Lots of organizations from National Public Radio to the Canary in a Coal Mine film are asking for support these days, but we’re different – because we’re asking for so little.
We’re enjoyed our five-dollar a month November challenge to keep Health Rising going and growing so much that we’re keeping it running through December.
We think its a good investment. We’re putting out almost five blogs a week – on everything from new treatment approaches to the latest research to compelling stories. With thousands of page views a day, the website has grown substantially, and we’re on our third hosting upgrade to handle all the traffic… and we’ll be adding new programs shortly.
Our First Staff Person
We’re excited that we’ve been able to bring on board our first staff member, a past ME/CFS patient Stavya Grover, (read his story here), who is using his web programming and social media skills to help us grow.
The jist is that we’re moving up and we’re asking your help to maintain and expand Health Rising.
If you think you know Health Rising – you haven’t seen anything yet.
Recurring Donors
Recurring donors provide the foundation for everything Health Rising does.
To become a recurring donor simply go the right sidebar of any page and enter Option #1 in the Do It Monthly section and hit the Subscribe button…
Our recurring donors – you know who you are – are like gold to us. They provide a foundation for everything we do.
We’ve gathered $335 in new recurring donations and we’re aiming for $400.
Please consider being a five dollar a month recurring donor.
Amazon.com
Thanks to everyone who helped Health Rising bring in about $75 from our Amazon.com sales last month – more than doubling our total from prior months :). With the holiday shopping season coming up (here now?) we hope for even better sales.
Health Rising gets from 4-10% of every purchase you make on Amazon.com through our Amazon.com search boxes for the U.S., the U.K. and Canada. Simple enter the product you want to buy in any of the search boxes found on the right hand side of the every page on the website (or on our Amazon.com shopping page) and you’ll be earning money for Health Rising while you shop.
Volunteers – Bloggers
Become part of the Health Rising team
Website Assistance – Want to get help create a transformative health website? Got PHP or WordPress skills? Got some ideas? Let us know if any of the above apply to you – we’d love t0 talk. Contact us using our contact page.
Bloggers – Got something you’re burning to share? How about a treatment that really worked for you? Or maybe you have a theory. Maybe you know (probably you do) something we don’t – something that’s not getting out there. Let us know. We’re interested in research and treatment blogs, your success stories, essays on living with ME/CFS, advocacy, etc.
We offer editing help. Don’t hide your light under a bushel! Contact us using our contact page.
Hi Cort,
I”ve been a steady follower of yours for years and I am glad you made this monthly subscription option available. I value the work you do and signing up by paypal was an easy way to help you continue your efforts.
Susan Jasper
Thanks Susan.
Thanks to everyone who’s pledged so far ($60/month). It’s very gratifying. (Let’s make it all the way to $100! 🙂 :))
Every time I see that there is a new Health Rising post in my inbox my spirits lift.
Reading about the research, discussions, possible causes, thoughts on treatments etc concerning a disease that has wreaked havoc on my body for the last 18 years, makes me feel I am not alone.
I do hope that your website continues to develop and in doing so reaches more and more people worldwide.
$5.00 is a very small price to pay for such invaluable information – and, most importantly, for giving me hope – which is priceless.
THanks Tisha,
There is certainly lots of interesting stuff going on. I have a list of blogs my arm long to do.
Cort,
You’ve been a lifeline to me, a window to the world…hope. I’m a 64 year young woman who has survived this vicious illness..23 years and counting. My husband and I are a $25/month recurring contributors. We believe so fervently in what you do; its invaluable. Living in Wyoming, our isolation this brings special challenges. The depth and breadth your blogs and newsletters bring is priceless.
Here’s a thought for you to pass on. Why don’t “we” make this a 5 x 5 challenge? For every recurring contributor from yesterday, through this Thursday, November 7, Roger and I will donate $5 for a one-time pledge. 5 x 5…lets make it grow
20 Recurring contributors x $5 = $100
100 Recurring contributors x $5 = $500
250 Recurring contributors x $5 = $1,250
500 Recurring contributors x $5 = $2,500
Come on folks! If NPR can do this, SO CAN WE! My dream has been to assist Cort…this is a start. We’re not wealthy, but we’ll dig deep to help this grow exponentially. We NEED Cort’s life work. At last we have a Wyoming doctor working holistically with me. I’ve made a 40% improvement cognitively…so…its time for me to step up and renew my commitment to Cort and this work.
Pass this on…please…we can support this work. Shake out those piggybanks, take a chance, support a dream, call someone and ask them to support this. For those of you who are unable to go forward with this, trust me, I truly understand. I’ve had another idea fermenting for several years. Stay tuned for a fundraiser that involves a cookbook. I’ll be needing your favorite recipe…or a tip on navigating this illness.
What I KNOW is that there is always something we can do, whether its money, or as importantly, passing on this information to our network. Using PayPal makes it so very easy.
And oh yes, one more thing…This is a spontaneous but serious offer!
Namaste’ – Linda, WyoGal
Linda that is so nice – I really appreciate that :).
We have $75 in committed donations so far…I will get the word out 🙂
Congratulations on getting better holistically as well – that’s great news. I hope you continue to improve.
I appreciate all the work that must be involved.
And I particularly appreciate Cort’s reporting of ME/CFS news in its various forms e.g. research, activism, etc.. I think he has breathed life into the ME/CFS world. I like the way he adds background information and ties together different strands of info. So I’m also giving a monthly pledge.
That means alot coming from you Tom. 🙂
Tom was the first subscriber, by the way, to the original Phoenix Rising newsletter – way back when….
Cort,
Thanks for ALL you do! Health Rising is my “one stop shop” for keeping up to date on all that is going on with this disease. I’m proud to support Health Rising with a monthly, recurring contribution. Keep up the great work!
Jenifer
Jupiter, FL
Thanks, Jennifer! 🙂