Ask a Charity Mentor

Once you're signed up as a Squidoo Nonprofit partner, you have a global network at your fingertips.

1. You will make yourself known to people around the world who would not otherwise have heard about you.
Make a difference in the world! Tell everyone what you do, spread the word! The internet has made our world smaller and there are plenty of people who would love to hear about what your organisation does. For example I'm in Australia but, through Squidoo, I learned about a Charity in USA. Let me tell you why I donate to Big Cat Rescue.

2. You will have a system in which anyone, anywhere, can easily donate to your cause
Once you're signed up, any Squidoo lensmaster can swiftly add your 'Donation Module' to their lenses. With one click, anyone can donate. Any lensmaster may also choose to donate their royalties to you.

3. Your existing supporters can contribute in a new and exciting way
Here's where your existing supporters can broaden their support, raise money and and have fun at the same time. They do this by making their own lenses on any topic of their choosing, book reviews, recipes, celebrity gossip, parenting tips, gardening advice, travel journals - any subject which appeals. Your supporters can donate their royalties to you.

Squidoo sends you all the donations via PayPal each month. Yes, it's all free.

You need to show people why they should donate to you. So first make an interesting and useful lens, explain who you are and what you do. Why do you do it? How do you do it? Show us some photos of your organisation and photos of what you do.

My Co-Mentor, j_barnhart4, describes this as the "the soul of the charity".

Here's the top advice from Kimberly, the Community & Charity Organizer on Squidoo : Go ahead and build a lens. About your organization, the work you do, your mission, your goals, your donors, your favorite success stories, the 5 things people should know about your cause, about your best volunteers.

First of all, you sign up to be approved as a Non-Profit and commence to create your first lens. This is where I come in.

I'm here to help you get through that lens, to explain the modules you can use, the different ways you encourage interaction from visitors and, overall, to produce a sparkling lens which clearly explains just what your organisation is, and what it does. I give you personal one-on-one explanations, advice, coaching and whole hearted support. No matter the time, I'm just an email away. I also use web conferencing to show you anything of which you're not sure.

You'll quickly discover how simple it is to Squidoo!