housing.
New Horizons Academy Awards 61 Students
On Thursday, July 29 at noon, 61 students were recognized for completion of the New Horizons Academy at Frederick High School. The program is operated by Frederick County Public Schools in close partnership with the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership (SHIP) of Frederick County.
2021 was the 5th year of the New Horizons Academy, a five week program that provides an opportunity for youth experiencing housing instability to receive academic and life skills instruction. High school students can receive credit for courses required to graduate and are awarded a $600 stipend for completing the program.
This year’s program was expanded from previous years to include rising 9th graders. The program also heavily emphasized art as a form of expression by engaging the nonprofit, Story Tapestries. This group brought in qualified arts instructors to explore video, stop motion animation, and other unique mediums with the students.
This was also the first year that peer mentors were engaged. Six students who had previously completed the program returned to this year’s academy to assist current students and support their educational and emotional goals.
According to the US Department of Education, there are over 1.5 million public school students nationwide who experience homelessness each year. In June 2019, there were 158 unaccompanied homeless youth enrolled in Frederick County Public Schools. SHIP works to improve the lives of Frederick County’s most vulnerable youth who are experiencing homelessness.
Thank You – New Friends Club of Frederick
SHIPmates – we are so thankful for the wonderful ladies at the New Friends Club of Frederick. Your support means everything to us, and will help SHIP further extend its mission of serving the hundreds of local youth experiencing homelessness.