Need ideas/donations for my awesome charity

[benjaminwah]

Hi everyone, I formed a charity that provides free cover up tattoos for survivors of human trafficking/domestic violence and former gang members. I was recently covered on ABC News

Lakeview tattoo artist helps domestic violence survivors rewrite their stories

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a Lakeview tattoo artist is helping survivors rewrite their stories.

abc7chicago.com

I'd love to do a tournament to raise some funds for the charity and hold a raffle. I've attempted to contact some big suppliers and see if they would consider donating, but no responses. Does anyone have any direct contact info for someone at a pool supply company that I can reach out to? We are a 501c3 so all donations are 100% tax deductible.

Thanks! Ben

 

[benjaminwah]

Here’s some examples of the work I have been doing

 

[MitchAlsup]

Why would anyone get a tattoo ???

 

[JolietJames]

Interesting idea.
Are victims of domestic violence often forced to get tattoos or are you just helping them erase the name of their previous partner?
Do traffickers "brand" their victims to label and keep track of them?
If so, are they really that fancy? I was expecting to see XY123 on a victims arm before seeing the pics.

 

[benjaminwah]

Interesting idea.
Are victims of domestic violence often forced to get tattoos or are you just helping them erase the name of their previous partner?
Do traffickers "brand" their victims to label and keep track of them?
If so, are they really that fancy? I was expecting to see XY123 on a victims arm before seeing the pics.

Yeah, those are their abuser's names. If you ever listen to the YouTube channel Soft White Underbelly there are lots of interviews with women who have been trafficked. It doesn't happen the way you think. Many will spoil them rotten and gradually push them towards prostitution. They prey on women who are extremely vulnerable. The stories you hear on that YouTube channel are so crazy. These guys are pros at manipulation.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Have you considered going to local community and trying to get silent auction prizes, or having raffle of prizes non Pool Related?

Thing like:

Restaurant Gift Cards.

Car Wash Cupons., etc. Let you mind think out of the box.

See your Charity is a Non Profit? Surprise the News story did not make you email blowup with offer of help.

 

[JolietJames]

Yeah, those are their abuser's names. If you ever listen to the YouTube channel Soft White Underbelly there are lots of interviews with women who have been trafficked. It doesn't happen the way you think. Many will spoil them rotten and gradually push them towards prostitution. They prey on women who are extremely vulnerable. The stories you hear on that YouTube channel are so crazy. These guys are pros at manipulation.

Let me know what/when you get something together.
I'll donate something for the raffle.

 

[benjaminwah]

Have you considered going to local community and trying to get silent auction prizes, or having raffle of prizes non Pool Related?

Thing like:

Restaurant Gift Cards.

Car Wash Cupons., etc. Let you mind think out of the box.

See your Charity is a Non Profit? Surprise the News story did not make you email blowup with offer of help.

Lots of people saw it and wanted to get tattooed. Zero support.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Lots of people saw it and wanted to get tattooed. Zero support.

Have you set up a GOFUNDME?

I think your cause might get donations?

 

[Mensabum]

Have you considered going to local community and trying to get silent auction prizes, or having raffle of prizes non Pool Related?

Thing like:

Restaurant Gift Cards.

Car Wash Cupons., etc. Let you mind think out of the box.

See your Charity is a Non Profit? Surprise the News story did not make you email blowup with offer of help.

His Tatts carry the same stigma that pool does to the normies.

 

[Mensabum]

Why would anyone get a tattoo ???

Possesion mark.

 

[benjaminwah]

GoFundMe is a scam. I recently read they set up over a million fake accounts for charities without telling them.

 

[jeephawk]

Do you have a venue/format/dates/local sponsors? If you want businesses you aren't already "networked" with contributing money you need to be making appointments and pitching your cause/event in person and helping them understand what they get out of it and hopefully setting up something other than a one off contribution. I'm guessing here and elsewhere are resources to draw upon for a successful charitable pool tournament but what is the notion driving the thought that is the best event to raise funds? Lots of knocking on doors, ideas for events needed, getting invites to present at local clubs and so forth, pounding the pavement if you need to raise a lot of money on a consistent basis.

 

[jeephawk]

Looks like the idea has been around the area for awhile, not that there can't be more doing it, great cause but . . . competition? It's survived or maybe in a new form - what's been it's secret, if it has one?

Nonprofit organization rewrites past experiences

A nonprofit in Chicago doesn’t do your typical charity work. This organization does tattoos.

www.wqad.com

 

[maha]

so do you do tattoos and or go over them and get paid for it. or you do it for free for the charity.

why would this charity need money? wouldn't any decent tattoo parlor help out these people for free? it isnt like they would have a big line of them out the door. be great for their business and a write off as well.

and why arent you trying to get these people a job and then they can just pay for it themselves. isnt that a better result.

and of course any charity should or has to publish where 100% of the money goes and is spent. and that should be included with when asking for the donation.