Women2Women - Winter 2018 - 26

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LOCALS HELPING LOCALS:

SHOP AND SUPPORT!

ompared to other fundraising options,
the coupon book was always a no-brainer,
even when I was in school," explains Heather
Brady, Co-Founder & Dreamer of the Do It
Local mobile. "However, like everything, it's
time for an upgrade! Do It Local prides itself
by modernizing, simplifying, and localizing
the old national coupon book fundraiser.
Modernization by putting the deals at your
finger tips through a mobile app which
enables new deals to be added all year long.
Simplification through online purchasing
of memberships (avoiding money collection
and delivery of goods). Localization by only
featuring locally owned businesses in our
community. When you shop local, 300 times
more revenue stays in your local economy
than when you shop at a national chain store.
Not to mention we also offer customization
for each of our charity partners!"
Local charities can help local business
owners, and local business owners can help
local charities by cross promoting each other
using the Do It Local Mobile App. The Berks
County Do It Local Mobile App was created
to modernize, simplify, and localize the old
national coupon fundraiser. It's more than
a mobile deal app, it's a movement driving
locals to help locals.

Local Berks County Charity Partners can
sell annual memberships online at www.
doitLOCALfundraising.com to raise funds.
Each charity has a goal ranging from 200
memberships to 10,000 memberships annually
based on their needs and their supporter base.
At present, Do it Local has 17
Charity Partners:

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The Opportunity House
Animal Rescue League of Berks County
The American Cancer Society of Berks
County (Relay for Life Teams)
BCTV.org
Berks County Medical Society
Bethany Children's Home
Children's Alopecia Project
Genesius Theatre
Little Acts of Love
Greater Reading Young Professionals
Colebrookdale Railroad
Community Education through
Libraries, Summer Programs, and
Preschools:

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Teachers in the Park
Governor Mifflin Education Foundation
Reading Public Library

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Exeter Community Library
Oley Valley Library
Robeson Lutheran Preschool
"I developed this app with a true win-winwin attitude," says Heather. "Members win
by feeling good about donating to a local
charity and saving money all year round. Local
businesses win by having a mobile fundraising
platform that promotes shopping and buying
local at locally owned businesses. Charities
win by raising funds through membership
sales, by strengthening their relationships
with local business owners, and by having a
mobile app that enables them to communicate
upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, or
donation needs directly to their supporters
while providing value to their supporters
through awesome deals!"
If you're looking to become a charity
partner, the process is easy: simply fill out
an online form at https://www.doitlocalfundraising.com/charity-partners. An ideal
charity partner would benefit from having
a custom mobile app to communicate
their events and needs throughout the
year to their members while offering deals
at locally-owned businesses. Charities can
grow a reoccurring revenue stream through
membership sales.

If you're interested in joining the local movement, memberships and more information are available at

www.doitLOCALfundraising.com

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