Everyone and their dog is on Facebook. Or MySpace. Maybe your organization is already using sites like Facebook for fundraising, or maybe you have wondered, how can I harness the power of Facebook, other than poking and throwing sheep at my contacts?

Did you ever think you could raise $85,000 by using sites that many of us think of as addictive time-killers ("Crackbook" ring a bell?) combined with online fundraising tools? Well, Special Olympics Delaware did just that, by combining an online fundraising page at FirstGiving with social media (those aforementioned addictive sites), and they and our friends at FirstGiving are giving a webinar on how you can do it too!

FirstGiving is a site where you can set up a free page for your group to collect donations and let keep everyone up to date with your fundraiser. It's one of our favorite online fundraising sites, along with MagFundraising, where you also set up a fundraising page and supporters buy magazines online to profit your group. Yes, there are many ways to raise money online.

So head on over to enroll now for this webinar from 2 to 3 EST on Tuesday, because who doesn't want to learn how to raise 85 grand online?

Here's what they will be talking about:

• •  Techniques to take advantage of social media sites (such as Facebook and MySpace) to expand your donor base

• •  Ways to take advantage of new online fundraising approaches such as person-to-person fundraising pages

• •  Strategies used by the Special Olympics to raise over $85,000 through online programs

I will be eagerly listening on behalf of the organizations I volunteer for, because it's important to Always Be Learning!