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Back to School

Posted by Craig Morris on Thursday, July 29, 2010, In : Campaigns

Going back to school for foster kids isn't easy. Sometimes they're transferred to a new school and have to make new friends. More often than not, however, they lack the resources needed to succeed - supplies as simple as pencils and erasers.

If you have a little time and money to help out a kid, consider shopping for a Kaleidoscope kid this month. You'll help make their first day at school a little easier by giving them the things they need.

Choose to shop for a primary school kid, junio...
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A new way to give

Posted by Craig Morris on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, In : Campaigns

As we continually explore alternatives for fundraising in support of our mission, we are delighted to announce that Kaleidoscope is now a member of tix4cause.com. Tix4Cause is a ticket exchange website founded on an innovative yet simple concept - ticketholders sell their unwanted tickets and can donate 100% of the proceeds to Kaleidoscope.

Tix4Cause is a novel way to donate, where:

Ticketholders turn their unwanted seats over to Kaleidoscope, and qualify for a tax deduction.
Ticket purchasers c...

Making Programs for Kids Solid, One Day at a Time

Posted by Craig Morris on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, In : Campaigns

You may remember receiving a letter and/or email from Tom Finnegan about Kaleidoscope's budget for next fiscal year beginning 7/1 and the gap that needs to be filled. All of us at Kaleidoscope - the board, staff, volunteers - remain confident that we can fill the $250,000 gap.

This gap is $70,000 more than we currently raise - that's $191 a day. By "selling" 365 days at $191 each, we WILL meet our goal. So far, 53 generous donors (you know who you are!) have bought a combined 55 days!

THAN...

Seize a Day!!! 2010-2011

Posted by Craig Morris on Monday, April 5, 2010, In : Campaigns

Just because you’re here, reading this on our website, we consider you a friend of Kaleidoscope and a champion for kids. Champions are people who have seen Kaleidoscope’s shared vision and think, “Yes, every child deserves a chance at life, and I want to help build the bright future our children can give the world!”

Through the Seize a Day campaign, we are asking champions like you to buy just one day of Kaleidoscope’s future - the future of the kids we serve every day. Kaleidoscop...