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Chase Contest For ME/CFS Non-profits Has Begun

Opportunity Knocks!


The Chase Giving Contest is back and with it the opportunity to get cash-starved ME/CFS non-profits some real cash. All it takes is your vote and spreading the word for the next two weeks (Sept 6-19th). This, in the world of non-profits is a remarkably easy (if nerve-wracking) way to make money…

Over the past two years Phoenix Rising has played a key role in getting Chase to pump over $170,000 into ME/CFS non-profits coffers and now we and eight other organizations are in the contest. The Top 200 vote getters this year will win from 10K to 250K.

Where We Are Now - Because you only have two votes we suggest that you focus them on organizations with a good chance of winning. In this blog we're going to focus on the top two vote-getters; Phoenix Rising and the Neuro Immune Disease Alliance or NIDA, an ME/CFS research funder. On the fifth day of the two week contest here are the votes for the two orgs with a strong chance of winning money..
  • Neuro Immune Disease Alliance at 54th place - winning 20K
  • Phoenix Rising An NEID Corporation at 86th place - winning 20K
To Vote on Facebook

NOTE: The Chase FB site is overloaded at times, so if it behaves weirdly, please try again later!

If you do not have a Facebook Account - go to www.facebook.com and quickly create a page. Since you must ‘like’ Community Chase Giving first in order to vote go to Community Chase’s Facebook pagehttp://www.facebook.com. Each person has two votes (plus a possible bonus vote, see below).

If You Have a Facebook Account

1. Go to Phoenix Rising's page at http://fb.chasegiving.com/charity/view/ein/27-3313361

(Or type NEID in the box "Search Charities".) "Phoenix Rising, an NEID corporation" will appear. Click “Vote”.If it asks you to "Allow" or "Allow App", click Yes. Then click the Like and Send buttons to spread the word about Phoenix Rising and the contest.

2. Then go to NIDA's page: http://fb.chasegiving.com/charity/view/ein/27-2861703

(Or type NIDA in the box “"Search charities".) "Neuro Immune Disease Alliance" will appear. Click "Vote". At the question "Allow" or "Allow App", click Yes. Then click the Like and Send buttons to spread the word about Phoenix Rising and the contest.

To Vote From Chase (all Chase customers)
Chase Bank and Facebook Users- can vote for the same organization twice...If you get a Bonus vote you can vote for an organization a third time.

The Bonus Vote

A Bonus Vote is an extra vote you can win and then use to vote for any organization you wish. In the grand tradition of Chase Giving the bonus vote is a complicated but getting Bonus votes could make a big difference...We're going to explain as simply as possible how to get an extra vote. If it's too much - forget about the Bonus vote strategy and just vote!

To Get a Bonus Vote

Sharing Content - To get a bonus vote Chase wants you to share an organization you like with a friend and then have them vote for that organization.
  • the person voting for the organization must click on your link and then vote without going to any other pages..
  • you only get one Bonus Vote..
How to Share An Organization

a) Go to Phoenix Rising's page at http://fb.chasegiving.com/charity/view/ein/27-3313361 and then click the like button to put the organization on your Timeline. Then ask one of your Facebook Friends to click on it and vote...You'll then get a Bonus you can use to vote for Phoenix Rising or another organization, including ones you already voted for.

b) For Family and Friends - Clicking on the 'Send' button is a great way to get a string going with family and friends. Click the Send button will send the organization's profile to a person's Facebook page, their email address or to their twitter account.

For instance, I'm asking my brother, Cass, to vote for Phoenix Risng An NEID Organization and NIDA. I will get a bonus vote when my brother votes. He will ask his partner to vote for the two organizations; once his partner has done that Cass will get a vote. Then his partner will send a message to my sister, who will send the message to her husband to his son etc. As long as the string continues everyone gets 3 instead of 2 votes.

You can also try The Bonus Vote Exchange we created.

Phoenix Rising's Winnings

Phoenix Rising has several projects it could spend the winnings on. Check some of them our here:
  • Rate a Practitioner program - to help ME/CFS patients save time, money and improve their health by finding good doctors and avoiding bad ones
  • Community Rising program - to break up the isolation and connect people in their local communities, provide avenues for assistance, reviews of local clinics and physicians, etc.
  • Making the Forums More Accessible to the Visually Impaired - upgrading the Forums so that as many as possible can participate.
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A good day yesterday....

NIDA (Neuro-immune Disease Alliance) is in the top 100 with over 200 votes, Phoenix Rising is just out of the top 200 with 118 votes - we were actually in the bottom 400's yesterday (I counted wrong), Rocky Mountain has 25, New Jersey has 13, OFFER has 8 votes, who am I missing....

Both Phoenix Rising and NIDA moved up quite a bit yesterday - a good sign. I am going to send out newsletters today and hopefully we'll climb more...
 
A good day yesterday....

NIDA (Neuro-immune Disease Alliance) is in the top 100 with over 200 votes, Phoenix Rising is just out of the top 200 with 118 votes - we were actually in the bottom 400's yesterday (I counted wrong), Rocky Mountain has 25, New Jersey has 13, OFFER has 8 votes, who am I missing....

Both Phoenix Rising and NIDA moved up quite a bit yesterday - a good sign. I am going to send out newsletters today and hopefully we'll climb more...
Glad we are moving up. Unfortunately though, I must correct you Cort. It is not the top 200. It is the top 196 that get money. :( I was going over that last night.
 
