ApplaUSe For A Cause: July 2012

Chattanooga Auction for Local Ronald McDonald House

Ronald McDonald House Wagga Wagga incorporating 93.1 StarFM Kids Kottage. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

If you're in the mood for an online auction and want to support a great cause that helps sick kids and their families, please check the Ronald McDonald House of Greater Chattanooga's It's a Rockin' Online Auction info page. Here's the auction site on Bidding For Good. It's a great time to get started on your holiday shopping list. It's open for bidding now through August 2nd.

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Nonprofit Lessons from Roller Coaster Tycoon

1. Know your audience

In the game, if you don't design and run a park that pleases the majority of the guests; you don't do well in the game. Similarly, charities need

to get the right amount of input from the donors and the beneficiaries.

2.Budget and Plan

A key to winning in any version of Roller Coaster Tycoon is budgeting your time, money and resources and planning for the future. These are necessary

for managing charitable organizations, too.

3. Get creative

The video game is full of creative tasks; from designing and creating parks and designing and creating rides. Nonprofit organizations rely

on creativity all the time, from planning fundraisers to writing campaigns and donor letters. In oth, there needs to be a healthy mix of risk and

caution in the creative process