Stimulate Change
Back in March I went to work developing ‘Stimulate Change’, primarily a facebook application but with a standalone website front-end, to help facilitate the ‘$50 of my $950′ concept.
The $50 of my $950 campaign was the brainchild of two friends, Su-Min Lim and Bart Cummings, and took off with help of Bobby Chen and a bit of tech knowledge and online strategising help I was able to bring. The idea, sparked from the opportunity presented by students receiving a lump sum payment, was to direct a percentage of this towards a very real area in need of funds.
As of early May we’ve raised $1,500 for the NSW Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, 100% of which went direct to funding projects to help close the gap on Indigenous Health. A certainly modest sum, but not bad for 4 students who’d otherwise of had perhaps 10% of that to offer.
You can check out the Stimulate Change Facebook application and AH&MRC will continue to gratefully accept donations.