Very good news at the beginning of day 4: both NIDA and Phoenix Rising are in the top 100 - which wins them 20K. NIDA is up to 68th place! and Phoenix Rising is 93....

These are major jumps from the first and second days. We're doing well in a very competitive environment! Thanks everyone sincerely for voting...

I sent out a Phoenix Rising and a Forum newsletter yesterday..

Today I'm going to focus on Facebook and getting the word out via email.

Tomorrow we'll have a blog on what NIDA's doing - they're a great group that's is going to focus their support on a new international research effort....its quite exciting...
 
Just had a thought. If members post in their 'status updates' something about Chase with a link, this will show on the main forum page -- guests and members -- on the menu to the right (user status updates) which will add more visibility for the contest.

Kina :)
 
Just had a thought. If members post in their 'status updates' something about Chase with a link, this will show on the main forum page -- guests and members -- on the menu to the right (user status updates) which will add more visibility for the contest.

Kina :)
Sorry Kina, I'm lost. Are you talking about Facebook or PR? and exactly how to we do this?
 
Sorry Aileen. I mean on PR. If you click on your user name at the top of the forum, a drop down menu will appear. Click on "Personal Details". You will see a box at says -- 'Status Message' -- if you write a message in the box and click on 'Save' at the bottom of the page, your message will appear on the main forum page to the right.

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Kina
 
Voted Cort - wouldn't it be nice if one day everything web could bring their act together and simplify (I may be bed-bound but those bounding about find things as difficult).
 
Are you sitting up, looking at this post?
Holding your mouse and all engrossed?
Just follow post #1
To help PR a ton
We need all your votes - from coast to coast (all other countries too)

(oh - this is not the Limerick thread?)
 
Neuro Immune Diseases Alliance (NIDA) is at 58th with 860 votes.

Phoenix Rising an NEID Corporation is at 118th with 489 votes.

If these two organizations can at least hold their positions they will win $20,000 and $10,000 respectively.

The other ME/CFS organizations, I believe, are not on the leaderboard.
 
Below are the current votes of 8 ME/CFS-related groups (in descending order).
Only two groups were in prize-winning positions for the last update of the leadboard (12 September, 2012 6:05 PM EST)

59th position: NEURO IMMUNE DISEASE ALLIANCE INC

AKA: NIDA 987 votes (if stayed in this position would get $20,000)



129th position: PHOENIX RISING AN NEID CORPORATION

527 votes (if stayed in this position would get $10,000)

196th position (last prize-winning position): 396 votes
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1000 votes

NEURO IMMUNE DISEASE ALLIANCE INC

AKA: NIDA

https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?app_data=ein|27-2861703

or http://on.fb.me/PKAbwN



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528 votes

PHOENIX RISING AN NEID CORPORATION

https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?app_data=ein|27-3313361

or http://on.fb.me/QaTK6a

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67 votes

The Rocky Mountain CFS/ME & FM Association listed on Chase as:

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CFS ASSOCIATION INC



https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?app_data=ein|84-1178034

or http://on.fb.me/NdT7ac



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61 votes



listed on Chase as:

ORGANIZATION FOR FATIGUE AND FIBROMYALGIA EDUCATION AND RESEARC

AKA: OFFER

Chase webpage:

https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?cv=2&app_data=ein|87-0687610

or http://on.fb.me/NdUfKW



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44 votes

NEW JERSEY CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INC

AKA: NJCFSA

https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?cv=2&app_data=ein|22-3367433

or http://on.fb.me/OcuqfB



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35 votes

ENTEROVIRUS FOUNDATION INC

https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?app_data=ein|26-3513934

or http://on.fb.me/Q1z7ri



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14 votes

Wisconsin ME and CFS Association, Inc. ( 1987) Listed on Chase as:

Wisconsin Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association, Inc.

https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?cv=2&app_data=ein|39-1614649

or http://on.fb.me/OYRlIb



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2 votes

listed on Chase as:

HHV-6 FOUNDATION

Chase webpage: https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?app_data=ein|20-1043981

or http://on.fb.me/RnImy4

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On Monday Neuro Immune Diseases Alliance was at 54th and as of late yesterday 59th. Phoenix Rising was at 86th on Monday and late yesterday 129th. Six days remain in the contest. Don't let these organizations, which have a chance of winning, continue to slip in the standings. The contest ends the 19th.

Please vote.
 
As of 8:30 EST:
Neuro Immune Diseases Alliance (NIDA) is 63rd with 1085 votes.
Phoenix Rising an NEID Corporation 142nd with 551 votes.
These two organizations, which have been in the running to win cash, continue to slide in the standings.
 
From Facebook:

Here is today's update from ME Awareness: Words and Pictures: Chase Community Giving has entered into its second half and your votes are needed more than ever. Here are the current standings of the eight ME/CFS organizations taking part this year (in order of number of current votes):

Neuro-Immune Disease Alliance (NIDA) 1,020 votes

Phoenix Rising An NEID Corporation 534 votes

Rocky Mountains CFS Association Inc 69 votes

Organization for Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Education and Research (OFFER) 62 votes

New Jersey CFS Association 46 votes

Enterovirus Foundation 38 votes

Wisconsin CFS Association 14 votes

HHV-6 Foundation 2 votes

Please consider casting your votes and encouraging others to do so too. Currently, only the top two of our organizations are in line to win but this can change very quickly so more votes are always needed.