How Non-Profit Organizations Can Earn Money from Squidoo

Squidoo is a a website which allows anyone to make a single page about anything they like, for free. You can make as many as you'd like. In addition, pages (called "lenses") can earn both a share of performance-based advertising revenue and affiliate sales revenue. Writers, called Lensmasters, can elect to donate any portion of their lenses income to one of dozens of Squidoo-sponsored non-profit organizations. Squidoo donates 5% of its corporate monthly profits straight to charity right off the top. Then, 50% is paid directly to lensmasters based upon the performance of their individual pages. Squidoo keeps the remaining 45% as profits and operating costs. The site estimates that nearly half of all members are donating a portion of their royalties to sponsored non-profits. One of the biggest perks of being a Squidoo lensmaster is the ability for our lenses to contribute to worthy organizations. How much could a few extra dollars a month (or more) help your cause?

Fundraising through Squidoo is based upon the concept of micro-donations. A single page may only earn a few pennies each month, but a few pennies from many, many different pages can add up quickly. Here is an example of just one member's contributions: http://www.squidoo.com/my-charity-stats It isn't much, but imagine how much money your organization could raise with even 20 people doing the same thing. Or 100 people. Or more.

Organizations already receiving donations via Squidoo include KIVA, The March of Dimes, Longhopes Donkey Shelter, Wildlife SOS, Soldiers' Angels, The Jackie Robinson Foundation, A Day of Hope, Ecotrust, and many, many other charitable organizations both large and small.

It's easy to join the ranks of Squidoo sponsored non-profits, just follow these steps and your organization could be on its way. Note: In order to qualify as a Squidoo Nonprofit Charity all Squidoo nonprofits must be registered 501(3)c organizations under the IRS.

- Send an application e-mail to charity@squidoo.com and make sure to include the web address of your organization, documentation of your 501(3)c status from the IRS, and the e-mail address of your non-profit's PayPal account. You'll also need to include your name, the mailing address of the organization, and brief mission statement.

See this page for more information: http://www.squidoo.com/pages/getdonations

Once you are signed up as a Squidoo Nonprofit partner any lensmasters to donate royalties to you and you can recruit your supporters and donors to make their own lenses too. Squidoo then sends you royalties via PayPal each month. Forever. Earn a little (every bit helps) or earn a lot, its up to you and how you'd like to promote your organization to earn more. Seth Godin, the founder of Squidoo, developed the site with the goal of raising

Squidoo helps non profit partners exposed to NEW potential supporters as well as offer an opportunity for current supporters to help even more. Each and every lens published to showcase your group or foundation can increase your exposure to new web searchers.

Use Squidoo to spread awareness, raise funds, advertise your group, recruit new supporters, and much, much more. It's free, It's easy, and there's no catch.