There's a new dawn in adventure & challenge fundraising: Will We Make It!? ™

WillWeMakeIt™ is a community of fans and fundraisers. It lets the friends, family, admirers and hecklers of people who are doing something a little bit 'crazy' for charity , and on fundraisers' profiles to show them their support.

At the Wahblo Ideas Factory (or more accurately, within the fanciful mind of Matt Kepple! - the said 'Factory' is currently under construction!) the ambition is to create services which make it easier, more enjoyable and more affordable for people to make the world a better place themselves. WillWeMakeIt™ is the second of these services but the first to launch. During our launch phase WillWeMakeIt™ is exclusively open to fundraisers and fans of the Mongol Rally, Rickshaw Run and The Adventurists Rally: Africa. But there is no need for woe; during 2008 we will open WillWeMakeIt™ to fundraisers involved in many other charity challenge events in the UK and abroad!

WillWeMakeIt™ FOR FUNDRAISERS //

People go out of their way to raise money for charity but the online tools available for promoting themselves and collecting donations are rarely exciting. Fundraisers are excitable passionate unsung heroes - no need to humble! So in my mind it's all about producing a website that captures that excitement and conveys it to potential supporters - friends, family, sponsors and even random members of the public.

WillWeMakeIt™ is also a social network which connects you to people who are doing the same Challenge as you or who have done Challenges you're interested in doing. It's a community of cool people doing cool things. Enjoy it!

WillWeMakeIt™ FOR FANS //

Fundraising is about so much more than a fundraising thermometer! There's the fear, anxiety, training & preparation, events and a load more things which evoke banter! WillWeMakeIt™ is all about capturing that excitement and getting friends, family, sponsors and supporters behind the fundraising effort.

£1 Votes were designed with you in mind. If you're someone who normally donates, now you get to vote too when you donate. But if you're someone who doesn't, here's you're way to get involved! £1 Votes are added to your fundraiser's target and you can £1 Votes as many times as you like.

WillWeMakeIt™ FOR CHARITIES //

Our ambition is to maximise the donations you receive from your fundraising events. We do this by accepting international donations, enabling £1 Votes, showcasing your projects and making your fundraisers' profiles a lot more exciting. In addition, we see the potential that Challenge Events have for introducing new people to your charity and that is why we are very excited about the future integration of Wahblo™ with WillWeMakeIt™!

But for now, let's stick with the present! With regards projects, our research and experience show that people care about what their donations are actually achieving. WillWeMakeIt™ allows you to demonstrate this by letting you display the specific projects which people's donations will make possible. You can also publish updates on your projects' progress and these updates are automatically sent to all the people who have indirectly supported that project by donating to a fundraiser's profile. This increases awareness of your charity and more importantly, your work. And it also creates the opportunity for these people to support your future projects in the future through Wahblo™.

To find out more about the full suite of benefits which WillWeMakeIt™ will bring to your event fundraising strategy, click here.

WillWeMakeIt™ FOR CHALLENGE ORGANISERS //

Whether you are an established challenge event organiser or a young/young-at-heart upstart with ideas, WillWeMakeIt™ has some juicy tools which will make your life easier! You can choose whether to make your Challenge open to the public or restricted to people whom you send a unique Activation Code. You can monitor the fundraising progress of your fundraisers and because WillWeMakeIt™ is also a social network, your fundraisers get the chance to banter online before the day of the Challenge. And that's just the beginning, if you want us to add more, just say the word!

WillWeMakeIt™ FOR PRESS & MEDIA //

The story of a guy who jumped out of his job in advertising to join Jack Osbourne on a gallivant across land, sea and desert in a tin car which ground to a halt in Turkmenistan leaving him to complete the trip on horseback, ger and camel; all in a bid to raise a grand for some great grass-roots charities is a captivating tale of love, friendship and betrayal. He loved that car, bought it for £159 for the sole purpose of it being his 'trusty' steed into the great unknown. His fellow driver and navigator, now THERE'S an example of friendship. No-one, NO-ONE is going to sit in car, sleep in a car and eat in a car with you for that many hours per day for three LONG weeks unless there is a continuous supply of good banter brewing. But then comes the betrayal. Yes that car he loved? It just didn't feel the same way and now it's making sweet love to some O2; it's getting nicely oxidised while it secretes swells of romantic rust...

Our fundraisers are legends and they do have genuinely engaging stories. Feel free to contact them directly or send an email to press@WillWeMakeIt.com.