contribute
Thank you for taking a moment to visit this page in particular, we don't take that for granted. There are several ways we would be very grateful for your help towards not one sparrow:
moral support - word of mouth - giving - other
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moral support... So often your affirmation and encouragement come at a needed time, thank you. We very much need your prayer as well: for myself, for wisdom and perseverance when resources and stability don't come easily (as they often haven't); and for not one sparrow, that as a community we would faithfully represent God's creatures and reflect Christ to everyone we connect with.
word of mouth... We can't thank you enough for passing the word along about us to friends and family. It's an honor, and we could hardly reach out without it. Aside from personal conversations and email, one easy and very effective way you can point others to not one sparrow is through sharing our website and blog posts on any number of social networking sites, or perhaps your own blog.
giving... Unfortunately there's no way around asking, but your financial support is also urgently needed to support the work which makes not one sparrow possible. Keeping in touch with community members, posting new content to the website and blog, networking with other efforts and developing other outreach opportunities, among other responsibilities, all require a substantial amount of time and energy far beyond volunteer hours.
I've found out the hard way that both are much harder to give when faced with the constant threat of putting my own family in a bigger predicament. Most of the work I've done has been pro bono to this point, and I simply can't keep on like this without your help. If you believe in not one sparrow's mission and community, we desperately need your help. Please consider contributing directly and securely through PayPal ... any amount helps:
financial accountability... Please contact me and I'll be happy to talk with you more personally about our need, or provide a mailing address. We still need to raise funds for nonprofit incorporation and tax-exempt status (so please ask how to address a check). But we do have a financial accountability partner in place: Jessica Stackhouse is a committed Christian, friend and supporter of not one sparrow who works in nonprofit management. Please click on her name for bio and contact information.
other... not one sparrow also needs help establishing nonprofit status, obtaining other legal assistance, customizing our CMS-based website, and developing other outreach and community-building efforts. Please let me know if you're interested in helping in any of these ways, and I'd be very grateful to connect.
Regardless, thank you for being part of not one sparrow's mission and work. We couldn't do it without you, quite honestly.
